While Dems Were Showboating on the Debate Stage, Trump Paid a Visit to Little-Known US Base
On Wednesday night, 10 Democratic presidential contenders stood on a stage and competed to see who could promise the most free stuff, ensure unborn babies will still be killed and characterize “profits” as America’s nemesis.
If you missed most of that dumpster fire because you had more important things to do, you weren’t the only one.
Although President Donald Trump checked into the debate later — long enough to call it “BORING!” — he first took the time to do something exceptionally meaningful.
BORING!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 27, 2019
During a trip to Japan for the G20 Summit, Air Force One made a refueling stop in Anchorage, Alaska.
But instead of staying on the plane and watching New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker give former Texas Rep. Beto O’Rourke the stink eye for speaking Spanish first, Trump did something awesomely patriotic.
You see, there’s a little-known U.S. military base called Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage.
And after his plane landed, Trump took the time to make sure members of the military stationed there knew how grateful he was for their service.
Just stopped in Alaska and said hello to our GREAT troops! pic.twitter.com/oLYn1mpaVm
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 27, 2019
While Trump walked down the steps of Air Force One, he waved to the troops, as the White House media pool noted.
The president then pointed out that the debate had just started.
“I had my choice between you and them and I chose you,” he said.
Trump’s stop was a meaningful gesture and one that will make a deep impact on those troops who were able to shake their commander in chief’s hand.
There were no doubt teams of people who could brief him later on the debate, but only Trump could encourage and greet our brave service members as the president and leader of the free world.
Trump was convinced he knew how the debate would go anyway.
“I think they all are going to do very poorly,” he said.
Trump had previously expressed his lack of interest in the debate, saying it will be “very boring” to watch.
“I’m going to watch it because I have to. That’s part of my life,” Trump told Fox Business’ Maria Bartiromo on Wednesday, as Politico noted.
“Do I want to watch it? Do I want to watch these people? It’s a very unexciting group of people,” Trump said of the Democratic contenders.
If Trump was skeptical before Wednesday’s debate, it’s unlikely anything happened last night that will change his mind about Thursday night’s showdown.
The Thursday night lineup includes the two names who are consistently polling the highest — former Vice President Joe Biden and Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders.
Also on the card are South Bend, Indiana Mayor Pete Buttigieg, California Sen. Kamala Harris, Colorado Sen. Michael Bennet, New York Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, former Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper, California Rep. Eric Swalwell, self-help guru Marianne Williamson and entrepreneur Andrew Yang.
Thursday’s debate will again start at 9:00 p.m. ET.
It will have the same moderators as Wednesday’s event — Lester Holt, Savannah Guthrie, Rachel Maddow, Jose Diaz-Balart and Chuck Todd.
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