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DonViejo

(60,536 posts)
Fri May 11, 2018, 11:42 AM May 2018

Connected reporter says Trump enjoys almost nothing about his job -- except the Diet Coke bell

BRAD REED
11 MAY 2018 AT 11:17 ET

Does President Donald Trump actually enjoy being president? According to well connected New York Times reporter Maggie Haberman, the answer is, “No.”

In an interview with Slate, Haberman says that Trump mostly doesn’t like being president, although he does enjoy some of the perks that come along with it.

“I have never thought he is enjoying this job,” she said. “I think he enjoys the title Mr. President. I think he enjoys Air Force One, Marine One, the big car, having a lot of Secret Service, his Diet Coke bell, all of that stuff.” Haberman said that almost everything else, however, is a downgrade for the president in terms of what he experienced in his previous life as a real estate mogul and reality TV star.

“I don’t think he particularly likes living in the White House,” she said. “I certainly don’t think he enjoys the job. In fairness, I think that most presidents don’t love the job when they are in it, but I think that others have experienced it quite differently.”

Read the full interview at this link.

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https://www.rawstory.com/2018/05/connected-reporter-says-trump-enjoys-almost-nothing-job-except-diet-coke-bell/

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Connected reporter says Trump enjoys almost nothing about his job -- except the Diet Coke bell (Original Post) DonViejo May 2018 OP
Then Resign... HipChick May 2018 #1
surely he had a diet coke bell when he was a mere multimillionaire primadonna? unblock May 2018 #2
The "Diet Coke bell" ? trusty elf May 2018 #3
Excellent! MGKrebs May 2018 #7
I want a Diet Coke bell. NT Adrahil May 2018 #4
Maybe if we all get Coke bells, that will kill his joy. nt NCjack May 2018 #10
Declare "mission accomplished" and resign. n/t PoliticAverse May 2018 #5
He's fake and lazy. The job is real and tough. They were never going to get along, ever. Orsino May 2018 #6
I'll concede this point to Trump Nevernose May 2018 #8
Me too ! I used to work at J&J in Belgium and they kept a couple of commercial fridges full of OnDoutside May 2018 #11
Maggie needs to aply for Wellstone ruled May 2018 #9

unblock

(52,196 posts)
2. surely he had a diet coke bell when he was a mere multimillionaire primadonna?
Fri May 11, 2018, 11:49 AM
May 2018

in any event, we can all chip in to give him a hundred diet coke bells if he retires now....

Orsino

(37,428 posts)
6. He's fake and lazy. The job is real and tough. They were never going to get along, ever.
Fri May 11, 2018, 11:58 AM
May 2018

Trump likes to swagger, though, so I'm sure he enjoys demeaning others and speaking to cheering crowds.

Nevernose

(13,081 posts)
8. I'll concede this point to Trump
Fri May 11, 2018, 12:10 PM
May 2018

If I had a Diet Coke bell, it would also be the best part of my job — and I like my job most days.

OnDoutside

(19,953 posts)
11. Me too ! I used to work at J&J in Belgium and they kept a couple of commercial fridges full of
Fri May 11, 2018, 02:35 PM
May 2018

Coke/Diet Coke etc, even beer. Help yourself. A colleague used to drink a couple of dozen a day.

That said, I find Pepsi Max nicer nowadays

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