‘He wants people to get fat’: Internet wonders why Trump nixed Obama-era WH bike share station
President Donald Trump’s administration has removed a nine-slot Bikeshare station at the White House, The Washington Post reports.
“It’s unclear why the White House wanted it removed,” The Post noted. “The White House didn’t immediately respond to requests for comment.”
“We got the request to remove it, and we honored that request,” said Terry Owens, spokesman for the District’s Department of Transportation.
The Bikeshare system has 3,700 bicycles and 440 stations through the greater DC area.
Capital Bikeshare users average saving $631 per year on personal travel cost, meaning the removal of the 9-slot station could cost White House staff $5,679 in increased transportation expenditures.
With the White House refusing to answer why they are hurting their employees in such a manner, the internet was quick to fill the void with speculation and commentary:
.@realDonaldTrump removes White House BikeShare station. Which did he hate more, bikes or sharing? https://t.co/JLxxqb3Dm5
— Bill McKibben (@billmckibben) August 16, 2017
If you have time to hate bikeshare, but not Nazis, you're doing it wrong. https://t.co/npaEKNHNWn
— Molly McKew (@MollyMcKew) August 16, 2017
Well…..cars are bad. But, there are some mighty fine cars out there. Bikes didn't have a permit.
— Leslie Burrell (@LeslieBurrell75) August 16, 2017
Pasty fat indoor people don't do well on bikes. https://t.co/QZT4fuUwKt
— Neil King (@NKingofDC) August 16, 2017
No detail of @BarackObama 's accomplishments is too small for Trump to want to erase from history, including this one. Wow.
— Mitchy McConell (@MitchMcConell) August 16, 2017
Predictable: if there's a dick move to be made, Churlish #ManBoy #Buffoon @realDonaldTrump can be counted on. Petty vindictive whiny infant.
— Samuel Claiborne (@SamuelClaiborne) August 16, 2017
he doesn't mind confederate monuments and racists who revere them, but bike stations gotta go
— Eric Gibbs (@ericwgibbs) August 16, 2017
I'm reminded of when Carter installed solar panels on the White House, and then Reagan promptly removed them…Pettiness for zero reason.
— Analogbear (@Analogbear) August 16, 2017
Reminds me of Reagan removing the solar panels… these guys think it's cowboy to be stupid… https://t.co/DvNE41VWGI
— Bill Roorbach (@billroorbach) August 16, 2017
Drain the swamp (of environmentally friendly commuting options) https://t.co/pEsCRQj5Yp
— Matthew Yglesias (@mattyglesias) August 17, 2017
He wants people to drive, pollute and get fat. So evil.
— Stu Krupoff (@stukrupoff) August 16, 2017
I'd take Kerry on a bicycle during nuclear negotiations over Trump on the couch any day. https://t.co/BsqjtP4AQF
— travis norvell (@pedalingpastor) August 16, 2017
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Speaking to her closing Wednesday panel with Jason Johnson and Howard Fineman, Reid showed a super-cut of Trump's knack for getting words wrong, not knowing how to pronounce simple things, slurring his words, stumbling down the stairs, not knowing where to go, dragging his feet and more.
"Well, you know, my pretext for all my students this fall will be: person, woman, man, camera, tv, and if they can do that, I know they're at least as smart as the president," joked Johnson. "Here's the thing. Joe Biden demonstrated that he literally can ride a bike and do something else at the same time. Like, I have always thought the argument that Joe Biden has lost a step or has some sort of mental deficiency was a complete lie. It's Republicans just projecting. What's important to remember is that no matter how much they spout this nonsense, every single time Donald Trump opens his mouth, he looks worse. There is nothing Joe Biden can say that is more foolish or incoherent than Donald Trump in the middle of a substantive interview."
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"She's just not that historically exciting to African-Americans," said Fleischer speaking to Laura Ingraham during a Fox News appearance after the announcement.
During a conversation with MSNBC's Joy Reid, the host called Fleischer "a sort of a bygone era Republican voice" and asked Bass to listen to his comments.
"I wonder how many African-Americans," asked Bass, chuckling.
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