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Showing Original Post only (View all)'He can kiss my red ass': California fire evacuees give Trump visit short shrift [View all]
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/nov/17/california-fire-evacuees-trump-visit'He can kiss my red ass': California fire evacuees give Trump visit short shrift
Dani Anguiano in Chico, California
Sat 17 Nov 2018 22.06 GMT Last modified on Sun 18 Nov 2018 03.33 GMT
As Donald Trump landed in northern California on Saturday morning, hundreds of evacuees at a Walmart in Chico were frantically trying to figure out their next steps which shelter they would go to, and if they should stay close to whats left of their homes in the fire-ravaged town of Paradise.
At the giant box store, which has become a refugee camp for those forced to flee their homes when the worst blaze in state history incinerated their town, people ate lunch and packed their belongings and worried about the future. There was little talk of Trump, even though his motorcade was just miles away.
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When asked about the presidents visit to the area, Kirk Ellsworth, whose adult children lost their homes in the fire, shook his head in disgust.
My kids lost everything. I voted for him and now? He can kiss my red ass, Ellsworth said. What he said was ridiculous. It hurts my heart. A lot of us voted for him and he [talks] down to us?
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'He can kiss my red ass': California fire evacuees give Trump visit short shrift [View all]
nitpicker
Nov 2018
OP
Finland put out a denial report to his assertion that Finland rakes and sweeps their forrests.
pazzyanne
Nov 2018
#26
It is trully hard to imagine what they are going through. The utter hopelessness that they have to
Blue_true
Nov 2018
#35
Why do republicans let their Draft-Dodging misleader piss on Americans in need?
Achilleaze
Nov 2018
#5
Because they keep getting the tax breaks and judges they want.
LastLiberal in PalmSprings
Nov 2018
#18
He has pissed off everybody else in the US and world, now he is pissing off what's left of his base
KelleyKramer
Nov 2018
#9
I'll take a bet! A bet that more than one liberal tried to warn you not to vote for Trump.
usaf-vet
Nov 2018
#11
Republican voters are like that. They feel empathy only if they are directly affected.
Blue_true
Nov 2018
#37