Posted on 12/19/2016 2:11:47 PM PST by COUNTrecount
Well, this is what one would call bad political optics.
With the dual breaking news events surrounding potential terrorism and a foreign diplomat being shot to death, White House pool reports showed that President Barack Obama headed to a country club in Hawaii near his rental house, where he is vacationing.
The first email shows that Obama has directed his staff to keep him updated on the situation in Turkey regarding the assassination of the Russian Ambassador.
From the White House, per Principal Deputy Press Secretary Eric Schultz:
“This morning the President was briefed by his National Security Team on the assassination of the Russian Ambassador to Turkey in Ankara today. The President directed his team to provide updates as warranted.”
Meanwhile, at 10:10 a.m. in Kailua, the press van prepares to depart the rental house where we’ve been holding.
In a following email, we are informed that Obama is leaving the rental home to go play golf.
The President and his motorcade departed the Kailua neighborhood where the First Family rents a vacation home at 10:21 a.m. Spectators on the street threw shakas and recorded photos or video on cell phones as the motorcade made the 10-minute drive to Mid-Pacific Country Club, where the President will be golfing under cloudy skies.
The times listed are local Hawaii time. Obama’s motorcade left his vacation home at 3:21 PM ET.
Currently, the news is dominated by both the assassination in Turkey, which could have large-scale implications on foreign policy and relations, and multiple deaths in Berlin via a truck driving through a market in an incident reminiscent of the Nice terror attack.
Needless to say, there will be a lot of negative attention given to Obama playing golf in the immediate aftermath of these horrific, and potentially history-altering, events.
I guess he couldn’t be bothered to attend the funeral of John Glenn huh?
How Nero-like of him.
These attacks always seem to occur right AFTER 0dungf**k leaves DC. COINCIDENCE?
“Keep me updated”
His crisis policy M.O.from day one.
His attitude is let Trump deal with it. :-)
GET THIS LAZY, NO COUNT PIECE OF MARXIST S*** OUT OF THE WHITE HOUSE NOW!
He doesn’t know yet, espn hasn’t had a thing about these on its channel.
Come on...the man’s on vacation...he’s worked hard.../sarc
What else would you expect of the sissy?
Gotta keep priorities..............
Gonna be fun comparing bammy’s pronouncement on these events, and Trump’s.
political optics or optical politics
Else he would have warned us against Islamophobia and made an announcement of the admission of even more Muslim "refugees."
If only he would stay on the golf courses until Trump's inauguration.
Being as pro-Muslim as he is, I am not surprised. He needs put to pasture permanently.
This is this same attitude that he voiced for the attack in Benghazi, I imagine .
He defaults to ValJar whenever anything demands his attention.
Rot in hell, Obama, you piece of s###
I think he's turning pro in 2017.
Trump is in charge now.
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