Trump 'isn't that into dogs,' but likes family's 'surrogate' pets
She’s the family’s designated dog person, but first daughter-in-law Lara Trump said that she isn’t pushing President Trump and first lady Melania to get a pet anymore.
“I have for many years, long before my father-in-law became president, have advocated for them to get a dog,” she said, but the president just isn’t a dog guy.
"The reality is when somebody isn't that into dogs, maybe it's not the best thing for them to get one," said Trump, a national advocate for animals who has led the battle against puppy mills.
So instead, she sometimes brings her two dogs to family gatherings. “I certainly bring mine around enough, so they have some surrogate dogs come in from time to time,” she said. …
In other names and personalities in the news:
- Donald Trump Jr.’s girlfriend Kimberly Guilfoyle, just added to the president's 2020 reelection campaign, joined in the final Turning Point USA “Campus Clash” hosted at Pennsylvania State University last week, during which she dubbed the liberal “Green New Deal” as the “Green New Steal.”...
- Former U.S. Ambassador to Canada Bruce Heyman said after his appointment by former President Barack Obama and Senate confirmation, the first thing he did upon arriving in Ottawa won over both the country and his staff. With his wife Vicki, “I decided to make a pit stop at Tim Hortons,” Canada’s version of Dunkin Donuts. In their new book, The Art of Diplomacy, he said they bought a bunch of “timbits and double-doubles” and set up a “Tim Hortons welcome station” in the embassy. …
- The newly minted Georgetown Institute of Politics and Public Service Battleground Civility Poll finds most people are upset with the tone in politics, and they even blame their side for it. For example, it found that majorities of Republicans think GOP political leaders (62%), Fox News (53%), and President Trump (54%) are at least somewhat responsible for increased incivility. And a majority of Democrats assign some responsibility to Democratic political leaders (58%) and CNN (50%). ...
