We predicted yesterday that the Beltway media would give sociopathic demagogue Donald "Rump" Trump another "pivot" mulligan in the response to Hurricane Harvey, giving him a chance to show his unifying "leadership." The New York Times' Maggie Haberman took to Twitter and cited an article by her colleague Glenn Thrush about Rump's potential unifying power:
Harvey, for a president who understands flooding from real-estate days, gives Trump new chance to unify @GlennThrush https://t.co/hgvry2Lelt— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) August 29, 2017
The reactions to her tweet and the referenced article are less than complimentary. Angling for another interview with Rump, are we? Nice little beat sweetener.
Meanwhile, the needy narcissist never misses an opportunity to bask in a political rally, even in the wake of the natural disaster. He couldn't resist remarking on the size of the crowd gathered at a fire station in Corpus Christi: "What a crowd, what a turnout!" The great unifier, indeed.
BONUS: Charlie Pierce weighs in here.
