City Official Apologizes After Tree Is Cut Down To Be Used For Trump Rally

President-elect Donald Trump speaks during a rally at Ladd-Peebles Stadium, Saturday, Dec. 17, 2016, in Mobile, Ala. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
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MOBILE, Ala. (AP) — The mayor’s chief of staff in Mobile, Alabama, is apologizing for his role in having a large tree cut down at a city park so it could be used as a prop during President-elect Donald Trump’s recent “thank you” rally.

Colby Cooper said he became “overzealous” while trying to ensure that expectations of Trump’s advance team were met.

Al.com reports (http://bit.ly/2hAuyZB ) that Mobile residents raised questions almost immediately after the cedar tree at Public Safety Memorial Park was felled Friday. It was taken to Ladd-Peebles Stadium, placed in front of the scoreboard and decorated with Christmas ornaments to serve as a backdrop while Trump spoke at Saturday’s rally.

In his apology, Cooper said that in the future he will be “more sensitive to the spectrum of concerns regarding trees.”

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  1. Trumpers are shitty human beings.

  2. Avatar for yskov yskov says:

    New proof of loyalty for Trumpsters: cutting down large trees on public property.

  3. And Samwise Gamgee has become a Denethor-bot.

  4. But … he uses vegetable oil …

    Sam would never have cooked with that —

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