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Trump pauses address to nation to take 2 big swigs of water
Associated Press ^ | Nov 15, 2017 5:12 PM EST | Ken Thomas

Posted on 11/15/2017 4:21:12 PM PST by Olog-hai

President Donald Trump had his own water bottle moment.

Trump, fresh from his marathon trip to Asia, paused during his address to the nation on Wednesday to take a swig of water — twice. […]

At first, he couldn’t find any in his presidential lectern. “They don’t have water? That’s OK,” he said. When he was informed it was sitting on a small table to his right, the president unscrewed the cap, took a drink and then resumed his speech. He took another swig later in the speech.

Trump’s water break drew instant comparisons to Florida Sen. Marco Rubio’s 2013 speech after then-President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address. Giving the Republican response, Rubio lunged for a drink of bottled water during the televised address — all while keeping his gaze on the camera — and later laughed it off as a case of dry mouth.

During the 2016 campaign, Trump frequently skewered Rubio, his one-time GOP rival, for needing to quench his thirst during speeches. …

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To: Olog-hai

How is this news? For that matter, I could never understand the criticism of Rubio either.


61 posted on 11/15/2017 6:18:44 PM PST by JimSEA
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They should have also noted that he paused to breathe now and then. And then there was the time he blinked his eyes. And once he adjusted his tie!


62 posted on 11/15/2017 6:37:26 PM PST by IronJack
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Of course my President is thirsty, Liberal tears are made of salt and he’s been gorging on them for a couple of years.


63 posted on 11/16/2017 9:26:43 AM PST by Maverick68
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