"I thought I was going to commit suicide" - Charles Brotman after being fired by the orange asshole.

[liberalnarb]

President-elect Donald Trump's team decided not to call upon the services of the inauguration announcer who has worked every parade for the past 60 years, according to a local Washington station.

Trump is choosing not to use Charles Brotman, 89, to announce his inaugural parade — breaking with decades of tradition that began with Brotman's first inaugural gig for Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1957.

Brotman told ABC News’ D.C. affiliate he was “heartbroken” to learn he wouldn't be announcing what would have been his 12th inaugural parade.

“I’ve been doing this for 60 years,” Brotman told WJLA.

“I was destroyed,” he added.

http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/313240-trump-dumps-inaugural-parade-announcer-who-has-done-them-for-60

[stevenleser]

1. Trump and his crew have zero empathy for anyone. Everyone is disposable at a whim. nt

[liberalnarb]

2. Seeing that picture of Brotman so happy and then reading the title made me want to cry.

[WhiteTara]

5. Sub-human.

That's the only way I can put it.

[get the red out]

10. Orange demon

Soul-free entity.

[Tommy_Carcetti]

3. If it makes him feel any better....

.....Trump's not worthy of an inaugural parade, let alone an inauguration. Consider it a blessing in disguise.

[liberalnarb]

8. I doubt he cared about Trump.

He's been the announcer for 60 years. He's in his senior years now and inaugurations only come around every 4 years.

[Maru Kitteh]

4. When Rachel reported that last night I cried

and now I'm leaky again.

[True Dough]

6. There was a report on the news the other night

about the U.S. ambassador to Canada. He was told to pack his bags and be out of his office by Jan. 20. He said he offered to stay a while and assist with his successor's transition into the role but never heard a word back.

The message was clear: beat it!

[MrPurple]

7. Represents their lack of respect for the system

Anyone else would have kept this guy out of respect for a longstanding institution that they are just a temporary steward of. This is just one guy, but Trump is likely to decimate our democracy in every conceivable way.

[progressoid]

9. Linky?

[liberalnarb]

12. Added

http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/313240-trump-dumps-inaugural-parade-announcer-who-has-done-them-for-60

[progressoid]

15. Thanks!

[diane in sf]

11. I hope he's around to announce a real president again in four years (or hopefuully sooner)

[nolabear]

13. UDATE: He was hired by the DC NBC affiliate to do it on TV. Per Rachel.

She said last night that she'd gotten more response about that story that anything she'd done in a long time. And that the DC local affiliate (I can't recall the call letters) called him and hired him to be their announcer.

NICE shot across the incoming's bow, and he's over the moon!

[liberalnarb]

14. Good, though trump still did a lot of damage to him. Heartless