No matter the decision, the media will trash him for it.
Meanwhile, Florida Man buys a cake...
Posted on 08/29/2019 5:49:50 PM PDT by robowombat
Trump cancels Poland trip as hurricane approaches Florida BY BRETT SAMUELS - 08/29/19 04:23 PM EDT
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President Trump on Thursday canceled his trip to Poland that was scheduled for this weekend due to a hurricane that is expected to hit Florida in the coming days.
Vice President Pence will travel to Poland in Trump's place, the president told reporters during a press conference in the White House Rose Garden.
Hurricane Dorian is expected to gain strength in the coming days, and could hit the Florida coast as soon as Saturday as a Category 4 storm.
“It’s something very important for me to be here,” Trump said. “This storm looks like it could be a very, very big one indeed.”
Trump was scheduled to spend Saturday and Sunday in Poland to meet with President Andrzej Duda and attend ceremonies commemorating the 80th anniversary of World War II in Warsaw.
The president said he spoke with Duda about the change in plans, adding that he intended to visit the country another time.
The trip was originally supposed to include a stop in Denmark, but Trump tweeted earlier this month that he had scrapped that visit after Danish leaders rejected the possibility of the U.S. purchasing Greenland.
Pence's stop in Poland will precede previously announced visits to Iceland and the United Kingdom set to take place next week.
Trump and other government officials have in recent days been tracking the path of Hurricane Dorian, which missed hitting Puerto Rico directly, but appears poised to lash the eastern coast of Florida.
"Hurricane Dorian looks like it will be hitting Florida late Sunday night," Trump tweeted Thursday morning. "Be prepared and please follow State and Federal instructions, it will be a very big Hurricane, perhaps one of the biggest!"
Florida authorities on Wednesday declared a state of emergency in anticipation of the storm.
Forecasters on Thursday projected that Dorian could bring flooding rains and winds of up to 130 miles per hour.
It could become the first hurricane of Category 4 or stronger to hit the eastern coast of Florida since Hurricane Andrew decimated parts of the state in 1992.
Updated 4:40 p.m.
Aw, he will miss the ceremony in a country that i bet loves him.
But it was never a choice. Not for this President.
That’s good.
to only have seen one devastating storm in my life and never forget it, I can’t imagine having to deal with it every year.
Prayers out.
“Orange Man Bad!”
No matter the decision, the media will trash him for it.
They’ll use this as an excuse to say Trump doesn’t take foreign policy seriously.
It’s a great gesture and Poland will welcome him when he gets there. Watch the media bitch because he has his property there. He can’t win but the Poles know he’s an allie. Besides he has to be sure to show a high profile support for the Florida Governor, a staunch supporter. The Dems will get stupid, it’s what they do and I love it.
How horrid of President Trump to cancel a vital diplomatic mission, just to go to Florida and watch a hurricane try to destroy Mara-Largo. (coming soon from MSNBC commentator)
If you go to the Drudge Report, their page shows the hurricane right off the coast! What in the world? That does not seem to be the position when you look at the cones and models. Reading the fine print you find that is the simulated Monday position, but you can bet what Drudge is headlining is scaring people to death!!!
No matter the decision, the media will trash him for it.
Meanwhile, Florida Man buys a cake...
I want one!
(The brownie, not the hurricane!)
So the hurricane is headed for landfall just north of Palm Beach, site of Mar-a-Lago.
I predict the left is going to spend the entire weekend, if not longer, publicly wishing for a catastrophic event in a swing state that is crucial to their hopes of defeating Trump.
Now guess what they will say if he decided to travel.
Florida man says, “mmm, hurricake”!
He didn’t cancel the Denmark trip due to her refusing his purchase offer. It was because she did it rudely.
Thank you Mr. President.
If this storm moves east from Florida before hitting the coast, there’s those on the left that may jump out of 3rd+ floor windows. Won’t that be an awful shame? I’m just kidding, it will be great.
If this storm rolls the coast, it will be pure hell.
High Pressure over the N. Atlantic is a problem.
It isn’t moving.
We don’t have a hurricane every yr. Its cyclical with the sun. But this one is headed straight for me. I leave most of the shutters up all year. Nust not the fronts or bathrooms. Makes it easier. Only have to put up a few and close the accordions.
Yep.
He will go, just at a later date. :)
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