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Delaware Senator and President Exchange Awkward Moment

Senator Tom Carper said he was thinking more about his ride home than the signing ceremony he was attending at the White House with President Trump yesterday.  

The Delaware Democrat told the Wilmington News Journal that he was more worried about not getting to his train on time.

During Trump’s claim that Democrats and leftist organizations were behind the caravan of immigrants coming from Central America the paper reports that the president pointed to Carper.

In response Carper handed him the signing pen for the water bill and the two laughed.

Delaware’s Senior Senator said he did stay around for some one-on-one time to talk about win-win situations for industry and the environment.

The News Journal reports that Carper said he disagreed with a lot of the president’s “ramblings”.

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Don Rush is the News Director and Senior Producer of News and Public Affairs at Delmarva Public Media. An award-winning journalist, Don reports major local issues of the day, from sea level rise, to urban development, to the changing demographics of Delmarva.