@ImNotHungry He acts appalled that they are asking that question while there is flooding in Texas but he brags about himself during other disasters and tragedies like the airplane crashes.
Sends innocuous "thoughts and prayers" tweets when tragedies first come to light. He's said the exact phrase 13 times since the election (one time he switched it up and said "thoughts, condolences and prayers").
Goes into offense mode when a tragedy shows him in poor light, like after Hurricane Maria struck Puerto Rico. Many of the tweets he sent about that disaster focused on him slamming opponents.
Clogs his feed with tweets about action. Of the 20 messages he tweeted in relation to the New York City attack, the majority focused on boosting the military and cutting immigration visa programs. Only twice more after his initial condolences did he refer to a nation in mourning. Those tweets included a clip of a moment of silence at the New York Stock Exchange and a video of him reading a statement, eyes down on the page for a chunk of the recording.
Highlights police and military-related calamities, such as a fatal Marine plane crash in July and two deadly collisions involving Navy ships in June and August.
Ignores some tragedies on Twitter altogether, including the Portland train attack, when a 35-year-old man fatally stabbed two people after he shouted anti-Muslim slurs. He also stayed mum after an attack in Niger killed 4 U.S. soldiers. The widow of one of the fallen said Trump told her he "knew what he signed up for" during a condolence call.
Uses tragedies as political bait. After a 29-year-old man drove a truck into a New York City path, killing 8, on Oct. 31, Trump blasted the Islamic State and immigration visas. (The killer has been tied to ISIS by authorities.) After the Las Vegas shooting on Oct. 1, he never condemned the shooter, who died by suicide, on Twitter, and in his first tweet at the time, he offered his "warmest condolences." (ISIS claimed responsibility for the slaughter, but officials have not confirmed the connection.) As of Sunday evening, he hasn't denounced the shooter who killed at least 26 in a Texas church on Nov. 5 either.
Often tweets about how he's being briefed or the meetings he has relating to tragedy, mostly natural disasters, and highlights praise for his efforts. He noted in his first tweet about the Texas shooting that he was "monitoring the situation from Japan."
Slams "fake news" when his response is criticized. He's done it seven times.
I saw that video clip. While it's true that there are still TONS of average citizens who were hoping and praying that all of the Epstein clients would be outed, the likelihood is that some very powerful foreign dignitaries were caught up in that net. Prince Andrew comes to mind...and he is now in disgrace with his family in the UK.
I HAVE to wonder if these same people have explained to Trump the embarrassment they would suffer if they were outed...and I have to wonder if Trump is damping this down in favor of good global relations.
I should ADD that truly intelligent criminals would not KEEP a client list, due to the danger of it coming to light. We already have the flight logs from Epstein's plane, and that is all we will ever see.
generally, i'm not a fan of high ranking officials displaying emotion. in this scenario, as an American, I'm embarrassed ( but to be clear, i've been embarrassed by my President for decades )
