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PeaceWave

(3,414 posts)
Sun Apr 5, 2026, 12:52 AM 20 hrs ago

If Trump was merely in the Situation Room and folks were instead saying he was at Walter Reed...

...then Trump is going to be extracting his pound of flesh tomorrow.

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If Trump was merely in the Situation Room and folks were instead saying he was at Walter Reed... (Original Post) PeaceWave 20 hrs ago OP
Hours in the situation room? He has the attention span of a gerbil. Ocelot II 20 hrs ago #1
I usually say, "He has the attention span of a goldfish with Alzheimer's" ... n/t wackadoo wabbit 18 hrs ago #6
They took away his phone. Lifeafter70 19 hrs ago #2
Doesn't really matter. BannonsLiver 19 hrs ago #3
'people are saying' - covers a fairly broad expanse of territory stopdiggin 19 hrs ago #4
Anecdotally, I can tell you that it appeared to be the young people who ran with the Walter Reed story... PeaceWave 19 hrs ago #5

Lifeafter70

(991 posts)
2. They took away his phone.
Sun Apr 5, 2026, 12:57 AM
19 hrs ago

Did not want him posting and f-ing it up.
I don't think they have given it back yet. He did not write that post...no mention of his ballroom.

stopdiggin

(15,478 posts)
4. 'people are saying' - covers a fairly broad expanse of territory
Sun Apr 5, 2026, 01:10 AM
19 hrs ago

without really indicating anything - or anyone - with any real specificity or information.

PeaceWave

(3,414 posts)
5. Anecdotally, I can tell you that it appeared to be the young people who ran with the Walter Reed story...
Sun Apr 5, 2026, 01:15 AM
19 hrs ago

Late this evening, when I spoke to my sister about the airman's rescue, she mentioned it to her daughter - who's response was "Yeah, but Trump is in the hospital."

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