Trump Cancels Mar-a-lago Christmas Trip Over Shutdown

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Source: The Hill

56 mins. ago. WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - The White House announced on Saturday that President Trump will not take his scheduled Christmas vacation in South Florida, citing the government shutdown.

"Due to the shutdown, President Trump will remain in Washington, D.C. and the first lady will return from Florida so they can spend Christmas together," White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said in a statement. -END-


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[underpants]

1. Hilarious. This is probably eating him up.

You just know he's miserable staying at the White House when he was going to spend 16 days being praised and gushed over by his customers at Mar a lago.

[FarPoint]

67. He is in his self-promotional mode/acting...

He is pleased to use this to flame his base support and to blame everything on the Democrats...We must NOT cave....no matter what we do, he will continue to shame and blame Democrats...we must do what we must do to protect out Democracy.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

2. What will he do for golf?

Or is he just going to lie around on his bed in his underwear, eating KFC, watching Fox and rage-tweeting?

[homegirl]

19. You called it...

that is exactly what he will do. Plus spend a lot of time whining and throwing temper tantrums. I almost feel sorry for Melania. But I hope Barron spends the holiday with his cousins, poor kid.

[LibDemAlways]

43. The few times Barron has appeared in public, he's

looked miserable. Imagine that poor kid's treatment at school. It must be a living hell.

[SergeStorms]

52. I don't imagine...

his orange paterfamilias spends much time with him...or any at all. Trumpledforeskin treats his children just like daddy Fred treated him. And the beat goes on.

[Golden Raisin]

58. As the (adult) child of a narcissistic father

I have nothing but compassion for Barron. At almost 70 the emotional scars are still there. The pallette of paternal narcissism contains many colors: frigid indifference, outright ignoring, ridiculing, belittling and body-shaming (we all remember Trump's public imitation of reporter Serge Kovaleski's disability), undermining the child's self-confidence and sense of worth.....and the list goes on. I bow to no one in my disdain and disgust for the adult members of the Trump Family but really worry about Barron. That's not to say that he might not grow up to be a hot mess as a human being, given the environment and examples he's had in his nuclear family.

[LibDemAlways]

59. I read that he spends a lot of time with

Melania's parents, may even be living wth them. Trump certainly has no interest in the boy, and that's probably a good thing. Suspect Melania hangs out (hides out) at her parents' place, too.She clearly has zero interest in the First Lady role. Must have been pissed beyond belief when the idiot was declared the winner.

[SergeStorms]

72. I've read that...

Melanie's father is lot like "The Donald". Whether that's true or not is unknown for sure, since she doesn't like to talk about her family life before her "modeling" career. Everything up to that point in her life is somewhat nebulous. It would make sense, though.

[rurallib]

25. Makes you wonder if the White House staff got laid off also?

KFC, TV and hopefully in his underwear sounds right.

[Eliot Rosewater]

29. Worst human alive other than a couple and 50 million adore him, worship him

wow, is that group of Americans fucked up or what.

Cant get over that

[2naSalit]

71. I deal with his

minions every time I leave my place, it's one reason I stay home a lot.

PS... the GIF/image in your sig line is having issues, it flashes and has problems showing the image.

[Eliot Rosewater]

74. Gif looks ok for me , wonder if others cant see it.

[2naSalit]

75. It's okay now. Wonder what htat was about.

Really, it was kind of flipping out like a short circuit might look. Aliens, has to be the answer.

[TeamPooka]

55. and pretending to work.

[duforsure]

64. He'll try to play golf

By slipping away to a closer course he owns, and hide it from the public. He won't give it up for this shutdown, just hide it from being publicized.

[Sneederbunk]

77. Set up putting green in Oval Office.

[FM123]

78. poor lil trumpy

"lie around on his bed in his underwear, eating KFC, watching Fox and rage-tweeting" is what he does when he is "working", I think he calls it executive time. He will probably do even less while on Christmas vacation, if that is even possible...

[guillaumeb]

3. Trump has sacrificed so much.

He sacrificed the truth, integrity, honor, decency, and so much more in his quest for money.

[Eliot Rosewater]

30. He loses ALL power to destroy us TOMORROW if cons stand up to him, but they wont, cant.

Not this bunch, mcconell especially, but he is a traitor also so that explains why he cant.

These racist assholes have always been here, among us. They saw a black man with a non christian name get elected prez and they literally went insane.

[napi21]

53. I think there's a chance that some Pubs just might stand up to him this time.

I've read several reports that a lot of them feel used by him because they were told after the vote for the continuing resolution that THE PRESIDENT agreed to, they were dismissed to go enjoy the Holidays with their family and friends. THEN HE changed his mind and they were called back. I'm actually shocked that the senator from Hawaii returned to DC! That' a damn long flight and he got to spend 15 mins. with his family before getting on the return flight back to DC. If I were that Senator, I'd have told them to hold their vote without ME! There is NO business that operates this insane way, BECAUSE it would have gone out of business.

[mahina]

60. Brian Schatz

That’s not his stile.

[guillaumeb]

84. A nice observation.

I would have written "racists" in place of your "these people".

[Eliot Rosewater]

85. Done, good observation.

[JudyM]

32. That assumes he had them to begin with... hmmm, doubtful.

[DoctorJoJo]

4. He Can Look At His Steel Fence Outside the White House!

[no_hypocrisy]

5. And he's not playing golf at one of his courses for the first time in a long time

this week-end. He's grounded.

He must be seething.

[Turbineguy]

6. What a sacrifice!

What a martyr! He'll want a monument for that.

[Cirque du So-What]

22. He should keep a diary

so that future generations can learn from all his suffering. Like Anne Frank.

[C_U_L8R]

7. This guy's brain

is as blank as that sheet of paper he's pretending to sign. Whatta numbnut.

[htuttle]

10. I can't stop laughing at his picture

I think he's trying to look 'resolute', or something, lol. But instead, he looks like a dumbass!

[populistdriven]

44. I photoshopped an orangutan's eyes over his

as an experiment but it made him look smarter so I abandoned the project.

[George II]

8. The story I read (may not be true) is that they can't get fuel for the plane because of the shutdown

[bluestarone]

9. Oh i'm hoping this is true because then

I know he's really pissed!!!!!

[rurallib]

24. Can he have Putin send some over?

[Chemisse]

26. Ohhh, that would make more sense.

Because he doesn't strike me as the 'martry with a cause' type.

[George II]

28. It was pointed out earlier on twitter that the sheet of paper he's "signing" is blank and.........

......the cap is still on the pen!

[forgotmylogin]

38. I'm hoping this is true and I'm also hoping they lied to him!

"Yeah, it's all shut down and out of gas. That nice Mexican man who drives the fuel delivery truck ain't gettin' paid, Mr. President!"

[underpants]

68. I doubt that. There are constant preparations to move a POTUS

the Hite House staff also stays in place.

[MissKat]

11. Anyone else thinking this?

Wouldn't be surprised if he fires Mueller.

[TexasBushwhacker]

82. Start a GoFundME to keep the investigation going!

[iluvtennis]

12. I rally don't care what trumpty dumpty does. I want the 700,000 federal workers

to get their paychecks during this holiday season.

[JI7]

13. anyone know if this could go on until new years ? doesn't he hold some party

where people pay a lot of money to get in ?

[getagrip_already]

66. probably, but trump doesn't do refunds....

The pahhtey will go on. The saudi's will have purchased 5000 tickets, and he will be whiney.

Or he will just take af1 for a joy ride, spend a couple of hours there, and leave.

[citizen blues]

14. So Louis XIV is staying indoors

So he doesn't have to see all those away from their families and not getting paid.

[SunSeeker]

15. LOL

[IggleDuer]

16. Who pays for Melena's trip back from Merde a Lago?

Her trip would not be considered “Mission Essential”.

[homegirl]

21. She has a choice

Amtrack or Greyhound. Good excuse to stay at Mar a Lago until the shutdown is over.

[ToxMarz]

17. Overheard in the private resiidence

Doh!

Stupid
Stupid
STUPID!

[Roadside Attraction]

18. Good

Let the worthless piece of shit, his ho' wife and his trashy children miss their Florida trip with club members kissing their asses at every turn.

Then, beginning January 3, perp-walk the whole crowd out of the White House and into black Suburbans for the trip to Leavenworth Federal Penitentiary.

[oberliner]

20. His wife and child are already there

[SunSeeker]

27. This is an early xmas present for Melanie.

[LiberalFighter]

23. And do what? Continue making a doofus of himself?

[JohnnyRingo]

31. So he'll have to stay at the White House?

...the huge Washington mansion where he's surrounded by opulence and waited on hand & foot?

And I thought my family had it tough!

[Nay]

81. The White House is a tiny dump compared to what the Trumps are used to. So yeah, it

should really piss him off. Hope it does!

[Va Lefty]

33. I don't believe this. The WH will lie! That's what they do.

[cstanleytech]

35. In other words someone told him point blank that it would be political suicide to go ahead with his

plans and I am sure the man baby threw a tantrum over that news.

[pfitz59]

57. I believe you hit the nail on this

The adults (whover is left) told him "NO!"

[metroins]

36. I think that's a good thing

I do not like him, but it's one of the only smart things he has ever done.

I hope Schumer doesn't cave, we can hold out until January 3rd.

[BlueStater]

45. He's only doing it for positive publicity, not because it's the right thing to do.

The fact that he had to tweet about it proves it. A more modest president wouldn't bring this to anyone's attention, but the narcissistic manbaby wants everyone to kiss his flabby ass.

[metroins]

46. I'm not disagreeing

It was a good move to stay in town, no matter the reasoning.

[EarthFirst]

37. What's he back to working on blank sheets of paper again?

[Polly Hennessey]

39. Trying to appear concerned.

Sorry Clown, it won’t work. Same goes for Mrs. Clown.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

40. Womp womp womp

[UrbanProspector]

41. I feel the reason is this...

he doesn't have anyone to fly Airforce1 or drive the official motorcade plus security. They might feel funny having to work for him whilst not gettin paid...jus sayin'

[keithbvadu2]

42. Poor Donald has to stay in the WH that he calls a dump?

[LastLiberal in PalmSprings]

47. "Shit! Shit! Shit! Shit! Shit! Shit! Shit! Shit! Shit! Shit! Shit! Shit! Shit! Shit! Shit! Shit!"

Melania's reaction when she found out she'd have to return to Washington to spend Christmas with her husband, instead of relaxing in Florida far away from El Doucho.

[watoos]

48. Wow, no golfing for at least 2 weeks.

Thoughts and prayers from a fellow golfer.

[PJMcK]

63. Yeah, that's going to really eat him up! (n/t)

[Hulk]

49. The best Christmas present to ME ever!!

Great! Anytime we can make this jackass suffer...I'm a happier person. I'll seek therapy once he leave office.

[Talitha]

50. Just knowing he's pissed off.... PRICELESS!!!

Enjoy your vacation!

[LiberalLovinLug]

51. He'll be sluffing off to Mar-a-lago, the liar.

With his tie between his legs.

just wait

[helpisontheway]

54. Do we have proof that Melania returned? Probably more lies by Sarah Huckabee Sanders. Nt

[adVance democracy]

56. Awww, Trumpie Doesn't Get to Play!

[GreydeeThos]

61. Government Shutdown - Trump cannot transfer money to his properties

There is no money to fund the room rental for his staff and Secret Service. This will put a dent in his profit margin.

[watoos]

62. What good does it do to fix the shutdown,

for Trump to stay at the White House with Congress home for Christmas? Is Steven Miller at the White House also helping Trump Tweet?

[mahatmakanejeeves]

65. Those blank pieces of paper won't sign themselves.

StylinSteelSlatHat Retweeted
?

This new Hallmark movie plot sucks.

Link to tweet

“Ugh, This Fuckin’ Guy” will return after these messages.

Link to tweet

[TNNurse]

69. Are we supposed to be impressed

or grateful or think that he is sacrificing something?? Because no one in this house is.

[onetexan]

73. it's a ploy to make him look like the victim to his base

[TNNurse]

80. Well, they are that ignorant.

I want to say stupid but will probably be chastised for that.

[Botany]

70. The paper is blank and the cap is on the pen

Link to tweet

The Potemkin Presidency.

[ADX]

76. Since he won't be going to Florida...

...he should take the opportunity to visit U.S. troops deployed to a combat zone because he's been in office for 23 months and has yet to do so.

[snowybirdie]

79. BINGO!

That s the best idea I've seen!

[ADX]

83. The sad part is...

...he won't do it because he doesn't really and truly care about service men and women, he just pretends to because it plays well to the ignoramuses who comprise his base.