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appalachiablue

(41,146 posts)
Sun Jun 2, 2019, 09:32 PM Jun 2019

Trump Visits McLean Bible Church, Va. For Va Bch Memorial; New Hairdo

The White House said Trump was stopping at McLean Bible Church in Vienna, Virginia, "to visit with the Pastor and pray for the victims and community of Virginia Beach."

But the stop on Sunday only lasted a short time and there was no explicit mention of the shooting victims.

Twelve people died after a gunman opened fire at a municipal office in Virginia Beach on Friday. Trump has tweeted his condolences and spoken with local leaders.

Trump walked on stage at the church wearing khaki pants and a jacket over his polo shirt and holding a golf hat. He stood alongside pastor David Platt, who noted that there had been calls from Christian leaders to pray for the president on Sunday...

MORE, http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-makes-unannounced-stop-at-virginia-church/ar-AAChTpD?ocid=HPCOMMDHP15

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Trump Visits McLean Bible Church, Va. For Va Bch Memorial; New Hairdo (Original Post) appalachiablue Jun 2019 OP
Virginia here underpants Jun 2019 #1
Exactly. What's this random church have to do with anything? C_U_L8R Jun 2019 #4
Eh? Pastor's not even wearing a jacket. And Trump apparently didn't say anything... TreasonousBastard Jun 2019 #2
fund raising photo op for the pastor. send $$, lots of $$ nt msongs Jun 2019 #3

underpants

(182,829 posts)
1. Virginia here
Sun Jun 2, 2019, 09:39 PM
Jun 2019

McLean is at least 5 hours from the Beach - that's with exceptional traffic. By air he goes to Newport News probably and then it's 90 minutes to the beach.

Put. On a. Fucking. Tie. Suit up. Both of the people in the pic. Show some respect at least one iota of effort.

C_U_L8R

(45,003 posts)
4. Exactly. What's this random church have to do with anything?
Sun Jun 2, 2019, 10:10 PM
Jun 2019

Trump is too lazy to go to Virginia Beach. He's even too lazy to remove his golf cleats in church. What an asshole.

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