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House Democrat says he will refuse to shake Trump's hand at joint session |
2017-03-01 |
[WASHINGTONEXAMINER] President Trump will not receive a handshake from at least one senior House Democrat, the politician announced hours before Trump's first speech before a joint session of Congress. "The president needs to work with all people and therefore I will listen to what he has to say today, but I will not greet him and shake his hand," New York Rep. Eliot Engel, the top Democrat on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, said during a brief speech on the House floor. Engel, like several other politicians, has a long history of taking a seat on the aisle during State of the Union addresses; the positioning ensures that they are seen on television greeting the president as he enters and exits the joint session. But Engel intends the snub as a a rebuke of Trump's attacks on the media, lack of support for investigating the Russia-linked cyberattacks against the Democratic party during the 2016 elections, and other policy disagreements, he said. |
Posted by:Fred |
#14 I will happily donate the gasoline for that, rjschwarz |
Posted by: DarthVader 2017-03-01 19:35 |
#13 When nobody was paying attention to the Vietnamese Buddhist monks they found a way. Perhaps the Dems might give that a try. They'll get attention at the very least. |
Posted by: rjschwarz 2017-03-01 17:36 |
#12 Eliot Engel sounds like a grand-stander. Why should Trump or anyone else care. |
Posted by: JohnQC 2017-03-01 15:06 |
#11 In a morbid way, that picture reminds me of a song... |
Posted by: Raj 2017-03-01 13:11 |
#10 She looks like a mummy. |
Posted by: Deacon Blues 2017-03-01 13:05 |
#9 Apparently the Dems weren't even listening because it looked like they had to be reminded to clap about stuff they normally approve of. |
Posted by: gorb 2017-03-01 12:04 |
#8 Crazy Fool is exactly right. Where were these people's parents when they were 3 or 4 or so? That's about when my mother drummed manners into me in no uncertain terms. (Thanks, Mom!) |
Posted by: Tom 2017-03-01 11:09 |
#7 Re #5: Pelosi has that "Eight drinks weren't enough!" look. |
Posted by: PBMcL 2017-03-01 11:03 |
#6 Yeah, the strait jacket look was a wonderful idea. |
Posted by: swksvolFF 2017-03-01 10:44 |
#5 He had a really good speech. Offered to work with the demoncrats, but then smacked them for being twits. Trust fund babies and snowflakes hardest hit while Nancy had a stroke or something... |
Posted by: DarthVader 2017-03-01 08:54 |
#4 DJT did an absolutely splendid job. Not certain how he could have done better. The dems appeared churlish and inconsequential. Thank you Trump team. Mission accomplished. |
Posted by: Besoeker 2017-03-01 05:10 |
#3 Yeah... I'm sure Trump is all broken up about it. Children have better manners. |
Posted by: CrazyFool 2017-03-01 00:57 |
#2 I watched the SoU this evening. One of the best presidential addresses I've ever seen, if not the best. I didn't notice this bozeau. |
Posted by: Fred 2017-03-01 00:30 |
#1 Yeah,that will do it; that's really making a statement. |
Posted by: Alaska Paul 2017-03-01 00:20 |