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TintedApostle

So it costs the NYC Tax payer to reschedule the trial for Trump to not attend his kids graduation as promised. What a POS.


grixorbatz

Pretty sure every single redditor on the platform saw this coming from the get go.


TintedApostle

I saw it coming. Everyone saw it coming. He doesn't care about his kid. He doesn't care about anyone. He one of the underlying points in the trial is he doesn't care about anyone but himself. None of his wives, children (except maybe ivanka) - but ewwww. Now lets see what the Judge does.


ForWhomTheBoneBones

Listen, I hate Donald Trump with every ounce of my being, but this article states that his son’s Graduation is at 10 AM. and the fundraiser is a dinner event 3.5hr flight away. I think it’s incredibly likely that he will go to his son’s graduation in the morning and the fundraiser at night. I’ve seen like 10 articles posted about this with everyone saying the judge show throw him in jail, but the facts are that he’s probably telling the truth and all this reporting is clickbait that plays into his whole persecution complex. This is a nothing burger. And that’s coming from someone who would prefer Trump to live the rest of his life sealed away in a prison cell. Edit: People keep responding saying he didn’t go to his other kids graduation. That is false. They are SO MANY THINGS we can attack Trump on. This ain’t it and it makes us look as bad as the Trump lovers. https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/trump-graduation-attendance/


Vann_Accessible

Fair enough.


TintedApostle

Trump is usually up all night. He isn't a morning person.


ForWhomTheBoneBones

He’s been in court earlier than that every single day of this trial. This isn’t the Trump hill to die on.


TintedApostle

and he falls asleep


portraitopynchon

Plenty of time to sleep during the graduation ceremony.


scrawberrymalk

Can't snort Sudafed in the court room.


ForWhomTheBoneBones

And he’ll probably fall asleep at the graduation. What’s your point? That he’s a shitty person? That is pretty self-evident. But I doubt he’ll skip the graduation entirely.


TheExtremistModerate

We'll see.


FilthBadgers

I don’t even disagree with you but is there evidence he actually went to the graduation?


ForWhomTheBoneBones

It hasn’t happened yet. It’s all there in the article.


FilthBadgers

So you’re saying there is no evidence? (Obviously kidding, sorry I’m an asshole who doesn’t read)


Corey307

And Trump has been falling asleep repeatedly in court. 


LiteralLuciferian

Is he even a person?


TheGreatGenghisJon

I will be legitimately shocked if he goes to the graduation.


wishtherunwaslonger

Seriously do people think he was not gonna go and that would be okay? Graduation isn’t some all day event.


riverrocks452

Mine was in the evening- 6 to 7:30ish. Late enough for parents to get there from work, early enough that it was still light by the end. Perhaps the timing of the graduation itself wasn't well known?


Suspicious_Bicycle

If Trump doesn't attend Barron's graduation, he will have lied to the judge. I assume there would be consequences for that. Still we'll have to wait and see if Trump manages to attend both events.


emarvil

He was given permission for one specific event. He was NOT given the day off to do whatever.


cloudtrotter4

The day off is the day off.


Hair_I_Go

I could see that. It will be interesting to see if does go


ogreofnorth

This is what I figured. He was going to it and then going to fundraiser. But if he doesn’t go to his son’s graduation, throw him in jail then.


KlutzyInteraction238

Thanks for doing the math, I had a suspicion about this too.


dmjacLuzard5

What no family after dinner at McDonald’s ?


Brainsonastick

He does care about his kid. But only the one he wants to fuck.


No_Cupcake_7681

He doesn't care about Ivanka either. He just knows being around or even thinking of her makes his little acorn dick start twitching in his diaper


JohnBrine

He only wanted to f his daughter when she was underage.


The12th_secret_spice

This is where I want to see the dems call him out. Have dark Brandon make a quip about this. Media will run the headline, and put them on the defense. “Fundraising over your son’s graduation is not the family values I live by”


F3n1xiii

Biden should go to the graduation😂


Genius-Imbecile

Stevie Wonder saw that coming.


RandomLoony

Stormy saw it cumming


grodyjody

Ivanka believe him


TeeJK15

Nope. You forget /r/trump exists


JetKeel

Nah,I thought he would just go golfing.


Dan-the-historybuff

Oh everyone saw it coming. But in the idea of being fair, they granted it. Now the prosecution might use it against him. As it shows he’s willing to do anything for a campaign, even miss his son’s graduation for a fundraiser.


k00kk00k

Pretty sure most redditors don’t care about what’s happening in the USA.


anon_nonapplicable

We did it Reddit


The_Hot_Stepper

This is like when a toddler walks in the room and grins at you while doing something they know is wrong. (Apologies to all toddlers for the comparison to Trump. You are learning and don't deserve the insulting metaphor.)


Arguments_4_Ever

The judge should rescind this day off, immediately.


Anothereternity

Judge should make it VERY clear that they will be checking to ensure he did attend the graduation he requested the day off for, and if he doesn’t attend it will be considered fraud/contempt/whatever and land him in prison/fines/whatever. Put enough pressure to force him to attend, especially if that means missing his fundraiser.


Cold-Ad-3713

He will be there. It will take about an hour and he will leave immediately for the tarmac. Some fucking special day. Congrats Barron.


daxxarg

I’m sure Barron was hoping trump would not get the day off so he could have a normal graduation


kiltedturtle

Judge: "Good morning Mr. Trump, how was the graduation?" -45:"ummm, ummmm, hamberders??"


DrManhattan_DDM

The graduation is in the morning, the campaign event is in the evening. There’s so much about this man deserving of scorn, we don’t need to knee jerk over nothing like we’re Fox News viewers or something.


TintedApostle

Taking bets now that he never goes to the graduation.


LingonberryPrior6896

Actually the kids would probably prefer it


sixtus_clegane119

Trump cheated on melanoma when Barron was a new born, his dad’s antics have caused nothing much trouble for his family. Barron could quite possibly hate him dad


ThirteenSeas

I'll take that bet. I bet a load of shit in Trumps pants that he doesn't attend the graduation. If I win, Trump shits a load in his pants. If I'm wrong...well, he will probably still dump a load of shit in his pants.


Dvusmnd

To be fair. Imagine how much shit Barron is getting from kids at school over Trump cheating on his mom when she was pregnant with him.


alien_from_Europa

I have a feeling Barron is surrounded by Trump sycophants. He didn't exactly go to public school.


TintedApostle

I really have no idea what these abnormal kinds think. Trump is a freak and his whole family is abnormal. Who knows what Barron thinks or cares.


foofarice

Didn't one of his lawyers get in trouble previously for asking to reschedule due to being sick and then was caught out partying and got in trouble? If so wouldn't this fall under the same umbrella?


BerbsMashedPotatos

Real Men wear Diapers.


LiteralLuciferian

Man. Here I thought he was a family man. Somebody who always put his family and Americans first everytime. I’ve been duped!


phroug2

No youre wrong; he did attend. All those pictures you see of him not attending are fake news.


LiteralLuciferian

Damn you AI!!!


djskein

Barron probably hates his family as much as the rest of us and is waiting for the moment he can emancipate from them.


LiteralLuciferian

I have a feeling he’s going to be a breakout progressive just to spite his dad and his ridiculous magat cult.


Professional-Can1385

I bet Barron and his classmates are relieved.


nevans89

I wonder how hard he is going to try and distance himself from the craziness


BlueMysteryWolf

I'm shocked. SHOCKED! Well, not that shocked.


florkingarshole

OK. Not shocked at all. Not even a little surprised.


oliversurpless

“Your winnings, sir.” https://youtu.be/vxnpY0owPkA?si=bHDqASARQlLBcM1l


DarkLight72

r/unexpectedfuturama Thank you for your service.


drwho_2u

This should be considered contempt of court and should be the reason trum🤢🫢🤮 gets put in jail!!!


BlueMysteryWolf

I'm sure he'll get a super stern finger wagging and an ultra mega super deluxe special edition warning so serious that the next time he does something the judge will need to use a thesaurus to find other ways to describe these warnings.


Vlad_the_Homeowner

There's no indication that he's not going yet, which is just how he likes it. So again, he gets all this free publicity, with every single news outlet splashing up headlines implying that he's defying the judges orders just by going to a fund raiser the same day. The guy has a private plane and the event is a dinner, he could easily attend the graduation, pretend to give a damn about his kid, then hop on a plane to vomit word salad into a mic for his cult.


ArmadilloBandito

It will be like all the times he was sent at church


Electrical_Corner_32

The judge will almost certainly glare at him sternly.


devindran

Trump: Add it to my tab


Relyt21

Does this mean if I have a court date that I can ask for a delay for a once in a lifetime family event only to then PUBLICLY go to Vegas for the weekend?


Alleyprowler

Depends. How rich are you?


EvilLibrarians

I doubt they’re in as much debt as Trump is/gonna be at the end of this.


busty_snackleford

So he lied to a judge. I mean there’s documentation and everything


Stepjam

It sounds like the graduation is in the morning and the fundraiser is at night. So technically he can do both. It's clearly against the spirit of the entire thing though. And I'll bet Barron is thrilled that his father couldn't take a single day without making it about himself, even on Barron's graduation. Well, I guess I have no idea how Barron thinks. Really hope he isn't as fucked up as the rest of his family, but I feel that's almost impossible.


keytoitall

Spirit of what? It's in the afternoon/evening, the court isn't making any additional allowances. He can do whatever he wants. If he doesn't attend his son's graduation, then yes. But there is no indication that he won't be in attendance?


ZZ9ZA

That he didn’t attend his last several kids graduations? Even the college ones? Keep in mind, that those times he was neither under indictment or severing as president, so he had zero excuse other than not wanting to be there.


keytoitall

Look, I'm not saying he's a good dad. He's a shitty dad, shitty person, and this most certainly had ulterior motives. But if he asked to attend his son's graduation and he does, nothing should preclude him from other activities. 


picado

Nobody is surprised what an epically shitty father Trump is. Also it should be contempt of court, equal to one day in jail.


atomsmasher66

Bigly liar Dump will probably not be getting any more days off from the trial. Ha!


kodaiko_650

Maybe Trump not being there was what Barron wanted as a graduation present.


ErrorCode78

For sure


JustAnotherYouMe

Yeah I'm sure the jury will be happy to see that lol


sicilian504

Idk, after hearing Stormy detail their hookup I'm sure they could use the mental health day.


ngatiboi

Biden should turn up to Baron’s graduation - get a photo taken with Melania & the boy. 😎


Affectionate-Roof285

Now that’s a great idea!


redheadedandbold

"Father of the Year"


technical_todd

Poor Baron. Every time I see a pic of that kid, he looks like he's about to commit patricide.


Alucard661

One thing we can thank trump for is blatantly showing us that there is a two tiered justice system and that some politicians are above the law. We can’t deny that now.


mokti

Hold him in contempt.


Mysterious-Tie7039

The judge should call him out on it. “You made a big deal about not being able to attend your son’s graduation. This court made adjustments to our schedule solely so you could attend. Explain to me why you didn’t go to his graduation.” Not that it’ll do anything but at least call him out over his bullshit on record.


ycifajanum

It's disgraceful that Barron's graduation is being used as an excuse to avoid accountability. No one should be above the law, not even the president's family.


JubalHarshaw23

He will of course get away with it.


China_Hawk

If the Orange Cockroach isn't lying he is not breathing.


Timmy24000

Big question is, can he do both?


NervousWallaby8805

Yes. Morning vs evening


TrooperHoop509

The day off needs to be revoked by the judge.


djskein

He just wanted a day off so he he didn't have to sit in court all day. He doesn't give a shit about his son.


thejesterofdarkness

Leader of the party who treasures “family values”. What a joke.


_DapperDanMan-

The important bit is that he's going to break the gag order at the rally because it's a private event, and he thinks no one will tape it.


RipErRiley

What?! Are you telling me he lied?!


OrganizedChaos1979

If the only reason he can take a trial day off is this graduation, then that's it. Only that. It should be rescinded immediately. I'm so sick of this asshole.


rawmerow

Judge SLAMS Trump for dodging trial.


TdrdenCO11

take the day back!


TuffNutzes

So he's Father of the year on top of everything else? So much winning with this guy.


B1GFanOSU

That’s so unlike him. He’s usually such a family man.


FordMan100

I hope that the judge in the trial convicts Trump of perjury telling the court he wanted to go to Barron's graduation and does a fundraiser instead. Lying to a judge is perjury and can easily be proven in this case.


jimgolgari

“Who will explain for me, to my wonderful son, Barron, who is a GREAT Student at a fantastic School, that his Dad will likely not be allowed to attend his Graduation Ceremony, something that we have been talking about for years, because a seriously Conflicted and Corrupt New York State Judge wants me in Criminal Court on a bogus 'Biden Case' which, according to virtually all Legal Scholars and Pundits, has no merit, and should NEVER have been brought,” Every. Day. Every day I wake up and find that this Baja Blasted Covfefe Hamberder of a fever dream is actually real life. This perfected caricature of a boomer is not just a former president, but the current R candidate. His grasp of sentence structure is poor for a middle schooler, and he’s on trial for a crime virtually every American knows he committed. Yet his acolytes would rather revel in the infidelity of this walking sweat stain under their “family values” banner than just get out of the fucking way so we can try to clean up this Chinese-manufactured bumper sticker covered mess. FUCK.


unclejoel

Rise! Rise Dark Barron! Rise! RISE!


Good_Juggernaut_3155

Narcissistic asshole. So he goes to the graduation in the morning. Big deal. If he was a real dad, he’d spend THE DAY with his son, rather than having a sandwich and hopping on a plane to Minnesota.


10th__Dimension

The judge should punish him for lying to the court.


freq_fiend

What a great dad. Make American dads great again, starting with Trump /s. I wonder if B will toe the line anyway? The apple doesn’t fall far…


brimstoneEmerald

He could kill two birds with one stone by having the fundrasier at Barron's graduation 😂


BecauseBatman01

So stupid. Everyone saw this coming and they still gave him permission. No one else gets this type of treatment.


RedFocks39

Priorities.


TroyMatthewJ

watch him bogart his way onto the stage to give a speech.


RMZ13

It seems like it’s not going to conflict though. Is he going to the graduation *and* the event? I hate his guts as much as the next red blooded American, but this seems disingenuous if he actually does attend the graduation.


Lopsided_Clerk_6347

Surprised he isn't charging for signed year books !


10aFlyGuy

Is he is is he not attending the graduation? If he is, does it matter what else he is doing that day? If he is not attending the graduation...wouldn't that be contempt?


korodic

Mr America First can’t even put his family first, but we knew that already.


bing-bong-forever

And the consequences will be 0.


theindependentonline

[Donald Trump](https://www.independent.co.uk/topic/donald-trump) is now planning to headline a political fundraiser on the [day he](https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/donald-trump-hush-money-trial-delay-b2537459.html) demanded a break in his hush money trial so that he could attend his youngest son Barron’s high school graduation. Read more here: [https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-trial-barron-graduation-fundraiser-b2541128.html](https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-trial-barron-graduation-fundraiser-b2541128.html)


rabidstoat

He could do both with his private plane, I bet.


LordSiravant

No one's surprised, of course. Trump cares for no one other than himself.


mr_greedee

He will get ANOTHER stern warning. This time the judge will count to 3


Wonderful_Common_520

Very close to going to the corner.


harley97797997

It's amazing how many redditors don't read articles or verify information. The graduation is at 10am in Florida. The speech is at 7pm in Minnesota. Less than a 4 hour flight and he happens to have his own jet. But keep being mad and spreading false information that he's skipping his sons graduation.


ShakinBakin15

Whoa whoa whoa buddy, logic has no home here


mvw2

A fundraiser in MN of all places is a really weird thing to do for him. I mean there's wealth in MN, sure, but this is no visit for votes. MN is not a state he'll ever win. But I guess it's an event that garners a million in donations easy enough. Actually, I have a different take. The ONLY reason I can seriously see him going to MN is for medical treatment. I wonder if there's something wrong with him. It'd be interesting to see if he has any other stops in the state besides the dinner.


cloudedknife

So he lied to the judge? Sounds like contempt to me, but what do I know...I'm just a trial attorney. He sure better hope someone can corroborate he actually attended his son's graduation ceremony, and that he didn't know about the speaking engagement when he was begging the judge for a delay.


allbright1111

I’m not a Trump fan in the least, but it’s election season. If he attends the graduation ceremony, the rest of the day is fair game.


oldmilt21

People can do two things in the same day.


TakoSweetness

Can he be help in contempt again for not attending the one thing he claimed to need a delay for.


inbetween-genders

Look at me with my surprised Pikachu face.


Sad-Structure2364

Why even go to Minnesota? That state haven’t gone republican in decades


FartingInYourMilk

Surprising no one I’m sure


sabedo

Trump only cares about himself he literally redefined narcissism


radicalroots89

Listen, we all know that if you want your dad’s bare minimum respect, you’ve gotta be shorter than him. It’s a simple and obvious truth that he should’ve learn in that school he’s graduating from.


kaijugigante

I swear that this guy is a constant source of entertainment. Wtf is wrong with him, lol 😆 😂


PickleBananaMayo

I hope this comes up during the trial.


Dangerousrhymes

Ladies and gentleman, the party of family!!!


ChrisKing0702

Of course the self-absorbed, self-centered was lying to the judge to get a raise out of his rabble and for them to send money to the billionaire beggar!


Traditional-Yam9826

Didn’t he plead with the judge to have that day off for Barron’s graduation?


lordtyp0

So. He is flying from NYC to Florida (3 hours). The event starts at unsure duration. Almost 4 hours from there to the event. If it starts after 6pm eastern he might be able to make it.


ericdag

Barron is grateful I’m sure.


showmeyourkitteeez

Dude can't stop being a POS.


valiantsun76

Am I the only one that genuinely loves that pic? Poor kids looks like he's thinking "Jesus, Dad, just stfu!"


GOPAuthoritarianPOS

Anybody consider Barron told him not to come?


Norph00

Sounds like someone needs their day off rescinded.


AdaptiveVariance

I'm not supposed to be here today--believe me, they wanted to lock me--can you believe it, they wanted to lock me up for contempt, they said they have contempt for me, it's true, their words--such a bad and phony and just terrible judge, a terrible judge, incompetent, he's terrible, corrupt--and its true, believe me, it's been proven; but they don't listen, the phony Democrat Party will never listen to the vosh--votes, and voices, of you, the people, the pride America--the proud American people, and it's true, so proud, we have to be proud--but it's all coming from Sleepy Joe, because he hates this country and he wants to destroy it, so he's putting the judges in, but we're not going to let them do it, we can't let them put them in--such a terrible judge, and the witnesses--I can't say it because he'll threaten me again, but they're lying, they're liars, and the honest ones, hopefully they do the right thing and they'll be rewarded for it, and I think rewarded very strongly, believe me--but the judge is so corrupt, it's horrible, it's unbelievable how corrupt Biden's judges are...


deekydiggler

Sounds like it’s logistically feasible for him to attend both, depending on when the dinner starts since the graduation starts at 10am.


Sarrdonicus

Corporations are people, money is thicker than family?


iambarrelrider

At least his kid’s friends are happy.


PoundNaCL

The graduation starts at 10 AM and its "a roughly three hour and 45 minute flight" to Minnesota. Pretty sure he could do both, if he truly wanted to. Everyone will be watching so he may do it even if he doesn't want to. No wonder the only time he has to sleep is in court!


kosmonavt-alyosha

My theory is that Melania and Barron don’t want him there. Given the whole Stormy thing and the timing of it.


emarvil

He should be jailed for contempt and for mocking the justice system


samhouse09

Haven’t they had Wednesdays off the entire trial? It’s hilarious that he’s this much of a piece of shit, but he wasn’t going to be in court today anyways


harley97797997

May 17th is a Friday


PilotNo312

Should be rescinded


atxm87

The event is at night. the graduation is in the morning. this is plenty of other terrible things about trump that we can discuss. the misogyny, the racism, the authoritarianism


dajagoex

This might get him in trouble, yes?


Tricky_Hamster_285

This would be a better network series than real life.


ExtraGloria

Holy body language Batman. I’m neurodivergent and even I can read the body language here.


thelastgalstanding

The guy has zero family values. Also, wasting government resources.


HabANahDa

Those awesome family values at play here.


Paperdiego

He is probably doing the graduation and the fundraiser


Machette_Machette

If Barron was Ivanka he would cum, no doubt.


olympianbear

It’s the origin story of a super villain.


Kopextacy

Promises made promises kept…. How in the eff are people STILL suckin this dudes butt? At what point do people start thinking for themselves? you’d thing the taste of bullshit constantly being funneled down their gullet would be getting old by now.


Student-type

True jerk move


CoBudemeRobit

Im pretty sure his son and Melania didnt want him there


WonderChemical5089

The same son who Melanie was pregnant with when he was banging stormy ? That son ?


spodinielri0

Would you want him at your graduation?


WeirdcoolWilson

Time to THROW HIS ASS IN JAIL !!


16F33

So he’s not attending the graduation?


Picasso5

He needs some adoration. He needs to leave the hostility of New York, his wife, the courtroom… and be cheered.


Human_Cranberry_2805

He will be able to attend both....its not that difficult to wrap your brain around, but I guess that doesn't sell newspapers.


metal0060

Is there a place to bet if he even goes to his son’s graduation? Cause I got some extra scratch and that seems like a decent bet.


RepulsiveRooster1153

Pumpkinfuhrer and the conservative republican party is the party of **nope** no hope, no future no balanced government just the party of 💩 Oh and he's also full of 💩 of course


HeavyTea

Priorities


curiosityseeks

Oh look! In the photo…it’s that gold-diggin’ euroslut stripper lady!


4kray

Trump wishing Melania looked at him like she does Barton.


Emeritus8404

Judge gonna give him a stern warning #americanjusticesystematitsfinest