As a catastrophic inferno tore through a cultural treasure, President Donald Trump assessed the response from 4,000 miles away and offered unsolicited advice for firefighters trying to save Paris’ Notre Dame cathedral.
“Perhaps flying water tankers could be used to put it out,” Trump tweeted from Air Force One, minutes before landing in Minnesota for a Tax Day speech. “Must act quickly!”
Trump’s armchair observations were striking, even for a president who seems to offer an opinion about just about everything.
Just hours before, Trump had weighed in on Boeing’s ongoing troubles after two crashes of its new airliner, suggesting a rebranding campaign is in order for the beleaguered 737 Max, and he’d spent the previous day commentating on professional golf as Tiger Woods overcame long odds to win the Masters on Sunday.
So horrible to watch the massive fire at Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris. Perhaps flying water tankers could be used to put it out. Must act quickly!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 15, 2019
“They’re having a terrible, terrible fire,” Trump said during his remarks in Minnesota, describing watching the flames on television from the presidential aircraft. “It looks like it’s burning to the ground.”
In what appeared to be a direct jibe at Trump’s firefighting suggestion, France’s civil security agency posted its only English-language message during the incident to defend its handling of the fire: “All means are being used, except for water-bombing aircrafts which, if used, could lead to the collapse of the entire structure of the cathedral.”
The disaster appeared to resonate with the president, who called Notre Dame “one of the great treasures of the world” and declared it to be “beyond countries, that’s beyond anything. It’s a part of our growing up, it’s a part of our culture, it’s a part of our lives.”
On his way back to Washington, he tweeted, “God bless the people of France!”
God bless the people of France!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 15, 2019
(AP)
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Maybe the man with the very smart brain should be elected Fire Chief. He knows how to prevent California wildfires by raking the leaves and how to put out fires in the middle of cities with flying water tankers.
OK Rep. Ilhan Omar , now it is your turn to show that it is not just Jews you hate but all infidels, like Christians as well. How about a comment on the fire in Paris yesterday. What about “things happen, like the Twin Towers collapsed, so did the spire at the French place”. That will show the world both how genuine you are in your hated of all non muslims and how you are not afraid of POTUS Trump.
@crazy; The United States has fires every year from the west coast, the south, and even Florida, and 100 people aren’t killed in them like when a wildfire rolls through southern Europe. The United States also does not have mass rape incidents on “new years” (and year around actually) that the police cover up because they haven’t a clue how to handle arrests, nor do we decriminalize shoplifting like in France, because they haven’t a clue how to handle arrest. Also, the United States doesn’t have issues with “gangs” throwing grenades at police stations like northern Europe, because they haven’t a clue how to handle arrests.
Europe needs all the common sense help it can get. And also, next time you hear that America has more people in Prison than the world, now you’ll see why.