TRUMPS LONDON TWEETS: HOW LOW CAN HE STOOP?

[DemocratSinceBirth]

The American Embassy in London is currently leaderless. In January, Donald Trump said that he would pick his friend and supporter Woody Johnson, the owner of the New York Jets, as Ambassador to the Court of St. James. But as with many other appointments in the Trump Administration, this one has yet to be made official. On Sunday night, when the Embassy put out a series of tweets in response to this weekend’s terrorist attack in London, they were issued in the name of Lewis Lukens, the charge d’affaires and acting Ambassador, a career diplomat who has served in Australia, China, Ireland, Iraq, and the Ivory Coast. (From 2008 to 2011, Lukens ran the executive secretariat at the State Department.)

“It is with a heavy heart I offer my condolences and support to the people of the United Kingdom. America grieves with you,” the first tweet said. “The response from emergency services, law enforcement & officials in Ldn–as well as ordinary Londoners–has been extraordinary,” Lukens went on in a second message. And he added, in a third tweet, “I commend the strong leadership of the @MayorofLondon as he leads the city forward after this heinous attack.”

Nothing remarkable there, you might think. The United Kingdom is one of America’s closest allies. London is home to tens of thousands of Americans, and every year countless other Americans visit the city as tourists. When a close friend suffers a vicious attack, surely the least you can do is offer condolences and best wishes.

http://www.newyorker.com/news/john-cassidy/trumps-london-tweets-how-low-can-he-stoop?intcid=mod-latest

[smirkymonkey]

1. He is such an incredible asshole there aren't even words to describe him

accurately. When are republicans going to tire of the embarrassment he brings upon this country almost daily?

[SoCalNative]

2. I hope he ingests his last

fatal steak and chocolate cake meal soon

[bdamomma]

3. I hope so too

his unhealthy diet, lifestyle, and mental health will get him in the end.

[brer cat]

4. Exactly, smirky,

on both points.