by Pa Rock
Citizen Journalist
There have been several reports in the news lately which indicate that many of the young Trumpies who migrated to our nation's capital to serve their Fuhrer are beginning to encounter some social challenges. Young male staffers are apparently experiencing difficulty in getting dates. DC girls still want to have fun - just not with them!
Last week, at the height of Trump's war on Latino immigrant families, two administration officials encountered public hostility when they showed up at fancy Mexican restaurants in the DC metro area. One alert diner spotted Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen and a friend sitting in an upscale Mexican restaurant enjoying conversation and guacamole dip - and surreptitiously took their picture. She then sent the photo along with the location to a friend, and within minutes a group of protesters from the DC chapter of Democratic Socialists of America were in the restaurant and surrounding her table, some of whom were shouting taunts about Nielsen's gall in choosing to dine at a Mexican establishment. Secretary Nielsen conveniently had two Secret Service agents in tow who placed themselves between her and the rude hecklers.
Stephen Miller, the Trump aid with strong fascist tendencies who reportedly devised and promoted the administration's plan to separate immigrant children from their parents, also tried to enjoy a Mexican meal at another DC area restaurant, and he, too, had his meal interrupted by protests.
One school of thought on these Trump administration officials choosing to dine very publicly at Mexican eateries was that they were trolling the good people who were opposed to Trump's no-tolerance immigration policies - just as Melania did with her infamous "I really don't care, do U?" Zara jacket: a little in-your-face response to a horrific social and political situation that Trump created.
Late in the week presidential press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders and her family showed up at a restaurant in Lexington, Virginia, called the "Red Hen," with plans to enjoy dinner. A waiter was getting them settled in when the manager walked over to the table and asked Sarah and her entourage to leave - which they did. Sanders tweeted later that they had been asked to leave because she worked for Trump, and that she and her family complied with the request.
Perhaps Sarah now at least has some vague notion of how the gay couple felt when the bigoted baker refused to bake their wedding cake, though probably not. She was excluded from the restaurant based on something tangible that was related to her - the company she kept. The gay couple was denied service based on discrimination toward an entire class of people.
The Trumpies may feel like they own Washington, DC, but it is the city that owns them. This administration is just a temporary aberration taking up space on the city's social calendar - a page that will soon be ripped off and discarded. The young Turks whine and dine and rock the beltway with their sound and fury - but in the end they signify nothing. The city and its people will prevail - as they always have.
Citizen Journalist
There have been several reports in the news lately which indicate that many of the young Trumpies who migrated to our nation's capital to serve their Fuhrer are beginning to encounter some social challenges. Young male staffers are apparently experiencing difficulty in getting dates. DC girls still want to have fun - just not with them!
Last week, at the height of Trump's war on Latino immigrant families, two administration officials encountered public hostility when they showed up at fancy Mexican restaurants in the DC metro area. One alert diner spotted Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen and a friend sitting in an upscale Mexican restaurant enjoying conversation and guacamole dip - and surreptitiously took their picture. She then sent the photo along with the location to a friend, and within minutes a group of protesters from the DC chapter of Democratic Socialists of America were in the restaurant and surrounding her table, some of whom were shouting taunts about Nielsen's gall in choosing to dine at a Mexican establishment. Secretary Nielsen conveniently had two Secret Service agents in tow who placed themselves between her and the rude hecklers.
Stephen Miller, the Trump aid with strong fascist tendencies who reportedly devised and promoted the administration's plan to separate immigrant children from their parents, also tried to enjoy a Mexican meal at another DC area restaurant, and he, too, had his meal interrupted by protests.
One school of thought on these Trump administration officials choosing to dine very publicly at Mexican eateries was that they were trolling the good people who were opposed to Trump's no-tolerance immigration policies - just as Melania did with her infamous "I really don't care, do U?" Zara jacket: a little in-your-face response to a horrific social and political situation that Trump created.
Late in the week presidential press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders and her family showed up at a restaurant in Lexington, Virginia, called the "Red Hen," with plans to enjoy dinner. A waiter was getting them settled in when the manager walked over to the table and asked Sarah and her entourage to leave - which they did. Sanders tweeted later that they had been asked to leave because she worked for Trump, and that she and her family complied with the request.
Perhaps Sarah now at least has some vague notion of how the gay couple felt when the bigoted baker refused to bake their wedding cake, though probably not. She was excluded from the restaurant based on something tangible that was related to her - the company she kept. The gay couple was denied service based on discrimination toward an entire class of people.
The Trumpies may feel like they own Washington, DC, but it is the city that owns them. This administration is just a temporary aberration taking up space on the city's social calendar - a page that will soon be ripped off and discarded. The young Turks whine and dine and rock the beltway with their sound and fury - but in the end they signify nothing. The city and its people will prevail - as they always have.
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