Schumer And His Staff Mock Trump's Praise-Filled Cabinet Meeting (VIDEO)

[DonViejo]

Source: Talking Points Memo

By CAITLIN MACNEAL Published JUNE 12, 2017 3:02 PM

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and his staff on Monday recorded a video mocking President Donald Trump and a [link:http://www.cnn.com/2017/06/12/politics/trump-cabinet-tribute/index.htmlbizarre televised portion] of his Monday Cabinet meeting during members took turns thanking Trump for the opportunity to serve in his administration.

In the video Schumer shared on Twitter, his staffers took turns praising the senators performance on the Sunday showsand his hair. One staffer copied almost verbatim the words of praise Trumps chief of staff, Reince Priebus, offered the President earlier in the day.

Priebus told Trump, On behalf of the entire senior staff around you, Mr. President, we thank you for the opportunity and the blessing that youve given us to serve your agenda and the American people.

Schumers staffer told the senator, Thank you for the opportunity and blessing to serve your agenda before the group broke out in laughter.

Watch below:

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Cabinet members give Trump unusual tribute
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By Kevin Liptak, CNN White House Producer
Updated 2:46 PM ET, Mon June 12, 2017

Washington (CNN)The first meeting of President Donald Trump's full Cabinet evolved into an unusual tribute session Monday as heads of his executive branch agencies hailed the opening five months of Trump's administration while the President himself listened on closely.

It's not the typical way presidents have convened the top members of their governments. Usually, a Cabinet meeting begins with short remarks from the President before more detailed talks among the group behind closed doors.
Instead, Trump opened with a lengthy statement touting his own work before having each Cabinet secretary provide their own assessment of the administration's progress so far.

What resulted were rapid-fire plaudits from the nation's top government officials.
"I think we've been about as active as you can possibly be and at a just about record-setting pace," Trump said, even though he has no significant legislative achievements and some of his top agenda items are stalled in the courts. Those setbacks weren't noted Monday as Trump's inner-circle offered their praise.

Vice President Mike Pence spoke first: "This is the greatest privilege of my life is to serve as vice president to a president who's keeping his word to the American people."

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[Gothmog]

1. LOL

[Turn CO Blue]

2. Bwahaha! Too funny.

[bronxiteforever]

3. This is one of the best things EVER!

[Duncan Grant]

4. Perfect response to the "Dear Leader" moment!

Well done, Schumer team.

[Floyd R. Turbo]

6. Brilliant!

[True Dough]

7. They might as well do more of this

If we don't laugh, we'll cry! Better that we laugh till we cry, at least!

[FairWinds]

8. The Drumph Cabinet seems to be some sort . .

of weird combination of stepford wives and pod people.

[whathehell]

9. Love it.

[defacto7]

10. when the surreal becomes real...

when the onion turns out to be CNN,
when the president emulates Kim Jong Un,
... and more than half our government wants it that way........
Then I know the US has gone completely mad.

[burrowowl]

11. LOL!!!!!