'Tell the Democrat Governors that 'Mutiny On The Bounty' was one of my all time favorite movies,' President Donald Trump tweeted Tuesday
The saga of the Bounty — the ship that was overtaken by unhappy sailors and then burned on the shore of Pitcairn to prevent discovery by pursuing forces — was the basis of a novel and various film adaptations, including a 1984 film starring Mel Gibson and Anthony Hopkins.
He has a history of confrontational and provocative tweets, often preferring to lash out at perceived rivals via social media in a style his aides insist is him defending himself. On the West Coast, California, Oregon and Washington have reached an agreement; and on the East Coast, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Connecticut, Delaware, Massachusetts and Rhode Island teamed with New York.
In seeming annoyance about being left out of this process, the president tweeted Monday that reopening was “the decision of the President, and for many good reasons.”
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