RantCrush Top 5: June 28, 2017

Yesterday, the president seemed to fall back into his old role as beauty pageant mogul while on the phone with Ireland’s new Prime Minister Leo Varadkar. He was making the phone call in the Oval Office to congratulate Varadkar on his victory, when Irish reporter Caitriona Perry caught his eye. Trump gestured for her to come up to his desk, and said,  “We have all of this beautiful Irish press, where are you from?” After she told him, Trump told the Irish Prime Minister, “Caitriona Perry, she has a nice smile on her face, so I bet she treats you well.” The internet was immediately creeped out.

Good on Caitriona Perry for keeping her dignity and professionalism intact, but why are more people not finding this insanely creepy? https://t.co/qIfbJDSMAX

— Susan Daly (@BiddyEarly) June 28, 2017

Nope, nope, nope, nope, nope https://t.co/PmvTwYirrS

— Andrea Cristina (@andreagonram) June 27, 2017

Emma Von Zeipel

Emma Von Zeipel is a staff writer at Law Street Media. She is originally from one of the islands of Stockholm, Sweden. After working for Democratic Voice of Burma in Thailand, she ended up in New York City. She has a BA in journalism from Stockholm University and is passionate about human rights, good books, horses, and European chocolate. Contact Emma at EVonZeipel@LawStreetMedia.com.