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riversedge

(70,204 posts)
Sun Mar 25, 2018, 07:32 AM Mar 2018

Trump motorcade takes longer 'scenic route'; avoid: #MarchForOurLives protestors in West Palm Beach







joe capozzi
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The scene along southern boulevard outside Dreher Park in West palm beach. Crowd standing waiting in case motorcade passes #MarchForOurLives











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Abby D. Phillip
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20h20 hours ago

With President Trump in Florida on his golf course and thousands marching across the country to protest gun laws, the White House released this statement addressing the "March for our Lives":
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Richard Hine @richardhine
9h9 hours ago

A few weeks ago, Trump bragged that he would stand up to the NRA. Today he ran from children instead.
#MarchForOurLives #FailedPresident #CadetBoneSpurs https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/2018/live-updates/politics/march-for-our-lives/trumps-motorcade-takes-longer-route-avoiding-florida-march/?utm_term=.8573b742bf3a




















Trump's motorcade takes detour away from gun control marchers in Florida


https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/trumps-motorcade-takes-detour-away-from-gun-control-marchers-in-florida
by Katie Leach
| March 24, 2018 07:16 PM


President Trump’s motorcade took a detour from its typical route in West Palm Beach, avoiding hundreds of gun control protesters lined up along his customary route.
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However, the motorcade took a detour 2 miles north of the usual route, according to the Palm Beach Daily News.


The White House has not said why the president’s motorcade took a different route and the Secret Service told the outlet that it “doesn’t comment on matters of security.”

The report notes that Trump's motorcade has been diverted in the past when there were protester along the normal route.


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Trump’s Motorcade Drove Out of Its Way to Avoid Seeing Children Protest Gun Violence


https://www.alternet.org/right-wing/trumps-motorcade-drove-out-its-way-avoid-seeing-children-protest-gun-violence
Trump is scheduled to stay at Mar-A-Lago and has “no public events” for the rest of the day.

By Martin Cizmar / Raw Story
March 24, 2018, 1:11 PM GMT


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Donald Trump is in Florida to play golf this weekend, which puts him in uncomfortable proximity to the #MarchForOurLives protest scheduled in the wake of the Parkland shooting.

The president went out of his way to avoid the protesting children today, the Palm Beach Post reports, with his motorcade taking a detour.

The 1.5 mile “scenic” route to Mar-a-Lago allowed Trump, his wife and son to avoid the children and an pro-impeachment billboard erected by Democratic fundraiser and activist Claude Taylor.....................................
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Trump motorcade takes longer 'scenic route'; avoid: #MarchForOurLives protestors in West Palm Beach (Original Post) riversedge Mar 2018 OP
Dirty Donny* dodges every possible encounter with truth or responsibility Achilleaze Mar 2018 #1
chickenshit he is mercuryblues Mar 2018 #2
A Coward! n/t RKP5637 Mar 2018 #3
I have a question mercuryblues Mar 2018 #4
One of the sceengrabs in OP looks like they were both headed to one limo. riversedge Mar 2018 #6
Her taking a limo in DC mercuryblues Mar 2018 #8
Why did the chicken take the long way around? tanyev Mar 2018 #5
The Secret Service had to do some planning to make sure the person holding the logosoco Mar 2018 #7

Achilleaze

(15,543 posts)
1. Dirty Donny* dodges every possible encounter with truth or responsibility
Sun Mar 25, 2018, 07:38 AM
Mar 2018

He is a Compleat Republican, lacking in courage, honor, and loyalty to American democracy.

* republican Draft-Dodger-in-Chief.

tanyev

(42,552 posts)
5. Why did the chicken take the long way around?
Sun Mar 25, 2018, 08:15 AM
Mar 2018

Because he’s a whiny temper tantrum-throwing crybaby!

logosoco

(3,208 posts)
7. The Secret Service had to do some planning to make sure the person holding the
Sun Mar 25, 2018, 08:21 AM
Mar 2018

office of the POTUS was "safe". But in this case it was "protecting" him from others who are just standing up and saying THEY want to be safe, too.
We need a new word for this type of coward.

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