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applegrove

(118,652 posts) Fri Jul 10, 2020, 04:24 PM Jul 2020

How Staff Keeps Trump Happy During the Pandemic [View all]

How Staff Keeps Trump Happy During the Pandemic

July 10, 2020 at 11:00 am EDT By Taegan Goddard 225 Comments

https://politicalwire.com/2020/07/10/how-staff-keeps-trump-happy-during-the-pandemic/

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Washington Post: “Other top White House advisers — including Hope Hicks and Dan Scavino — have also sought to buttress Trump’s mood with events they thought he would enjoy, such as celebrating truckers by bringing 18-wheelers onto the White House South Lawn in mid-April or creating social media videos that feature throngs of his adoring fans.”

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How Staff Keeps Trump Happy During the Pandemic [View all] applegrove Jul 2020 OP

Isn't the president supposed to comfort the people while keeping the threat real? nt applegrove Jul 2020 #1

it is literally like try to appease an insane Roman emperor Celerity Jul 2020 #2

✔️ blm Jul 2020 #6

It is literally like trying to appease a colicky baby with a pacifier. lagomorph777 Jul 2020 #10

a colicky baby spitting the dummy does not have the power of life and death over billions Celerity Jul 2020 #16

Hope offering to press his pants. Nevilledog Jul 2020 #3

Trump likes trucks. The Velveteen Ocelot Jul 2020 #4

'Vroom', ''Vroom' empedocles Jul 2020 #23

Babysitting the toddler in chief SoonerPride Jul 2020 #5

The beastly baby C_U_L8R Jul 2020 #7

+100000 Celerity Jul 2020 #9

+eleventy chowder66 Jul 2020 #24

"creating social media videos that feature throngs of his adoring fans" Mike 03 Jul 2020 #8

great analogy Celerity Jul 2020 #11

Pupkin in a Potemkin village lagomorph777 Jul 2020 #13

I read this article this morning and wondered why? Poiuyt Jul 2020 #12

i cannot fathom. barbtries Jul 2020 #17

tax cuts, validation of their bigotry, seemingly great job on their resume. unblock Jul 2020 #18

It can't be about money in the job they are in currently. Ilsa Jul 2020 #19

Bring him lots of toys? demosincebirth Jul 2020 #14

every day barbtries Jul 2020 #15

give him a binkie and his bottle and put him in the crib NRaleighLiberal Jul 2020 #20

More people must be sacrificed - perhaps in gladiatorial contests dalton99a Jul 2020 #21

They did the same in hitler's waning days. Lots of Leni Riefenstahl films to "keep him happy." PSPS Jul 2020 #22

My favorite is the stirring motivational speech from Independence Day with trump imposed over NBachers Jul 2020 #25

Yes, boys and girls, it is possible to find a babysitting job that pays $180,000/year. tanyev Jul 2020 #26

My thoughts exactly...thank you!! Thekaspervote Jul 2020 #27

They should try one of those laser pointers. Works great on cats. rickford66 Jul 2020 #28

Cats are much smarter and more energetic. The Velveteen Ocelot Jul 2020 #29