Tuesday, September 24, 2019
Faux Pas
Mackinac Island, off the coast of Michigan has been car-free since 1898. Residents and visitors avail themselves of horse-drawn carriages or bicycles. It fits the throw-back spirit of the place to an earlier, less hectic time. Imagine then the reaction of bystanders when the Vice President of the US descended on the island with an eight-SUV motorcade. It was a faux pas of the first order. Did anyone in the White House bother to look up the customs of the island? Did they bother to ask before sending the vehicles across the water? The PR gaffe is going to cost Trump votes in Michigan, a state he needs. It is a reminder again that one should keep close contact with the customs of the public. That's part of what an advance team is for.
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