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blogslut

(38,000 posts)
Thu May 18, 2017, 12:55 PM May 2017

Our Baby President got mad that he couldn't make a splashy entrance, so he canceled.

http://www.newsweek.com/trump-cancels-visit-ancient-masada-site-after-israel-blocks-helicopter-landing-611287

--- President Donald Trump has canceled a planned visit and speech at the ancient mountain fortress of Masada in Israel after authorities told him that he could not land his helicopter on top of the UNESCO-listed site.

Instead, Trump will now deliver a speech at the Israel Museum in Jerusalem. It comes after an Israeli Air Force (IAF) regulation that prevents helicopters landing at the summit of the Masada site, according to Israel’s Channel 2 broadcaster.

Unlike former presidents who have made the trip, such as George W. Bush and Bill Clinton, Trump declined to land the helicopter at a base of the historic site and then take the cable car up, preferring to cancel the visit altogether ---
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Our Baby President got mad that he couldn't make a splashy entrance, so he canceled. (Original Post) blogslut May 2017 OP
Fucking crybaby. louis-t May 2017 #1
I think he's afraid of heights. madaboutharry May 2017 #2
That could be. He is also afraid of the truth. Eliot Rosewater May 2017 #5
I hate heights and can only ride in cable cars with my eyes closed and a parachute! Demsrule86 May 2017 #6
But would be fine with a helicopter ride up there? Orsino May 2017 #11
It is kind of steep. madaboutharry May 2017 #12
And 40% of America has no problem with that. Eliot Rosewater May 2017 #3
rich asshole. Iggo May 2017 #4
I can't tell. blogslut May 2017 #8
Don't change a thing. Iggo May 2017 #9
Disgrace. mountain grammy May 2017 #7
Less time out in the open air. He prefers avoiding open spaces that he doesn't own. Guilded Lilly May 2017 #10

madaboutharry

(40,211 posts)
2. I think he's afraid of heights.
Thu May 18, 2017, 12:57 PM
May 2017

I've been on the cable car up to Masada. It's fine as long as you don't look down.

Orsino

(37,428 posts)
11. But would be fine with a helicopter ride up there?
Thu May 18, 2017, 01:18 PM
May 2017

I dunno. Would you say the cable car is particularly scary?

madaboutharry

(40,211 posts)
12. It is kind of steep.
Thu May 18, 2017, 01:24 PM
May 2017

So if you have a fear of heights you wouldn't like it.

Who knows with Trump, he probably wanted to make an entrance. In addition to other things, he is a weirdo.

blogslut

(38,000 posts)
8. I can't tell.
Thu May 18, 2017, 01:03 PM
May 2017

I have a browser addon that turns his name to "some rich asshole" or "rich asshole" if it's just his last name. When I copy/paste text from articles about him I try to do it from a different browser, one without the addon. And then, when I go into a DU to edit it for spelling or formatting, I often forget about the asshole thing.

Is it reading as "rich asshole"? If it is I am sorry but I'm not changing it again. I have a finite amount of energy and I don't want to waste it.

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