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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsOur Baby President got mad that he couldn't make a splashy entrance, so he canceled.
http://www.newsweek.com/trump-cancels-visit-ancient-masada-site-after-israel-blocks-helicopter-landing-611287--- President Donald Trump has canceled a planned visit and speech at the ancient mountain fortress of Masada in Israel after authorities told him that he could not land his helicopter on top of the UNESCO-listed site.
Instead, Trump will now deliver a speech at the Israel Museum in Jerusalem. It comes after an Israeli Air Force (IAF) regulation that prevents helicopters landing at the summit of the Masada site, according to Israels Channel 2 broadcaster.
Unlike former presidents who have made the trip, such as George W. Bush and Bill Clinton, Trump declined to land the helicopter at a base of the historic site and then take the cable car up, preferring to cancel the visit altogether ---
louis-t
(23,322 posts)madaboutharry
(40,250 posts)I've been on the cable car up to Masada. It's fine as long as you don't look down.
Eliot Rosewater
(31,159 posts)Demsrule86
(68,929 posts)Orsino
(37,428 posts)I dunno. Would you say the cable car is particularly scary?
madaboutharry
(40,250 posts)So if you have a fear of heights you wouldn't like it.
Who knows with Trump, he probably wanted to make an entrance. In addition to other things, he is a weirdo.
Eliot Rosewater
(31,159 posts)Conservative electorate, THEY are the problem!
Iggo
(47,625 posts)blogslut
(38,031 posts)I have a browser addon that turns his name to "some rich asshole" or "rich asshole" if it's just his last name. When I copy/paste text from articles about him I try to do it from a different browser, one without the addon. And then, when I go into a DU to edit it for spelling or formatting, I often forget about the asshole thing.
Is it reading as "rich asshole"? If it is I am sorry but I'm not changing it again. I have a finite amount of energy and I don't want to waste it.
Iggo
(47,625 posts)mountain grammy
(26,693 posts)Guilded Lilly
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