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DesertRat

(27,995 posts)
Thu Mar 15, 2018, 06:08 PM Mar 2018

Barron Trump's school signs open letter asking his father and Congress to act on gun violence

The school attended by President Donald Trump’s youngest son has signed an open letter calling on his father and Congress to do more to tackle the epidemic of gun violence and to prevent the arming of teachers with firearms.

St. Andrew’s Episcopal School in Potomac, Maryland, which Barron Trump began attending last fall, is one of more than 100 schools in the Greater Washington, D.C., and Maryland area whose heads signed the letter published in The Baltimore Sun Wednesday.

“We urge our president, our Congress, and our state leaders to enact specific, rigorous measures to reduce gun violence in our society, particularly in our schools,” read the letter, which was signed by St. Andrew’s Episcopal School head Robert Kosasky.

“We need a robust system of registration and background checks, with a particular eye toward weapons capable of rapidly firing a vast number of deadly shots. We need stronger mental health services and more effective communication among agencies responsible for the well-being of children, adults and families. What we do not need is to arm our teachers with guns, which is dangerous and antithetical to our profession as educators.”
http://www.newsweek.com/barron-trump-school-donald-gun-violence-845404
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Barron Trump's school signs open letter asking his father and Congress to act on gun violence (Original Post) DesertRat Mar 2018 OP
Sad-looking kid, but fortunately he looks more like his mother. The Velveteen Ocelot Mar 2018 #1
Agreed. I hope he doesn't grow up to be like the other Trump sons. Doodley Mar 2018 #2
He is a handsome young man, fortunately looks like his mother. northoftheborder Mar 2018 #3
I know, he does look very sad. I think he probably knows what a complete asshole his father is smirkymonkey Mar 2018 #4
He doesn't look like Trump at all. The Velveteen Ocelot Mar 2018 #5

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,744 posts)
1. Sad-looking kid, but fortunately he looks more like his mother.
Thu Mar 15, 2018, 06:12 PM
Mar 2018

Suit jacket and shirt are too big, he needs a haircut, looks like he'd rather be somewhere else.

northoftheborder

(7,572 posts)
3. He is a handsome young man, fortunately looks like his mother.
Thu Mar 15, 2018, 06:45 PM
Mar 2018

I've never seen a happy looking face on this child.

 

smirkymonkey

(63,221 posts)
4. I know, he does look very sad. I think he probably knows what a complete asshole his father is
Thu Mar 15, 2018, 06:51 PM
Mar 2018

and how badly he treats his mother. Also, it's pretty clear that Trump doesn't give a damn about the kid and has no idea how to relate to him. The best thing Melania could do would be to leave Trump, get as much money as she can, move far away and raise Barron the way Tiffany was raised - with minimal contact with his father. Only then will he have a chance at a relatively normal life.

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