{"id":134228,"date":"2017-08-14T12:03:48","date_gmt":"2017-08-14T18:03:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/?p=134228"},"modified":"2017-08-14T12:03:48","modified_gmt":"2017-08-14T18:03:48","slug":"tweetizen-trump-2017-08-14-charlottesville-sad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2017\/08\/14\/tweetizen-trump-2017-08-14-charlottesville-sad.html","title":{"rendered":"Tweetizen Trump &#8211; 2017-08-14: &#8220;Charlottesville sad!&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Well, Donald,\u00a0<em>there<\/em> was weekend for you! Crikey, all that sound and fury. Being a President can be such a drag, don&#8217;t you think? I mean, you tee up all this cool workforce retraining stuff, and everyone&#8217;s busy paying attention to white supremacists marching in Charlottesville. So frustrating!<\/p>\n<p>Anyway, let&#8217;s take a look at what&#8217;s going on with you and the Twitterverse &#8230;<\/p>\n<p>[Being a look at the @RealDonaldTrump Twitter account, with a glance at the @POTUS account, grouped for your topical pleasure.]<\/p>\n<h3>Charlottesville<\/h3>\n<p>Well, this was the story of the weekend &#8230; which, for whatever reason, was met with Twitter silence from you Friday night and Saturday until someone was actually\u00a0<em>killed<\/em> there. At which point you boldly stepped forward, condemned the racist, white supremacist protesters that came there to keep the statue of the military leader of a rebellion against the United States in the name of chattel slavery from being taken down &#8230;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">We ALL must be united &amp; condemn all that hate stands for. There is no place for this kind of violence in America. Lets come together as one!<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/realDonaldTrump\/status\/896420822780444672?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 12, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em> [Retweeted on @POTUS]<\/em><\/p>\n<p>This would be a much more interesting, even inspiring, tweet, Donald, if (a) you were actually calling out the specific racists and bigots who were in Charlottesville to\u00a0<em>dis<\/em>unite us, and (b) if you ever seemed interested in uniting Americans except when it&#8217;s convenient rhetoric for you.<\/p>\n<p>I mean, really, Donald &#8212; most of the time you seem to be finding people and groups in this country to\u00a0<em>attack,<\/em> to deny their American-ness, to claim that they are out to destroy the nation. Immigrants, Muslims, people of Latin American descent, transgender people, Democrats &#8230; calling everyone to be &#8220;united&#8221; and to &#8220;come together as one&#8221; feels a bit &#8230; disingenuous.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Am in Bedminster for meetings &amp; press conference on V.A. &amp; all that we have done, and are doing, to make it better-but Charlottesville sad!<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/realDonaldTrump\/status\/896431205549318144?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 12, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Calling attention to your achievements and hard work at a time like this strikes me as more than a little self-serving, Donald.<\/p>\n<p>You then held a <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/realDonaldTrump\/status\/896452967741747200\">press conference<\/a>\u00a0(all of the following were retweeted on @POTUS) &#8230;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">What is vital now is a swift restoration of law and order and the protection of innocent lives.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Charlottesville?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Charlottesville<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/DB22fgnu6L\">pic.twitter.com\/DB22fgnu6L<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/realDonaldTrump\/status\/896467135391596544?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 12, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The video includes your infamous &#8220;on many sides, many sides&#8221; quip, where you effectively blamed the goings-on in Charlottesville equally on the white supremicists and neo-fascists who met there to &#8220;Unite the Right,&#8221; and on the anti-racism, anti-fascism counter-protesters who were there to meet them. Moral equivalence is not a game you play well, Donald.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">We must remember this truth: No matter our color, creed, religion or political party, we are ALL AMERICANS FIRST. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/FesMiQSKKn\">pic.twitter.com\/FesMiQSKKn<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/realDonaldTrump\/status\/896481262776360960?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 12, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Again, that would be more convincing if you showed\u00a0<em>any<\/em> sign of believing it or behaving in accordance with it even half\u00a0of the time, Donald. \u00a0Instead, you and your team target groups like Black Lives Matter and the NAACP; you single out Muslims as a particular threat to the nation, and you regularly denigrate Democrats.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">We will continue to follow developments in Charlottesville, and will provide whatever assistance is needed. We are ready, willing and able. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/mCTYBgUePi\">pic.twitter.com\/mCTYBgUePi<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/realDonaldTrump\/status\/896488914877165569?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 12, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We have to respect each other. Ideally, we have to love each other.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>You looked so uncomfortable giving this speech, Donald. And saying those words.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Deepest condolences to the families &amp; fellow officers of the VA State Police who died today. You&#39;re all among the best this nation produces.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/realDonaldTrump\/status\/896504109670567936?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 12, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em>[Retweeted on @POTUS]<\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Condolences to the family of the young woman killed today, and best regards to all of those injured, in Charlottesville, Virginia. So sad!<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/realDonaldTrump\/status\/896512981319790592?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 12, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em>[Retweeted on @POTUS]<\/em><\/p>\n<p>And you retweeted:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Our thoughts &amp; prayers are with the families, friends &amp; colleagues of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Virginia?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Virginia<\/a>&#39;s <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/VSPPIO?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@VSPPIO<\/a> Lt Cullen &amp; Tpr Bates <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Charlottesville?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Charlottesville<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/YFLjPFkcsx\">pic.twitter.com\/YFLjPFkcsx<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; U.S. Secret Service (@SecretService) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SecretService\/status\/896563540982734848?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 13, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>So it&#8217;s a fine and presidential thing to do to sympathize with and offer condolences to the families and friends and colleagues of people who have been killed. It&#8217;s a bit odd to emphasize (by tweet count) the deaths of the two Virginia State Police (who died when the helicopter they were using to monitor the disturbances crashed), vs. a woman killed by a Nazi sympathizer driving his car into a crowd of counter-protesters. The former is a tragic accident in the line of duty. The latter is an intentional intent to harm that led to one death and many injuries.<\/p>\n<p>After tweeting some about North Korea, you retweeted:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The DOJ is opening a civil rights investigation on the car attack in Charlottesville <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/bkqmQENipV\">https:\/\/t.co\/bkqmQENipV<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Axios (@axios) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/axios\/status\/896793478792859648?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 13, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Again, let me know how odd it is that you (or someone) retweeted a media outlet about this, rather than an actual DoJ announcement.<\/p>\n<h3>North Korea!<\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Press Conference &#8211; Following National Security Briefing in Bedminster, New Jersey. \ud83c\udfa5<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/v5O8GglOIK\">https:\/\/t.co\/v5O8GglOIK<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/H1Zi5XRKEo\">pic.twitter.com\/H1Zi5XRKEo<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/realDonaldTrump\/status\/896191069733265408?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 12, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em>[Retweeted on @POTUS]<\/em><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s a weird press conference &#8212; there were Korea questions (&#8220;We&#8217;re all prepared!&#8221;), then it segued into all sorts of zaniness, as you continued to praise yourself for the great job, very few others have ever done such a good job, in your first six months. Also, you threw Mitch McConnell under the bus some more and ran back and forth several times.<\/p>\n<p>Dan Scavino, your official Social Media Minion, retweeted himself under the @POTUS account:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Message from PM <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TurnbullMalcolm?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@TurnbullMalcolm<\/a> of beautiful Australia \ud83c\udde6\ud83c\uddfato North Korea&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>&#39;We stand shoulder to shoulder with the United States&#8230;.&#39; \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8\ud83c\udde6\ud83c\uddfa <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/mZFxdkvbqq\">https:\/\/t.co\/mZFxdkvbqq<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Dan Scavino Jr.\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 (@Scavino45) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Scavino45\/status\/895963674136989696?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 11, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Since Australia is in missile range, I&#8217;m sure they are watching events very carefully, Donald.<\/p>\n<p>Then he did the same again:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">President <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/realDonaldTrump?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@realDonaldTrump<\/a> message to North Korea&#39;s Kim Jong-un &#8211; today from Bedminster, New Jersey. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/BEmqHEhvPS\">pic.twitter.com\/BEmqHEhvPS<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Dan Scavino Jr.\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 (@Scavino45) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Scavino45\/status\/896108547817185280?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 11, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Which was the same &#8220;If he issues\u00a0<em>one threat<\/em> or does anything to American territory&#8221; threats that you&#8217;ve been saying multiple times this week (even as Kim has\u00a0continued to utter threats).<\/p>\n<p>You retweeted:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Guam Governor To Trump: I\u2019ve Never Felt Safer Than \u2018With You At The Helm\u2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ESwleDjwuB\">https:\/\/t.co\/ESwleDjwuB<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2UwKmzJtPY\">pic.twitter.com\/2UwKmzJtPY<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; The Daily Caller (@DailyCaller) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DailyCaller\/status\/896533748967145472?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 13, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Honestly, as the guy who&#8217;s out there with the cross-hairs on him, I&#8217;d be sucking up to you, too, Donald.<\/p>\n<p>And\u00a0you also retweeted:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AlanDersh?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@AlanDersh<\/a>: Trump Has &#39;More Credibility&#39; Than Obama With North Korea <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0w1L01EL0q\">https:\/\/t.co\/0w1L01EL0q<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9Q3FYUmNy1\">pic.twitter.com\/9Q3FYUmNy1<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Fox News (@FoxNews) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FoxNews\/status\/896574555157782529?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 13, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He&#8217;s believed because he&#8217;s so unpredictable.&#8221; Well, I don&#8217;t know that I&#8217;d characterize it as &#8220;believed&#8221; as much as &#8220;feared,&#8221; as one might &#8220;fear&#8221; a lunatic waving around a gun.<\/p>\n<h3>Miscellaneous<\/h3>\n<p>Your Social Media Minion, Dan Scavino, retweeted himself on the POTUS account:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Today, Nicolas Maduro requested a phone call with <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/POTUS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@POTUS<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/realDonaldTrump?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@realDonaldTrump<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>Here is a statement by the Press Secretary on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Venezuela?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Venezuela<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/EXMdpoAfFo\">pic.twitter.com\/EXMdpoAfFo<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Dan Scavino Jr.\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 (@Scavino45) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Scavino45\/status\/896184255025483777?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 12, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m sure it feels good being able to (procedurally) hang up the phone on the Venezuelan leader and then brag about it. I&#8217;m not sure what all it proves, but I&#8217;m sure it feels good.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&quot;Consumer Comfort Reaches 16-Year High on U.S. Economic Optimism&quot; via Bloomberg <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/X6KdszrxsS\">pic.twitter.com\/X6KdszrxsS<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/realDonaldTrump\/status\/896109655574708224?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 11, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em>[Retweeted on @POTUS]<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Which is very nice, Donald. Of course, you haven&#8217;t actually enacted much in the way of significant policies, it&#8217;s not clear why &#8220;Consumer Comfort&#8221; is continuing to rise &#8230; except that it&#8217;s been continuously rising since early 2009 (when it hit rock-bottom during the Great Recession). In other words, you&#8217;ve inherited steadily growing economy: don&#8217;t mess it up.<\/p>\n<p>And today, after all the Charlottesville brouhaha from yesterday was safely tucked away as far as you are concerned &#8230;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Heading to Washington this morning. Much work to do. Focus on trade and military. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MAGA?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#MAGA<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/realDonaldTrump\/status\/897041646659014657?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 14, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m sure we&#8217;ll hear all about it (with more campaign slogans) very soon, Donald.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Luther Strange of the Great State of Alabama has my endorsement. He is strong on Border &amp; Wall, the military, tax cuts &amp; law enforcement.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/realDonaldTrump\/status\/897044700124909569?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 14, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Despite your support, Donald, Strange seems to be actually <a href=\"http:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/campaign\/346217-roy-moore-leads-in-new-alabama-senate-poll\">losing ground<\/a>. I would make a snarky comment, except that the guy in the lead, Roy Moore (yes\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?sa=t&amp;rct=j&amp;q=&amp;esrc=s&amp;source=web&amp;cd=4&amp;cad=rja&amp;uact=8&amp;ved=0ahUKEwiFtsX4oNfVAhVHslQKHXc1DVgQFgg6MAM&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FRoy_Moore&amp;usg=AFQjCNE-w2GpXbFl6YfDou2Zo2W3UfMoDQ\">that<\/a><\/em> Roy Moore) would be a horrifying person to join the US Senate. So &#8230; um &#8230; I&#8217;m with you on this one, Donald.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The Obstructionist Democrats have given us (or not fixed) some of the worst trade deals in World History. I am changing that fast!<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/realDonaldTrump\/status\/897048688639574016?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 14, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>You know, Donald, I once heard a prominent political figure say, &#8220;No matter our color, creed, religion or political party, we are ALL AMERICANS FIRST.&#8221; \u00a0Who was it who said that again?<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Now that Ken Frazier of Merck Pharma has resigned from President&#39;s Manufacturing Council,he will have more time to LOWER RIPOFF DRUG PRICES!<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/realDonaldTrump\/status\/897079051277537280?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 14, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>So just to get this straight, Donald &#8212; you were\u00a0<em>fine<\/em> with Ken Frazier being on the President&#8217;s Manufacturing Council. You weren&#8217;t publicly criticizing him as long as he was a supporter.<\/p>\n<p>But <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/news\/on-leadership\/wp\/2017\/08\/14\/trump-fires-back-after-the-ceo-of-merck-resigned-from-his-manufacturing-council\/\">once he critiqued you<\/a> (not by name) <a href=\"http:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/administration\/346437-merck-ceo-resigns-from-american-manufacturing-council-after-trump\">over your tepid Charlottesville comments<\/a> &#8230;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"und\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/a1PNQZism5\">pic.twitter.com\/a1PNQZism5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Merck (@Merck) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Merck\/status\/897065338566791169?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 14, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; <em>then<\/em> he&#8217;s a price-gouging pharma scum CEO and should be publicly shamed.<\/p>\n<p>Man, being one of your political allies, Donald, must be\u00a0<em>exciting <\/em>while it lasts &#8230;<\/p>\n<h3>Other<\/h3>\n<p>You or your Social Media Minions also tweeted about &#8230;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>workforce development programs (three (re)tweets), plus retweeting Ivanka about it [also retweeted on @POTUS], plus retweeting Marco Rubio about it.<\/li>\n<li>retweeting VP Pence about the unveiling of his official Indiana Governor&#8217;s Portrait (<em>four<\/em>\u00a0different retweets). [on @POTUS]<\/li>\n<li>retweeting Secretary Price about how you are battling the opioid epidemic. [on @POTUS]<\/li>\n<li>retweeting VP Pence&#8217;s wife about a competition for artwork on the VP&#8217;s plates. [on @POTUS]<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Well, Donald,\u00a0there was weekend for you! Crikey, all that sound and fury. Being a President can be such a drag, don&#8217;t you think? I mean, you tee up all this cool workforce retraining stuff, and everyone&#8217;s busy paying attention to white supremacists marching in Charlottesville. So frustrating! 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