(07-27-2020 07:07 PM)RiceLad15 Wrote: Quote: “Randy Levine is a great friend of mine from the Yankees,” Mr. Trump, referring to the president of the baseball team, told reporters on Thursday as Dr. Fauci was preparing to take the mound. “And he asked me to throw out the first pitch, and I think I’m doing that on Aug. 15 at Yankee Stadium.”
There was one problem: Mr. Trump had not actually been invited on that day by the Yankees, according to one person with knowledge of Mr. Trump’s schedule. His announcement surprised both Yankees officials and the White House staff.
But Mr. Trump had been so annoyed by Dr. Fauci’s turn in the limelight, an official familiar with his reaction said, that he had directed his aides to call Yankees officials and make good on a longtime standing offer from Mr. Levine to throw out an opening pitch. But no date was ever finalized.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/27/us/po...fauci.html
This is just another example of you guys 'making up' controversies. I'm sure it reads very well in an echo chamber where everything he does is a travesty of justice.... but to most people, it's just 'noise'.
Read carefully your own article.
'Randy Levine asked me to throw out the first pitch.'
There DOES appear to be a long-standing offer from Mr Levine for him to do just that, according to your quote.... so this statement is true.
'I think I'm doing that on August 15th'.
While certainly presumptive.... He never said he'd contacted the Yankees about that date, nor did he imply that his staff had set something up. He has an open invitation to do something, and he's thinking he's going to take them up on that offer for 8/15. As many games don't have a first pitch and certainly not a Presidential first pitch, I suspect his presumption is correct, that the invitation was open and had virtually no restrictions... That if he decided he wanted to do it on the 15th, that he could do it on the 15th. I also suspect his staff would 'make it happen' if that is what he wanted to do.
An official familiar with his reaction. AOC?
The entire premise of this is just so weak, I can't believe you think it even worth posting.... or others (meaning consumers of press) think worth reading such that the press would feel a desire to print it. It's literally insulting to one's intelligence to not see the clear bias in the reporting here.
As to whether someone thinks he's doing it because Fauci was getting limelight... I think Obama did it 4 or 5 times... whom was HE trying to grab attention from?
Any embarrassment that an older President might have been worried about just got thrown out the window (or down the first base line) with Fauci... or more likely based on his history, he has some confidence in his ability.... and/or he'd LOVE to have you guys make fun of him... and then he'd challenge Biden... and make references to Obama.... and make a big deal out of the left's reaction to his 'perfect pitch'.
Maybe it's just something that Presidents fairly regularly do... and best I know, he hasn't yet done it... Maybe he doesn't think he'll get another chance. Let's print that! I'm an official familiar with his response. He's giving up!!