LF: War veterans slam Donald Trump for his self-congratulatory Memorial Day tweet

Title: War veterans slam Donald Trump for his self-congratulatory Memorial Day tweet
Source: WION
URL Source: http://www.wionews.com/world/war-ve ... tory-memorial-day-tweet-140523
Published: May 29, 2018
Author: Web Team
Post Date: 2018-05-29 11:10:32 by Deckard
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Views: 1964
Comments: 23

United States President Donald Trump joined Americans in paying tribute to the soldiers who lost their lives while serving in the military services. However, the president's twitter wishes did not go very well with the war veterans and sparked an outcry on social media.

Donald Trump tweeted stating that dead veterans would be happy and proud "at how well our country is doing today".

Trump wrote, "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!"

The veterans slammed the president and called his tweet the "most inappropriate" memorial day comment ever made by an American president.

"This is the most inappropriate #MemorialDay comment that a @POTUS has ever made. Self-promotion on a day to remember the fallen, and wishing those remembering their deceased loved ones a “happy” holiday is appalling. #CadetBoneSpurs," noted a group of war veterans.

The group was also furious at the Republican Party's effort to raise funds on Memorial Day by offering a 25 per cent discount on official Trump campaign merchandise.

"Really @GOP? You think this is what’s #MemorialDay is all about. Maybe you can #TakeAKnee and remember the fallen", the group tweeted in response to the Republican party's Memorial Day deal.

Several others, including family members of soldiers and veterans, expressed their anger on Twitter.

“Mr. President: My father was MIA in Vietnam for 30 years. I will visit him at Arlington today. There is nothing “happy” about #MemorialDay,” tweeted retired US Army Major General @PaulDEaton52. https://t.co/FwIjFGQENz — VoteVets (@votevets) May 28, 2018

"Me"-morial Day. — Mike Bender (@MikeBenderVO) May 28, 2018

Many people question this president, but it’s no small achievement to write the grossest, most inappropriate, most self-flattering Memorial Day message in the history of the US presidency https://t.co/t8JN7JNwdg — David Frum (@davidfrum) May 28, 2018

I don’t think I’ve EVER heard ANYONE say, “Happy Memorial Day”. My Dad, a Purple Heart-wearing Vietnam Veteran, is disgusted with this POtuS. #IgnorantAss — KimAnnAlt (@kimannalt) May 28, 2018

Donald Trumps Memorial Day speech...

pic.twitter.com/eoC2C23ZrJ — Anne Boleyn (@MsAnneBoleyn) May 28, 2018

Really @GOP? You think this is what’s #MemorialDay is all about. Maybe you can #TakeAKnee and remember the fallen. pic.twitter.com/Fakq5TOEWF — VoteVets (@votevets) May 28, 2018

This is the most inappropriate #MemorialDay comment that a @POTUS has ever made. Self-promotion on a day to remember the fallen, and wishing those remembering their deceased loved ones a “happy” holiday is appalling. #CadetBoneSpurs pic.twitter.com/kRse4dnwiu — VoteVets (@votevets) May 28, 2018

The Memorial Day is a federal holiday in the United States which is observed to remember American martyrs.

Also, a martyr is one who voluntarily suffers death. Our servicemen and women may have voluntarily served, but I can assure you they did not voluntarily die.

Oh well, I'm sure that if If Obama had done this you'd just shrug and say "no big deal".

He skipped out on Arlington (sent Biden), went out to Illinois to some veteran's cemetery in the middle of nowhere, got caught in a big storm and got stuck or got lost or something and so he was just on some rural highway in the middle of nowhere on Memorial Day. So he quickly tucked his tail between his legs and skedaddled back to Washington so he could give his make-up speech late at night to nobody after everyone was already pissed off at him for not laying wreaths. It was all so shabby, I'm sure I don't recall all the shameful details.

Do you recall that? I sure do. That was 0bama's second Memorial Day, just like this is Trump's second.

ONLY a True Lefty would refer to this term. (Serious question: Has your account been hijacked? IS this really you?)

I didn't see this coming... You HAVE defected to the Dark Side, haven't you? So you, Choo-Choo Willie, and Jameson will presumably resume your ongoing Menage-a-Resistance till 2020?

Hopefully his tweets cause you to eat a .00 buck sandwich, pussy boy. If Trump isn’t to that point, I’d like to see him RAMP up those tweets. Snowflakes TRIGGERED. Haaaa