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President Trump departed the White House on Thursday for a trip to Iowa and Illinois without facing the news media, citing bad weather despite clear skies in the nation's capital.
The president typically reaches Air Force One by taking a helicopter from the White House to Joint Base Andrews, a setting that allows the media to shout questions while he walks across the South Lawn. Trump often stops to take those questions. But White House aides informed the press corps Trump would motorcade to Andrews due to "bad weather," a setting that makes the president unavailable to take questions.
The motorcade is used when weather conditions make it unsafe for the president to fly on the Marine One helicopter. But it was 77 degrees and partly cloudy at the time of Trump's departure at 9:21 a.m., according to AccuWeather. When pressed by reporters, the White House cited "fog" as the reason for the bad-weather call. A "weather watch" advisory on Joint Base Andrews's website said the base is "open for normal operations." Several White House reporters posted photos of clear skies following the White House's announcement.
The decision comes as tensions are running high between the White House and the press corps.The White House on Wednesday barred CNN reporter Kaitlan Collins from covering a public appearance by Trump in response to questions she asked of the president at an availability earlier that day.
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/398958-trump-ducks-media-cites-bad-weather-as-he-leaves-for-iowa
2naSalit
(86,378 posts)bettyellen
(47,209 posts)2naSalit
(86,378 posts)does that means the lies are on recycle now? No, wait, that's already been happening. *sigh*
GreatCaesarsGhost
(8,584 posts)area51
(11,897 posts)honest.abe
(8,617 posts)It has been raining like crazy the past several days but today is gorgeous.
Trump is playing games as usual.
C_U_L8R
(44,992 posts)A stormy storm
lpbk2713
(42,744 posts)Anyone who works for him should be ashamed for being associated with him.
DBoon
(22,340 posts)nt