Our 45th President now refuses to break bread with "the enemy of the American People". That's completely understandable, no self respecting US politician, US Government Official, Republican or Democrat, would be caught dead sitting down to dinner with Kim Jong-un, Basshar al-Assad or Vladimir Putin (ok, maybe there are one or two exceptions to this last one).
No, this enemy of the American People doesn't use chemical weapons, strive to place nuclear warheads on ballistic missiles or assassinate members of the opposition party, these enemies write articles, present facts, opine in editorials and generally speaking, lean Left (Jesus, Mary and Joseph and all the Saints, pray for us)
President Donald Trump enjoys having dinner, surrounded by all of the beautiful people at his Mar-a- Layo Country Club, where he can eat out in the open and feel revered and loved by the people that really matter the most. Apparently he seems to feel that the US press corps doesn't share that same level of reverence. It's true of course, they don't really care about the conditions of the greens, or if their annual dues are going to go up next year.
Yesterday, Trump tweeted that he will not be attending The White House Correspondents Dinner. Hmmm, so, if the White House is out, I guess they are going to have rename the thing, maybe we go with the "Public Enemy No. 1 Dinner". Yes, that's catchy, let's go with that.
This is bigger news than you might think. This is the first time in 31 years that an American President has not attended the dinner. The last sitting president who didn't attend was Ronald Reagan, but he had a pretty good excuse, he was recovering in the hospital from a gun shot wound to the chest from an assignation attempt. The obvious comparison here is that Trump has just shot himself in the foot. Reagan, the Great Communicator, could have taught the Donald a thing or two. It makes you think that there were many lessons learned in his B-level movies, that were lessons lost in the "Reality" TV of the Apprentice. Reagan wasn't going to miss his opportunity. Even though he didn't attend, he still appeared by videotape.
I have always enjoyed watching the new clips of this Dinner the day after. They can be pretty hilarious and sometime poignant. Because all presidents have had an adversarial relationship with the Press, a fact which seems lost on Trump, it provides an opportunity to unite, rather than divide. The President also has a unique advantage here, as he can pull from a talented cadre of speechwriters to poke fun at the press, poke fun at himself and show Americans that no matter what our differences are, when the day is done we can still break bread and have an enjoyable meal together.
It may not be the Thanksgiving Dinner, which we all celebrate and revere in our uniquely American Tradition, but it is a close second.
No, this enemy of the American People doesn't use chemical weapons, strive to place nuclear warheads on ballistic missiles or assassinate members of the opposition party, these enemies write articles, present facts, opine in editorials and generally speaking, lean Left (Jesus, Mary and Joseph and all the Saints, pray for us)
President Donald Trump enjoys having dinner, surrounded by all of the beautiful people at his Mar-a- Layo Country Club, where he can eat out in the open and feel revered and loved by the people that really matter the most. Apparently he seems to feel that the US press corps doesn't share that same level of reverence. It's true of course, they don't really care about the conditions of the greens, or if their annual dues are going to go up next year.
Yesterday, Trump tweeted that he will not be attending The White House Correspondents Dinner. Hmmm, so, if the White House is out, I guess they are going to have rename the thing, maybe we go with the "Public Enemy No. 1 Dinner". Yes, that's catchy, let's go with that.
This is bigger news than you might think. This is the first time in 31 years that an American President has not attended the dinner. The last sitting president who didn't attend was Ronald Reagan, but he had a pretty good excuse, he was recovering in the hospital from a gun shot wound to the chest from an assignation attempt. The obvious comparison here is that Trump has just shot himself in the foot. Reagan, the Great Communicator, could have taught the Donald a thing or two. It makes you think that there were many lessons learned in his B-level movies, that were lessons lost in the "Reality" TV of the Apprentice. Reagan wasn't going to miss his opportunity. Even though he didn't attend, he still appeared by videotape.
I have always enjoyed watching the new clips of this Dinner the day after. They can be pretty hilarious and sometime poignant. Because all presidents have had an adversarial relationship with the Press, a fact which seems lost on Trump, it provides an opportunity to unite, rather than divide. The President also has a unique advantage here, as he can pull from a talented cadre of speechwriters to poke fun at the press, poke fun at himself and show Americans that no matter what our differences are, when the day is done we can still break bread and have an enjoyable meal together.
It may not be the Thanksgiving Dinner, which we all celebrate and revere in our uniquely American Tradition, but it is a close second.
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