Every newspaper and TV network in the country will be calling Brotman for an interview - - so they can use his words to trash Trump.
"Hello Sir, this is NBC calling for your comments about that mean old Donald Trump... don't hold back - we feel your pain..."
Any excuse that give the press a chance to kick Trump will land a person on the front page and top of a network news in a VERY loving way. This isn't the last we'll hear of Charles Brotman.
There’s a new kid in town. Brotman can enjoy the event, historic step to making American great again after the epic failure of Obama. Brotman’s been around enough he should appreciate and welcome the need for change. If not, good riddance to him. Besides, why was he the only one doing it for so many years? What sweetheart deal did he have? Drain the swamp is already underway!
Has anyone said : “you’re fired?”
It’s time for the geezer to realize he needed to pass the torch 20 years ago. How selfish of him. That, and he’s a “GD Democrat” ( LBJ reference).
He should have Vince Sculley do it.
The inauguration isnt about you, buddy (the announcer, not the poster).
Democrat self-centered snowflake.
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Smash up more of it...!
He’s 89? Maybe it is time to retire?
At his age was/is his voice okay to announce anymore?
Good grief. At 89, one should know the run is OVER. No one is entitled to a perpetual job after 75, not even the pope.
Much ado about nothing.
A network or local broadcast will probably ‘hire’ him for the broadcast, as an affront to PE Trump.
He was probably waiting for Trump to ask him in order to tell him to go to hell.
Trump is just trying to get a better deal out of the geezer.
Just some observations:
On tradition. There may be a guy 85 years old who has wanted to do this for 56 years and hasn’t been able to because this guy is hogging the spotlight.
Regarding ability, do you think there isn’t someone who could do a better job than an 89 year old?
On the media, I wonder if it would even have been reported if he were a Republican and a Democrat was coming in? It would be time for diversity.
One thing I know, the next guy who does this for 60 years won’t be a Republican.
It’s not a huge deal, or anything regarding national security. Let the pool old guy have his day. Who’s it going to hurt? I’m pro-tradition when it’s harmless.
Put him on a float and give him a space sitting in the box with the Trump family.
Fine, keep the old guy happy. Give him a dead mike and let him announce away. A personal tape could be made of his announcing and presented to him afterwards. Everyone remains happy. ;- )
So basically he thinks the gig is his for life?
I have nothing against the guy, but this is a but much.
Not sure where this report originated, but at 89 I doubt he’s all that surprised that someone else might be doing the gig this year. Sounds more like someone is trying to make a big deal of it for him, or more pointedly against Trump.
I’ve been Santa for about 25 years now at a place I used to work. Each year I wonder if they’ll call me to do it again. If they don’t, they deemed it time to move on. That’s their business. I respect that totally.
I wish this guy many more years of happiness.
Need to find someone younger like Vin Scully.