Serious question about Trump's El Paso visit
Despite the horrific tragedy, he seemed to be photographed surrounded by happy smiling people. Many, I assume, are medical professionals.
It seems out of character for these folks to be giving thumbs up and grinning like idiots.
What am I missing here?
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I'm not surprised..little if any real sympathy for others exists in stumpy...
Unless you happen to know all of these individuals, it would be difficult to say what is “out of character” for them.
There is nothing unusual about smiling or gesturing for a photograph.
Do these medical professionals seem insufficiently glum:
Is this another attempt at “fake hospital employees”?
There are people who are happy to pose for a photograph with the President of the United States. In a hospital staff of NNNN people, there is a significant percentage who are going to be thrilled to have their picture taken with Trump, and who are certainly going to jump at the opportunity to do so.
I know full well people will mug for the camera when a celebrity of any kind is around for a photo and don't really think much about the context. But those who weren't present will see it as oddly out of place and insensitive, even if that wasn't the intent. "I'm in a photo with the president!" is a once in a lifetime opportunity for most people and they get caught up in the moment.
If the Obama photo you shared was from a visit after a massacre, we'd be talking apples to apples which makes me curious. Because I just don't see him as the type to smile for a group photo during such an event. I suppose he might, it just seems a bit out of character. What is that context of the Obama photo?
I highly doubt these were fake hospital employees, but I do understand why people might speculate on that. Maybe because we don't think we would jump in a smiling photo with the president in the aftermath of another mass murder with a gun, so it's hard to see why anyone would. Especially care givers. 
