Trump Lambasted for Tweet Promoting Sheriff Clarke’s Book: ‘Your Fellow Americans Are Getting Flooded’
In between tweets on the response efforts to Hurricane Harvey, President Trump tweeted this morning a plug for Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke‘s book Cop Under Fire:
Available on Amazon and at your favorite bookseller.https://t.co/3eyhOFHHch pic.twitter.com/5fqomvUcwo
— David A. Clarke, Jr. (@SheriffClarke) March 29, 2017
A great book by a great guy, highly recommended! https://t.co/3jbDDN8YmJ
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 27, 2017
You may notice that Clarke’s tweet about his book is from March, so it’s not clear why the President promoted it now.
President Trump’s tweet plugging Clarke’s book was his first of the morning, before tweeting further about Hurricane Harvey:
Great coordination between agencies at all levels of government. Continuing rains and flash floods are being dealt with. Thousands rescued.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 27, 2017
Many people are now saying that this is the worst storm/hurricane they have ever seen. Good news is that we have great talent on the ground.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 27, 2017
Clarke had been up for a role at the Department of Homeland Security, but later “rescinded his acceptance.”
A lot of people tore into the President for the timing of this particular tweet:
Drowning in a deluge of biblical proportions and dear leader wants us to read a book by an intolerant fuckknob decorated with flair https://t.co/ljJWWgzCBZ
— Jay Lee (@jaylee) August 27, 2017
People are fighting for their lives in Texas and this morally bankrupt ass is hawking the book of a dirtbag.
Heck of a job America! https://t.co/RGJg36LZfr
— Drew McCoy (@_Drew_McCoy_) August 27, 2017
My city is underwater. People losing everything. Unrelenting storm. Medical/1st responders on NO sleep. Thanks for book recommendation, tho. https://t.co/T70sDWkRmM
— John P. Lopez (@LopezOnSports) August 27, 2017
Seriously Mr. President, my fellow Texans and your fellow Americans are getting flooded and you are plugging a book??? Wow. https://t.co/wi6V5TiGPa
— Matthew Dowd (@matthewjdowd) August 27, 2017
People are still recovering from a hurricane and catastrophic flooding https://t.co/NJZy6RvGiC
— Dave Itzkoff (@ditzkoff) August 27, 2017
This is an incredibly dangerous and catastrophic situation and you tweeted about a bad book before Houston
— Dani Bostick (@danibostick) August 27, 2017
Amid vast destruction in Texas, the first public thing Trump did today was endorse a book by Sheriff Clarke. https://t.co/HC66Nv3Ral
— Jim Roberts (@nycjim) August 27, 2017
What hurricane? What devastation? What catastrophic flooding? #PINTO (President in Title Only), staying true to form. Happy Sunday, America. https://t.co/xcjpmkG0no
— Ana Navarro (@ananavarro) August 27, 2017
Yo, fucknuts. One of your states is under water. https://t.co/ks1SteSJp2
— David Simon (@AoDespair) August 27, 2017
Trump promoting a book by a guy who let people die in his jail while people in Texas suffer from catastrophic flooding. Disgraceful. https://t.co/FbGkeBghUP
— Josh Jordan (@NumbersMuncher) August 27, 2017
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