Politico created a buzz Thursday with the headline “Barack Obama’s ‘vacation from hell.'”
One of the benefits of having an adoring media is that even though the world around him is ablaze, the president can rely on his allies to play the sympathy card while he squeezes in another round of golf.
.@BarackObama‘s “vacation from hell” http://t.co/PhteunLu1P | Photo: AP pic.twitter.com/FfGZHNp2N7
— POLITICO (@politico) August 15, 2014
CNN legal analyst Jeffrey Toobin seems to be the first to suggest that Obama “appears to be on the vacation from hell,” with reporters taking the baton and running with it on Wednesday when they asked White House spokesman Eric Schultz if the president’s vacation actually felt like a vacation, according to Politico.
Never mind Obama had just danced the previous night away when Toobin made his assertion.
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Schultz detailed a number of things the president has done to “stay engaged” while on vacation. According to Politico, he received multiple national security briefings and spoke on the phone with several world leaders.
The White House also released a photo on Thursday of Obama speaking with Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon about the civil unrest in Ferguson:
President Obama talks on the phone with Missouri @GovJayNixon on the situation in Ferguson. pic.twitter.com/h8AMuQIbqI
— The White House (@WhiteHouse) August 14, 2014
Of course, with all the focus on Obama’s “vacation from hell” — to include the strenuous phone calls — Twitter users were quick to respond:
@WhiteHouse Oh, thank goodness. A phone call photo-op from an ivory tower. Everything will be OK now. #Ferguson
— Patrick (@PatrickInNC) August 14, 2014
I thought the @WhiteHouse wasn’t taking #Ferguson seriously, but they just released a pic of Obama holding a phone. #whew — jon gabriel (@exjon) August 14, 2014
Poor him. RT @politico .@BarackObama‘s “vacation from hell” pic.twitter.com/S0btoOjegA — S.M (@redsteeze) August 15, 2014
He’s the real victim. RT @politico .@BarackObama‘s “vacation from hell” http://t.co/cMGpq1Sj1B | Photo: AP pic.twitter.com/NKQ35NBgRc
— jon gabriel (@exjon) August 15, 2014
@exjon If only this guy could catch a break … if only … @politico @BarackObama
— Check It Outer (@CheckItOuter) August 15, 2014
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