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Remember This Pic? Well Trump Just Had His Defining "Umbrella Moment"
Conservative Tribune ^ | September 8 2017 | Cillian Zeal

Posted on 09/08/2017 3:56:02 PM PDT by Zakeet

... [F]or Barack Obama, one of the moments that crystallized why he frustrated so many Americans came not from anything he did, but rather what he forced a Marine to do for him back in 2013.

Back then, Obama was holding a joint press conference in the White House Rose Garden with Turkish strongman Recep Tayyip Erdogan when it started to rain.

Instead of holding an umbrella for himself, he decided to have a U.S. Marine hold it for him — something that, as the U.K. Telegraph points out, isn't necessarily allowed by the Marine Corps regulations.

The "umbrella moment" became a telling faux pas for many Obama doubters, one that cemented their opinion of a man addicted to the trappings of power and utterly lacking in respect for the Armed Forces.

President Trump had his "umbrella moment" on Wednesday as he left the White House to board Marine One. You may notice a bit of a difference in how the two men handled it.

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What a difference an election makes.

(Excerpt) Read more at conservativetribune.com ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: marines; obama; trump; umbrella
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You may notice a bit of a difference in other things as well ...

1 posted on 09/08/2017 3:56:02 PM PDT by Zakeet
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OMG! Trump is strangling that black feller who looks like an umbrella!

AARRGGGHHH let's overturn some cars and s--t....

2 posted on 09/08/2017 4:00:23 PM PDT by Extremely Extreme Extremist (We're right, you're wrong - that's the end of the argument.)
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3 posted on 09/08/2017 4:01:19 PM PDT by TigersEye (0bama. The Legacy is a lie. The lie is the Legacy.)
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Trump’s “umbrella moment” should be when he bent down twice and replaced the hat on the marine’s head.


4 posted on 09/08/2017 4:01:36 PM PDT by gubamyster
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To: Zakeet

The boob belted, crotch scratching, six toed Moo is on Vanity Fair’s International Best Dressed List.

The lovely snake skin stiletto statement making Melania isn’t.


5 posted on 09/08/2017 4:02:03 PM PDT by bgill (CDC site, "We don't know how people are infected with Ebola.")
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To: Zakeet
The back story:


6 posted on 09/08/2017 4:02:24 PM PDT by Paine in the Neck ( Socialism consumes EVERYTHING!)
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No MAGA logo ?


7 posted on 09/08/2017 4:03:01 PM PDT by Raycpa
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LOL!


8 posted on 09/08/2017 4:03:52 PM PDT by Psalm 144 (Why defend the EU?)
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👍🏻
9 posted on 09/08/2017 4:07:28 PM PDT by Jane Long (Praise God, from whom ALL blessings flow.)
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Good memory. Nice post. BUMP


10 posted on 09/08/2017 4:07:42 PM PDT by Pajamajan ( Pray for our nation. Thank the Lord for everything you u have. Don't wait do it today.)
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Anyone have a Pic from the Beer Summit where the Police Officer is helping the old Black Professor down the stairs at the White House while Obama is ten feet in front of them?

The same Black Professor that accused the Police of Racism?

The same Police Officer that Obama said “acted stupidly”?


11 posted on 09/08/2017 4:09:37 PM PDT by Kickass Conservative (The way Liberals carry on about Deportation, you would think "Mexico" was Spanish for "Auschwitz".)
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Trump doesn’t look at servicemen (particularly white servicemen) as slaves.


12 posted on 09/08/2017 4:12:35 PM PDT by BobL (In Honor of the NeverTrumpers, I declare myself as FR's first 'Imitation NeverTrumper')
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13 posted on 09/08/2017 4:14:11 PM PDT by IWontSubmit (2)
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Ah, Well.

Our Long National Nightmare Is Over.

(And Trump has a classier umbrella.)


14 posted on 09/08/2017 4:18:30 PM PDT by Jamestown1630 ("A Republic, if you can keep it.")
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15 posted on 09/08/2017 4:20:51 PM PDT by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
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16 posted on 09/08/2017 4:22:45 PM PDT by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
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17 posted on 09/08/2017 4:24:21 PM PDT by TigersEye (0bama. The Legacy is a lie. The lie is the Legacy.)
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I like it!


18 posted on 09/08/2017 4:27:49 PM PDT by Bigg Red (Vacate the chair! Ryan must go.)
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It’s even worse that Obama was right in front of them, not ten feet as I remembered. What an A-hole Obama was and is.


19 posted on 09/08/2017 4:28:32 PM PDT by Kickass Conservative (The way Liberals carry on about Deportation, you would think "Mexico" was Spanish for "Auschwitz".)
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I have to say, for a moment, I thought the Mooch was auditioning for the Adam’s Family, with that strategically placed topiary.


20 posted on 09/08/2017 4:28:55 PM PDT by XEHRpa
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