30 Jan 2017 3:59 pm
We're told we're supposed to respect the office if not the man, but does 45 respect the dignity of the office?
I would bet good money that 45 never shed a tear in his whole life, except maybe that day when he ran out of hairspray.Is the commander in chief also acting as the troller in chief?
President Trump on Monday morning ridiculed Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer, who became emotional Sunday while condemning the president's travel ban, which temporarily bars travelers from seven Muslim-majority countries.
"I noticed Chuck Schumer yesterday with fake tears," Trump said during an Oval Office photo op with small-business leaders.
"I'm going to ask him who is his acting coach."
Trump went on, " 'Cause I know him. I don't see him as a crier."
He added: "There's about a 5 percent chance it was real.
But I think they were fake tears."
The statement was remarkable for the setting and the vitriol.
Of course, presidents often have their differences with congressional leaders, especially from the opposition party.
But rarely, if ever, do they call them out by name and question the sincerity of their tears.
It's also odd for a president to use photo sprays — where the media are invited in for what are typically short moments to get pictures — to level insults at political opponents.
Trump had previously called Schumer the "head clown" in the Senate.
http://www.npr.org/2017/01/30/512467231 ... tive-order