{"id":2765,"date":"2018-01-06T22:48:00","date_gmt":"2018-01-06T22:48:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/commarts.pleather.us\/2018\/01\/06\/donald-trump-watched-the-greatest-showman-last-night-but-has-somehow-resisted-the-urge-to-tweet-about-it\/"},"modified":"2018-01-06T22:48:00","modified_gmt":"2018-01-06T22:48:00","slug":"donald-trump-watched-the-greatest-showman-last-night-but-has-somehow-resisted-the-urge-to-tweet-about-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.valdosta.edu\/m2\/2018\/01\/06\/donald-trump-watched-the-greatest-showman-last-night-but-has-somehow-resisted-the-urge-to-tweet-about-it\/","title":{"rendered":"Donald Trump Watched \u2018The Greatest Showman\u2019 Last Night but Has Somehow Resisted the Urge to Tweet About It"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Every so often, we hear about the viewing habits of former presidents. Jimmy Carter watched hundreds during his one term in office, and Bill Clinton <a href=\"https:\/\/paleofuture.gizmodo.com\/here-is-every-single-movie-bill-clinton-watched-in-the-1755319341\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">once told Roger Ebert<\/a> that &#8220;the best perk of the White House is not Air Force One or Camp David or anything else, it\u2019s the wonderful movie theater I get here.&#8221; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.indiewire.com\/t\/donald-trump\/\" id=\"auto-tag_donald-trump\">Donald Trump<\/a> is better known for watching hours and hours of cable a day \u2014 especially &#8220;Fox &amp; Friends,&#8221; apparently his favorite show \u2014 but last night he made time for a musical.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"pmc-related-link read-more\">\n\t\t\t<strong class=\"pmc-related-type\">Read More:<\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.indiewire.com\/2018\/01\/our-cartoon-president-trailer-trump-animated-series-showtime-1201913985\/\" title=\"\u2018Our Cartoon President\u2019 Trailer: Showtime Will Make Animated Trump Series Premiere Available Opposite State of the Union\">\u2018Our Cartoon President\u2019 Trailer: Showtime Will Make Animated Trump Series Premiere Available Opposite State of the Union<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/aside>\n<p>&#8220;Today\u2019s pool reporter confirms that the president and his guests watched <a href=\"http:\/\/www.indiewire.com\/t\/the-greatest-showman\/\" id=\"auto-tag_the-greatest-showman\">THE GREATEST SHOWMAN<\/a> at Camp David last night,&#8221;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/chrisgeidner\/status\/949743463578423296\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">tweeted<\/a> Chris Geidner of BuzzFeed News. Trump&#8217;s tweets this morning were among his most unhinged yet, so it would seem he was too busy assuring the world that he&#8217;s &#8220;like, really smart&#8221; and &#8220;a very stable genius&#8221; to share his thoughts on Hugh Jackman&#8217;s singing abilities.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"pmc-related-link read-more\">\n\t\t\t<strong class=\"pmc-related-type\">Read More:<\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.indiewire.com\/2018\/01\/the-gorilla-channel-netflix-trump-1201913973\/\" title=\"The Gorilla Channel Isn\u2019t Real and Netflix Wants You to Please Stop Asking About It\">The Gorilla Channel Isn\u2019t Real and Netflix Wants You to Please Stop Asking About It<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/aside>\n<p>&#8220;The Greatest Showman&#8221; has earned middling reviews, but it&#8217;s easy to see what drew Trump to the story of an attention-grabbing performer.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Today\u2019s pool reporter confirms that the president and his guests watched THE GREATEST SHOWMAN at Camp David last night.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Chris Geidner (@chrisgeidner) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/chrisgeidner\/status\/949743463578423296?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">January 6, 2018<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<aside class=\"pmc-related-link sign-up\">\n\t\t\t<strong class=\"pmc-related-type\">Sign Up:<\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/indiewire.com\/email\" title=\"Stay on top of the latest breaking film and TV news! Sign up for our Email Newsletters here.\">Stay on top of the latest breaking film and TV news! Sign up for our Email Newsletters here.<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/aside>\n<p>Source: IndieWire film<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Every so often, we hear about the viewing habits of former presidents. 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