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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsTrump and Pence clock in a staggeringly committed and sincere 30-second visit to the MLK Memorial
Kaitlan Collins
@kaitlancollins
President Trump and Vice President Pence just made an unannounced trip to the Martin Luther King Jr. memorial in Washington. They stood in front of it for approximately 30 seconds with their heads bowed before turning and leaving without making remarks.
4:47 PM · Jan 20, 2020·Twitter Web App
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President Trump and Vice President Pence just made an unannounced trip to the Martin Luther King Jr. memorial in Washington. They stood in front of it for approximately 30 seconds with their heads bowed before turning and leaving without making remarks.
4:47 PM · Jan 20, 2020·Twitter Web App
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Trump and Pence clock in a staggeringly committed and sincere 30-second visit to the MLK Memorial (Original Post)
Miles Archer
Jan 2020
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dewsgirl
(14,961 posts)1. Purely a photo op, they have no shame whatsover.
sakabatou
(42,146 posts)3. Had to be
One quick picture and that's all they wanted.
Turbineguy
(37,312 posts)2. Obviously they couldn't figure out
how to get some advantage from Martin Luther King Jr.
demmiblue
(36,833 posts)4. Video:
Hermit-The-Prog
(33,309 posts)5. Trump: Do we smile for this photo, white-haired guy?
Pence: Sir, no sir, sir.
lunatica
(53,410 posts)6. Somehow I don't think all that cheering came from a crowd of
people who truly honor and admire MLK Jr.
Trump must have had MAGATs bused in just for the photo op. Fucking assholes cheered wildly by fucking assholes.
alphafemale
(18,497 posts)11. People were cheering at the Memorial?
They needed their feet stomped on.
Hard.
lunatica
(53,410 posts)12. Yes. Trump and Pence were smiling and waving at them
They were off camera but you can hear them.
The video above is short and to the point. You can see it in reply #4 above.
lpbk2713
(42,750 posts)7. "Let's get this over with."
"I don't want to miss tee time."
greatauntoftriplets
(175,729 posts)8. Did they pee on it?
They were there long enough.
demtenjeep
(31,997 posts)9. did you notice pense doing exactly the movements his idol makes?
when dotard did something with his hands pence the wooden dummy did the same thing
Progressive dog
(6,900 posts)10. Thirty seconds.
Just time enough to catch their breaths and pose for a photo.