Of course not. But I do think it speaks to preparation and wreaks of amateur mistakes and it bugs me.
I remember when Moochelle hugged the Queen. It’s about being ill prepared.
As a New Yorker, he should remember. KEENLY. I don’t care how much is on his mind. In that moment, he chose to speak about 9/11 and he f^cked it all up giving his enemies more to seize on, more to write on, and more to influence the weak minded with.
Yes, I remember when Michelle Obama hugged the Queen, same as when Jimmy Carter put a big smack wet kiss on the Queen’s mother, which she never shut up about. I also know that when the Queen travels, she has some lackey carry her toilet seat in a special wrap. My advice to old MetalMouth is “Ligthen up, Queeny”.
Eh, not a big deal. As they say, his supporters take him seriously but not literally. The flub actually puts a spotlight on his message.
He’s not a perfect vessel, but he’s far better than any of the other options we’ve had offered up over the last 30 years!