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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsChurchill's grandson weighs in on canceled Trump and FLOTUS American cemetery visit in France
They died with their face to the foe and that pathetic inadequate @realDonaldTrump couldnt even defy the weather to pay his respects to The FallenLink to tweet
cwydro
(51,308 posts)The tangeranus is a coward on so many levels.
lunatica
(53,410 posts)Surely a high percentage of his MAGAbase lost fathers, grandfathers and uncles in that war. 2 million Americans fought in WWII. Over 416 thousand died. And that in spite of the US late entry into the war. Every other country had far higher casualties because civilian deaths ran into the millions.
cwydro
(51,308 posts)But I get your point.
lunatica
(53,410 posts)Ive seen on MSNBC that it is WWI.
burrowowl
(17,645 posts)and it should still be called Armistice Day here in the U$A
Old Terp
(464 posts)in the last 100+ years.
Vogon_Glory
(9,128 posts)Fought for the Kaiser. THOSE Trumps deserve a moment of respect, even if they were the ones our guys were fighting.
olegramps
(8,200 posts)They are dedicated to performing their duty as the nations representatives. Trump can not phantom that it his duty as the president to attend important events. He is solely concerned about one person, himself.
dameatball
(7,399 posts)Sneederbunk
(14,300 posts)spanone
(135,873 posts)Cousin Dupree
(1,866 posts)Marcuse
(7,506 posts)cilla4progress
(24,766 posts)now that his party lost the House. Recalibrate.
calimary
(81,461 posts)Honeycombe8
(37,648 posts)smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)What a joke he is!
Sneederbunk
(14,300 posts)smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)Suck it up fat boy, these men died for their country. The least he could do is pay homage to their sacrifice.
MaryMagdaline
(6,856 posts)Disgraceful.
Autumn
(45,120 posts)When you think he can't act any worse he goes lower. He's so unhealthy and overweight he can't walk a block. The rain might melt his tan, ruin his hair do and he realized that he showed the world he doesn't know how to use an umbrella when it rains while any 5 year old knows how. So he cancels.
We are paying for this fucking trip so he can show is vanity is more important than being a decent human being.
SMC22307
(8,090 posts)Even if Drumpf begged off, Melanoma could have gone, decked out in her finest I REALLY DON'T CARE DO U raingear. Logistics due to rain, what bullshit.
sarge43
(28,945 posts)bullwinkle428
(20,630 posts)of the weather, and a new event was then scheduled tomorrow at a different cemetery. They did NOT state the clear fact that Chump made a unilateral decision to just blow it off!
Nice Polite Republicans, indeed!
llmart
(15,552 posts)NastyRiffraff
(12,448 posts)went to a cancelled event? How embarrassing for them!
malaise
(269,157 posts)NastyRiffraff
(12,448 posts)to represent the U.S. since our "president" just didn't feel like it.
malaise
(269,157 posts)So fuck NPR
EleanorR
(2,395 posts)OnDoutside
(19,970 posts)With older repugs.
msdogi
(430 posts)just like the wicked witch, it melts.
Stallion
(6,476 posts)world wide wally
(21,754 posts)dawg day
(7,947 posts)That he thought about cancelling a speech because ... wait for it... grin... he was having a bad hair day.
It was appalling. Appalling. And he said this to high school students.
He knew that in the face of yet another national tragedy, he might cancel out of respect... but no. He had to make a JOKE out of it, and say instead he might have cancelled for his hair.
octoberlib
(14,971 posts)there on Twitter.
karynnj
(59,504 posts)(As to Trudeau, at the end of one twitter thread, someone explained that that picture was of a Canadian military cemetary in Canada, where Trudeau had previously gone to in rain --- similar to the President and Michelle Obama pictures on a rainy day in Arlington. )
This article suggests that Pompeo and Kelly may go - https://www.standard.co.uk/news/world/donald-trump-cancels-trip-to-world-war-one-memorial-event-because-of-poor-weather-a3986586.html
Woodycall
(259 posts)Totally Tunsie
(10,885 posts)Paladin
(28,272 posts)What a profound and continuous embarrassment trump is to our nation. The sooner he's out of office the better---for us and for the entire planet.
SMC22307
(8,090 posts)Last edited Sat Nov 10, 2018, 10:55 PM - Edit history (1)
"There is always a rain option. Always."
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/416058-churchills-grandson-rips-trump-for-skipping-cemetery-visit-because-of
calimary
(81,461 posts)blue-wave
(4,363 posts)has disgraced our country to the world and spat upon our fallen.
I can't help but think this is the part Nazi in him that hates the fact that we won the two WW's. What a total disgrace he is.
SummerSnow
(12,608 posts)vlyons
(10,252 posts)I knew way ahead of time that somewhere, somehow, Trump on the world stage in Europe would be another one of his embarrassing butt shows. That's what I call his performances now -- butt shows.
kentuck
(111,110 posts)Truly .
onethatcares
(16,184 posts)totally without honor. None, not a shred of it.
If it doesn't make him money or is not about him, he feels nothing.
what a sad man and what a sad fall our country has taken.
lunasun
(21,646 posts)Sorry America can't do it
Vanity calls
Pepsidog
(6,254 posts)BlueInRedHell
(100 posts)honored by a Trump visit. That man is a disgrace.
dalton99a
(81,570 posts)Lower than scum.
JDC
(10,133 posts)Ninga
(8,277 posts)it should stand alone, with no other print on the page.
Heartbreaking that we have to endure this piece of shit.....
Codeine
(25,586 posts)Pathetic fucker.
colorado_ufo
(5,737 posts)Maybe he is actually sick but doesn't want to admit it. That would mean he is less than the orange Superman. He might be afraid that going out there in the weather will be the thing that gives him pneumonia and sends him to God's righteous judgment.
Blue_playwright
(1,568 posts)I dont think anyone would think less of someone who is 70+ avoiding a rainy cold event if they are even suffering from a cold. Pneumonia can develop and be devastating. But it takes a real man to admit that and say I need to unfortunately look after my health.
But Im sure hes just afraid he will melt.
obamanut2012
(26,137 posts)It is his final resting place.
This is so insulting, not to France, but to every single American.
iluvtennis
(19,871 posts)LittleGirl
(8,291 posts)I bet he didn't sleep and needed a nap.
SammyWinstonJack
(44,130 posts)soxfan2005
(1 post)06-02-1918: Captain Lloyd W.Williams , 51st Company, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment arrives at Belleau Wood and is ordered by the French commander to fall back in the face of the advancing German troops. Captain Williams' response, "Retreat, Hell! We just got here!"
11-11-2018 Donald Trump response to visiting the cemetery of U.S. military at Belleau Wood, "I can't! It's raining! My hair!"
sarge43
(28,945 posts)"Retreat, Hell! We just got here!"
That's one of the reasons the Germans started calling the Marines Devil Dogs. You know you're bad ass when the enemy gives you a ballsy name.
I hope no one calls that chickenshit moron Commander-in-Chief within earshot of my ole sarge self; I may do a violence or at least recall my training instructor voice and 'tude.
burrowowl
(17,645 posts)Good post!
Initech
(100,102 posts)UCmeNdc
(9,600 posts)Silver Gaia
(4,546 posts)just makes it all the more obvious that he was only using it as cover for a meeting with Putin. I figured they would meet as soon as I heard he was going to Europe. I thought he would at least go through the motions, though. He doesn't care what anyone thinks anymore. He's brazenly doing whatever the hell he wants whenever he wants.
SunSeeker
(51,694 posts)BHDem53
(1,061 posts)Cha
(297,650 posts)Big Fuckin' Whiny Rat.
Bluepinky
(2,276 posts)He only makes an effort if hes able to profit financially.