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.
Am I sensing a pattern here.
It's appalling that he's in Hawaii this close to the transition. Even those of us who can't stand him have stopped holding him to normal expectations.
No, that’s Biden’s job. /s
No, that’s Biden’s job. /s
Good. He won’t do anything stupid.
“I think he’s turning pro in 2017.”
As a male escort?
He is currently issuing pardons while in Hawaii.
Putt-putt is laughing all the way to the bank.
Fake President.
-—It’s appalling that he’s in Hawaii -—
He is not only not needed, he is not wanted
besides that he lies all the time about everything and is totally untrustworthy
Not surprise
Make a mental picture of Glenn and determine why he did not go. No more clues.
i cannot believe i am going to say this given my loathing for this cretan BUT He gets a briefing, directs his staff to do their thing and keep him informed (i presume anyway) and stays in contact (again i presume). what else is he going to do until he gets more information. of course the PR visual would be bad if he were a republican but as he is a tard, doesn’t matter.
Hey, if you don’t show up on time for your tee time, they give it to someone else. Priorities.
Michelle (and the two teenagers) usually DO go someplace else.
Adding to our taxpayer expenses by doing their vacations with different start/stop times on different days, different destinations, different return days! And ALWAYS to spectacular and exotic (expensive) places.
Compare and contrast.....
Donald Trump is pledging no long vacations and no presidential salary during his time in the White House.
“There’s just so much to be done,” Trump told CBS’ 60 Minutes in an interview broadcast Sunday. “So I don’t think we’ll be very big on vacations, no.”
I think obama’s apathy is what bugged me the most about him.
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