Several of the people I follow are worked up about Trump attending Game 3 of the NBA Finals at Madison Square Garden tonight. Because he is attending, they changed the security systems at the game and you can’t bring any bags at all in. Traffic will be shut down all over. MSG is right over Penn Station, so that will be completely disrupted as well. Isn’t that Trump just the worst, ruining everybody’s day like that!?
C’mon. He’s the President of the United States of America. Sometimes the POTUS goes to big sports events, sometimes those big sports events are in big cities, it’s the way of the world. If it was Obama you wouldn’t be complaining, you’d be celebrating. There have been three assassination attempts on the POTUS in the last couple years, it’s appropriate to have a lot of security.
I will enjoy watching Trump get booed for the entirety of the game. I expect and hope it will be non-stop, and I wouldn’t be surprised if he leaves the game early. That’s all fair. But criticizing Trump for doing something all presidents do ain’t fair. Relax. Enjoy the game.
I think we’re agreeing? As long as the same standard is applied to all Presidents, it’s all good.
I agree and disagree with Muttrox on this one.
First, can Trump attend a Finals game for his hometown team? Of course! It causes logistical issues and I’m sure I’d have been cursing him if I had to wait in a 90 minute line to get in the arena. The same way I’ve cursed Trump for flying into NJ to go to Bedminster and gotten stuck on a shut down Route 24 while he goes from the airport to his golf course. But he’s entitled to go, the same way Obama had date night with Michelle in NYC and caused travel nightmares that evening.
But … criticizing Trump for his attendance is fair game! This is politics! Criticism doesn’t have to be fair, it just has to be effective. If it builds a case of Trump being selfish or wasting taxpayer money or goofing off during a war or being a tired old man falling asleep in an event either 20,000 screaming fans, then the Democrats or other Trump critics should let criticism fly. It fits their narrative, and it’s totally fair game.