I saw video of that “Welcome” by Trump, live on MSNBC. The kid was absolutely NOT interested in meeting Trump. El Presidente came out and tried to greet him, and the kid saw him but just ignored him and kept on mowing. He obviously wanted to mow the White House lawn, not Trump’s lawn. They had to send out two people (Secret Service?) to stop the kid and make him shake hands with Trump. Then Trump made a high-five gesture, the kid hesitated and left him hanging for a moment, then slapped hands and immediately kept on mowing. He never turned off the lawn mower, he just kept turning it into position and pushed on forward.
Mr. Trump: The Lawn has been there for many decades. In a few years, you will be gone but the White House Lawn with still be there. The Lawn is a far greater public institution than your presidency.
Wow! Trump found the only white child who stills mows lawns in America.
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Will Trump even pay him? Or just get him to accept 10 cents on the dollar?
Did trump pay him? Or perhaps I should ask if we the people paid him. Heaven knows trump’s history doesn’t include paying for services rendered (unless maybe in Russian resorts).
Oh, is it “Child Labor Week” again already?
Let me get those looms running!
Make him pay you up front, kid. In cash.
This is at least one more lawn than Donald has ever mown in his life!
Bring Your Serf to the Big House Day.
I think the kid missed his chance to keep donnie out of the WH …
possibly saving his country ----
Only a complete egotist would think this publicity stunt endears him with anyone but Far Right control freaks. It actually makes one wonder if he wants to get rid of the Child Labor Laws. Bet he doesn’t even pay the kid like most of his suppliers…
“Get off my grass…after you cut it, you little prick. I have Negros that do that for me. Had to let my illegal aliens go because of the Republican Politically Correct Police.”
Good idea. Put him out to sea alone in a row boat and he’ll never find his way back to shore.
Oliver Twist comes to mind. Trump is turning the White House into a Debtor’s Prison?
Russian whorehouses.
Was Ben Carson not available? Trump probably thinks lawn work is part of HUD’s portfolio.
What?
I grew up in rural small town MN. Pretty much everyone was white and we all mowed the lawn. I don’t get it.
I did wonder how long the landscaping would survive after Cheetolini fired the Chief Usher.
Child labor, what a great economic plan!
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Of course he’s replaced the Usher with a Trump Hotel staffer.
I hate Trump as much as the next guy, but why does this have to be turned into something rotten or racist?
The kid started his own lawn care business at 11. That’s awesome. He wanted to mow the white house lawn. I don’t see how this is anything but a little feel good story.
And it doesn’t do anything to help Trump in anyway.
Underpaid kid (who should be in school) replaces union labor?