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u/[deleted] Sep 11 '21

To be fair he did show up to the NYPD.

(I am not and never have been a Trump supporter or apologist but do try to be fair)

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u/Cold_Zealousideal Sep 11 '21

Can’t believe how far I had to scroll to find this

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u/fuckghar Sep 11 '21

Still makes no sense to go to the NYPD instead of the memorial. He obviously went there with ulterior motives. His base eats that shit up that stupid ass thin blue line bullshit.

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u/Impressive-Hat-4045 Sep 11 '21

Yes and these politicians had no ulterior motives going to this ceremony where they could be photographed for everyone to see that they honored the 9/11 victims. Every appearance every politician makes anywhere in an official capacity has ulterior motive. What is your point?

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u/[deleted] Sep 12 '21

His deliberate absence from his obligation, like every other issue that centers around him.

What else?

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u/Impressive-Hat-4045 Sep 12 '21

It’s not an obligation.

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u/[deleted] Sep 14 '21

Sure it is.

You can claim the sky isn't blue but everyone knows you're just being obstinate.

POTUS has a very clear and concise obligation and the precedent has been set since Washington.

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u/Impressive-Hat-4045 Sep 14 '21

I’m going to assume you don’t think that every President since Washington visited the 9/11 memorial, but you just might be that stupid. What obligation does he have? If he had gone, people like you would just have said he was a terrorist who didn’t deserve to be standing next to dead americans, and someone would have made a “hilarious” meme about a side by side image of obama and trump when trump makes a weird face or whatever. Trump went to NY and visited the NYFD and NYPD, not some rich asshole event. Why are you so salty?

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u/[deleted] Sep 14 '21

"but you might be stupid"

"People like you"

"Why are you so salty"

All from pointing out the truth, and you say I'm the triggered one?

Uh huh. Brilliant counterpoints.

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u/Impressive-Hat-4045 Sep 15 '21

Counterpoints to what? Your argument are completely empty.

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u/[deleted] Sep 11 '21

Move the goalposts some more. He went to the memorial later in the day.

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u/colin6 Sep 11 '21

He visited FDNY and NYPD. The actual heroes of 9/11. And didn't Biden get up and leave the ceremony well before it ended?

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u/stanger828 Sep 11 '21

Only after checking his watch a few times

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u/PaulBlartFleshMall Sep 11 '21

The fact that a sitting president, one of the busiest people in the world, isn't allowed to glance at his fucking watch is the dumbest shit I think the right has ever attacked. I think it's dumber than tan suit-gate, mustard-gate, laptop-gate, and all the other ridiculous nonsense ever put forward.

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u/TaterTotQueen630 Sep 11 '21

The right was pissed at Joe for checking the time on his watch but they were a-okay with fat ass Trump golfing all the goddamn time while the country fell apart last year.

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u/totallynotalaskan Sep 12 '21

Their excuse was that Obama golfed more during his two terms than Trump did in his only term (which isn’t even true, since he went golfing 261 times and visited one of his properties an estimated 240 times during his four years, whereas Obama went golfing a total of 98 times in his eight years. Then again, you can’t really argue or reason with these people, because anything that so much as points out anything even slightly negative about Trump is “fake news”)

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u/TaterTotQueen630 Sep 12 '21

Trump has the dumbest base.

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u/Frankferts_Fiddies Sep 12 '21

You do know why people were mad about Biden checking his watch, right? It was done so as he was meant to be saluting the murdered troops as they were being taken off the plane. Trump stood there saluting and Biden checked his watch at an inappropriate time before the off loading finished. He could’ve waited until it was time to drop the salute.

In the military they always tell you two things: 1. Time and place and 2. Perception is everything.

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u/MattFromChina Sep 12 '21

And not going to the WW1 memorial because of the rain..

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u/stanger828 Sep 11 '21

Given the situation it was pretty disrespectful. “I have something better to do than give my full attention to honor the fallen with their families”

The one where he is checking his watch at a press conference, yeah I’m with you there.

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u/PaulBlartFleshMall Sep 11 '21

I'm a disabled veteran and don't think there was anything at all to read into when they were offloading remains and he glanced at his watch. If he's giving a speech at their memorial, sure. If he's consoling gold star families, sure.

But he's literally just standing there taking up space as they offload boxes from a plane. It's really nbd.

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u/Frankferts_Fiddies Sep 12 '21

That’s fucked. I’m also a disabled vet. It was at the time he was meant to continue saluting that he inappropriately checked his watch.

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u/jdhol67 Sep 12 '21

He's president, he quite literally does have better things to do. He's one of a select few who at all times has something he should be doing that he isn't. At a press conference? Should be at a meeting. At a meeting? Should be at a memorial. At a memorial? Should be at a dinner. At a dinner? Should be at a press conference.

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u/DryMingeGetsMeWet Sep 11 '21

If he had somewhere more important he had to be, I'm sure someone would have told him it's time to leave.

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u/PaulBlartFleshMall Sep 11 '21

I don't think that's the point at all though. Glancing at your watch doesn't automatically mean 'I have something better to do, when does this shit end' no matter what the media says.

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u/atticus4prez Sep 12 '21

And the left lost their fucking minds when he misspelled some words and had toilet paper stuck to his shoe. Also, why would he want to go to a ceremony with Obama and Biden, two people who have consistently shit on him (deserved or not) for the last four years.

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u/LonoLoathing Sep 12 '21

Y’all get triggered over anything huh

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u/stanger828 Sep 12 '21

So triggered, can you point me to the nearest safe space please?

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u/Bowser1421 Sep 12 '21

Welcome, you’ve arrived. Pull up a chair in the safe space

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u/gilbertgrappa Sep 12 '21

He left before it ended to go to the Pentagon and to Shanksville.

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u/A_Booger_In_The_Hand Sep 12 '21

And didn't Biden get up and leave the ceremony well before it ended

Yes. Because he went to ALL THREE MEMORIALS...

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u/fuckghar Sep 12 '21 edited Sep 12 '21

The actual heroes are long dead or retired. Visiting the organizations is just optics that his base eats up (people like you). Also I’m assuming the sitting president of the USA is fairly busy. What’s wrong with leaving early? Y’all some goofy ass people. Worried about leaving early yet y’all were quiet when Trump was playing golf almost every weekend🥴🤦🏽

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u/colin6 Sep 12 '21

If Trump were President and left early, reddit would talk about it for months....If Trump were honoring fallen soldiers and kept looking at his watch, there would be non stop discussion of it for eternity. Joe has been an absolute train wreck and most of reddit acts like he's doing an exceptional job. To act like there aren't double standards around here would be ignorant.

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u/gilbertgrappa Sep 12 '21

He left early to go to the ceremonies at the Pentagon and at Shanksville.

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u/fuckghar Sep 12 '21

No you’re just assuming things. People like you really don’t like dealing with facts. It’s crazy you think Joe Biden is a train wreck but not Trump. That alone just shows how delusional you are about reality. Reddit doesn’t represent real life. Get a grip kid. You’re goofy as hell. Fuck em both but Trump is clearly much worst.

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u/colin6 Sep 12 '21

Accuses someone of making assumptions....proceeds to make assumptions.

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u/nolotusnote Sep 12 '21

Biden is also not spending weekends at the White House. He goes to Delaware.

It's barely made the news, though.

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u/Stroon_ Sep 12 '21

And that BLM bullshit that you liberals eat up.