It just seemed to me that the Easter Egg Roll event and venue were inappropriate for POTUS to respectfully address this major global news. It came across as a perfunctory obligation to be gotten out of the way so that an enjoyable annual White House event could begin.
IMHO, Trump ought to have taken a few moments later in the day - or ear…
It just seemed to me that the Easter Egg Roll event and venue were inappropriate for POTUS to respectfully address this major global news. It came across as a perfunctory obligation to be gotten out of the way so that an enjoyable annual White House event could begin.
IMHO, Trump ought to have taken a few moments later in the day - or earlier - to publicly mark the sad occasion of the death of one of the world's major spiritual leaders. I believe River Page shares my viewpoint that Trump's decision showed a lack of awareness of the gravity of the Pope's passing that many might say bordered on dismissiveness and/or disrespect.
Regardless of whether you agree with our perception, pointing it out does not necessarily signal a fundamental disrespect for Trump. Not all opinions have TDS as their source.
I do understand this POV. My point, however curt it may have seemed, was that if River Page perceived disrespect, he should have said that, rather than what I saw as snark. An aside ("flanked by the Easter Bunny") implies raised eyebrows, and I would prefer directness. Trump could very well have been respectful -- but as we know, he does not always go about things "correctly". Should he, when asked by reporters, have shooed the costumed figure away first in order to seem More respectful? That's just the kind of artifice we've been doing our best to Remove.
It just seemed to me that the Easter Egg Roll event and venue were inappropriate for POTUS to respectfully address this major global news. It came across as a perfunctory obligation to be gotten out of the way so that an enjoyable annual White House event could begin.
IMHO, Trump ought to have taken a few moments later in the day - or earlier - to publicly mark the sad occasion of the death of one of the world's major spiritual leaders. I believe River Page shares my viewpoint that Trump's decision showed a lack of awareness of the gravity of the Pope's passing that many might say bordered on dismissiveness and/or disrespect.
Regardless of whether you agree with our perception, pointing it out does not necessarily signal a fundamental disrespect for Trump. Not all opinions have TDS as their source.
I do understand this POV. My point, however curt it may have seemed, was that if River Page perceived disrespect, he should have said that, rather than what I saw as snark. An aside ("flanked by the Easter Bunny") implies raised eyebrows, and I would prefer directness. Trump could very well have been respectful -- but as we know, he does not always go about things "correctly". Should he, when asked by reporters, have shooed the costumed figure away first in order to seem More respectful? That's just the kind of artifice we've been doing our best to Remove.