Brace yourselves, guys. This from Thomas B. Fordham Institute President and Hoover Institution research fellow Michael Petrilli is a searing indictment of Donald Trump’s presidency and presidential legacy:
At last count:
Abraham Lincoln: 607 public schools named after him
Barack Obama: 26
Donald Trump: ZEROhttps://t.co/OkRY3a1RtF
— Michael Petrilli (@MichaelPetrilli) February 17, 2020
At this point in his presidency, Barack Obama already had several public schools named after him.
Not so with Trump.
If he's so beloved in red America, why is that? https://t.co/fhtwyUQLr3
— Michael Petrilli (@MichaelPetrilli) February 17, 2020
OK … and? Is there a point?
This doesn't make the point you think it does
— Andrew Donaldson (@four4thefire) February 17, 2020
It really doesn’t.
Have you met Leftists? https://t.co/LVrIgZgk60
— Mo Mo (@molratty) February 17, 2020
School boards, even in red states, tend to be dominated by liberals. However I would enjoy the collective freakout that would no doubt occur if one of those red state school boards would actually name a school after Trump.
— Rob Kremer (@12PitchAtBat) February 17, 2020
weird metric to be measured by – although, I'd say it screams more to the schools viewpoint on politics and being liberal, than anything else
— Swami (@SwamiG8R) February 17, 2020
The Left would be apoplectic. The Right complained a bit about the Obama schools.
— Mo Mo (@molratty) February 17, 2020
By the way, isn't it a good thing that people don't love Trump enough to get this done? What the hell kind of point is he trying to make here? https://t.co/6SX6iEmH4x
— Mo Mo (@molratty) February 17, 2020
That Barack Obama’s cult of personality was even bigger and more influential than Donald Trump’s?
Obviously the people who support him are just not as sycophantic.
— Stephen L. Hall (@StephenLHall) February 17, 2020
Obviously, Obama worship is a bigger cult.
— Queen Velvet (@TMIWITW) February 17, 2020
Some cults worship more intensely than others, I suppose. Or did you think your commentary was not a slight against the cult of Obama? https://t.co/TyLMNCkDld
— Harold Stickeehans (@StickeeNotes) February 17, 2020
Maybe Michael should go back to school until he can figure out a better argument against Trump.
