Being polite to the CONvicted felon in France

[malaise]

because she’s the sitting president’s wife is not a good look.
Sorry Dr Biden - you can’t normalize an evil fucking criminal racist woman hating fascist because America.

On this I disagree big time.

[snowybirdie]

1. Sorry no

Its called civility and FLOTUS was taught it. She's classy he's not.

[SamKnause]

2. Right there with you.

I think George Carlin was right, "It's a big club and you ain't in it".

I keep wondering if Hitler was treated the same as trump ???

This go along to get along is getting old.

Trump is a threat to the U.S. and the world.

That hasn't changed just because a bunch of ignorant uninformed people and billionaires voted for trump.

[malaise]

4. THiS

Rec

[Elessar Zappa]

10. Biden and Trump aren't in the same club.

Biden is a decent man. He has nothing in common with Trump other than that they’re both presidents.

[Think. Again.]

3. I wish I could be around long enough...

...to see how history will look at ALL of this crap.

[bucolic_frolic]

6. It may yet have some upside

https://www.democraticunderground.com/132251967

According to this video, a violation of "right of publicity".

[malaise]

7. He is one sick fuck

Rec

[dlk]

8. Dr. Biden understands when she is on the world stage

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Decorum matters and this wasn’t the time or place for a snub. Given the donald’s petty, vindictive nature, causing a scene would have distracted from the occasion for the French, and she put them first.

The donald would have found a way to get lots of media traction from a snub and would come back later, knives out. Dr. Biden denied him that privilege. This wasn’t the hill to die on.

[GoCubsGo]

14. Thank you! He would see a snub as another opportunity to play victim.

And, he would exploit the shit out of it, and turn Dr. Biden into some sort of supervillian. Why give him that? And, it's not like she's the one with the whore media on her side, anyway. They would play up his grievance for all it's worth, like they always do. I also trust Jill here. She's a grandma, and knows how to deal with toddlers, and he is the biggest, oldest one of all,

All of these times where a Democrat has been cordial to this rancid sack of shit in a public setting, whether it's the Bidens, or any other public figure, is denying that sick fuck an opportunity to paint them as the bad guy or gal. Besides, it gets his guard down, thinking he won something, and it makes it easier to come back and shiv him at some point.

[tritsofme]

9. Dr. Biden is not a huge piece of shit, not sure why you would expect her to act like one?

I think there are more important things out there than attacking Jill Biden of all people.

[newdeal2]

12. Plus they are invited guests in a church

Attacking Jill or Joe for meeting Trump isn’t going to change the fact that he is going to be President. It also doesn’t sanitize whatever crap he’s going to pull next year - that will 100% be on Trump.

[tritsofme]

15. How they can attack Jill Biden because she doesn't want to act like a petulant child...

I know it shouldn’t, but this sort of nonsense still surprises me sometimes.

[bigtree]

11. she's not going to stop being polite to people

...she wasn't any more cordial than any of the other leaders who had to engage with him.

There isn't ONE material thing that her being a dick to Trump would accomplish. Nothing.

Besides, no one knows what was said behind the polite face she gave to the cameras. I mean,, give her more credit than this. She's not president, not a politician, and being forced to sit near Trump isn't going to, or should not change the decent person that she is.

All these people not in her position egging her on to reflect their projections need to appreciate that she's in a voluntary role, not an appointed one, or an elected one. She's there in her husband's place, and properly conducted herself like a statesperson, not a buffoon.

Jill Biden has served graciously and with dignity for over a decade, at her own will and pleasure, unlike Melania who can't be bothered to show her face without getting paid.

[NoMoreRepugs]

13. Dr Biden as First Lady represents the U.S. at a function on the World stage. France is an ally,

this wasn’t a Georgetown dinner party.

[GoCubsGo]

16. No, snubbing him gives him the opportunity make the event about himself.

They were there to re-open a famous cathedral. That is where the attention needed to be--on the Notre Dame Cathedral. Had Dr. Biden behaved any differently, all eyes would have been on that, and you can be damn sure Trump would have played the victim, and exploited the shit out of it for weeks. Thanks, but no thanks. Let the fat bastard think he won something, and move on. It's bad enough we're still discussing that fuck now.

[Irish_Dem]

17. Trump has the power and desire to destroy her family.

I think she is being prudent.

And we know Trump is easily flattered and manipulated.

I think she was advised on how to best handle Trump based on his psych profiling.

[Clouds Passing]

18. Dr Biden is classy, tactful and filled with grace. She endears the higher qualities we aim to be.

[Fla Dem]

19. Sorry, she was the adult in the room, a well mannered one at that.

There are times to express your disapproval, dislike, and disgust for a person, and a function in Notre Dame Cathedral wasn't one of them. She represented the United States and her husband, the President with dignity.