I just thought of what the president should do. There should be a chair set up with a Donald Trump dummy sitting in it on the stage. President Obama could say something like:
“Since the Donald couldn’t make it tonight, it seems he’s off trying to forge a peace accord between Meatloaf and Lil John again, I thought I’d try the Eastwood. No, not the one where he plays the role of an angry, old man shouting at clouds. The other one where he plays the role of an angry, old man shouting at a chair.”
And in case anyone can’t recall the bolts Obama hurled Trump’s way, here’s the recounting from the Times the day after:
“Donald Trump is here tonight,” the comedian in chief said, grinning. “Now, I know that he’s taken some flak lately, but no one is prouder to put this birth certificate to rest than The Donald. Now he can get to focusing on the issues that matter. Like, did we fake the moon landing? What really happened at Roswell? And where are Biggie and Tupac?”
Amazing the Donald was still upright after that last one.
Very good as he will not be wanted there.So go ahead and have your hissy fit .I feel a lot more people will be relieved knowing your shittiness will not be around.
Thin-skinned Trump proves he is thin-skinned and unqualified to be President. His mother must have refrained from holding him when he was an infant. He remains an infant…
Widdle Donny’s afraid of getting his feefee’s hurt.
If he can’t handle one public dinner surrounded by American politicians and members of the American press, how does he expect to stand up to foreign leaders and foreign press?
This overgrown crybaby needs to pack up and go home.
I certainly hope so…
Suspicious minds have it that Drumpf will be busy that night, sitting in a suite at the Trump International Hotel, in Las Vegas, in front of banks of televisions. Every time a joke is told at his expense, he will shoot one of the televisions. After the WHCD wraps up (or he runs out of ammo — whichever comes first) he will retire to the Lobby Bar and sing an inordinately sweaty version of “Viva Las Vegas” and then, with any luck, go back to his suite and die on the toilet.
coward
Coward…afraid he will be deservedly mocked once again.
I saw what you did there. Points!
He can’t just say even though I was invited by news outlets. He has to embellish and go on about every news outlet invited me. I can’t imagine his press conferences
The audience reaction to the jokes has really got to burn.
Not to defend Trump, but I wish TPM would learn some basic journalism. Nothing in the article supports the headline’s insinuation that Trump called the press “dishonest” and is skipping the event for that reason.
Now he’s gone and done it. He insulted the press, I guess that they feel it, and the barrage of Trump jokes and articles is on.
So, the Donald isn’t in attendance this evening, he’s possibly in Hawaii doing the birther thing or finalizing plans for the Mexican/American wall of Uselessness.
And speaking of useless, the Trump name has taken big hits lately and the tower is now known as the Trump Tent and Bingo Hall.
Trump is such a pussy. Simple as that.
All of them, Katie.
This has been my take on his motivation as well. And if it is, it highlights how truly unqualified he is for the position. Hurt pride to your ego is not enough. Too bad he doesn’t have anyone around him to point this out.
Actually, if you look he’s got sort of a perfunctory half-smile during Obama’s bit, like he’s thinking “yeah, yeah, get your laughs in little guy.” But then during Meyers’ part, he’s got a serious scowl, his eyebrows are lowered, and he looks seriously pissed off.
I get the feeling Trump didn’t even recognize the level of burn that Obama inflicted on him, like he thinks Celebrity Apprentice really is good preparation for the presidency. And Meyers’ juvenile cracks about his hair hurt more because it’s the kind of thing he says himself.
He will be present by his absence, if you know what I mean. The president should have an empty chair left at one of the tables and direct his jokes to that.