WATCH: Trump greeted by silence after telling West Point cadets it's his birthday on Sunday

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https://www.rawstory.com/2020/06/watch-trump-greeted-by-silence-after-telling-west-point-cadets-its-his-birthday-on-sunday/

Midway through his commencement address at West Point, Donald Trump noted that tomorrow is notable for being both the birthday of the U.S. Army and his own — and was greeted with silence by the graduating cadets.

Earlier in his speech, scattered applause could be heard as the president commended some of the military school’s top athletes, but when the subject of birthdays came up his announcement was met with silence before he soldiered on.

“Tomorrow, America will celebrate a very important anniversary — the 245th birthday of the US Army. Unrelated, it’s going to be my birthday also. I don’t know if that happened by accident,” the president said, and with no response, added, “But it’s a great day because of that Army birthday.”

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[Kali]

1. ...

[CatWoman]

2. they were thinking in unison

"TOO BAD YOUR DAD DIDN'T WEAR A CONDOM"

[skylucy]

3. ...

[Budi]

4. Desperate s.o.b.

Lol. He got NO response. Nothing

[global1]

5. I Think The Only People Applauding His Speech Were....

his own staff that accompanied him on this trip. There were applause lines all through the speech and they passed un-responded to. This photo-op stunt didn't work for him. I'm sure he was expecting thunderous applause - but it didn't happen for him. I think he'll be pissed and I think we'll learn that he was in his tweets tonight - as he stews in the silence of his lonely night in the WH - that will remind him of the response he got at West Point.

[Sneederbunk]

6. At least they did not laugh like the UN General Assembly.

[MacKasey]

7. I get it

This is why he wanted to address the west point graduates today

"I was born on the same day that the US Army was created"

Delusions of grandeur

It's all a photo op

So glad all he got was crickets

[pnwest]

8. I loooove that awkward, empty silence.

He so expected thunderous applause and was left hanging, lol!

[Dave Starsky]

15. You could tell that he couldn't WAIT to deliver that line.

After droning on like a snoring whale through the whole speech, he positively brightened up with that.

Only to be met with silence.

Dead. Silence.

[oasis]

9. Trump's birth by "accident in history". Birth control pills not available in 1940s.

[SWBTATTReg]

10. Idiot's days in the sun are over. People are finally getting fed up with the nonsense and BS that

he sprouts nonstop. We are sick and tired of you, go away and crawl back into your bunker.

[Demovictory9]

11. lol... the pause for applause that didn't come

[Different Drummer]

12. Coincidentally...

he was also born 245 years ago tomorrow.

[Blue Owl]

13. Sorry they didn't get you anything Little Donny -- they were out of fucks

n/t

[struggle4progress]

14. "Now you've been quarantined after I called you back, why not sing me Happy Birthday?"

[Baked Potato]

16. Who's a good boy....... cootchie cootchie coo....