And Yes She can Fly !!!
Posted on 05/19/2020 3:25:45 PM PDT by Beave Meister
The traditional White House portrait unveiling may be skipped for the first time in decades amid bad blood between Trump and Obama.
WASHINGTON — It’s been a White House tradition for decades: A first-term president hosts a ceremony in the East Room for the unveiling of the official portrait of his immediate predecessor that will hang in the halls of the White House for posterity.
Republican presidents have done it for Democratic presidents, and vice versa — even when one of them ascended to the White House by defeating or sharply criticizing the other.
“We may have our differences politically,” President Barack Obama said when he hosted former President George W. Bush for his portrait unveiling in 2012, “but the presidency transcends those differences.”
Yet this modern ritual won’t be taking place between Obama and President Donald Trump, according to people familiar with the matter. And if Trump wins a second term in November, it could be 2025 before Obama returns to the White House to see his portrait displayed among every U.S. president from George Washington to Bush.
It’s too soon to know whether the absence of the uniquely harmonious occasion, when presidents set aside political differences, is just a reflection of a singular dynamic between two presidents whose differences have increasingly been aired in full view or whether it is symbolic of a broader, bitter political era.
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Pres. Trump could use it for a target in his basement handgun shooting range, (If he doesn’t have one he should!)
I saw those reports also. Media can not let that stand, they have to say it is all Trumps idea. Are these talking heads really essential?
I think it’s also tradition that the outgoing president doesn’t form a coup to bring down the incoming president, after having weaponized government agencies before the election to thwart his victory.
such a deceptive headline.
earlier on FR:
A Petty Barack Obama Refuses to Participate in Unveiling of Official White House Portrait
PJ News Media
Barack Obama is refusing to participate in the ceremony for the unveiling of his portrait, NBC News has learned...
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3846607/posts
Lose it like a 302
What is distressing to me is the number of Freepers on this thread who believe that Trump putting his foot down is great, while Obama backing away would show “toughness”??
Methinks these fellow Freepers are suffering from ODS [Obama Derangement Syndrome]!
We must continue to put ourselves in the context of Joe Blow American. I think that Joe would see the current headline of Trump refusing to host the ceremony as “rude”, no matter how well deserved. In matters of traditional ceremony, tradition trumps politics.
On the other hand, Obama refusing to participate, which was the first set of headlines, shows petulance on his part. This puts Trump on the “high road” in the eyes of Joe Blow.
Those horrid pictures were first published and I don’t know when I have been so embarrassed. Those entire 8 years were embarrassing. I won’t say too much bad about Michael Robinson.
The articles posted here were from the Daily Caller and PJ Media.
Kind of doubt that was their motivation.
Hussein’s portrait should NEVER go up in the Whitehouse until POTUS Trump has his posted in schools and US Post Offices.
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But there was that POS johnson who just put a Hit on JFK and got away with it.
I just read that a few minutes ago. Thank You!
I heard that 0bama refused to attend the ceremony. PDJT isn’t that petty.
I LOVE THIS PRESIDENT!!!!
PDJT you magnificent bastard!!
KAG 2020
AGREE!
Slimedia will tell you lies.
Bump!
Obviously President Trump knows the Obozo was illegitimate. Trump may well expose the fraud during his second term. Trump 2020! Make America America again!
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