Trump at Pentagon: Entire room stayed silent and did not applaud his partisan remarks

[kpete]

Today at Pentagon in front of top commanders Trump blamed what he called Democratic "fringe" and "radical" left. and Speaker Pelosi for not acting on his border plans. Entire room stayed silent and did not applaud partisan remarks.

Link to tweet

[GreenPartyVoter]

1. I hope the lack of praise made him feel tiny, weak, foolish, and

nauseous!!!

[Texin]

39. He didn't get the shame gene. You need one of those to feel "tiny, weak, or foolish".

But I bet he got the nauseous part.

[dalton99a]

2. He must have laid off his traveling cheering section

[GreenPartyVoter]

3. LOL

[mikeysnot]

30. They must be part of the

government shutdown.

[sarge43]

44. The Coast Guard is and that has to piss them off

In spite of some of snarky remarks "shallow water sailors", the Coast Guard is well respected through out the service. Plus, if they're treated like this, we could be next.

[912gdm]

56. I was amazed to learn they are funded under DHS

That is appaling

[Crutchez_CuiBono]

63. Didn't use to be.

It can be undone. DHS needs to be re-visited. It was a wartime addition for security. Seems like now DHS has gobbled up several perfectly good branches of the military to try to dig in like a tick. Patriot Act and DHS....no longer needed like they SAID we did in 2003 etc. Increased govt size by 18%. And growing.

[scarletwoman]

77. Thank you! I'm with you on DHS - and ESPECIALLY the Patriot Act! nt

[vlyons]

80. Coast Guard is not part of the DOD

It used to be organized under Customs in the Treasury Dept. Now it's organized under Homeland Security.

[Crutchez_CuiBono]

81. Yes.

[sarge43]

82. I didn't say it was part of the DOD

It never has been, except during WWI and WWII when it was assigned to the Navy as was the Marine Corps.

However, as said it is a branch of the armed service.

[Scurrilous]

4. K&R

[spanone]

5. K&R...👍🏼👍🏼

[NurseJackie]

6. I'll bet that was unnerving for him.

[smb]

9. I'll Bet He (Deservedly) Suffered

[NurseJackie]

11. Great clip!

[aeromanKC]

15. Boom goes the Dynamite!!

[BSdetect]

7. They sense he's a traitor.

[Perseus]

21. I would say "They know he is a traitor"

I hope he is not being briefed with security information.

[TeamPooka]

40. bingo

[Va Lefty]

8. That had to piss him off. He expects everyone to fawn over him

[Hekate]

10. They are not "his" generals, and he has by now wrecked the careers & reputations of too many...

...of their brothers-in-arms.

This is a good sign. They are not supposed to be a political arm of any party, and should not ever ever be the cheering section for a potus on a rant.

[grumpyduck]

26. Yup.

They're not supposed to be political.

[keithbvadu2]

52. Trump considers them his underlings... After all, he is 'smarter than the generals'.

[bobbieinok]

62. Hitler was sure he was smarter than the German generals and admirals

In the early days of his reign he did a few things the generals warned him against. His ploys succeeded, and from then on he was sure he knew more than the generals.

[COL Mustard]

76. Amen!

You nailed it. The military is supposed to be non-partisan, non-political. Of course in the real world politics inserts itself into the military just like any other organization. And military members are allowed to have political opinions just like anyone else.

[Demovictory9]

12. they put themselves in danger of being fired. MUST APPLAUD TRUMP

or gaze at him adoringly like Pence or call him "GREAT PRESIDENT" like kiss ass Sarah Saunders.

[kairos12]

13. He should have done the speech in front of Putin's Generals. He would have gotten applause.

[calimary]

49. Nah. He doesn't give speeches in front of Putin's "package."

No speeches. But I suspect there is some bending over on his part.

[aggiesal]

59. You mean the Put-in package ...

instructions for the Put-in package.
1) Stand in front of Vlady, facing away.
2) Bend over.
3) Putin Put-in package
4) Enjoy (well, maybe not).

[calimary]

86. OUCH!

[NurseJackie]

14. Someone should take that video and add a laugh track...

... add laughter at the moments where he's trying to be serious. Add record-scratch and cricket sound effects at the obvious "applause-lines".

[red dog 1]

16. K&R, thanks for posting

"Silence is golden!"

[Shanti Mama]

17. This gives me hope.

[Dem_4_Life]

18. That is great to hear.

Gives me hope. I also hope it was on video.

[Perseus]

19. Ooops!!! The military does not agree with the wannabe dictator

That is a very good sign, I hope the military brushes him off completely, he does not deserve to be the "commander-in-chief", he is too incompetent, and crazy to carry that role.

[watoos]

20. There is another reason why the pentagon is "frayed."

Just read an article on Raw Story about how Trump is still pushing the pentagon to come up with options for attacking Iran. Bolton has always wanted to bomb Iran and Mattis is gone. That's why they didn't clap because they know he is a mad man.

[Duppers]

32. Exactly!

[Aviation Pro]

22. The service members in the room know...

...they are being talked to by a fucking traitor and five-deferment coward.

A lot of Cold Warriors remember.

[SWBTATTReg]

36. Agree w/ you totally!! Once a dickhead, always a dickhead. Bolton too. nt

[keithbvadu2]

74. Trouble with his feet

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[appleannie1943]

23. They have figured out the key to getting under his skin without breaking rules.

[allgood33]

24. Surely, you jest? I didn't view his speech there but no applause? Say what????

The storm is coming....

[BamaRefugee]

25. Do "top commanders" usually applaud a President at the Pentagon? Without knowing, I have no idea

what this proves?
Anybody know?

[Duppers]

33. Barbara Starr

Barbara Starr has been CNN's Pentagon correspondent for almost 18yrs. I think she knows what she's implying.

Your question is a good one, however. 👋

[calimary]

50. She's been at this for a long time. I suspect she knows.

She’s certainly seen enough of these POTUS visits over the better part of two decades on this beat.

[Duppers]

57. Exactly!

[BamaRefugee]

42. Here's Obama at Pentagon, surrounded by "top commanders" I didn't hear any applause at all.

I don't think it's a huge issue, it's just that it seems Dems are crowing about every little thing being some huge victory now against tRump, I'm all for the victories, but not for what seems like maybe more propaganda than facts!
https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=obama+adress+at+pentagon&&view=detail&mid=51BDEBBA06E2293DD51651BDEBBA06E2293DD516&&FORM=VRDGAR

[Cheviteau]

54. Apples & Oranges (No pun intended)

I watched your posted clip. There were no 'applause lines' in Pres. Obama's speech as what Trump was wishing for in his. Obama's talk was about military operations and successes...nothing about domestic politics. Trump was on a rant against Pelosi and the Democrats. Why do that in front of a captive military audience? Yes, the commanders sitting with their hands in their laps after that rant means something. Exactly what I don't know. More importantly, what did it mean to Trump?

[Marie Marie]

55. It doesn't really matter what happened with other Presidents,

Trump EXPECTS his audience to cheer and applaud his every word. The fact that they didn't will piss him off.

[at140]

27. Military commanders can't be happy that $$ for the wall

Will eventually come out of their budget!

[shanny]

28. Unlike the rank and file, the top brass know what is required of them.

[barbtries]

29. that ought to shake him up a bit.

good.

[roamer65]

31. The chances of a military coup d'etat are increasing by the day.

[WhiteTara]

46. Don't say that. This is still a civilian led democracy

hanging by a thread. They just need to back the constitution when trump is carted away.

[tazkcmo]

65. Not gonna happen.

Our military is a professional military and the vast majority of the people in it take their jobs seriously.

[Blue_true]

83. Doubtful.

Military commanders are supposed to stay above politics. They did what commanders should do.

[cwydro]

84. What nonsense.

Good lord.

[ffr]

34. Future News: tRump announces U.S. military parade in Red Square.

[bullwinkle428]

35. "IVANKA!! I NEED A CAMPAIGN RALLY NOOOOOOOWWWWWW!!

[RobertDevereaux]

37. Silence? Good first step, oh ye top commanders. Now here's your next step...

Practice this: Shout out in unison at the end of every sentence he bloviates: "FUCKING RESIGN RIGHT NOW!"

[SayItLoud]

38. tRUMP has screamed from the podium that he KNOWS MORE THAN THE GENERALS, mocked gold

star father and family and taken credit for other women and men in uniforms brave actions.... so any commander regardless of rank who would applaud anything he does or says should be ashamed at the very least.

[maxrandb]

41. I'm hoping that some senior folks at the Pentagon and all over the military

have made it clear to the fucking moron that our troops are not fucking pawns and props for his political bullshit.

I served 30 years in the Navy, and I NEVER once saw a politician come and give a speech that was even remotely "partisan".

It's never been fucking proper for them to do so. Only this asshat has take advantage of captive audience troops to provide cover for his political attacks.

I'm betting that the senior folks let the troops know that they WOULD NOT react to partisan attacks.

[Capperdan]

60. Agreed and thanks for Serving

I served 6 years in Army Reserves, my Dad over thirty, retired as full Colonel, and my brother 4 years in the Navy, three trips to Nam. All of us are sickened by this clown. Every day with him in office is painful to watch.

[PatSeg]

70. Shoot

He even did it in front of the Boy Scouts. He makes every event a political rally. If he'd been allowed to speak, he would have turned HW Bush's funeral into a partisan event as well.

[Doreen]

43. I see a dog with

tail tucked, ears down pointing to the side, and head lowered while slinking out of the room.

[IronLionZion]

45. Douchebag is not paying one of our 5 branches of the armed forces

he's screwing the Coast Guard pretty bad. Many of them don't have savings to pay their family's bills if they miss a paycheck.

Plus he politicizes the military more than other presidents.

[sarge43]

72. Yup

Because all of them are subject to the UCMJ, legally they can do nothing about this.

[Javaman]

47. it reminds me of this...

[underpants]

53. STEINER!!!

[DinahMoeHum]

48. My fantasy: The Pentagon REPLACED the nuclear codes. . .

. . .on the "nuclear football" with FAKE CODES. If Trump is dumb enough to use the "nuclear option" out of sheer spite, the Pentagon will know of the fake codes being activated and that will be their signal to step in and perform the odious-but-necessary task of deposing him, physically, if need be.

Well, I can dream, right?

[NastyRiffraff]

51. Oh, that had to hurt!

He loves applause above almost anything else. He often DEMANDS it. Good for the people at the Pentagon for not feeding his ego.

[dchill]

58. Trump and Stephen Miller seem to share the opinion...

that government workers are all Democrats and all military members are Republicans. Sheesh!

[whathehell]

88. How would those 2 morons get along without THEIR government perks

and pay?

Trump is rich enough to get by, although he might miss AIrforce One -- Miller is not rich, AFAIK.

[BlueJac]

61. K&R

Usually this kind of stuff was filmed in Back and White. This Orange Tick is just hurting people because he can. In color!

[scarytomcat]

64. good for them

our military should not be used for partisan purposes

[Hangdog Slim]

66. He's lost the Pentagon

Trump lost the Pentagon for good after Mattis left in disgust. I don't know that he had a ton of respect from military commanders before hand, but he has none now. No credibility at all with them. Mattis is deeply respected and in many ways revered. He shit in his own rice bowl when he disrespected his former Secretary of Defense.

[defacto7]

67. Tee-hee-hee snicker...

[Hassler]

68. When a Repub loses the military honchos, he must be the fugged fool, Dotard Donnie.

[Honeycombe8]

69. Good. Hope he gets the msg: The whole world waits for him to be gone from office. nt

[onethatcares]

71. happy hour at the "O" club

is going to be an interesting one.

[nitpicker]

73. Meanwhile at a Navy-industry conference

The brass expressed appreciation for their overseas partners.

[Vadem]

75. They certainly applauded him after being introduced and

he kept thanking them for the warm welcome!

I turned him off then. So happy to hear that that was the end of the warm welcome.

On second thought, perhaps it was HIS staff that was doing the applauding!

[FakeNoose]

78. Cheeto has more medals than anyone at the Pentagon

They must be jealous.

[NurseJackie]

79. He's a loser.

[warmfeet]

85. He is not intelligent enough

to see the writing on the wall. He is done. He will either resign, not likely, or he will be thrown out of office. His days as POTUS are numbered.

[McCamy Taylor]

87. Does Trump understand who "Deep Throat" was? Probably not.

The U.S. military is charged with defending the Constitution and with protecting this country from threats from abroad. Trump is currently the biggest threat from abroad.