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13213515, I had 45 right in front of me, could've shaken his hand
Posted by j., Fri Nov-17-17 11:17 AM
I passed.

Full disclosure: he wasn't 45 yet. This was in Sept. 15, the primaries had just started
he was the clown candidate, remember there were like 15 repug candidates for prez
No one took him seriously. He was supposed to drop out after Jeb! won the first couple of primaries.

Anyway I saw him, Ted Cruz, and Palin at the Capitol. I went to this anti- Iran deal rally for work purposes and there he was strutting down the steps to the Capitol lawn

There were mad tea baggers there, anti-45 protesters too
that day was hot, muggy, and humid: perfect "swamp" weather
So he comes down, no security, no secret service, just a couple of Capitol police officers behind him
no metal detectors that day, anyone could literally walk up to stand in front of the podium.

He gets to the lawn and the tea baggers start going apeshit
he's waving, shaking hands, etc
I inched close and got right in front of him, snapped this pic:

https://imgur.com/a/fkqSl

For context, it was this kind of event:

https://imgur.com/a/8xZDm

Today, I'll pass again. I'm good.