A terrorist attacked New York City yesterday, and Donald Trump still hasn’t called to talk to state and local officials.
During a briefing with reporters, the officials said that Trump hasn’t called:
Notable: NYC Mayor de Blasio, NY Governor Cuomo, & NYPD Commissioner O’Neil say they haven’t received a call from Trump re #NewYorkAttack
— Jim Sciutto (@jimsciutto) November 1, 2017
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Trump swore to, “faithfully execute the Office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my Ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States.”
Protecting the Constitution involves calling local and state officials after they have been attacked.
This pattern is becoming all too familiar. Trump blew off calling four military families after their loved were killed in an ambush in Niger until the media raised concerns about the President not doing his job. Instead of calling grieving military families, Trump went golfing on multiple occasions. Instead of coordinating with state and local officials in New York, Trump has planted himself in front of his television and is tweeting false information that blames Democrats for the New York attack.
Donald Trump is an absentee president who is failing to do carry out the most duties of the job.
Trump isn’t even trying, which is why America should take action remove the squatter from the Oval Office.
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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