While doing a photo-op of handing out food to Harvey victims at a shelter, Donald Trump took a moment to brag about the size of his hands by informing the press that his hands were too big for the plastic gloves.
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As he puts on plastic gloves to serve food at NRG Stadium…President Trump turns to press and says: "My hands are too big!" pic.twitter.com/WIUTLOS4XD
— Pat Ward (@WardDPatrick) September 2, 2017
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While trying to put on the plastic gloves, Trump turned to the press pool and loudly stated, “My hands are too big.”
Even when he is pretending to care about Hurricane Harvey victims, Trump is still obsessed with petty slights and insults.
Trump has never forgotten people like Marco Rubio joking about the size of his hands during the 2016 Republican primary. Rubio said, “He is taller than me, he’s like 6′ 2″, which is why I don’t understand why his hands are the size of someone who is 5′ 2″. Have you seen his hands? And you know what they say about men with small hands — ”
The President has been insecure about the size of his hands since a story was published in Spy magazine in 1988 that referred to him as a short fingered vulgarian.
Donald Trump was surrounded by human beings who lost everything in a natural disaster, but all he could think about was the size of his hands.
Trump failed the empathy test in Texas, as a president who is supposed to be leading the country can’t stop thinking about himself.
Jason is the managing editor. He is also a White House Press Pool and a Congressional correspondent for PoliticusUSA. Jason has a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science. His graduate work focused on public policy, with a specialization in social reform movements.
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