Trump Tours Tennessee Tornado Disaster In Campaign Hat

Donald Trump can’t even visit a tornado-devastated area in MAGA country without making it about himself and using the tragedy to improve his own fortunes.

After a powerful tornado killed at least 25 people on Tuesday, Trump took a taxpayer-funded, official visit to Tennessee, supposedly to “review recovery efforts and offer support to local residents, according to a White House statement,” USA Today reported.

Yet Trump used this somber event to literally put his own interests front and center.

When I worked in local government, we were never allowed to wear anything partisan while conducting official business. I imagine the same is true for the federal government. I will research this and update this post when I find out. Regardless of the law, it’s clearly tasteless and looks unethical.

Not surprisingly, Fox News is ignoring Trump’s self-dealing during a tragedy and pretending he’s doing something selfless - even though the article acknowledges the hat. From the FoxNews.com homepage as I write this:

3/6/20 update: As CREW noted, it just so happens this hat is for sale on Trump's campaign website. CREW calls this behavior "default Trump" because he does it at all his disaster visits, apparently.

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commented 2020-03-07 09:01:35 -0500 · Flag

YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAWWWWWWWWWNNNNNNNNNNNNNN………..nothing to see here but a VERY PREDICTABLE RESPONSE from Der Gropenfuehrer. Keep in mind: with the exception of New Mexico and Illinois, he won EVERY SINGLE STATE (including TN) in “Tornado Alley” EASILY in 2016. Ergo, I can guarantee you this much: unlike California (remember how Der Gropenfuehrer CONTINUOUSLY BASHED Californians and their governor when wildfires engulfed huge parts of their state?), FEDERAL AID WILL BE ON ITS WAY TO TENNESSEE IN LESS THAN 48 HOURS!

commented 2020-03-07 05:53:01 -0500 · Flag

There will always be silly people interested in making a name for themselves by collecting the worst examples of human nature. I’d be against a big bonfire as a way to prevent prices for such stuff rising.

commented 2020-03-06 16:22:33 -0500 · Flag

Twenty and thirty years on, will there be a collectors’ market for MAGA gear and Trump-related memorabilia? You know, like Nazi, Confederate and Spanish Inquisition stuff?

Personally, I have hopes for a great big bonfire.