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DonViejo

(60,536 posts)
Fri Feb 16, 2018, 11:49 AM Feb 2018

Trump to meet with those affected by Florida shooting on Friday

Source: CNN

By Jeremy Diamond, CNN

Updated 10:05 AM ET, Fri February 16, 2018

Washington (CNN) - President Donald Trump said Friday he will head to Florida later in the day to meet with those affected by the school shooting that left 17 dead in southern Florida.

"I will be leaving for Florida today to meet with some of the bravest people on earth -- but people whose lives have been totally shattered," Trump tweeted Friday morning. "Am also working with Congress on many fronts."

It was not immediately clear whether Trump would be heading to Parkland, Florida, the site of the school shooting. But Trump was scheduled to leave Friday afternoon for West Palm Beach, which is less than 40 miles away.

Trump said Thursday he planned to head to Parkland "to meet with families and local officials and to continue coordinating the federal response" but the White House had yet to confirm details of his visit at the time of Trump's tweet.

Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2018/02/16/politics/donald-trump-florida/index.html

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Trump to meet with those affected by Florida shooting on Friday (Original Post) DonViejo Feb 2018 OP
Coward. For all to now see. Gives a week to organize protests. Please make it happen, Broward. Fred Sanders Feb 2018 #1
And we thought this guy was bad: Girard442 Feb 2018 #2
that's the same level of cringe Hermit-The-Prog Feb 2018 #10
Utterly meaningless matt819 Feb 2018 #3
My thoughts exactly..... dobleremolque Feb 2018 #12
How many Russian yachts are in the area? IthinkThereforeIAM Feb 2018 #13
These grieving people should refuse to meet him. Zoonart Feb 2018 #4
"Brave" is the wrong word for victims' families. forgotmylogin Feb 2018 #17
haven't those poor people been through enough already? olddad56 Feb 2018 #5
Carefully vetted people and local officials, most likely. haele Feb 2018 #6
And then after his pathetic attempt at "comforting" the victims, catbyte Feb 2018 #7
Please, let there not be a clip of him patting someone's shoulder. forgotmylogin Feb 2018 #18
Probably some more "thoughts and prayers" durablend Feb 2018 #8
I hope they run him out of town on a rail. TheCowsCameHome Feb 2018 #9
Hopefully some parent tells him to stuff it in the A hole above his chin. appleannie1943 Feb 2018 #11
Hey ASSHOLE do you by fucking chance remember what the FUCK "YOU" said? No one else said turbinetree Feb 2018 #14
He will surround himself with police and first responders FloridaBlues Feb 2018 #15
Big brave man democrank Feb 2018 #16
He is going to meet with families of slain children sdfernando Feb 2018 #19

Fred Sanders

(23,946 posts)
1. Coward. For all to now see. Gives a week to organize protests. Please make it happen, Broward.
Fri Feb 16, 2018, 11:52 AM
Feb 2018

When is his CPAC rally? Will he back off the usual venom?

Hermit-The-Prog

(33,488 posts)
10. that's the same level of cringe
Fri Feb 16, 2018, 12:07 PM
Feb 2018

I had forgotten that image. It induces the same sort of feeling I got when reading the posted news article about TrumPutin.

matt819

(10,749 posts)
3. Utterly meaningless
Fri Feb 16, 2018, 11:56 AM
Feb 2018

He has no empathy.

He is a narcissist.

He wasn't hurt.

His family was hurt.

It doesn't mean anything to him.

Wanna bet he talks about ratings? How isn't it great the their school is getting such good publicity? Remember, he threw paper towel at people in Puerto Rico who lost their homes, their family, their jobs.

I mean, really, can you even picture him hugging parents or school kids, as Obama did? And doesn't the thought of being touched by this creature make you throw up a little?

Sickening.

dobleremolque

(493 posts)
12. My thoughts exactly.....
Fri Feb 16, 2018, 12:16 PM
Feb 2018

When I read this, I couldn't shake the mental image of T***p tossing boxes of tissue to the grieving.

Zoonart

(11,887 posts)
4. These grieving people should refuse to meet him.
Fri Feb 16, 2018, 11:56 AM
Feb 2018

There is not one ounce of sincerity in tRump's visit to this school. This is simply a photo op with the victims that his staff is forcing him into preforming.That is the key word, "performance", for the empty barrel narcissistic sociopath who feels NO pain but his own.

I'm certain all of the parents that will meet with him are being carefully screened.

forgotmylogin

(7,539 posts)
17. "Brave" is the wrong word for victims' families.
Fri Feb 16, 2018, 12:53 PM
Feb 2018

They're not in the "brave" stage of grieving yet; he's gonna step on his necktie majorly on this.

haele

(12,685 posts)
6. Carefully vetted people and local officials, most likely.
Fri Feb 16, 2018, 11:59 AM
Feb 2018

After the local GOP reps finish checking with the registrar of voters to see what political party Mom and Dad registered with, and cross-checking those names with local NRA and "Evangelical" organization lists. They've got to be MAGA all the way before he'll deign to visit with him.

I also doubt he'd be able to see any of the families of children who were injured or killed because it would be put out that it's "too soon" for them to be in the media spotlight while they're still in shock and grieving.

Haele

catbyte

(34,488 posts)
7. And then after his pathetic attempt at "comforting" the victims,
Fri Feb 16, 2018, 11:59 AM
Feb 2018

during which all he manages to do is make it all about him while attacking the media and Democrats, he'll make the short hop to Mara-A-Scamalot for tee time.



forgotmylogin

(7,539 posts)
18. Please, let there not be a clip of him patting someone's shoulder.
Fri Feb 16, 2018, 12:55 PM
Feb 2018

His "pretend to have sympathy routine" probably has that somewhere.

He should just stay at Whore-a-Lot-Go.

turbinetree

(24,733 posts)
14. Hey ASSHOLE do you by fucking chance remember what the FUCK "YOU" said? No one else said
Fri Feb 16, 2018, 12:23 PM
Feb 2018

this SHIT but FUCKING YOU ASSHOLE...............

I will not show the video because that is what you want, you FUCKING NARCISSISTIC MALIGNANT ATTENTION

You FUCKING said, this "quote:

"I could walk down Fifth Avenue and Shoot some one and nobody would care"-----------end of quote.............

Remember that ASSHOLE..................

And then in your twisted logic of reality you want to be apart of the grieving, to show FUCKING empathy-------------That train left your head 71 years ago ASSHOLE........


So in closing in this small rant, you belittle the human beings that have been shot, and if you can see out of your proverbial white ass, if it had been your kid in that school what the FUCK would have to say.....................ASSHOLE

And I really FUCKING HOPE that there will be protesters meeting your FUCKED UP TRAITOROUS ASS.........ASSHOLE


Go back under your fucking rock





and................


November 2018 cannot get here fast enough

FloridaBlues

(4,009 posts)
15. He will surround himself with police and first responders
Fri Feb 16, 2018, 12:31 PM
Feb 2018

Doubt he will actually have alone time with families because he won't like what they have to say.

democrank

(11,112 posts)
16. Big brave man
Fri Feb 16, 2018, 12:39 PM
Feb 2018

Can't utter the word "guns" during his half-assed statement to the country

Can't speak without a TelePrompTer to issue his heartfelt thoughts and prayers bulls--t

Can't even publicly announce Parkland travel itinerary. That's how much he wants to help the devastated people.

Trump's most important accomplishment today? Another trip to Mar-a-Lago, meet some Russians, have a few slabs of big, beautiful chocolate cake, golf with some hand-picked enablers, and get some more legal advice from mobsters.

sdfernando

(4,947 posts)
19. He is going to meet with families of slain children
Fri Feb 16, 2018, 01:29 PM
Feb 2018

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and talk about his enormous inauguration crowd or how he had the largest Electoral College victory ever...he may even hit on some those girls.

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