August 4, 2018: President Trump - Insulting Other Americans Is Just What He Does Best

 

8/4/18: Trump wakes early, gazes out his window and admires his big, beautiful golf course. 

It’s the weekend. Once again, the president has hunkered down at Trump National Golf Course in Bedminster. 

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“This will be his legacy. Insulting Americans.” 

Benjamin Watson, NFL player, commenting on Trump

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His schedule for the day lists “Out-of-Town Travel Pool Call Time” till 1:45 p.m. That means he can do whatever he wants most of the day, binge on Fox News, twiddle his thumbs, or lie abed scratching his nuts. 

At 4:15 p.m. he boards a plane and heads for Ohio to do a rally in support of a candidate for the House of Representatives locked in a tight race. 

Meanwhile, reaction to the president’s latest Twitter insult begins to come in. Michael Jordan, himself, starts the rout early, dunking the metaphorical ball over the president’s fat, orange, empty head. “I support L.J. He’s doing an amazing job for his community,” he says.

 

For the president, it only gets worse. J. J. Sullinger, who played basketball at Ohio State a decade ago, has this to add: “Lol! He’s attacking LeBron’s intelligence days after he opened a school that guarantees free college education for at risk youth, all the while his [Trump] University settled out of court for Fraud [emphasis added, unless otherwise noted]?!!!???” 

Benjamin Watson, a longtime veteran in the NFL, responds: 

No matter what #POTUS does for our economy, foreign relations or religious freedom THIS will be his legacy. Insulting Americans. We may disagree on policy, but we must always gravitate toward decency and respect. Leaders lead in word AND deed. We should expect and demand BOTH.

 

Then comes the tomahawk jam. The First Lady “posterizes” the President of the United States. 

Mrs. Trump’s spokeswoman issues the following statement in her name: 

It looks like LeBron James is working to do good things on behalf of our next generation and just as she always has, the First Lady encourages everyone to have an open dialogue about issues facing children today. As you know, Mrs. Trump has traveled the country and world talking to children about their well-being, healthy living, and the importance of responsible online behavior with her Be Best initiative. Her platform centers around visiting organizations, hospitals and schools, and she would be open to visiting the I Promise School in Akron.

 

You read that right. The First Lady just said she’d be willing to visit Lebron James’ school.

Lebron James' new "I Promise School."