Post by Jaga on Oct 28, 2017 10:31:59 GMT -7
Watch this video at the link, it is quite strange:
Trump Declares Journalists’ Children Cute, but He’s Still Wary of Their Parents
www.nytimes.com/2017/10/27/us/politics/trump-halloween-journalists-children.html
WASHINGTON — The guests, in their witches’ hats and Princess Leia buns, were not too adorable to hear some difficult truths from their commander in chief.
“I cannot believe the media produced such beautiful children,” President Trump marveled, surrounded in the Oval Office by the Halloween-costumed offspring of White House reporters. “How the media did this, I don’t know.”
The children stared vacantly. The candy had not yet arrived.
For some 180 seconds on Friday, these visitors inspired a quintessential Trump performance — part executive gripe session, part grandfatherly charm, part open-mic night for the under-12 set.
But one throughline was clear: Mr. Trump regretted to inform his new friends that their parents, while surely nice enough at home, were not to be trusted.
“These are beautiful, wonderful children,” he began, pausing for a beat behind his desk. “Ughhh. You going to grow up to be like your parents?”
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He waved his hands horizontally.
“Mmm, don’t answer,” he decided, as a Leia and a Batman looked on quizzically. “That can only get me in trouble, that question. No. You have wonderful parents, right?”
There was more: “So, how does the press treat you? I’ll bet you get treated better by the press than anybody in the world, right? Huh? I think so. Hi, sweetheart.”
And some for the parents: “Well, congratulations, folks,” he said, turning to the journalists and gesturing toward the children. “You did a good job. You did a good job. Here, you did a good job.”
He pointed to himself. “I wouldn’t say you did very well here. But really, beautiful children.”
Trump Declares Journalists’ Children Cute, but He’s Still Wary of Their Parents
www.nytimes.com/2017/10/27/us/politics/trump-halloween-journalists-children.html
WASHINGTON — The guests, in their witches’ hats and Princess Leia buns, were not too adorable to hear some difficult truths from their commander in chief.
“I cannot believe the media produced such beautiful children,” President Trump marveled, surrounded in the Oval Office by the Halloween-costumed offspring of White House reporters. “How the media did this, I don’t know.”
The children stared vacantly. The candy had not yet arrived.
For some 180 seconds on Friday, these visitors inspired a quintessential Trump performance — part executive gripe session, part grandfatherly charm, part open-mic night for the under-12 set.
But one throughline was clear: Mr. Trump regretted to inform his new friends that their parents, while surely nice enough at home, were not to be trusted.
“These are beautiful, wonderful children,” he began, pausing for a beat behind his desk. “Ughhh. You going to grow up to be like your parents?”
Continue reading the main story
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He waved his hands horizontally.
“Mmm, don’t answer,” he decided, as a Leia and a Batman looked on quizzically. “That can only get me in trouble, that question. No. You have wonderful parents, right?”
There was more: “So, how does the press treat you? I’ll bet you get treated better by the press than anybody in the world, right? Huh? I think so. Hi, sweetheart.”
And some for the parents: “Well, congratulations, folks,” he said, turning to the journalists and gesturing toward the children. “You did a good job. You did a good job. Here, you did a good job.”
He pointed to himself. “I wouldn’t say you did very well here. But really, beautiful children.”
