Does anyone honestly believe President Obama when he says we “are all on the same team” and politics as an “intramural scrimmage" as he did today in the Rose Garden in response to Donald Trump's election victory.
The Hillary supporters who assaulted Trump supporters with eggs, water bottles and fists in California last June see this as something more than an "intramural scrimmage."
President Obama certainly hasn't behaved like Republicans were part of his team. Three days after he was sworn into office, I seem to recall he made a point of telling Congressional Republicans, "I won."
Four years ago, the Obama campaign turned Mitt Romney from a milquetoast businessman to someone who killed people.
It was only 48 hours ago that Obama said of Trump, “Over the weekend the campaign took away his Twitter account. If your closest advisers don’t trust you to tweet, then how can we trust him with the nuclear codes?”
President Obama is due to meet President-elect Trump tomorrow. I'm sure Obama will make nice with Trump. But things are bound to get tense between the two teams. As such, I cannot help but wonder about Trump's inauguration in 72 days from now.
Will President Obama be there?
It's one thing for Obama to meet with Trump while he is still President, but it's quite another when he becomes an ordinary civilian once again.
Trump might have some choice words for Obama during his inaugural address. What with Obama's excoriation of Trump at the White House Correspondent's Dinner five years ago following the birther madness, Trump has been waiting to serve up a cold dish of revenge. It doesn't get any colder than Trump being elected President. I can't imagine Trump is going to pass up this opportunity to serve this revenge nor can I imagine Obama would be prepared to sit through this meal.
Yes, it would be a major breach of protocol, but everything about this election has been a breach of protocol. Why would it stop once Trump gets into office?
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