I thought it was satire.
The piece described a scrambled disorganized response to a recent missile launch by North Korea while the so-called president ate in the middle of the restaurant at his private resort, whilst entertaining the Japanese Prime Minister.
At Mar-a-Lago, Trump tackles crisis diplomacy at close range
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As Mar-a-Lago's wealthy members looked on from their tables, and with a keyboard player crooning in the background, Trump and Abe's evening meal quickly morphed into a strategy session, the decision-making on full view to fellow diners, who described it in detail to CNN.
Who does this? Who conducts the nation’s business in the middle of a club? WTF?
Swanning through the club's living room and main dining area alongside Abe, Trump was -- as is now typical -- swarmed with paying members, who now view dinner at the club as an opportunity for a few seconds of face time with the new President.
But as he sat down for the planned working dinner with Abe, whose country is well within range of North Korea's missiles, it was clear his counterpart felt it necessary to respond to the test. The launch occurred just before 8 a.m. on Sunday morning in Japan.
Trump's National Security Adviser Michael Flynn and chief strategist Steve Bannon left their seats to huddle closer to Trump as documents were produced and phone calls were placed to officials in Washington and Tokyo.
The patio was lit only with candles and moonlight, so aides used the camera lights on their phones to help the stone-faced Trump and Abe read through the documents
I honestly thought it was a joke, because no real president could be stupid enough to sit outside and read documents in the moonlight. Can’t leave your dinner for a private briefing? Can’t get a lamp? They made the prime minister of Japan read a document using a cell phone to light it up. OMG. OMFG. And conducting the matters of state while the waiters clear the plates.
Unreal.
And this bit:
Entering the ornate room, Trump took a photo with the bride and her bridesmaids, who posed in red gowns next to the commander in chief, mimicking his signature thumbs-up.
Then he grabbed a microphone.
"I saw them out on the lawn today," Trump said of the bride and groom, who were standing nearby. "I said to the Prime Minister of Japan, I said, 'C'mon Shinzo, let's go over and say hello.' “
“C’mon Shinzo”? “C’mon Shinzo”? Really? Really??? What the f is this clown doing in public office? Seriously, you can’t make this shit up. I didn’t get that it was for real until I hit the same story in a different news venue.
Folks, this cannot continue.
What a farce.
