Certain tragedy was averted today as the campaigner in chief almost had not one, but two, of his precious DNC fundraisers endangered. Have no fear, citizens — President Obama was able to beat back his official obligations and pressed on to hang with his wealthy one-percenter friends!
Obama being updated on #forthood shooting reports while attending DNC fundraisers in Chicago, @jearnest44 says
— Nedra Pickler (@nedrapickler) April 2, 2014
Obama makes brief remarks to media on #FortHood: "We're heartbroken that something like this might've happened again" pic.twitter.com/lUtClXq4mh
— Nedra Pickler (@nedrapickler) April 2, 2014
Obama: "We don’t yet know what happened tonight, but obviously that sense of safety has been broken once again."
— Nedra Pickler (@nedrapickler) April 3, 2014
Obama: "We are going to get to the bottom of exactly what happened.”
— Nedra Pickler (@nedrapickler) April 3, 2014
Obama spoke from Chicago Cut steakhouse, in same room where he just met w/ about 25 DNC donors who paid up to $32,400
— Nedra Pickler (@nedrapickler) April 3, 2014
Now in Obama motorcade heading to 2nd DNC fundraiser in Lincoln Park home w/ about 55 donors who paid up to $10K
— Nedra Pickler (@nedrapickler) April 3, 2014
Obama tells donors he was a little late to fundraiser because of #FortHoodShooting, drawing gasps & cries of, "Oh no"
— Nedra Pickler (@nedrapickler) April 3, 2014
President Priorities.
FT @CNN: President Obama says he is heartbroken over the #FortHoodShooting and will continue fundraising tonight in their honor #fixed
— Liars Never Win (@liars_never_win) April 3, 2014
10am: Throw massive temper tantrum about citizens donating to campaigns.
8pm: Attend 2 fundraisers during a shooting on an army base.
— #NeverTrump (@OrwellForks) April 3, 2014
https://twitter.com/Matthops82/status/451521137001132032
Don't let the Ft. Hood shooting get in the way of a fundraiser, Mr. President.
— Dr. Jason B. Whitman (@JasonBWhitman) April 3, 2014
O made a statement about Fort Hood and off he went-to yet another fundraiser! He disgusts me.
— Barb (@3BarbaraSC) April 3, 2014
And then he went to a fundraiser “@WhiteHouse: President Obama just delivered a statement on shooting at Fort Hood → http://t.co/lQKthj3Kfw”
— Katie Pavlich (@KatiePavlich) April 3, 2014
Immediately after Fort Hood news briefing Obama flew out to a fundraiser; raising funds for the victims?? Oh… Nope. @WhiteHouse #tcot
— Jami (@Jami_USA) April 3, 2014
Don't worry, Obama says he's going 2 get 2 the bottom of this 2nd Fort Hood "shooting", after his fundraiser of course.
— Patty Ann (@NavyNmySoul) April 3, 2014
Twenty minutes addressing he Fort Hood Shooting and then off to a fundraiser. Time to party down. He's a fucking piece of shit disgrace.
— Wally G (@Zoomm01) April 3, 2014
Obama: This shooting at Fort Hood is an atrocity. Now if you'll will excuse me there's a fundraiser I need to attend.
— Mcfly (@Sleepyjoe55) April 3, 2014
https://twitter.com/3amFAIL/status/451571317200809986
Fort Hood & Benghazi are nothing alike.. For starters, Benghazi didn't make Obama late for that fundraiser.
— Stephen Miller (@redsteeze) April 3, 2014
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