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2. Oh please! Trump left the summit early

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Tue Nov 14, 2017, 02:20 PM

Nov 2017

Just like the summit meeting that Trump got of because he knows nothing Trump doesn't
want to around really smart people either.

“It’s just a scheduling issue,” White House spokesman Raj Shah said Monday. “The president congratulates
this year’s Nobel laureates. The White House is unable to make an event work given the demands on the
president’s schedule, including a 12-day trip to Asia.”

Trump bored with Asia, heads home early

Jim Roberts? @nycjim 46m46 minutes ago
Trump apparently tires of his overseas trip, leaves early and skips East Asia Summit. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/nov/14/donald-trump-skips-east-asia-summit-on-final-day-of-12-day-tour

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White House not holding event for U.S. Nobel Prize recipients, a break with usual practice [View all] Eugene Nov 2017 OP

scheduling issue my a** DonCoquixote Nov 2017 #1

Oh please! Trump left the summit early Botany Nov 2017 #2

It's preemptive damage control PJMcK Nov 2017 #3

This makes sense given the US government no longer believes science exists or matters. Eliot Rosewater Nov 2017 #4

Good response. Our Federal govt. is being systematically purged of experts and scientists--and riversedge Nov 2017 #5

well, they gave a prize to Obama, that will not go unpunished... Thomas Hurt Nov 2017 #6

And they didn't give one to Widdle Donnie, and his fee-fees are hurt........ lastlib Nov 2017 #10

Joachim Frank of Columbia University --said he would not have accepted. riversedge Nov 2017 #7

There will be no Nobel Prize for #45, ever. And there will be no #45 WH fetes for American NCjack Nov 2017 #8

Trump always MyOwnPeace Nov 2017 #9