Trump Rages on Twitter and Hangs With Bikers
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Rain pouring, Trump rages on Twitter and hangs with bikers
JILL COLVIN and JEFF HORWITZ, Associated Press Sun, Aug 12 7:54 AM EDT 
President Donald Trump stands in the rain with members of Bikers for Trump and supporters after saying the Pledge of Allegiance, Saturday, Aug. 11, 2018, at the clubhouse of Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, N.J. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)BEDMINSTER, N.J. (AP) — As rain dumped on his golf club, President Donald Trump raged on Saturday, lashing out at his Justice Department on Twitter before welcoming members of a "Bikers for Trump" fan group to the manicured grounds.
Dozens and dozens of gleaming Harleys, Hondas and other motorcycles descended on the central New Jersey property for what had been billed as an outdoor photo-op with Trump. But pouring rain and flash-flood warnings scrambled the plan, sending soggy bikers inside a crystal-chandeliered clubhouse ballroom, where Trump signed autographs and posed for selfies and his guests booed reporters.
It was a classic, chaotic Trump scene reminiscent of his ramshackle early campaign. The president was continuing an extended working vacation away from Washington.
The day began on Twitter with a broadside against the FBI, which Trump accused of stonewalling a public records request for former FBI deputy director Andrew McCabe's text messages.
"What are they hiding?" the president asked, threatening that he "may have to get involved" personally in internal FBI business and warning, "DO NOT DESTROY."
Trump appeared in a better mood when he greeted the bikers, who chanted "Four more years!" and "USA!" as he entered the ballroom. Rain streamed down the windows and pools formed on the empty golf greens outside.
He quickly pointed out the sopping-wet media, which sparked jeers and calls to "tell the truth." And he thanked the group, saying they'd been with him since the beginning and calling their motorcycles "the most beautiful bikes anyone's ever seen."
He later walked into the crowd of supporters, shaking hands, posing for selfies and signing autographs.
Trump returned to the podium to poll those in the crowd on their views of the press, prompting more jeers. One joked that the press pool should be thrown out in the rain.
The president largely ignored reporters' shouted questions, except for one about former White House adviser and reality star Omarosa Manigault Newman and her new book, which includes scandalous — and often unsupported — accusations against Trump.
The president leaned over and cupped his hand around his mouth as if to whisper.
"Lowlife. She's a lowlife," Trump said.
He ignored a question about ongoing trade negotiations with Mexico, which prompted some in the crowd to shout, "Build the wall!"
The White House had said about 180 bikers would be attending the event, including military veterans and members of law enforcement agencies, as well as members of the New Jersey chapter of Bikers for Trump, whose members frequently attended Trump's campaign rallies, sometimes facing off with anti-Trump protesters.
Later, when the rain had eased, Trump walked outside the residence, where the bikers had gathered with their motorcycles on the drive. He posed for more pictures, stood for the Pledge of Allegiance and urged the bikers to rev their engines.
"Let's hear those engines now," he called out, gesturing for them to go louder as the motors roared.
Earlier in the day, Trump's wrath poured down on Attorney General Jeff Sessions and the president's alleged enemies in the FBI, including ex-FBI Director James Comey, McCabe and Peter Strzok, an FBI agent who was removed from Robert Mueller's probe of Russian interference in the 2016 election after Mueller learned he'd expressed distaste for Trump in text messages.
Trump branded them all "clowns and losers" who had hurt "so many of the great men and women of the FBI."
Trump also revived his frequent attacks on Sessions, calling him "scared stiff and Missing in Action." He criticized senior Justice Department official Bruce Ohr, who was friends with Chris Steele, the former British intelligence officer commissioned by an American political research firm to explore Trump's alleged ties with the Russian government.
Trump marked the anniversary of deadly clashes in Charlottesville, Virginia, with a tweet saying he condemns "all types of racism and acts of violence."
Last year, Trump said there was "blame on both sides" for the violence that broke out when white nationalists descended on Charlottesville to protest the removal of Confederate statutes and marched through town shouting racist slurs. Trump said then that the group included "very fine people."
In Saturday's tweet, Trump said the "riots in Charlottesville a year ago resulted in senseless death and division."
"We must come together as a nation. I condemn all types of racism and acts of violence. Peace to ALL Americans!" he wrote.
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'Trump marked the anniversary of deadly clashes in Charlottesville, Virginia, with a tweet saying he condemns "all types of racism and acts of violence."
The only ones who committed 'all types of racism and acts of violence' were supporting Rump. The guy who killed Heather Hayer - he was supporting Rump.
The Tiki Torch bearers were the ones committing 'all types of racism and acts of violence.'
He thinks he's such a bad ass - look at his ugly mug in that picture!
...but he's nothing but a sad ass.
and a fat ass.
He looks like he's blowing kisses
Biker gangs should be more particular about who they associate with or it will ruin their good reputation...
And Trump is supportive of a boycott against Harley Davidson...Frickin brilliant...maybe HD will go belly up because of a boycott supported by the President of the US...They all the bad ass bikers can ride tricycles to the meet with Trump.
Honestly, that would make me laugh extremely hard.
He looks like he is puckering up to kiss that one guy. Wait until these bikers realize that their precious president has added big bucks to the purchase price of their hogs because of the tariffs.
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Pictures were worth a thousand words.
Donald Trump holds an umbrella over himself as he, Melania and Barron board Air Force One
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Official visit, local countries protocol.
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Ahhhh Split, if you delete his bogus photo meme then my responding truth bomb fizzles out and will disappear quicker than truth and honor in the Trump administration!
You'd have better luck finding a flying talking pig with a PHD, a BMW 6-Series and a big condo in Soho...
I thought his was photo-shopped. Thanks for providing the truth, as always, AH.
Better to get wet than to stand within pussy grabbing range.
Who is the last photo of?
It looks like the Obamas
Can't be. One has blonde hair (L) and the other is definitely Caucasian (M). The guy's head is shaped differently than Obama's.
I realized that after looking at it again more closely. Maybe Arkansas Hermit could let us know.
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Paula, Tessylo, Yep that IS Obama who is holding his umbrella over the heads of a couple of staffers that got caught without their own.
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The second picture clears up the mystery. Obama is a true gentleman as opposed to Mr. It is all about me. I remember when he caught the woman behind him who had begun to faint. Trump would have just let her hit the floor.
He is solidifying his support among one third of the population.
42%. Let's not understate the problem.
Why is it so hard for him to be compassionate or decent. He's so incredibly vulgar in every way.
Some of the trademarks of a sociopath PJ.
Lol man that picture is just sad. Has anyone ever tried to look like a tough guy more than Trump? Honestly it really just tells you how much of a bitch he really is.
Yup, he's Putin's little bitch for sure.
That biker should be worried about Trump so close behind him and making a kissy face.
Trump and 'the bikers.'
Nothing adds up anymore. Propecia then penthouse to limousine to private plane to limousine to penthouse----Trump. And the bikers?
Three things. 1. Bet Trump never rode a bicycle. 2. Bet Trump never changed a diaper. 3. Bet Trump never rode a moped, scooter or motorcycle.
Bikers for Trump? Only tattoos need apply, right?
Saw an interview with one of the 'Bikers for Trump' leaders and he wants everyone to boycott Harley Davidson. There it is. There you have it. Bikers for Trump, right?
Bikers boycotting HD? Yeah right, like that will ever happen. HD's are their blood. Can you see say the Hell's Angels blowing into a town on Hondas?
Sonny Barger, the Hells Angels president for a couple of decades wrote in his memoirs before he died that for motorcycle reliability, "We should have rode Hondas."
I have hung out in more than one biker bar in my life. The word "Honda" would be enough to get your clock cleaned.
I know. But that is what Sonny said.