Next week is the 74th anniversary of D-Day. Will Trump dishonor it by making it about himself?

[rurallib]

D-Day always brings some very deep reflection for me. My Father-in-law was among those going ashore at Normandy Beach that day. As the day gets closer, I think about it, try to imagine what he went through and what all the others went through.

He never spoke of it, never spoke of the war at all except how wonderful his R&R in Iceland was. His medals were in the back of the drawer only to see light again after he died. He was humble and brave. He was what was great about America. He would occasionally utter some very nasty words about Nazis.

As the day nears every year, I think of him and what he did that day. Except this year. This year I am thinking of how our current president will dishonor his memory and that of all those who landed on Normandy by somehow making their sacrifice about himself.

I fully expect the current president will compare his problems that he brought on himself to those who landed at Normandy somehow. The way he dishonored our fallen last Monday piqued my anticipation of how he will fuck up D-Day commemorations.

I don't want him out of office, I want him in jail for life.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

1. You can count on it.

He made Memorial Day about himself; why not D-Day?

[Zorro]

16. He may announce tariffs on BMWs, Mercedes, and VW that day

[kysrsoze]

2. Does a bear shit in the woods?

N/T

[smirkymonkey]

3. Of course! He will think the "D" is for Donald!

It will be all about HIM!

I am so fucking tired of that POS!

[appleannie1943]

4. He can't help himself. Being the most important thing is in his DNA

"D"onald "N"eeds "A"ttention.

[CatMor]

5. He'll make it about himself even though he wasn't yet born

[First Speaker]

6. If the men who stormed Omaha Beach could be brought to 2018 by time machine...

...they would march on the fucking White House and remove this piece of shit. They knew Nazis when they saw one.

[rurallib]

12. I so wonder what my FIL would think of this clown

he was not very political but did have a deep seated dislike of the rich.

And he did hate Nazis and I believe he would recognize this gy for what he is - a fucking Nazi.

[MurrayDelph]

7. My Dad was there, too

He was a Staff Sergeant in the tank corps. His brand-new tank had a defective collar and sunk like a rock. He spent the rest of the invasion treading water. Other boats offered him a lift to shore, but without a weapon there was no point. He came out of it with a busted eardrum, but otherwise alive and healthy. He probably qualified for a Purple Heart, but never applied because so many of his friends and colleagues came out so much worse (if they came out at all).


And yeah, Trump will make D-Day about him.

[snort]

8. A lot of people don't know this

the D is for Donald.

[Cha]

9. YES!

[mahatmakanejeeves]

10. Champagne popsicles! NT

[Orsino]

11. You have to understand that he would've charged across that beach unarmed...

...to defend all those very fine Nazis.

[mythology]

19. That's more what I'm worried about

I take it as a given he will make it about himself. But there's a not insignificant chance he says something similar to fine people on both sides.

[OldHippieChick]

13. Is the Pope

Catholic?

[kimbutgar]

14. He would have done a better job than FDR

World War Two wouldn’t have happened if twitler was President. He would have made a “ deal” with hitler.

[rurallib]

17. I am sure you are right - Trump would have made a deal with Hitler.

[Zorro]

15. Slightly OT - For the past several years on June 6th I've listened to actual D-Day news recordings

They give a fascinating glimpse of the real-time events of that day as they were reported.

For years I had been believed that the Germans were completely surprised by the invasion, but Radio Berlin announcements (reported by US news services) indicate that the Germans were well aware immediately of how massive the operation was.

You can find one source here.

https://archive.org/details/Complete_Broadcast_Day_D-Day

[rurallib]

18. Thanks - I will try to remember to check it out.

I love old time radio and have heard some clips before.