1. Here we go into week 9 of the V.W.I.R. for @AdvanceGuyNotes folks. Yes, Trump's Truck will be discussed. Stay tuned. pic.twitter.com/qaF90XYB89
— Josh King (@Polioptics) March 25, 2017
2. But let's start on 3/19. Trump returned from Fla. w Robt. Kraft, trading Melania for Pats owner. One wonders whose company he prefers. pic.twitter.com/dMGtbIYPkt
— Josh King (@Polioptics) March 25, 2017
3. On 3/20, an Oval mtg with Iraq PM al-Abadi, the PM syncs up with POTUS, settling into his easy chair with the open jacket, long-tie look. pic.twitter.com/w1WUf7TBPS
— Josh King (@Polioptics) March 25, 2017
4. In a new twist, the delegation meeting in the Cabinet Room included our Secretary of State, but excluded the president's daughter. pic.twitter.com/gLch8Rz4Zh
— Josh King (@Polioptics) March 25, 2017
5. Ivanka digs hanging with Merkel, Abe & Trudeau, markets where they buy her shit. Haider al-Abadi? Not so much. So where was Ivanka? pic.twitter.com/FGGLXfWgBX
— Josh King (@Polioptics) March 25, 2017
6. In Aspen, natch! @chrisonchris gathers 91 pics of her enjoying the slopes & sidewalks of USA's elite playground. https://t.co/OKtEIhjiFJ
— Josh King (@Polioptics) March 25, 2017
7. Jared was relaxing in slim-fit jeans while Bannon & @KellyannePolls burned shoe leather on Capitol Hill twisting arms on health care. pic.twitter.com/vPPZeGnsYV
— Josh King (@Polioptics) March 25, 2017
8. As a skier, I could riff ad nauseum re Aspen but 3 things worth noting: 1 Ivanka packs multiple ski suits, & they ain't simple @patagonia pic.twitter.com/SWzTpBfVL0
— Josh King (@Polioptics) March 25, 2017
9. Point 2: I respect the need of the president & family to unwind. But there's a cost, to taxpayers & perception. https://t.co/uPB3qEbPxQ
— Josh King (@Polioptics) March 25, 2017
10. 3rd point: A little (free) time at Camp David & skiing at nearby @WispresortMD would be refreshing, instead of the Charles & Diana act. pic.twitter.com/3qgerJ5zW4
— Josh King (@Polioptics) March 25, 2017
11. Meanwhile, POTUS went to Louisville 3/20, 'cuz he could. Foreground dude with "Hillary for Prison" Tee makes it a never ending campaign. pic.twitter.com/WbefNUEExe
— Josh King (@Polioptics) March 25, 2017
12. It was a big crowd, as @SHSanders45 used her government Twitter account to remind us. https://t.co/XzGxUpPuxu
— Josh King (@Polioptics) March 25, 2017
13. @brianstelter "tsk-tsked" @SHSanders45, but they're in different worlds. Trump wants nets to use Leni Riefenstahl-style cinematography. https://t.co/sXNYlXckvs
— Josh King (@Polioptics) March 25, 2017
14. So I'll give @realDonaldTrump what he wants, sharing his homemade collage as part of the V.W.I.R. Note another raised walkway entrance. https://t.co/dtgbgyX525
— Josh King (@Polioptics) March 25, 2017
15. Courtesy of @MarkHalperin & @SHO_TheCircus, here's the extraordinary stagecraft of a POTUS trip to Hill, 3/21. https://t.co/g0MAFa4LLD
— Josh King (@Polioptics) March 25, 2017
16. Back in his comfort cockpit, the Oval, @ingallsimages gets POTUS showing of his newest tribute on 3/21: a @NASA jacket. pic.twitter.com/qmRQCt6TBS
— Josh King (@Polioptics) March 25, 2017
17. How you do a @NASA Oval Event: @billclinton & @algore talking live to astronauts in orbit. That Shuttle model sits in my library today. pic.twitter.com/r5VzJR5omS
— Josh King (@Polioptics) March 25, 2017
18. Your standard Cabinet Room mtg with truckers & trucking executives. As they say in FAKE NEWS, you wont believe what happened just prior! pic.twitter.com/7Alw9VLfyF
— Josh King (@Polioptics) March 25, 2017
19. Let's give @ziwe credit for quickly labeling the president behind the wheel "Mad Max." https://t.co/HZAjoXDter
— Josh King (@Polioptics) March 25, 2017
20. This isn't the first time a president has inspected a static display on the WH South Driveway. @JimmieJohnson & @TeamBKR made visits. pic.twitter.com/MZgvHZ6TXm
— Josh King (@Polioptics) March 25, 2017
21. It's not the first time a president has driven a truck. Here's G.W. Bush in Crawford on 11/14/01 by @WinMc. pic.twitter.com/X4Q4iB3lYd
— Josh King (@Polioptics) March 25, 2017
22. It's not the first time a president has used association with iconic vehicles to score political points with a portion of the base. pic.twitter.com/W92wsuDeXe
— Josh King (@Polioptics) March 25, 2017
23. It's not the 1st time a pol looked like an idiot by pretending he's someone he's not. I've written about this. https://t.co/AeQ4URbrEa
— Josh King (@Polioptics) March 25, 2017
24. The scene beneath the South Portico was grand, redolent of our 1993 "ReGo" event, but Clinton didn't mount the forklift… pic.twitter.com/WoiJ4CfjkT
— Josh King (@Polioptics) March 25, 2017
25. Like "Rubber Duck" Penwald in CONVOY or Cletus "Snowman" Snow in SMOKEY & THE BANDIT, D.J. "Mogul" Trump climbed behind the wheel… pic.twitter.com/dHQQoTwwUu
— Josh King (@Polioptics) March 25, 2017
26. Planning for these events are a West Wing obsession. It's an apt week for the debut of @AlyssaMastro44's book. https://t.co/ndoXw977kO
— Josh King (@Polioptics) March 25, 2017
27. Wearing a cashmere topcoat & a gilded tank watch, the trucker wannabe made a fool of himself while his health care bill became roadkill. pic.twitter.com/jWYX7ibSgs
— Josh King (@Polioptics) March 25, 2017
28. @davidmackau quickly cobbled a narrative: "Trump Got To Sit In A Big Boy Truck Because Today Was A Special Day" https://t.co/eQhY8kGXss
— Josh King (@Polioptics) March 25, 2017
29. Trump's turn at the wheel earned a few front pages, mostly tabloid, mostly mocking. Can't read Chinese – maybe the Epoch Times loved it! pic.twitter.com/qHMDeHhAqY
— Josh King (@Polioptics) March 25, 2017
30. Sally Field @realmommagump, who starred w. Burt in Mort Engelberg's SMOKEY films, gets the last word this week: "Eastbound and Demented" https://t.co/EHqRIk5ude
— Josh King (@Polioptics) March 25, 2017
31. The concludes the Visual Week in Review (V.W.I.R) for Week 9. Keep your eyes on the visual, and we'll see you next week. pic.twitter.com/YQLBhJl3Wo
— Josh King (@Polioptics) March 25, 2017
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