At that time, I identified some of the people I thought deserved such a place.
People who harm children. People who kill animals, like the two most heinous recent cases in my neck of the woods one involving a horse, another a family's dog. Pedophile priests. The folks who put Bruce Springsteen and Beethoven on Muzak. The people who 'gummied' the world. Those who prey on senior citizens. The people who make up drug names. Whoever it was who decided that sagging pants and side boob are fashion statements.Ivanka Trump apparently agrees that people who harm children, particularly child predators, belong in that special place. In an interview with the Associated Press earlier this month, the president's special advisor said this of the controversy swirling around Alabama Senate candidate Judge Roy Moore:
There's a special place in hell for people who prey on children. I've yet to see a valid explanation, and I have no reason to doubt the victims' accounts.Her comment is laudable and remarkable, particularly given it is in sharp contrast to her father's statements, including a recent bout of indecision on whether he would actually campaign with Moore.
I'll be letting you know next week. But I can tell you, you don't need somebody who's soft on crime, like Jones.Well, the president let us know today - or, he had his mouthpiece let us know - his plans in that regard.
Q: Thanks, Sarah. On the Senate race in Alabama. Does president Trump plan to campaign for Roy Moore?
A. The president is not planning any trip to Alabama at this time. And, frankly, his schedule doesn't permit him doing anything between now and Election Day.
Q. Over the weekend, the president weighed in about this race on Twitter. Does the president continue - does he have plans to continue his campaign against the Democrat in Alabama, Doug Jones?
A. Look, I'm not going to get into a back-and-forth from the podium. As you know, I've declined that opportunity many times. But I can tell you that the president obviously wants people to make America better -- to improve our education system, to grow our economy, to continue to fight against ISIS, continue growing the economy. Those are the president's priorities, and he wants people in place that are going to help and support those priorities.Between announcing his indecision before Thanksgiving, and now letting us know he wouldn't be going on the campaign trail with Moore, the president didn't have any issues campaigning for Moore on Twitter.
So - back to that special place in hell Ivanka mentioned? Well, it's clear her father has an idea where it is: East Capitol St NE & First St SE, Washington, DC 20004.
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