Trump on Memorial Day: Those who died for US 'would be very happy' with how country is doing

[DonViejo]

Source: The Hill




BY JACQUELINE THOMSEN - 05/28/18 09:06 AM EDT

President Trump marked Memorial Day in a tweet on the holiday, claiming that fallen soldiers “would be very happy and proud at how well our country is doing today.”

Link to tweet

Trump had tweeted a video in honor of the holiday earlier Monday.

The president is scheduled to participate in a wreath-laying ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery later Monday morning.

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Read more: http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/389607-trump-on-memorial-day-those-who-died-for-us-would-be-very-happy-with

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Trump marks Memorial Day with Twitter video

BY KYLE BALLUCK - 05/28/18 07:44 AM EDT

President Trump marked Memorial Day with a video posted to Twitter early Monday in which he remembers his visit to Arlington National Cemetery last year.

Link to tweet

“Last year at Arlington Cemetery, I met a young boy named Christian Jacobs. He was special,” Trump added. “He was standing fully in a uniform. His father was a great man to him and he was a great man to me. And Christian was standing over his father’s grave, saluting. It was something I’ll never forget.” Jacobs’s father, Marine Sgt. Christopher Jacobs, reportedly died during training exercises in California in 2011.

Trump is scheduled to participate in a Memorial Day wreath-laying ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery later Monday morning.

“Arlington is a special place and our country is a special place. As Americans, we come together to remember our great heroes on this Memorial Day. Thank you,” the president concluded in his video.

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http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/389602-trump-marks-memorial-day-with-twitter-video

[sinkingfeeling]

1. No, WWII vet's would be storming the WH to take down yet another Fascist.

[MBS]

17. YES, exactly.

I agree completely.

[DinahMoeHum]

21. Including my father and my uncles. . .

. . .souls rest in peace.

[Norbert]

34. My father would cry

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This is not why he went over to Europe to help win World War II.
This is not why he put his life on the line and why many of his buddies sacrificed their lives.

On behalf of my dad and myself I have never been more outraged than I am today. This day is set aside to honor those who made the ultimate sacrifice. My father would argue he is not one of them (he returned). This asshole makes the day a 'hey look what I did' day. Asshole, you are going to be so fucked when justice is served.

[PSPS]

2. Even this he turns into a hagiography on himself.

[LastLiberal in PalmSprings]

16. That was my thought, too.

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Although I did have to look up the word "hagiography."

I'm surprised he didn't throw in "MAGA!" and "no collusion."

He had no words about the freedoms we enjoy because of the sacrifices all veterans have made ever since the founding of the country. No mention of our First Amendment rights, which enables black players the right to protest at football games.

He didn't talk about how important it is to honor the Flag, like his beautiful pal, Ted Nugent:



There wa no mention about the widening fight against Nazism here at home, which the members of the Greatest Generation had thought they had wiped off the face of the earth. Instead, Nazism, racism and alt-right organizations have thrived in the bullshit fertilizer IQ45 spreads every day. He didn't mention his own purple heart -- given to him by a vet at a campaign rally -- and how much he really wanted to serve, but, you know, bone spurs.

He fails to mention those men and women who have died -- and will die -- to salve his tender ego against enemies real and imagined.

In the end, his Memorial Day statement was all about him. Did we expect anything else?

[Jedi Guy]

42. Hey now, wait a minute.

Dodging STDs was his personal Vietnam War. He suffered and sacrificed, and he went to a private military academy. We all know those are more like the military than the actual military. Oh, and he knows more than the generals do, don't forget.

It's sickening beyond the reach of words that this sniveling worm is able to even enter Arlington National Cemetery, let alone give a self-congratulatory speech on such hallowed ground.

[forgotmylogin]

23. Yes, thank you for the word of the day.

Trump don't give no compliment without getting him some himself.

[heaven05]

3. some more than likely

would love trump, others not so impressed.

[randr]

4. The very things our soldiers sacrificed their lives for, the things that make America great

Are the things this monster is stealing from us each and every day he draws breath.

[sarge43]

6. Well said. Thank you. n/t

[sarge43]

5. Trump, you asshole. This is not a day to yap about yourself.

Damn, I'm glad I'm not on active duty; I'd be guest of honor at a c.martial by now for saying several crude and rude things about that creature.

[PatSeg]

7. Another day and another WTF moment in Trump world

A very lame, poorly worded political statement instead of a respectful memorial to our fallen heroes. "Nice!"

[Liberalagogo]

8. Always be afraid of people that claim to speak for the dead.

n/t

[bronxiteforever]

9. Even our war dead are Trump branded

If you look at things we lost in this carbuncle presidency, solemnity is one. To a totalitarian all things are used for political purposes even the dead.

[handmade34]

10. he is seriously ill

[MBS]

18. I agree. n/t

[BeyondGeography]

11. Too bad they can't rise from the dead just to applaud him

That’s why he prefers people who haven’t died.

[Trust Buster]

12. Cadet Bone Spurs thinks that he has the right to speak for the fallen. Cowardice.

[Botany]

13. What is the matter w/him?

He makes this day about himself? Total asshole.

BTW Trump kept a copy of Hitler's speeches by his bed and I don't think
the millions who served to get rid of that evil man would be happy w/Trump
and how he copies Herr Hitler.

[DeminPennswoods]

14. Is there no end to this idiocy?

Just uncontrolled megalomania on display everytime this clown opens his mouth. I'll speak for my dear, deceased WWII vet dad, and say just shut up already.

[greatauntoftriplets]

15. My late father, a WW II veteran, would disagree.

Strongly.

[GoCubsGo]

31. I'm sure those who died fighting in Korea would be equally appalled.

[duforsure]

19. All military should be disgusted

And reject this illegitimate president for what he's doing trying to claim patriotism after committing treason with an enemy of our country. He always claims the opposite of the truth because the truth is his biggest enemy.

[Still In Wisconsin]

20. My Dad fought in the Korean War. Most of his Marine Corps buddies are/were Republicans.

According to Dad, none of the guys he's still in touch with can stand TRUMP. They ALL lost friends over there. This kind of statement just shows WHY they can't stand TRUMP.

[leftyladyfrommo]

22. That sounds like a made up story. nt

[flibbitygiblets]

24. Shut the fuck up, Donnie.

You dishonor the memory of thousands of true patriots who died to stop people like you.

[Achilleaze]

25. "Dead people love me." - Dirty Donny* (R)

"Believe me, dead people are really into ME and what I'm doing." - Dirty Donny* (R)


* aka republican Draft-Dodger-in-Chief

[vlyons]

26. Dare I listen to his speech at Arlington?

I usually change the channel, when his ugly mug comes on. But reading his tweet today, I'm actually curious how long it takes him to compliment himself in his extreme self-cherishing. And how many times. Guess I'm just a glutton for punishment.

[onecaliberal]

27. :

[kimbutgar]

28. First Memorial Day I am not proud to be American because of the pos in the White House

[GoCubsGo]

32. It's the second one for me since 2008.

I was a shamed last year. I was ashamed when Dumbya was President.

[JohnnyRingo]

29. He's saying they'd thank him if they could.

Like everything, It always comes back to Trump, even Memorial Day.

[47of74]

30. Fuck face desecrates Arlington merely by stepping foot within its hallowed grounds.

He's a fucking coward who dishonors and disrespects every man and woman who is buried there.

Anyone not liking how I feel can kiss my ass too.

[Bayard]

33. Obscene

I'm surprised he didn't say something about Hillary or Obama starting every war since the Civil War.

My dad was in WWII, and my grandfather in WWI. I think they'd be appalled at the pretender in the White House.

[sandensea]

35. Sure. A Nazi sympathizer owned by one of the U.S.'s biggest adversaries.

Probably the very definition of what those brave men and women died to prevent.

[SeattleVet]

36. "Happy Memorial Day"???? Are you fucking kidding me???

Today is not a 'happy' holiday, but rather one to remember, honor, and reflect on the sacrifice of those who gave their lives in service to their nation.

Note to Donnie Two-scoops: To those who have lost someone - either in our own family or in our military brotherhood 'families' - in service to our nation it's sort of like saying, 'Have a great time at your mother's funeral!' Stop being such an asshole!

[olddad56]

37. another year of Trump and we will envy the dead.

[Cryptoad]

38. Does that mean,,,,,,,,

;that all dead soldiers are Trumpsters????????????

what an Shit hole of a POTUS

[Stuart G]

39. k and r....Without doubt, the stupidest and most selfish thing he has ever said or tweeted..

from the original post...............the tweet............this is what he wrote:

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"Happy Memorial Day! Those who died for our great country would be very happy and proud at how well our country is doing today. Best economy in decades, lowest unemployment numbers for Blacks and Hispanics EVER (& women in 18years), rebuilding our Military and so much more. Nice" ....7:58 AM - May 28, 2018


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[dflprincess]

40. Putting the "Me" in Memorial Day. nt

[Judi Lynn]

41. Good one! Thanks. n/t