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The president is hiding
At 11:21 this morning, with air already thick with humidity, and a Marine posted outside the West Wing of the White House, Donald Trump was nowhere to be seen. For the entire day, members of the press were ready, willing, and able to do their jobs, standing by as they waited for Donald Trump to make a public appearance. He never did. Instead, the President of the United States remained hidden away in one of the most secure buildings on the entire planet. At 6:06 pm, White House correspondent John Bennett posted, “After a very quiet day, the White House called a travel/photo lid at 6 p.m. Have a good evening, folks.” Thus ending a full day in which the President of the United States never appeared before the American people. In normal times, we wouldn’t question a president who made no press appearances for a day, even though he had six policy meetings on his schedule. But this is Donald Trump. He lives on drama and chaos, constantly looking for ways to distract his fellow Americans from the real issues he is unwilling or unable to confront. When he goes quiet, it normally means something is happening behind the scenes that he doesn’t want anyone else to know about.
