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brooklynite

(94,597 posts)
Wed Jan 2, 2019, 03:32 PM Jan 2019

Trump says he was lonely over the holidays

Source: Politico

President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he was lonely spending the holidays in Washington during the partial government shutdown.

"I was in the White House all by myself for six or seven days," Trump said at meeting with his Cabinet members. "It was very lonely. My family was down in Florida. I said stay there and enjoy yourself. I felt I should be here just in case people wanted to come and negotiate the border security."

Trump decided not to leave town as the federal government entered a shutdown thanks to an impasse over his demands for border wall funding. Vice President Mike Pence also noted at the meeting that he had stayed in Washington.

First lady Melania Trump spent much of the holiday break at Mar-a-Lago, the president’s South Florida resort, where he originally planned to go as well. But she returned to the White House to spend Christmas with her husband.

Read more: https://www.politico.com/story/2019/01/02/trump-lonely-government-shutdown-1077468

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Trump says he was lonely over the holidays (Original Post) brooklynite Jan 2019 OP
Ohhhh...F*** O&&! nt SWBTATTReg Jan 2019 #1
Thoughts and prayers kiri Jan 2019 #2
Womp. Womp. Boohoo,boohoo. olegramps Jan 2019 #12
Guess it never occurred to him to invite the WH staff, vlyons Jan 2019 #3
I'm sure he had them running their asses off. JohnnyRingo Jan 2019 #11
Much lonelier Guppy Jan 2019 #4
Classic Narcissism. Textbook. byronius Jan 2019 #5
Self notdarkyet Jan 2019 #6
Womp-womp. Or should I offer tots and pears? n/t TygrBright Jan 2019 #7
You know who else was lonely? Rorey Jan 2019 #8
Only Faux Newz and Apprentice reruns to keep him company. Bluepinky Jan 2019 #9
Sniff! Sniff! ... SAD! ... BIGLY! keithbvadu2 Jan 2019 #10
Was he as lonely as bluestarone Jan 2019 #13
I really don't care do u? yardwork Jan 2019 #14
How'd that Pity Party work out for ya, huh? Talitha Jan 2019 #15
Truth is. Baron, Melania and his older kids didn't want him. He'd ruin their family holiday. ancianita Jan 2019 #16
Maybe Pence and the doofus exchanged gifts....................and reminiscence on this narcissistic turbinetree Jan 2019 #17
Gee--I'm Guessing He Will Not Fare Well In Lock-up Then! DoctorJoJo Jan 2019 #18
Ewwww... tRump enjoying himself.... I can't unsee that... PeeJ52 Jan 2019 #19
Trump Throws Himself A Pity Party During Cabinet Meeting Meltdown Gothmog Jan 2019 #20
Why do I get the feeling that he actually PREFERRED this kind of Christmas? LiberalLovinLug Jan 2019 #21
The reactions to Trump's whining: LastLiberal in PalmSprings Jan 2019 #22
Womp Womp Pathetic Muthafukkah jpak Jan 2019 #23
Don't the voices keep you company squeaky? Maxheader Jan 2019 #24
Good. tanyev Jan 2019 #25
Because Mar-a-Lago has no telephones? MaryMagdaline Jan 2019 #26
Boo hoo. CentralMass Jan 2019 #27
Where's my fucking violin? louis-t Jan 2019 #28
Maybe if he wasn't so abhorrent C_U_L8R Jan 2019 #29
And least he has a job, a home and family. Many Americans do not have one or more of those. LonePirate Jan 2019 #30
lonely pamdb Jan 2019 #31
For the love of Christmas... Blue Owl Jan 2019 #32
He'll be even more lonely coeur_de_lion Jan 2019 #33

olegramps

(8,200 posts)
12. Womp. Womp. Boohoo,boohoo.
Wed Jan 2, 2019, 03:53 PM
Jan 2019

Is it possible that he could get depressed enough with his crimes that he would...

vlyons

(10,252 posts)
3. Guess it never occurred to him to invite the WH staff,
Wed Jan 2, 2019, 03:36 PM
Jan 2019

the maids, cooks, gardeners, etc to join him for lunch or dinner

JohnnyRingo

(18,636 posts)
11. I'm sure he had them running their asses off.
Wed Jan 2, 2019, 03:48 PM
Jan 2019

He probably had ridiculous whims that required staff attention about every twenty minutes.

The books to be written about this White House and the administration in general will fill a library one day.

byronius

(7,395 posts)
5. Classic Narcissism. Textbook.
Wed Jan 2, 2019, 03:37 PM
Jan 2019

Akin to a mass-murderer upset over lack of respect shown by a victim's family at sentencing.

Rorey

(8,445 posts)
8. You know who else was lonely?
Wed Jan 2, 2019, 03:38 PM
Jan 2019

The children who were taken away from their parents and put in migrant kiddie jail.

I do hope there is a hell for -45 to burn in.

Bluepinky

(2,275 posts)
9. Only Faux Newz and Apprentice reruns to keep him company.
Wed Jan 2, 2019, 03:40 PM
Jan 2019

He’s a shallow, empty man with no soul, he needs distractions to make him forget how hollow he is inside.

turbinetree

(24,703 posts)
17. Maybe Pence and the doofus exchanged gifts....................and reminiscence on this narcissistic
Wed Jan 2, 2019, 04:05 PM
Jan 2019

comments......................two cents worth of pious bull shit.....................


"I was in the White House all by myself for six or seven days," Trump said at meeting with his Cabinet members. "It was very lonely. My family was down in Florida. I said stay there and enjoy yourself. I felt I should be here just in case people wanted to come and negotiate the border security."

Trump decided not to leave town as the federal government entered a shutdown thanks to an impasse over his demands for border wall funding. Vice President Mike Pence also noted at the meeting that he had stayed in Washington.




November 3, 2020 cannot get here fast enough.......................

 

PeeJ52

(1,588 posts)
19. Ewwww... tRump enjoying himself.... I can't unsee that...
Wed Jan 2, 2019, 04:18 PM
Jan 2019

quick... give me some puppy picture links...

LiberalLovinLug

(14,174 posts)
21. Why do I get the feeling that he actually PREFERRED this kind of Christmas?
Wed Jan 2, 2019, 05:11 PM
Jan 2019

Instead of having to sit at home, pretend to be all lovey dovey, and play with his kid. Maybe even, OMG, have to be all nice and chatty with Melania's family, even if via Skype. To have to sit through days and days where the attention is not focused on him but all those ungrateful coat tail grabbers he knows, otherwise known as 'family'.

Maxheader

(4,373 posts)
24. Don't the voices keep you company squeaky?
Wed Jan 2, 2019, 06:11 PM
Jan 2019

You know...elmer fudd, buggs bunny...those with your i.q. level...

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