Trump knows he's not welcome in decent society

[bigtree]

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

1. There was a time when the presence of the President of the United States

at any kind of event was considered an honor. Now it's a blight and an insult. This president isn't a much-wanted guest; he's the skunk at the picnic.

[Kirk Lover]

2. He's the skunk, the ants and the flies all rolled into one orange peel. nt

[3catwoman3]

3. And the grass all covered in...

...goose poop.

[leftieNanner]

10. Don't forget the meat bees!

[MFM008]

12. Lol

Meat bees.
He is the stain on the blanket....

[poboy2]

24. Mosquitoes...don't forget them either!

[Volaris]

8. The President and First Lady were there.

The article states they were seated between the Clintons and Melania Trump (and who knows how she got an invite)...

[LiberalLovinLug]

18. I wonder what she got out of her Don for that appearance?

A few fur coats? Gold jewellery? Promises that he'll stay away from her for a month?

[Volaris]

31. Ok I lol 'd at the third option...

As a poster down - thread mentioned, she looked genuinely happy to be around people who respected her and treated her as a human being (Barack in the photo, but I'm sure Michelle as well)...gives me some hope for, I suppose...

[C_U_L8R]

4. I can't even imagine that orange mullet sitting in the front row.

What disgrace he'd bring.

[democratisphere]

5. Since the funeral isn't about him, he has no interest.

[Dave Starsky]

6. That makes two of us. n/t

[Hekate]

15. Biting my tongue here

[ToxMarz]

16. I would celebrate a funeral that was all about him!

[poboy2]

25. Like Dorothy landing in a house I would. -nt

[John Fante]

26. As would I and many others. The celebrations would make Rio's carnaval

look like a Bible study in Amish country.

[True Blue American]

7. I almost felt sorry

For Melania,all alone, until I remembered who she lives with and puts up with him.

Her life must be miserable.

[Volaris]

9. I think she's playing the long game...

She knows that her husband will die in prison, and whatever is left of the estate will go to her.

[democratisphere]

22. Melania made her choice.

[John Fante]

27. Havd the reich-wingers and purity voters called her an enabler

for putting up with Donald's sexual assaults and infidelities? Didn't think so.

Birther Melania is getting off easy.

[Shipwack]

11. I really, really hate to say this, but

Sitting Presidents generally don’t attend the funerals of First Ladies. Now, granted, the orange shit-gibbon probably hasn’t thought it through this way, but that’s the way it is.

That being said, Newt Gingrich and right wing media in general raked Obama over the coals for not going to Nancy Reagan’s funeral, but I’m sure they’ll take trump to task also...

Some details here, credit to The Rude Pundit:

Link to tweet

?s=21

[Scarsdale]

19. tRump is calling

Mar-A-Lago "The Southern White House" I find THAT insulting, as though he is working while down there. What is next, will taxpayers be billed for the mortgage, utilities and groundskeeping?

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

29. Will taxpayers be billed for the mortgage, utilities and groundskeeping?

They probably are, and have been since 1/20/17.

[Mr.Bill]

13. Former Presidents make up a very small and exclusive club.

And Trump will never be a part of it.

[salin]

14. I am sure that this spikes his already spiking seethe level.

Bet his brain could toast bread right now due to the heat.

[Crash2Parties]

20. Nah, his brain is more like an Easy-Bake oven

[ProudLib72]

17. He represents the descent of society. nt

[Lonestarblue]

21. I watched most of the funeral.

It was a beautiful service. I did not agree with most of the politics of the family, but I did and do appreciate their obvious love and cohesion as a family. I once heard Barbara Bush speak when I lived in New York, and she was a fabulous speaker—down to eath and able to connect with people. I’ve been listening to some of the post-service comments, and have been hearing a lot about this being an end of an era—not because of the people and traditions involved but because the presidency and politics itself have been turned into institutions occupied by crass, uncivil, greedy, corrupt individuals who do nothing good for anyone but themselves. In contrast, the words I heard about Barbara Bush and her family were gracious, inspiring, humorous, loving, honest, smart, caring, and religious. The only words that come to mind in describing the entire Trump family are greedy, corrupt, crass, uncaring, ignorant, dishonest, hateful, mean spirited, racist, and fakely religious. Our nation is suffering greatly for the loss of morality, honesty, and civility in the president and Congressinal leadership. I don’t know that we can ever recover the ideals that made the country truly great.

[GusBob]

23. Very well said. Great post

The days of dignity and respect, without rancor, are long gone.

[True Blue American]

30. No, we observed our real

Country in action today.

[True Blue American]

28. I watched,too.

It was a lovely, well planned ceremony. The Priest made it clear she helped plan it.

No matter how we feel,it is History in the making. Our former Leaders all came together. We should,too.

[JHB]

32. He's known that since he was a kid. He always was desperate for...

...approval of the social circles of Manhattan's upper crusties, but he's never understood that it wasn't merely because he's the kid of a Queens slumlord, it's that he he can't even fake class and style. He always always ALWAYS acted like a crass pig.

[left-of-center2012]

33. Didn't Obama opt out of Nancy Reagan's funeral?

Might be a logistic/security thing.

[Caliman73]

34. That is probably something that wounds his narcissism deeply.

He was brought up with wealth, but never fit in with the other scions of wealth because his family were more hustlers than anything else. He has always tried to buy his way in to "society" but his sense of what that is appears warped, hence the chasing after celebrities, the gaudy gold and conspicuous displays of wealth and fame. As his businesses failed one after another, he had to keep up the appearance of success which drove him further and further into the realm of gangsters and oligarchs from Russia. Seems like most of those guys have a similar concept of wealth (with their cheetahs as pets, their dozens of high end cars, etc...) except that they are actually wealthy unlike Trump who while rich, isn't in their league.

In contrast, you have the Bush's who while the sons are both disappointments, GHW Bush and his father have enduring legacies and are established old money "Mayflower Compact" type people. Then you have the Obama's who earned their recently acquired wealth but who have shown nothing but grace, class, and composure throughout their public lives like they just came by it naturally.

It goes to show that while money can buy a lot of things, it cannot buy you a soul and it can't buy you class.