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'Great Job,' Trump Tells 11-Year-Old Boy Mowing White House Lawn
Channel News Asia ^ | 16 Sep 2017

Posted on 09/15/2017 2:29:03 PM PDT by nickcarraway

An 11-year-old boy earned a "great job" and a high five from US President Donald Trump for mowing the White House lawn on Friday (Sep 15).

Frank Giaccio, from Falls Church, Virginia, wrote the president earlier this year saying that he owned his own lawn-mowing business and it would an "honour" to mow the White House lawn.

The White House accepted his offer and Frank was invited to mow the grass in the Rose Garden on Friday under the watchful eye of uniformed park service workers.

(Excerpt) Read more at channelnewsasia.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Extended News; News/Current Events; US: District of Columbia
KEYWORDS: lawn; trump; whitehouse
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1 posted on 09/15/2017 2:29:03 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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To: nickcarraway

Gotta start ‘em young and train ‘em right.


2 posted on 09/15/2017 2:30:12 PM PDT by Publius ("Who is John Galt?" by Billthedrill and Publius available at Amazon.)
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To: nickcarraway

“Interviewed on the Fox Business network before heading to the White House, Frank said the day was shaping up to be “pretty much the best day of my life.”
Read more at http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/world/great-job-trump-tells-11-year-old-boy-mowing-white-house-lawn-9221994


3 posted on 09/15/2017 2:32:00 PM PDT by SubMareener (Save us from Quarterly Freepathons! Become a MONTHLY DONOR)
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To: Publius

That’s a very smart young man!

He’s even wearing eyes and ears.


4 posted on 09/15/2017 2:33:09 PM PDT by Ken Regis
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To: nickcarraway

Meanwhile during obama regime he only read letters from Mao and Che fans.


5 posted on 09/15/2017 2:34:48 PM PDT by ColdOne ((I miss my poochie... Tasha 2000~3/14/11~ Best Election Ever! It is offical, we are at war!)
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To: nickcarraway

President Trump probably paid him out of his own pocket...

A President “for the people”....


6 posted on 09/15/2017 2:37:07 PM PDT by JBW1949 (I'm really PC....PATRIOTICALLY CORRECT!!!!)
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To: ColdOne

Obama would have mentioned the word “I” 47 times and the word “boy” twice (on a good day).


7 posted on 09/15/2017 2:38:38 PM PDT by DoughtyOne (Trump now FR public enemy number one. Man how the MSM, DU, & HP must be thrilled tonight.)
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To: nickcarraway

i’ll take “landscaper” boy over “clock” boy everytime—just doing the jobs that Americans do everyday.


8 posted on 09/15/2017 2:38:52 PM PDT by dadfly
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To: nickcarraway

What?

No one screaming about CHILD LABOR LAWS and minimum wages?...................


9 posted on 09/15/2017 2:40:02 PM PDT by Red Badger (Road Rage lasts 5 minutes. Road Rash lasts 5 months!.....................)
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To: Pride in the USA

Here’s a “feel good” story for the day


10 posted on 09/15/2017 2:40:43 PM PDT by lonevoice (diagonally parked in a parallel universe)
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To: dadfly
i’ll take “landscaper” boy over “clock” boy everytime—just doing the jobs that Americans do everyday.

Great comparison!

11 posted on 09/15/2017 2:40:51 PM PDT by mac_truck (aide toi et dieu t'aidera)
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To: nickcarraway

That nice kid probably just had a college savings account anonymously opened in his name that he will not know about for another eight years...

12 posted on 09/15/2017 2:41:40 PM PDT by Blue Jays ( Rock hard ~ Ride free)
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To: nickcarraway

And he’s a US citizen instead of an illegal alien! Lead by example.


13 posted on 09/15/2017 2:42:11 PM PDT by Reno89519 (PRESIDENT TRUMP, KEEP YOUR PROMISES! NO AMNESTY AND BUILD THAT WALL.)
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To: DoughtyOne
Obama would have said "boy" was a racist term.

-PJ

14 posted on 09/15/2017 2:42:15 PM PDT by Political Junkie Too (The 1st Amendment gives the People the right to a free press, not CNN the right to the 1st question.)
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To: Publius

I had a grass-cutting business when I was a teen.

A cardinal rule was to clear everyone away from the yard while mowing!


15 posted on 09/15/2017 2:42:31 PM PDT by TexasGator
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To: Ken Regis

“He’s even wearing eyes and ears.”

What about all the dudes around him?


16 posted on 09/15/2017 2:43:21 PM PDT by TexasGator
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To: nickcarraway

This is kinda a tough age for kids..His parents must be terrific.


17 posted on 09/15/2017 2:43:39 PM PDT by Sacajaweau
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To: Red Badger

We’re waiting...


18 posted on 09/15/2017 2:44:35 PM PDT by Sacajaweau
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To: TexasGator

What, shouldn’t the union be complaining?


19 posted on 09/15/2017 2:44:59 PM PDT by dgbrown
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To: nickcarraway

Good boy!!


20 posted on 09/15/2017 2:45:49 PM PDT by luvbach1 (I hope Trump runs roughshod over the inevitable obstuctionists, Dems, progs, libs, or RINOs!)
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