Trump will take on role of consoler-in-chief in trip to Dayton and El Paso

[Initech]

When he heads to Dayton and El Paso on Wednesday, the sites of two mass shootings over the weekend, the president — who has been accused by his critics of inflaming white supremacists and sowing division — will be assuming the role of consoler-in-chief.

The two cities are still reeling from the shock of losing dozens of lives, after gunmen opened fire on unsuspecting crowds. The White House has not yet released the president's specific schedule, but an administration official confirmed he will visit both cities, after El Paso's mayor said Monday the presidentwould visit his city Wednesday.

Mr. Trump on Monday stuck to his prepared remarks, condemning white nationalism, expressing grief for the families of the mass shooting victims, and urging unity against hatred. But he shifted his tone the next day. On Tuesday morning, with no events on his public schedule all day, Mr. Trump tweeted criticism of former President Obama that apparently aired on Fox News which suggested Obama had dozens of mass shootings during his "reign."
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Critics of the president had called on Mr. Trump to condemn white supremacy by name, after the El Paso shooter apparently posted a racist manifesto that expressed hatred against Mexicans in the U.S. Mr. Trump did that in his speech Monday.

"In one voice, our nation must condemn racism, bigotry, and white supremacy. These sinister ideologies must be defeated. Hate has no place in America," the president said in his speech Monday in the White House Diplomatic Room.
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OMG, could you imagine Trump consoling people? "I'm sorry for your loss, but you know who didn't lose the 2016 election and got 306 electoral votes? Your favorite president, me. And no collusion! Witch hunt!"

[samnsara]

1. and i can see him saying that too!

[Initech]

2. I think I need to stop reading Trump tweets, it's too easy!

[DeminPennswoods]

19. me, too!

There is NO WAY Trump won't make these visits about himself. It's who he is; he's not changing.

[Miles Archer]

3. Thanks to "journalist" Kathryn Watson for the single most ridiculous headline of Trump's presidency

Maybe she'll write a follow-up after the visit and say something like "Today, he became President."

[Ms. Toad]

14. As a general rule, journalists do not wrote the headlines.

So - while it is ridiculous - Kathryn Watson (as the author of the piece) is probably not responsible for the headline.

[durablend]

4. "And I'm not saying people are invading"

"But watch your back, you know" (wink wink)

I'll be shocked if he doesn't dog whistle some more violence.

[octoberlib]

5. They reported on MSNBC that he's meeting with Border Patrol in El Paso and maybe

the Mayor and that's it. You'd think he'd refrain from visiting border patrol after a mass shooting that targeted Hispanics but not Trump.

[DeminPennswoods]

20. This is what you do when you are not welcome

Trump did the same thing when he came to Pittsburgh. He met with the Rabbi (and, iirc, some first responders), but he, Melania and Jarvanka pretty much were invisible otherwise. They didn't spend much time here at all.

[nolabear]

22. WTF does border patrol have to do with anything?

This has nothing to do with the border or immigration. This is a bigoted, white monster using a weapon of war to massacre shoppers in the hope of being a big hero in the eyes of a bunch of other little monsters, all of whom are being encouraged by the biggest monster of them all.

[MineralMan]

6. Inciter-in-Chief, more like.

[Tommy_Carcetti]

7. Dollars to donuts I bet you he mentions how he won Texas and Ohio in 2016. nt

[spanone]

8. He has no business there. He helped create the situation he is going to console people for.

FUCK HIM

[JHB]

9. He's not even going to try to console anyone, even as a photo op

He doensn't know how to do that and know he comes off looking bad when he's tried it before.

Plus, he doesn't want to be there anyway, either place. In his mind it's just some hoops he has to jump through before he can get back to important stuff, like golfing.

[lpbk2713]

10. "And just because I like you folks so much ...

I'm going to give you a special price on my great MAGA cap.
For you ... $25 instead of the usual $30."

[Totally Tunsie]

11. FAIL!

tRump is absolutely the LAST person I'd want to see under these circumstances. Console? I think not. The man doesn't know the meaning of empathy.

Actually, he's the last person I'd want to see under ANY circumstances. Stay away from weddings too, Bozo. Just the sight of him turns my stomach. Despicable, despicable person.

[displacedtexan]

12. Verbal paper towels will be tossed! Line up early!

Trump's pretend sympathy visits never go well.

[SamKnause]

13. I wouldn't want that waste of space anywhere near me.

I especially would not want the person responsible trying to offer consolation.

[snowybirdie]

15. Maybe Melania

Will wear that nice green jacket she wore last time she visited the border?

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

16. Admit it

Like me you couldn't keep a straight face after reading the article's title.

[smirkymonkey]

17. "Consoler-in-chief"?

Give me a fucking break! His motives are purely self-serving. He doesn't give a damn about the victims or their loved ones. The only thing he cares about is his image. What a sickening POS!

[struggle4progress]

18. "I love El Paso! The Trump Grill serves some of the best Taco Bowls!

They use Old El Paso sauce! Did any of you see Melanie's nipples on July 4th? She's almost as sexy as Ivanka!"

[tblue37]

21. Ugh!