President Snowflake: Trump Needs a Safe Space in Europe
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President Snowflake: Trump Needs a Safe Space in Europe
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Hes a self-proclaimed brawler, but Trump didnt head straight for the handshake-snubbing Macron or mean lady Merkel at the G-20.
No, first he needed an adoring hug from Poland.
07.06.17 1:00 AM ET
Fuck your feelings was a resonant refrain among many Trump supporters during the 2016 campaign.
In their view, we were living in a country where the coddling of youthful sensitivities had run amok, and Donald Trump was the unvarnished antidote to the lefts assault on American toughness. Cant handle it? Then leave, snowflake.
But President Trump, champion of fuck your feelings, has proved to be the most delicate snowflake of all. While every modern president has favored sympathetic media outlets and friendly crowds, Trump is different in the degree to which his promises differ from his actions. Unlike his predecessors, his appeal is built around a bravado he wont or cant exhibit.
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He pulled out of the Paris climate deal reportedly because his feelings were hurt by French President Emmanuel Macrons handshake snub.
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Given Trumps complete inability to process dissent, this weeks G-20 summit in Hamburg, Germany, puts President Snowflake directly in harms way. Thankfully, theres Poland.
Poland is not on the way to Hamburg from the United States. Its an overshoot. But its the closest place to the G-20 the president could land with the reasonable expectation that he wouldnt be triggered by hordes of protesters the second he landed.
Just to be on the safe side, Polish officials bused extra Trump fans into Warsaw from across the countryside, armed with cheers and enthusiasm, and none of that scary dissent that frightens Donald so very much. Just what a brave president would want. ............................................