Imagine attending a listening session where you need to have notes to remind you to listen. Check out this photo from today’s listening session on gun violence at the White House. It’s a small cheat sheet Donald Trump is holding to remind “45” what to do. Or perhaps better put, a list of compassionate things to say for someone who normally eschews empathy. Some poor aide had to write out thoughts that Trump was obviously unfamiliar with like “I hear you” and “what can we do to make you feel better.”
Trump Needs Crib Notes For Empathy
WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 21: (AFP OUT) U.S. President Donald Trump holds his notes while hosting a listening session with students survivors of mass shootings, their parents and teachers in the State Dining Room at the White House February 21, 2018 in Washington, DC. Trump is hosting the session in the wake of last week's mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, that left 17 students and teachers dead. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)