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Donald Trump Sent the Most Awkward 'Merry Christmas' Message, and People Are Mocking Him Hard
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President Donald Trump on Tuesday wished the nation 'Merry Christmas' by babbling through his list of grievances that included how he sees the state of the country.
Sitting at the Resolute Desk in the Oval Office, Trump's melancholy mood was on full display.
Trump warned Democrats that it would be "presidential harassment" if they use their House majority to investigate his businesses and foreign ties.
"It's probably presidential harassment and we know how to handle that," Trump said. "I know how to handle that better than anybody."
Trump doubled-down on his frustration with Special Counsel Robert Mueller and the Russia investigation. "There's been no collusion, after two years," Trump insisted.
"You're talking about millions and millions and millions of dollars of wasted money," Trump said, falsely, before deflecting. "There's been absolutely no collusion. But there has been a lot of collusion by the Democrats, with Russia and a lot of other people that maybe they shouldn't have been dealing with, including very dishonest people."
The president also defended his May 2017 firing of FBI Director James Comey, which is the reason Mueller was appointed in the first place.
"Everybody hated Comey, they thought he did a horrible job," Trump gloated. "The Democrats hated him. They were calling for his resignation. They were calling for his firing - including Schumer, including Nancy Pelosi - until I fired him. Once I fired him, everybody said, 'Oh, why did you fire him, why did you fire him?'"
"It's a disgrace, what's happening in our country," the president whined. "But other than that, I wish everybody a very merry Christmas."
Watch below:
President Trump in the Oval Office after discussing the partial government shutdown, the border wall and the Fed Re… https://t.co/d6zF7IGxCl— MSNBC (@MSNBC) 1545754195.0
And the Twitter mockery was swift.
@david_kasperek @arlenparsa I thought he couldn't sink any lower than the Santa exchange with the 7-year-old. But… https://t.co/XPX0SM6eOK— Julie Laumann (@Julie Laumann) 1545755086.0
@arlenparsa The airing of grievances.— Liz Drotar (@Liz Drotar) 1545789581.0
@arlenparsa Scrooge 🤬— 🏴ŔŐŹӲ©🇨🇦 (@🏴ŔŐŹӲ©🇨🇦) 1545760364.0
@arlenparsa @adamcbest It reminds me of "other than that how did you enjoy the play Mrs. Lincoln". He is so out of touch, sad!— KAM (@KAM) 1545772509.0
Five days into the third government shutdown of his presidency, Trump is totally tone deaf.
How inspiring.
@arlenparsa “It’s a disgrace this thing I’m doing, but have a merry Christmas, all you furloughed government workers.” 😒— Anjanette 🦃🍁 (@Anjanette 🦃🍁) 1545763207.0
@arlenparsa He's right, but not for the reason he thinks.— Steve Warmerdam (@Steve Warmerdam) 1545759541.0
@arlenparsa Dear god we’re doomed 😭— jay_kaustin (@jay_kaustin) 1545796096.0
Trump is who he is.
@arlenparsa I imagine he’s like this with everyone. “Jon Tester is a disgrace and is an awful human being. Anyway… https://t.co/RsDMYNjlZ7— Casey de Fremery (@Casey de Fremery) 1545756544.0
Trump is incapable of joy.
@arlenparsa I imagine he’s like this with everyone. “Jon Tester is a disgrace and is an awful human being. Anyway… https://t.co/RsDMYNjlZ7— Casey de Fremery (@Casey de Fremery) 1545756544.0
Who else but Trump...
@arlenparsa He just cannot get ANYTHING right. Simply astounding. 🤦♂️— At Least I Am Done With Stupid Debates (@At Least I Am Done With Stupid Debates) 1545754103.0
@arlenparsa But Thank God, the war on Christmas was won and we can say “Merry Christmas” again./s— Mike Sullivan (@Mike Sullivan) 1545754518.0
@arlenparsa Who wouldn't want 4 more years of that? Ho ho ho... What a sad, broken, unhinged man but other than th… https://t.co/Z92KOATSZL— Gaia Rising (@Gaia Rising) 1545757159.0
@arlenparsa The easiest thing he has to do and he can even screw that up. HE is the disgrace in our country— Pete for America 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸 (@Pete for America 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸) 1545754207.0
Humbug.