Big Kid Loves Big Boat

By Rafi Schwartz | June 7, 2017 | 9:55pm

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Donald Trump was in Ohio on Wednesday, ostensibly to talk about his plan to upgrade America’s infrastructure. There, the president of the United States got a little distracted, because a boat was passing by.

He stopped mid-sentence to wave at the nice boat captain who happened to be floating offshore behind the podium.

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