2/26/18: It seems possible at times that the President of the United States is possessed of normal human emotions. Then something happens to remind you that he doesn’t. In the aftermath of the bloody massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, Trump appears totally clueless.
Initially, he said he was for raising the age to buy a rifle to 21. Then he backed away. He told Republican lawmakers they were afraid of the N.R.A. (which is absolutely true). Then he met with N.R.A. lobbyists and said he had a great time. He said armed teachers would do better protecting schools because they cared for students more than police. Teachers could shoot it out with intruders and put an end to school shootings with ease.
N.R.A. leaders loved it! More guns in more hands in more places!
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“I think, I really believe I’d run in there, even if I didn’t have a weapon.”
President Trump, hypothetical hero
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Trump felt compelled to label the armed school resource officer who failed to rush into the building and confront the shooter at Stoneman Douglas “a coward.” The president said the man “choked.”
Trump also faulted several Broward County deputies who remained outside as the shooting unfolded. (The carnage was all over in less than seven minutes.) They “weren’t exactly Medal of Honor winners,” he grumbled. “The way they performed was frankly disgusting. The way they performed was really a disgrace.”
Then again, there was no doubt in his mind what would have happened if he had been there that day. Today, during a talk at the White House with state governors, Trump draped himself in the mantel of hero. “You don’t know until you test it, but I think, I really believe I’d run in there, even if I didn’t have a weapon, and I think most of the people in this room would have done that too.”
Yes, despite bad feet – which kept him from running into rice
paddies in Vietnam – Trump would have rushed in, unarmed, to save the day.
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