President Donald Trump started his day by signing a proclamation declaring today “Patriots Day 2018” to “honor the memories of the nearly 3,000 lives lost on September 11, 2001, and of every hero who has given their life since that day to protect our safety & our freedom”:
President Donald J. Trump signs a Proclamation at his desk in the Oval Office designating “Patriot Day 2018” to honor the memories of the nearly 3,000 lives lost on September 11, 2001, and of every hero who has given their life since that day to protect our safety & our freedom. pic.twitter.com/bSlX64Wqpk
— Dan Scavino Jr. (@Scavino45) September 11, 2018
But totally impartial journalists from multiple outlets are criticizing President Donald Trump this morning for daring to tweet about multiple subjects on the 17th anniversary of 9/11.
MSNBC’s Kyle Griffin is mad that the president’s first tweet of the day was a quote from Fox Business:
Trump's first tweet on the 9/11 anniversary is a quote from Fox Business.
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) September 11, 2018
“No big deal,” snarks CNN’s Chris Cillizza:
No big deal — just the president of the United States watching a taped Fox Business Channel show on the 17th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks and with a massive hurricane moving toward the east coast…
— Chris Cillizza (@CillizzaCNN) September 11, 2018
And the Washington Post’s Josh Dawsey missed that the tweet right before this one was on 9/11:
A 9/11 message from POTUS. https://t.co/4DxmIWxS2m
— Josh Dawsey (@jdawsey1) September 11, 2018
CNBC likewise is mad at the order of Trump’s tweets today:
President Trump rages about the Justice Department before sending his 9/11 message. https://t.co/ksrYu6J5f3
— CNBC (@CNBC) September 11, 2018
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Alex Seitz-Wald of NBC News made this snarky comment about Trump crediting Rudy Giuliani for his 9/11 actions:
Never forget…my lawyer https://t.co/dYyGYZrmgo
— Alex Seitz-Wald (@aseitzwald) September 11, 2018
From Maggie Haberman, NYT:
This is before he heads to the new memorial to the Shanksville victims to commemorate a horrific day. https://t.co/DRfG10ODxI
— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) September 11, 2018
Roughly 3,000 people were killed that day. Among them were NYPD and hundreds of fire fighters who went into the burning towers, climbing hundreds of steps to help people. Rescue workers on the Pile at Ground Zero are still dying today from illnesses related to that work. https://t.co/E2wgDlrerD
— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) September 11, 2018
Trump tweeted multiple times yesterday about the hurricane, but that’s not good enough for CNN’s Abby Phillip:
A Category 4 storm is bearing down on the East Coast and today is the 17th Anniversary of September 11th, but this is what is on the president's mind today. https://t.co/Zou01wjQne
— Abby D. Phillip (@abbydphillip) September 11, 2018
Even Trump’s tweets about 9/11 aren’t good enough. Here’s Brian Beutler from Obama Bro Media:
Normal tweet. https://t.co/MTRvN98JCz
— Brian Beutler (@brianbeutler) September 11, 2018
Now, here’s what’s really going on:
Pres and Mrs Trump arrive in Johnstown, PA. on the way to Shanksville for 9/11 remembrance. pic.twitter.com/Z817SiVuxY
— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) September 11, 2018
And check out which photo NYT photographer Doug Mills decided to share:
.@realDonaldTrump First Lady Melania Trump greet supporters as they arrive in Johnstown, PA to attend the Flight 93 September 11 Memorial Service in Shanksville, PA pic.twitter.com/SRMBvlDLKJ
— Doug Mills (@dougmillsnyt) September 11, 2018
Never change, guys.
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'What the f*ck': 9/11-themed Russia-vote hacking cartoon wins for most tasteless political cartoon of the day https://t.co/PxzTwso15r
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) September 11, 2018
'Shameless hack': On the anniversary of 9/11, Joe Scarborough writes that Donald Trump is more 'damaging' to the American dream than the 9/11 terrorists https://t.co/xkW2Ea4MN7
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) September 11, 2018
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