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Before leaving Israel's Holocaust museum Yad Vashem Tuesday morning, President Donald Trump continued the tradition of US leaders who have visited the memorial before him, including former presidents Barack Obama and George W. Bush, by writing a message in the Book of Remembrance.
"It is a great honor to be here with my friends!" Trump's signature read. "So amazing and will never forget!"
The president's note quickly attracted criticism for its strangely upbeat tone, with many mocking the message for appearing out of step with the memorial's somber setting, especially when compared with former president Barack Obama's 2008 message when he was still a senator.
The note on Tuesday is the latest in a series of awkward moments for Trump during his first overseas trip as president. The day before, while addressing reporters at a press conference alongside Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Trump appeared to inadvertently confirm that Israel was the source that provided the intelligence he shared with high-ranking Russian officials in the Oval Office last week.
http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2017/05/trump-obama-message-israel-holocaust-memorial-yad-vashem
Ilsa
(61,695 posts)of cconstructing a meaningful tribute.
secondwind
(16,903 posts)WhiskeyGrinder
(22,329 posts)ProudLib72
(17,984 posts)I should write something about Jared's people, too?
What a dick!
babylonsister
(171,059 posts)speaks volumes to me. He is so incurious, the Ugly American acting like a bull in a china shop.
Donald Trump at Yad Vashem leaves a bizarrely chipper note for posterity
https://www.vox.com/world/2017/5/23/15680314/trump-holocaust-memorial-guest-book-notes-so-amazing
ProudLib72
(17,984 posts)The "never forget" part that he added seems so banal. Even then I doubt it was his own doing. An aide must have remembered the phrase and told him to use it.
dalton99a
(81,475 posts)Glimmer of Hope
(5,823 posts)WhiskeyGrinder
(22,329 posts)Angry signature, childish writing -- all capitals, except for the i's and e's...
erpowers
(9,350 posts)The thing that stood out to me was the self centered nature of the note. I did not at first see it as upbeat. It just seemed like the whole visit was about him. He mentioned himself and his friends while not mentioning anything about the memorial, the victims of the Holocaust, or anything he might have gained from the visit.
DefenseLawyer
(11,101 posts)Have a great summer! Friends 4-ever! DJT