New York Times Contributor Steven Greenhouse Blasts Trump for Allowing 11-Year Old to Mow White House Lawn

When we have a lifelong entrepreneur in the White House, it’s no surprise he is open to helping out a young fan just starting to build an empire of his own.

Back in August, White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders read a letter from a young boy named Frank Giaccio who had a unique request. The 11-year-old Virginia resident asked President Trump if he could be granted the opportunity to mow the White House lawn — for free. Frank had initially wanted to charge his usual rate of $8, but his father suggested he do it for free.

Trump knows a good deal when he sees one – and just days ago Frank got his wish. Trump watched him as he mowed, giving his work an A+.

It turns out that this wasn’t the first time Frank asked to mow the White House lawn. When he wrote to former President Barack Obama with the same request, all he got was an automated response. President Trump’s White House replied, fulfilling his wish. Frank later expressed his gratitude on Fox News:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=41CISB3xcsQ

Now, could any rational person actually have a problem with this? No – but don’t forget that we live in the age of Trump Derangement Syndrome. The president could tweet that the sky is blue and the New York Times headline would read, “Experts remain divided over color of sky.”

And speaking of the New York Times, it was one of their contributors, Steven Greenhouse, who took issue with this whole incident. Judging by his reaction, he seems like a real pleasure to be around.

He is aware that child labor laws originated to keep kids out of coal mines, not to prevent them from mowing lawns, right? You could probably tell from the fact that since (as of this writing) Greenhouse’s tweet has under 300 retweets but nearly 7,000 replies, he likely received plenty of criticism from sane America. And sure enough, he did:

Greenhouse replied to a number of his detractors, pointing out the safety hazard that lawn mowers can pose – and even cited a study showing upwards of 600 lawnmower-related amputations of children each year.

However, if you bother to actually read the study, it states: “Each year, 800 children are run over by riding mowers or small tractors and more than 600 of those incidents result in amputation.” There is nothing in the article whatsoever that claims or indicates it’s children themselves mowing when they become injured. The same source also noted that 26,000 kids suffer brain injuries each year on bicycles.

Regardless, both Trump and Frank’s father were by his side throughout his entire job. I’m pretty sure he was in good (and safe) hands.

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By Matt

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