re: #180 wheat-dogg

Trump is only pandering to the clueless; he can point to the photo and claim he really does care about PoC — “See all my friends?” But PoC and anyone else with a brain can see right through the charade. I can imagine those officers has some choice words to say about their experience once they got back to their hotel.

They were manipulated into a non-consensual position that was very public. What are they gonna do? They can make a scene that would reflect on their positions (which demand serious comportment at their level) and their institutions (which depend on federal funds to a large extent) and had no time to consider their options (none under the circumstances). They behaved appropriately as professionals.

Republicans do not do consent. That is what it comes down to.