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Tommy_Carcetti

(43,182 posts)
Wed Jul 20, 2016, 02:33 PM Jul 2016

WTF? Trump just took a helicopter ride for under a mile from his plane.

The stadium where his chopper landed is literally next door to the airport where his plane landed.



Oh, and Michelle Trump was conspicously absent in greeting him.

Is there anything this man does that is not some sort of colossally sick joke?

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WTF? Trump just took a helicopter ride for under a mile from his plane. (Original Post) Tommy_Carcetti Jul 2016 OP
it was hinted MFM008 Jul 2016 #1
Melania Trump... C_U_L8R Jul 2016 #2
bypass all security, bag checks, that way. Sunlei Jul 2016 #3
Was there ever a question? He can't help himself NWCorona Jul 2016 #4
That is really disgusting PatSeg Jul 2016 #13
Very NWCorona Jul 2016 #22
What in the hell is that? tallahasseedem Jul 2016 #34
He must have learned that from Christie... tallahasseedem Jul 2016 #5
I remember that PatSeg Jul 2016 #12
Yes he did indeed! tallahasseedem Jul 2016 #14
He is really a nasty guy PatSeg Jul 2016 #20
BOOYAH!! My first thought! bullwinkle428 Jul 2016 #27
And his sick and disillusioned supporters will love it! hamsterjill Jul 2016 #6
You should see the toilet C_U_L8R Jul 2016 #7
You know PatSeg Jul 2016 #11
At least we can say Kasich refused to be part of it rbrnmw Jul 2016 #16
I thought the same thing. hamsterjill Jul 2016 #17
They believe they can control him--like the German oligarchs who were tblue37 Jul 2016 #32
Stunt to show off for Trumps little people liberal N proud Jul 2016 #8
He had wanted to land a helicopter in a stadium at one point. He likes applegrove Jul 2016 #9
"Michelle Trump" PatSeg Jul 2016 #10
On a serious note, I hope that Melania hasn't been "punished" by her husband, no_hypocrisy Jul 2016 #15
I don't want that either, but if it's happening, she has the means to get out. hamsterjill Jul 2016 #18
Not hair plugs, but scalp reduction surgery. nt tblue37 Jul 2016 #33
Point taken. Thanks. no_hypocrisy Jul 2016 #37
I think he fired her rurallib Jul 2016 #38
Yes, that is how TRUMP enters a venue. How else do you expect him to do it? Salviati Jul 2016 #19
I'll show you EXACTLY what he's doing: sofa king Jul 2016 #21
Oh, all the candidates* do that. MissB Jul 2016 #26
OMG the similarities are very striking kimbutgar Jul 2016 #30
All the kiddos trot out to meet daddy! hamsterjill Jul 2016 #39
Wow, they just can't stop plagarizing, can't they? nt Tommy_Carcetti Jul 2016 #41
Excess is his jam. Gop idiots think it will slosh onto them. Rose Siding Jul 2016 #23
But you're impressed, right? He is sucessful enough to have his own helicopter, so he must eastwestdem Jul 2016 #24
This message was self-deleted by its author Kathy M Jul 2016 #25
If I had a helicopter I would take it everywhere that was over 30 min away. giftedgirl77 Jul 2016 #28
He did not want to see the protesters kimbutgar Jul 2016 #29
I hate to cite a commercial, but it really speaks to the issue: Bluenorthwest Jul 2016 #31
It's called conspicuous consumption. Adrahil Jul 2016 #35
I'm sure he thinks it makes him look presidential SwankyXomb Jul 2016 #36
Michelle Trump? MiniMe Jul 2016 #40

C_U_L8R

(45,003 posts)
2. Melania Trump...
Wed Jul 20, 2016, 02:38 PM
Jul 2016

out to be dumping Trumps insufferable ass.
Donnie is probably the very one who cut and pasted those lines in there.

PatSeg

(47,501 posts)
20. He is really a nasty guy
Wed Jul 20, 2016, 03:24 PM
Jul 2016

I also remember another tantrum when he took his family to Disney World and didn't come back for a big blizzard. I cringed when he went off on that teacher.

hamsterjill

(15,222 posts)
6. And his sick and disillusioned supporters will love it!
Wed Jul 20, 2016, 02:51 PM
Jul 2016

Wow, he has his own helicopter! Wow, he has his own plane! Wow, he has a gold chair to sit on! Wow, he has a former underwear model for his wife!

And the list goes on, and on, and on.

Sorry for the rant. But I'm really disgusted by two things right now:

One, being the Republican politicians who know that Trump is an idiot but don't have the guts to come out and say so, and who have sold their very souls to be on Trump's good side without ANY regard to what he is going to do to my country!

Two, being the ordinary citizens of this great country who have become so enamored with a reality television star, that they don't understand that reality tv is a different thing entirely than running the United States of America. Trump's supporters are worshiping his sorry ass. That's pathetic IMHO.

C_U_L8R

(45,003 posts)
7. You should see the toilet
Wed Jul 20, 2016, 02:56 PM
Jul 2016

Jewel encrusted throne, solid gold seat, filled with the tears of orphans from his necktie factory (in Mexico).

PatSeg

(47,501 posts)
11. You know
Wed Jul 20, 2016, 03:04 PM
Jul 2016

I don't agree with most republicans about much of anything, but I really thought more of them would stand their ground when it came to this fool. There really are some things more important than a political career. Clearly the vast majority of them have absolutely no integrity at all and in the end those precious careers could be permanently damaged. Some stench just never washes off.

rbrnmw

(7,160 posts)
16. At least we can say Kasich refused to be part of it
Wed Jul 20, 2016, 03:10 PM
Jul 2016

He and Jeff Flake refused to involve themselves in this idiocracy coronation.

hamsterjill

(15,222 posts)
17. I thought the same thing.
Wed Jul 20, 2016, 03:11 PM
Jul 2016

During the primaries, I remember saying to myself, "After the other candidates have said such horrible, hateful things about Trump, how are they ever going to reconcile voting for him?" But they are too worried about being on the "wrong" side and 90% of them have endorsed him and are licking his boots.

I've witnessed basically the same thing in my own circle of friends. There were some that started out as "never Trump", and slowly but surely, they've decided he's not so bad. Particularly, not as bad as that horrible female who has all that experience, has a level head, and actually has some policies! They won't go against their "crowd" of people, even when the choice is clear.

It just makes me sick. Particularly today for some reason. My apologies for venting so much today.

tblue37

(65,408 posts)
32. They believe they can control him--like the German oligarchs who were
Wed Jul 20, 2016, 04:25 PM
Jul 2016

sure they could control Hitler.

no_hypocrisy

(46,122 posts)
15. On a serious note, I hope that Melania hasn't been "punished" by her husband,
Wed Jul 20, 2016, 03:09 PM
Jul 2016

in light of Monday.

After all, his first wife, Ivana, claimed that he raped her for merely sending him to her cosmetic surgeon and he didn't like the hair plugs.

We haven't seen her in public since Monday. Who knows if she's waiting for swelling and bruises to subside.

Please note I don't like either of them but I wouldn't wish for Trump to beat her ass for trying to appease his ego.

hamsterjill

(15,222 posts)
18. I don't want that either, but if it's happening, she has the means to get out.
Wed Jul 20, 2016, 03:14 PM
Jul 2016

It's not like she couldn't afford to hire protection from him if she actually needed it.

Yes, I am fully aware of all of the psychological implications of spousal abuse, but Melania Trump is not in the same situation as most women are who endure spousal abuse.

Salviati

(6,008 posts)
19. Yes, that is how TRUMP enters a venue. How else do you expect him to do it?
Wed Jul 20, 2016, 03:21 PM
Jul 2016

Use a car, like a peasant?

Seriously, he's like a knockoff, off-brand, 3rd rate comic book villain.

Rose Siding

(32,623 posts)
23. Excess is his jam. Gop idiots think it will slosh onto them.
Wed Jul 20, 2016, 03:28 PM
Jul 2016

He's also pissed he can't use his old hair spray brand because he doesn't believe it damaged the ozone.

Short helicopter trips are as pure Trump as stubby fingers.

 

eastwestdem

(1,220 posts)
24. But you're impressed, right? He is sucessful enough to have his own helicopter, so he must
Wed Jul 20, 2016, 03:31 PM
Jul 2016

be good enough to be president. (Unless he was born into a wealthy family, had all the advantages of a rich kid, stepped on countless 'little people' to get ahead, cheated business partners, failed to pay contractors and/or lied about his success.)

Response to Tommy_Carcetti (Original post)

 

giftedgirl77

(4,713 posts)
28. If I had a helicopter I would take it everywhere that was over 30 min away.
Wed Jul 20, 2016, 03:42 PM
Jul 2016

My son plays prospect baseball in Atlanta, there has been many times I've told my boyfriend to buy me a helicopter.

 

Adrahil

(13,340 posts)
35. It's called conspicuous consumption.
Wed Jul 20, 2016, 04:27 PM
Jul 2016

A deliberate display of wealth to boost the ego and impress the prols.

MiniMe

(21,717 posts)
40. Michelle Trump?
Wed Jul 20, 2016, 06:52 PM
Jul 2016

Do you mean Melania? Don't know who Michelle Trump is. The helicopter trip could have been prompted by the Secret Service, no idea if they did that or not, but it is a possibility.

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