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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsCritics pile on after Trump cancels visit to U.S. military cemetery outside Paris, citing weather.
'It was not completely clear why the Trumps were unable to attend. The cemetery is 50 miles from Paris. Perhaps the president was planning to travel on Marine One, which is occasionally grounded by the Secret Service.
But the sight of dignitaries arriving at other sites outside Paris, including Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Emmanuel Macron, led some foreign policy analysts to speculate the U.S. commander in chief just wasnt up for it.'
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/trump-and-macron-meet-whats-left-to-talk-about/2018/11/10/680a014c-e1ec-11e8-ba30-a7ded04d8fac_story.html?
Been looking for some info on WHY, had heard/read something about Marine One's ability in the circumstances.
rzemanfl
(29,540 posts)Ilsa
(61,675 posts)of others that have permitted him to live in a free society. He's disgusting. I suspect he doesn't really want to be president any more. He's just hanging on to the position of power to protect himself and junior and Ivanka.
greatauntoftriplets
(175,698 posts)I remember one occasion in my youth, being driven through the Place de'Etoile on the way to return her rental car -- at rush hour! I can attest to the fact that there are lots of cars there. And there have been many more on my subsequent visits.
elleng
(130,156 posts)thucythucy
(7,986 posts)to drive 50 miles?
Every presidential motorcade I've seen (and I've seen a few) generally move at a good clip--65-75 MPH.
So how would it take two hours to do 50 miles?
Peacetrain
(22,836 posts)in his place.. somehow they made it.. he is there just to meet Putin..
FakeNoose
(32,356 posts)Hoping this will serve as an important sign for HIM that he can't continue with the charade.
thucythucy
(7,986 posts)Everything he says about his enemies is something he knows to be true about himself.
MiniMe
(21,677 posts)elleng
(130,156 posts)which doesn't mean it HASN'T been.
bdamomma
(63,658 posts)said about him seeing Putin??? That was mentioned by the Kremlin but not the WH.