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Very long Twitter thread, nearly 40 tweets, starting here:
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https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1188998171667525632.html
CaliforniaPeggy
(149,737 posts)Very illuminating discussion of tRump's status.
Demovictory9
(32,482 posts)grantcart
(53,061 posts)My guess is that she told him that they were going to boo him and he argued with her saying that after killing the head of ISIS he would be mostly cheered. They argued.
Now look at the clip again and see how the louder they boo the more Melania laughs and claps, she is getting a big kick out of it.
Trump in the meantime becomes redder and more surly, I believe because he is doubly embarassed, in front of the country and in front of his wife who is clearly relishing his embarrassment.
GusBob
(7,286 posts)I noticed that too.
I thought she was laughing at the little people
Like a let them eat cake moment
LeftInTX
(25,607 posts)She might be subconsciously trying to "drown out the boos" with her clapping. Or it's nervous clapping. It's a short clip.
murielm99
(30,777 posts)customarily, because he may wear heel or shoe lifts?
Does that explain why he looks so odd when he sits in a chair? Most people don't sit in a chair the way he does.
3catwoman3
(24,070 posts)...the way he does.
MLAA
(17,340 posts)Poiuyt
(18,131 posts)But you're right, it could be from heel lifts. He also stands in an unusual way.
ms liberty
(8,608 posts)John Fante
(3,479 posts)dewsgirl
(14,961 posts)🚽
beveeheart
(1,373 posts)Because she looked so happy...
C Moon
(12,221 posts)trueblue2007
(17,242 posts)Bluesaph
(719 posts)The children in cages without their mommies and daddies feel a zillion times worse.
If he had had a coronary at that moment it would be too good for him!
calimary
(81,527 posts)chwaliszewski
(1,514 posts)coeur_de_lion
(3,686 posts)I never thought I would be the kind of person to delight in another person's pain.
But I loved this.
malaise
(269,219 posts)Resign MoFo
smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)Grammy23
(5,815 posts)But in the case of tRump, I want him to feel this way every morning when he gets up first thing. Then as he closes his eyes at night, I want him to feel those feelings and make that the last thing on his mind before slipping off to sleep.
Pleasant dreams, Asshole.
lanlady
(7,135 posts)And Melania's dressed like she's going to a state dinner. What on earth is wrong with these people?
And for that matter, where's Barron? What 14-yr-old would want to miss out a chance for a VIP seat at the World Series? He didn't go to the 4th of July shit show either, nor was he on the Trump family junket to England. Something's up.
dewsgirl
(14,961 posts)unfortunately he tagged me in the post. That tweet has been flooded with bots and still is, to the point where my notifications are useless. I have never seen anything like it. They say the same thing over and over again.
DesertRat
(27,995 posts)He's very good. Thanks for posting!
lindysalsagal
(20,747 posts)backscatter712
(26,355 posts)NCLefty
(3,678 posts)Demovictory9
(32,482 posts)OAITW r.2.0
(24,671 posts)to earn it.
RandySF
(59,414 posts)highplainsdem
(49,044 posts)dewsgirl
(14,961 posts)"If we have nuclear weapons, why can't we use them?"