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President Trump is entitled to attend or not-that is his rightful decision....

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Is there something in the Constitution that says he has to attend?

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Trump avoids attending a grave for Americans on the 100th anniversary of the end of the First World War.

This is shocking behaviour. Trump is totally disrespectful of our military and soldiers. And, on cue, his shameless followers rush to defend their snivelling coward of a president. Disgraceful.

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Oh! And he avoided it because of “the weather”! The gutless baby won’t honour US troops because he is afraid to get his hair wet.

Trump is a useless infant.

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Trump is different from traditional mediocre politicians and that is his charm. People are expecting him behave different from other leaders who are only following traditions considering influences that will result. He does not care about. For Trump, his profit (in this case his health) is first. For a person in his 70, he was too busy recently.

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Is there something in the Constitution that says he has to attend?

No, of course not. But there is something in the honor and respect of the office of the Presidency that requires it. It's the unspoken requirements of Commander in Chief.

Then again, this is the same man who tried to score a 'punch back' at Michelle Obama over her husband's military budgets, but who today refused to go honor those who paid the ultimate sacrifice.

A man who is willing to send thousands of troops to the border to sit on their backsides and do nothing away from their families as the holidays approach... is unwilling to take a 90 minute car trip with his Chief of Staff and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs in order to pay respects to the dead of World War I.

The same coward who says he loves the military... but is unwilling to actually honor them with even the smallest of gestures. Instead, he holed up for four and a half hours in the Ambassador's home.

Great leadership there, Cadet Bonespurs.

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The brace Marines Trump decided not to honor weren't able to cancel because of the weather.

Is there something in the Constitution that says he has to attend?

Yes, it's right next to the part that grants the president the right to fire the AG. ROFL. Smh. Oh my . . . Kuddos!

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Some saw Trump's no-show in Belleau Wood as a sign of disrespect to U.S. soldiers who fought and died in the trenches.

Yep, that's how I see it, along with most of our military members and vets - par for the course with this President.

The cancellation drew derision from some critics, with several suggesting he was afraid of messing up his hair and others noting that the rain had not stopped French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Angela Merkel or Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau from visiting memorials.

He again shows he's not a real President....

"Unlike Trump, a little rain never stopped President Obama from honoring our fallen war heroes on Veterans Day," former Pentagon official Adam Blickstein tweeted along with a picture of Obama carrying a wreath at a rain-soaked remembrance ceremony.

And this is what real President's do...

Of course, he could be busy getting his performance review with his boss Putin...

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"Unlike Trump, a little rain never stopped President Obama from honoring our fallen war heroes on Veterans Day," former Pentagon official Adam Blickstein tweeted along with a picture of Obama carrying a wreath at a rain-soaked remembrance ceremony.

Yet again, Obama out classes Trump. Care to comment on why Obama loves the military more than Trump?

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Yep, that's how I see it, along with most of our military members and vets - par for the course with this President.

Some might see it as a snub and others and may not.

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The Secret Service has nothing to do with it, and neither did his health. He’s a lazy fatso who doesn’t care about the troops, that’s why he didn’t go.

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If the Secret Service can't guarantee protection of the president due to changes in weather they can override his authority and cancel his schedule. He has no say in the matter.

This statement has no basis in reality.

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Some might see it as a snub and others and may not.

Weak retort. Very weak.

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Spoiled class marshmallow, draft dodging mommy's boy donnie. He's disrespected Gold Star parents, POW's, families of KIA's. He bragged about serving his own private Vietnam by avoiding STD from all the women he was with while the war (which was a hideous, vicious mistake) was going on. In his defense, it could be dementia has set in and he's unable to reason clearly. His actions recently certainly indicate that could be the case. He needs to stand down. Stand down donnie, stand down. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zFaFVhyjb5Y

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If the Secret Service can't guarantee protection of the president due to changes in weather they can override his authority and cancel his schedule. He has no say in the matter.

Lol

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Some might see it as a snub and others and may not.

The vast majority will see it as a snub. I don't think it is a deliberate snub, it is just that he doesn't care.

He is now bored of the whole WWI thing and can't be bothered to stand in front of a load of graves while people make speeches in foreign languages.

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Some might see it as a snub and others and may not.

The President didn’t attend the final resting site of American soldiers on the centenary of the end of the First World War because he didn’t want to get wet.

We know from video footage a week or two ago that he’s too stupid to know how to use an umbrella, but this is an insult to the military and to the troops.

Why does the GOP hate the troops?

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Trump has been very busy tied up with living Americans. Living people first and dead people second. He will visit in other occasion to pay respect to the dead Americans.

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Spoiled class marshmallow, draft dodging mommy's boy donnie.

He’s not the only President that did, so what the point?

He's disrespected Gold Star parents, POW's, families of KIA's.

They disrespected him as well. it’s kind of funny to watch liberals get upset when I talk about this president disrespecting the military when Democrats and a large majority of them could care less about our military.

He bragged about serving his own private Vietnam by avoiding STD from all the women he was with while the war (which was a hideous, vicious mistake) was going on. In his defense, it could be dementia has set in and he's unable to reason clearly. His actions recently certainly indicate that could be the case. He needs to stand down. Stand down donnie, stand down. 

Ok and?

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Trump has been very busy tied up with living Americans. Living people first and dead people second.

He hasn't been tied up with anything. Nor was the weather that bad. In simple terms that Cadet Bonespurs could understand, he's a terrible, terrible person. A loser really, so low IQ that he couldn't even understand that keeping to his schedule of honoring the war dead was actually important.

Sad. Very sad.

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Trump has been very busy tied up with living Americans. Living people first and dead people second. He will visit in other occasion to pay respect to the dead Americans.

There will never be another one hundred year anniversary of the end of the First World War. President Fatso had one chance to honor the troops on this serious and solemn occasion, and instead he’s in a hotel in Paris doubtless filling his fat face with pastries and bonbons instead of honouring or helping Americans living or dead.

I’d say it’s the most disrespectful thing he could do to the US military, but he’ll ppbably outdo himself before the year is out.

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He’s not the only President that did, so what the point?

Clinton received educational deferrals and Buah II was placed in the National Guard. Trump had his daddy pay a doctor to lie about bone spurs. I see the parallels.

it’s kind of funny to watch liberals get upset when I talk about this president disrespecting the military when Democrats and a large majority of them could care less about our military.

It's kind of funny that we are on the thread of an article that demonstrates Trump disrespects the military and have a direct example of that in him disparaging McCain and the gold star family, but all you have is an unsupported assertion. ROFL! Smh.

Ok and?

It demonstrates his lack of respect for the military. That was difficult. I'm sure everyone else is happy that I explained it because it wasn't painfully obvious to those with a measurable IQ.

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Ok and?

So you agree he needs to stand down. Great! That's progress!!

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A event of WW1 and they expect the US president to put himself in harms way to bad weather in a foreign country and has to personally attend it? It seems like they take it as a insult and a dishonor to the dead if the President skip a ceremony in a foreign country. Do they even have any idea just how many US troops died during this whole century alone? He would be pretty busy to be force by others to personally attend every single one of them. In other countries no less. THe should give them a tweet like he always does and send a ambassador.

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Why do I find myself so sure that the people defending Donald Trump over this would be howling with outrage if it were a president they didn't like doing the same thing, e.g. Barack Obama?

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Why do I find myself so sure that the people defending Donald Trump over this would be howling with outrage if it were a president they didn't like doing the same thing, e.g. Barack Obama?

Because you've witnessed it before and don't practice self-deception like Trump fans do.

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A event of WW1 and they expect the US president to put himself in harms way to bad weather in a foreign country and has to personally attend it? It seems like they take it as a insult and a dishonor to the dead if the President skip a ceremony in a foreign country.

Firstly, it wasn't 'putting himself in harm's way,' it was a light drizzle. In fact, pictures of the event show that there was no visible rain, the sky was leaden and overcast. Perhaps somber even, as the heavens themselves wept for the honored dead.

Cadet Cowardly Bonespurs didn't.

Second, the ceremony was for US troops, in a cemetery that only holds US troops, and if my memory serves me correctly, has been given by the people of France to US as American soil. The US flag flies over the cemetery, just like it does at the other US cemetery for the World War II dead.

He couldn't take the time to actually do his job. He's a coward, and a pathetic excuse for a man, and any excuse for his behavior is equally pathetic.

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It's kind of funny that we are on the thread of an article that demonstrates Trump disrespects the military and have a direct example of that in him disparaging McCain and the gold star family, but all you have is an unsupported assertion. ROFL! Smh.

Not at all, the Democrats for many years of disrespected the military, didn’t care about funding it, didn’t care about the veterans or the VA and now all of a sudden they worry about what this president is saying or that he’s canceling a historical event?

It demonstrates his lack of respect for the military.

His two year record as President says otherwise..

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President Fatty isn’t putting himself in harms way by walking under an umbrella, and there’s no need to send an ambassador when - say it with me! - he’s in Paris RIGHT NOW.

He just doesn’t care about the troops. Why not admit it?

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He again shows he's not a real President....

Newsflash - not taking the time and effort to attend this ceremony honoring those who served their country and made the ultimate sacrifice offends all Americans, whatever your politics.

Yep, that's how I see it, along with most of our military members and vets - par for the course with this President.

Some might see it as a snub and others and may not.

If you wore our nation's uniform, or honor those who did, then this is a snub...

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His two year record as President says otherwise..

Yeah... It's not JUST the military.

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"Donald Trump complained about having to stand in the rain, to speak about the massacre in Pittsburgh, because it messed his hair up (more)," the VoteVets veterans lobby group tweeted.

A left of center veterans PAC criticizes Trump. Big deal, but that won’t stop the Dem tool, the MSM, from using it to score some divisive points.

Commemorating the end of WW1 understandably means a heck of a lot more to Europeans than it does for the US. The Brits tout out those red paper flower lapels each year right?

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His two year record as President says otherwise..

His 'two year record as President' shows that he doesn't care one whit about the US military beyond using them as his personal puff piece, a political tool for him to puff out his chest and try to swagger like the wannabe tinpot generalissimo that he fancies himself to be.

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not taking the time and effort to attend this ceremony honoring those who served their country and made the ultimate sacrifice offends all Americans, whatever your politics.

But we don’t know what the reason is, I could be the weather, it could be your security issue, you and I have no idea why this is been canceled and we shouldn’t speculate.

If you wore our nation's uniform, or honor those who did, then this is a snub...

To some perhaps, to others not.

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But we don’t know what the reason is, I could be the weather,

Ummmm... No you couldn't.

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But we don’t know what the reason is

Yes we do - President Trump is a lazy idiot who doesn’t respect the military, the troops or their sacrifices. It’s that simple. Trump and the GOP don’t care about the troops.

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He never attended the MILITARY so why would anyone expect him attend a ceremony honoring many who joined and fought for the country he claims to love so much.:-/

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Schopenhauer,

“For Trump, his profit (in this case his health) is first. For a person in his 70, he was too busy recently.”

In other words, he suffered a major lapse of judgement in running for the office of President at his advanced age. And he will be even older and unable to fulfill his duties at the time of the next Presidential election.

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Trump under fire after cancelling WWI cemetery visit

Some of the perpetually offended, remained so.

I think POTUS is wearing the most attractive shade of blue cashmere.

Keep yourself in top condition, President Trump.

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He never attended the MILITARY so why would anyone expect him attend a ceremony honoring many who joined and fought for the country he claims to love so much.:-/

Because the country he claims to love so much wouldn't be what it is today without them. But your point is fair.

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I'm getting pretty sick and tired of Trumpsters here saying this Impostor President is somehow a supporter of our military....he forfeited all rights to that when he did two things;

Disrespected the service and sacrifices of John McCain when he said he "he's not a war hero"...

Criticized and insulted a Gold Star family...

Those two things say it all - he can never recover the respect of those who served or are serving...

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So if The Secret Service for whatever reason canceled the event or had to make last-minute changes, then what is the president supposed to do? Do you know if there’s a threat somewhere around him? We don’t know anything and if there is danger surrounding the president, he wouldn’t necessarily know immediately, there are all kinds of scenarios that could take place or play out that we don’t know about and anything or any comment after that it’s based on pure speculation.

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In every picture, if he’s not sneering and raging, he sits there slouched and unengaged. When he’s with our allies he looks hostile, bored and sulky. The only time I’ve seen him looking happy and engaged with world leaders was when he was with the Saudis, the Russians, and the North Koreans.

Trump can't honor fallen American soldiers because it's raining?

Trump thinks geopolitics are like his irrelevant real estate deals, in which he can bully and insult people, screw everything up, walk away if he doesn't get what he wants, and then do a different deal somewhere else. So stupid.

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Yes we do - President Trump is a lazy idiot who doesn’t respect the military, the troops or their sacrifices. It’s that simple. Trump and the GOP don’t care about the troops.

President Trump respects the military by funding it and building up its resources.

It is better to show support through actions, than hollow photo-ops, and empty words.

In other words, he suffered a major lapse of judgement in running for the office of President at his advanced age. And he will be even older and unable to fulfill his duties at the time of the next Presidential election.

I challenge any man half his age, to keep up his schedule.

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I challenge any man half his age, to keep up his schedule.

No office hours until 10:30 AM with long periods of 'personal time' starting as early as 6 where he holes up with his McDonalds to watch Fox News and send off Twitter rants?

I do double that amount of work 6 days a week, and three times that amount of work on Sundays.

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Spoiled class marshmallow, draft dodging mommy's boy donnie.

@bas4 He’s not the only President that did, so what the point?

I understand that someone from a rich family, able to have his own private jet, and who's never served in the military would have a very different opinion from a veteran's. You're entitled to your opinion, as of course are veterans.

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No surprise that the orange couch potato balked at going out to stand the rain to listen to politicians speechifying in unintelligible tongues before a bunch of graves when he could be watching it all from his hotel suite with a cheeseburger and coke. Plus, he doesn't even know how to close an umbrella, as we saw from his hilarious behavior when boarding Airforce 1 recently.

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White House insiders noted that organizing a presidential motorcade, typically involving dozens of vehicles, would be a tall order at the last minute.

There was no contingency planning! Change due to rain is a pretty obvious planning thing

Meanwhile our PM delivered his speech by putting down his umbrella in the rain and using it to effect and also laying a wreath. Putin stands in the pouring rain during his ceremony as well.

On the 100th anniversary, you don't get a do-over. USA is officially a world pariah

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The main reason Trump was going was to commemorate the end of WWI by paying his respects at such war cemeteries and he couldn't fathom the thought of his implanted orange coiffure getting a bit wet? Trying to defend such indefensible behavior is pathetic.

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Bass4funk says:

But we don’t know what the reason is, I could be the weather, it could be your security issue, you and I have no idea why this is been canceled and we shouldn’t speculate.

Then less than 30 minutes later speculates:

So if The Secret Service for whatever reason canceled the event or had to make last-minute changes

If you don’t like speculation, stop speculating. In any case, we know what the reason was, because we were told what it was: the weather. President Trump didn’t want to get his hair wet and is too stupid to use an umbrella. His comfort is more important to him than honoring the troops. Because he doesn’t care about them.

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So what “service” was McCain performing when he met with Ukrainian neo-nazi leader Oleh Tyahnybok?

Thank you for providing another example of Trump and his supporters utter disdain and disrespect for our military heroes....

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I challenge any man half his age, to keep up his schedule.

I'm well over half Trump's age, and I keep up a way busier schedule than he does. Not even comparable.

That said, I've had a life of fitness, and I'm not a fat disgusting lazy slob like a certain president.

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Trump laid out his intentions in August:

go to the Paris parade, celebrating the end of the War, on November 11th.

I suspect Trump thought the cemetery visit would be too boring, and that he'd save his energy for the big parade he's been expecting, where he can work on his Mussolini impersonation.

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Sports star not kneeling for the anthem = Disrespecting our armed services!

Commander in Chief not visiting war graves = No problem!

How do conservatives even expect normal people to follow their twisted logic when it follows these rules?

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Stranger: That does make sense, thank you very much. Unfortunately I doubt that this:

And to be clear, this is not an insult, this is simply clearly stating the position he has established for himself here through his own choice of words.

Will keep your comment from being deleted. The moderators delete my comments where I literally read Bass’ words back to him for being disrespectful. Bass has called himself a coward and a racist, and when I thank him for his candour, my comment is apparently not respectful. Go figure.

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Dump, the draft dodger who dodges his responsibilities as President, is conning his supporters like always. He is a "Nationalist" when it benefits him.

He is probably worried about acting AG Whitaker recusing himself and the Georgia and Florida recounts underway.

He is an old, unhealthy, fat man, with the attitude of a spoiled teenage girl. He is probably laying in bed pouting with his "Happy meal comfort food" and wondering why everyone in the world don't kiss up to him like his employees.

LOL!

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Maybe just having to think about war made his bone spurs play up.

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But we don’t know what the reason is

We do. Trump is too lazy to hold an umbrella. He also doesn't know how to operate one. Look:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=avkkdrjDsTA

Is this due to an aging brain? Being too fat? Both? Rain might mess up his orange fake hair?

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Schopen and Hiro

Trump is different from traditional mediocre politicians and that is his charm. People are expecting him behave different from other leaders who are only following traditions considering influences that will result.

Most of his supporters like him because he is liar. They are mostly liars too living in a fantasy of their own creation. They see themselves the way he seems himself (narcisists). Like Dump, they don't like the truth or reality. It seems that he has been more successful at lying to others than most. They envy his accomplishments at being deplorable liar like Dump envies dictators.

When the Tea Party fizzled out, all of those lying "Joe the Plumbers" had to go somewhere. They are called Dump supporters now.

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Great. He was not needed.

So if The Secret Service...

Perhaps the Secret Services have not let him go, to avoid that his vulgarity would sabotage a solemn ceremony.

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Hiro

Today 07:41 am JST

   A event of WW1 and they expect the US president to put himself in harms way to bad weather in a foreign country and has to personally attend it? It seems like they take it as a insult and a dishonor to the dead if the President skip a ceremony in a foreign country. Do they even have any idea just how many US troops died during this whole century alone?

What are you talking about? It was a US cemetery, honoring US deads during WWI. I am usually standing against strong patriotism and in military followers but this is just crossing the line. I feel bad for the families of the American combatants who gave their life in WWI to be ignored like that. There's a minimum decency to have. Whatever propaganda is spurred, west Europeans respect, remember and are grateful of North American combatants.

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In every picture, if he’s not sneering and raging, he sits there slouched and unengaged. When he’s with our allies he looks hostile, bored and sulky.

Hmmm...Thinking about it, I would too.

The only time I’ve seen him looking happy and engaged with world leaders was when he was with the Saudis, the Russians, and the North Koreans.

Is that a crime?

Trump can't honor fallen American soldiers because it's raining?

Again do we know the exact reason as to why he can’t? There could be a multitude of reasons

Trump thinks geopolitics are like his irrelevant real estate deals,

In a way, they are to a large extent when it involves us.

in which he can bully and insult people, screw everything up, walk away if he doesn't get what he wants, and then do a different deal somewhere else. So stupid.

No, I think it’s brilliant. He approaches it like a businessman and not like most of our previous scared and cowardly Presidents.

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IT'S RAINING RAIN TRUMP PEOPLE. Not raining bullets and rain does not kill anyone.

Critics pointed out world leaders like Emmanuel Macron of France, Angela Merkel of Germany, and Justin Trudeau of Canada managed to attend events Saturday despite the rain.

(news source)

Next time Republicans, please pick a better man for your president. There were better choices. What were you thinking? What was wrong with Kasich or Chiristie? Yes, I understand Christie would have had trouble fitting under an umbrella but he still would have the decency to go. Trump is a lazy loser.

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Again do we know the exact reason as to why he can’t? There could be a multitude of reasons

Yes, because we were told. Stop speculating.

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The Armistice centenary tomorrow, and Trump couldn't be bothered to honour his country's war dead as it was raining. Other leaders managed it and tomorrow morning the Queen and many others older than Trump will be standing in the rain at 11am to remember those who died. Trump is a disgrace, how low can he go?

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Be fair, it's not the first time he was expected to show up for the military and he found other things to do instead.

And he had a well-documented difficult relationship with umbrellas.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=avkkdrjDsTA

What astounds me is the logical disconnect Trump's fanboys - and worse, the Republican Party itself - can tie themselves up in to justify this blatant disrespect for fallen heroes.

Does anyone else remember when Obama was coruscated for wearing a brown suit to a press conference? A press conference, by the way, in which he answered questions from the press, instead of stomping away from the podium when he didn't like the questions?

This bald-headed poltroon is a disgrace to the office. Shame on the Republicans for kneeling to his unworthy bluster.

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Again do we know the exact reason as to why he can’t?

Because he can't operate the umbrella and too lazy to do so. Look:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=avkkdrjDsTA

(again)

He is worried about messing up his orange fake hair. He is that selfish. Other leaders could do it and it shows how lazy Trump is since he could not.

He approaches it like a businessman

And his investors lost a lot of money. Should have nominated a real retired businessman like Bill Gates

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Trump is a disgrace, how low can he go?

The worst thing is that no matter how low this, fat, lard-ridden idiot cosplaying as the President goes, his servile lackeys on this website and others will eagerly support his depravity. I’m ashamed of my country to see so many Americans become such lowly bootlicks to a Mussolini wannabe.

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Critics pointed out world leaders like Emmanuel Macron of France, Angela Merkel of Germany, and Justin Trudeau of Canada managed to attend events Saturday despite the rain.

I managed to go to work in the rain recently.

@Bass

The reason given for not going was the weather. Other leaders managed to get to ceremonies in the face of violent and dangerous drizzle. Kelly seemed to get there okay.

I applaud your attempts to imagine another reason here but you aren’t really going anywhere.

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"officials said the decision was taken due to the weather and cited security concerns in hastily arranging a motorcade".

Sounds like Dump didn't even have a plan to attend, hence concerns in hastily arranging a motorcade. I bet if they told Dump McDonald's was going to be offered he'd be the first one there.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-cancels-ww1-memorial-u-cemetery-france-due-175336812.html

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The people who are complaining are the same ones who wouldn’t mind much if Trump died in a helicopter crash on the way to that ceremony.

Marine One is a VH-60 'Whitehawk' helicopter, or a VH-3D Sea King if it's one of the older models. Both are all-weather capable helicopters. Both can handle a light sprinkle of rain that didn't even stop Parisians from taking a jog along the sidewalks.

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Trump is there for you... unless its raining.

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Enjoy watching the conservatibes chase their tails while lying and making excuses for why Trump couldn't brave that progressive, Deep State Soros funded rain that Mueller ordered up.

> Trump is there for you... unless its raining.

Me likes!

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@blacklab So as I said you can make all these snarky comments because you wouldn’t care if his helicopter crashed.

Making up imaginary thoughts of imaginary 'enemies' once more.

rational people would agree with the decision that was made by his staff to protect him.

How does that square with 'no one tells Trump what to do, he's his own boss'. If that's the case, perhaps it was the Koch brothers, maybe Putin himself who told Cadet Cupcake to stay away.

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Very, very bad move by Trump in my opinion. This is really not excusable.

The next 3-4 months are going to get interesting.

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rational people would agree with the decision that was made by his staff to protect him.

Rational people don’t think that the President needs “protection” from drizzle during one of the most solemn rememberances of all time. Irrational people make endless excuses for their stinky, bloated, idiotic idol.

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Is there something in the Constitution that says he has to attend?

Is there something in the constitution that says he shouldn’t be a lazy coward who sits in a hotel watching TV instead of representing his country like every other world leader in France at the moment because it is raining?

Probably not, so this is totally OK. Because the standard for judging Trump now according to you is that unless the Constitution specifically says he has to do something, he can just take it easy and skip whatever that was, no biggie.

I guess he is on a work to rule strike or something?

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made by his staff to protect him...

....from looking like an idiot who cannot even operate an umbrella. Proof:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=avkkdrjDsTA

(again)

He also made himself look like an idiot boarding the plane like when he had toilet paper stuck on his shoe after taking a Trump dump.

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Let me get something straight: Trump flew to Europe aboard Air Force One, paid for by American taxpayers, and then he doesn't even engage in the activity for which he supposedly made the trip because he's worried about getting his feet wet? Okay, fine. Then let him reimburse the US Treasury for the cost of the trip and he's off the hook.

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He still has not visited U.S. troops deployed to a war zone

Even Bush Jr. did that in Iraq which was a secret visit and was almost cancelled when it was almost accidentally exposed. Rain? Are you kidding me? Was it heavy rain and hurricane winds or something?

7 ( +7 / -0 )

Trump under fire after cancelling WWI cemetery visit -- headline

At this point, what difference does it make?

-16 ( +2 / -18 )

At this point, what difference does it make?

It makes no difference, but it does confirm lardbucket Trump’s contempt for the troops.

10 ( +10 / -0 )

The only things Trump does not have contempt for are his circle of family and cronies, and the almighty dollar.

7 ( +7 / -0 )

At this point, what difference does it make?

To Trump people as long as their 401Ks are on the up they won't care.

5 ( +7 / -2 )

Surely they can come up with a doctored video showing flash foods and winds turning cars over.

9 ( +11 / -2 )

Trump knows his fans won’t call him out. Even if they don’t like it they will set aside their personal feelings and defend him because they are weak followers.

8 ( +11 / -3 )

So the repugnant excuse for a decent human first calls its a celebration rather than a commeration, then bails at a hint of rain? Should we offer some thoughts and prayers for him, in vain hope his attitude and common sense improve? Much like other problems where we offer thoughts and prayers?

9 ( +10 / -1 )

It was such a small thing for him to do... but it would have meant so much to so many people and he couldn't even get that right. Such a failure.

5 ( +7 / -2 )

I can understand from Trumps viewpoint. He is elderly (73)and not so fit anymore. Do these critics really want the USA President to catch a Pneumonia or Influenza, by being exposed to cold rainy weather? He can pay his respects in private, and keep building up a strong USA Military, economy and Stockmarket. Why all the hate?

-10 ( +3 / -13 )

We know Trump was too much of a coward to join his own war, but wow, not to honor Americans fallen and the soldiers of other nations as well because of a bit of rain -- that redefines "COWARD". I guess we know why he loves to grab P&&&y... he can never find one quite as big as he is himself.

5 ( +8 / -3 )

Anyway, since Mr. "I Know more than scientists" can't even close an umbrella, I guess it's no surprise he didn't want to get a little wet. His hair might run and he'd find a Chinese-made US flag to wipe it with and let those colors run. May as well spit on the Americans' graves when he gets home... and before heading out for golf again.

bass4funk: "Is there something in the Constitution that says he has to attend?"

Oh, so suddenly you care about the Constitution again? You didn't earlier this week, and haven't every time Trump has broken it or claims he can ignore it with his powers. Sorry, bud, but you wouldn't care if it WERE in the Constitution. You'd say some executive order can simply override it and stand behind him while he does it. If I'm wrong, feel free to agree he cannot override Article 14 with an executive order.

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I am just infuriated by this poor excuse for a human being. My hometown is on fire, people caught and dying fleeing in cars, and he makes a political attack (hint: there are forests in that area). And then he won't brave the rain to honor American soldiers who endured the trenches in rain as their fallen were consumed by rats beside them.

What an extremely sick individual.

6 ( +11 / -5 )

"Why all the hate?"

They can't accept that he won the election and is the president.

-11 ( +2 / -13 )

No intelligent and wise human being can respect someone who doesn't respect others.

Holding a position doesn't automatically gain respect unless it's actually earned.

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Maybe if those soldiers had decided to stay out of the rain they would be alive right now, like President Bone Spurs.

7 ( +9 / -2 )

In every picture, if he’s not sneering and raging, he sits there slouched and unengaged. 

So like a teenage boy.

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Serrano: "They can't accept that he won the election and is the president."

Oh how you must be sweating more than normal in front of those YouTube channel cameras in your basement! You are defending a man who spits on the people you claim to honor. Or do you not respect the troops who went and died in trenches in WWII, because one man can't use an umbrella? How utterly sad, but how telling of your character. But hey, let's hear about how the Dems are immoral, bud. Or hey, tell us about how the trees are the enemy and Trump an innocent victim in the wildfires, if that's a helpful distraction.

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@Strangerland and anyone else that knows Trump for who he is. Here is a very accurate opinion piece about Trump and his cult.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2018/06/20/donald-trump-authoritarian-leaders-north-korea-russia-turkey-column/712221002/

It's why they excuse everything he does, and the blind adoration of these foolish followers. WW2 means nothing to them nor the meaning behind it. They want to be RULED.

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OK DT didn't turn up as he might get his hair wet, what a pathetic little man you are, the guys who were on the front line being shot at, bombed, gassed, whilst this was happening there fellow friend and colleagues were dead, dieing, sliding around in mud, soaking wet, cold, etc, and YOU, dont want to get your hair wet, what a total low life you are DT! total disrespect, you have the comfort of a water proof jacket, and an umbrella, you could go back to your hotel and have a hot shower, these guys didn't have such luxuries.

10 ( +10 / -0 )

Trump, who is in France for commemorations marking the centenary of the end of the war,

Lol Donny had one task. Only one. He still screwed it up. And to think he's America fittest president ever. ;)

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The reason given for not going was the weather. Other leaders managed to get to ceremonies in the face of violent and dangerous drizzle. Kelly seemed to get there okay. 

Kelly is Not The President.

I applaud your attempts to imagine another reason here but you aren’t really going anywhere.

That’s ok, doesn’t matter, none of us know the reason and how we all feel doesn’t matter one iota.

-15 ( +0 / -15 )

Trump could have looked Presidential today by honoring those who helped to ensure his freedom. Instead he put on his "Super Chump" outfit and would not go out in the rain when all other world leaders did their duty for their honored fallen. Chump puts himself before his country, before his family and before every living thing. Not a man you want leading the local boy scout troop let alone the USA. I hope god has mercy on America because "the Chump" wont.

12 ( +12 / -0 )

Another day, another embarrassment.

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Kelly is Not The President.

Very true, but Trump is the fittest president ever. How come Kelly could make it, but not Trump? A little too cold for widdle Donny? Too dangerous for the president but not Kelly? Daww so cute ;)

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They can't accept that he won the election and is the president.

I can accept the election if Robert Mueller says there was no collusion - but given Don Jr and Roger Stone imminent indictments, that seems unlikely...

What I can't accept is the constant racist dog whistles, the undermining of the free press, but most of all I can't and never will accept the continual lies and fabrications. Any one heard anything on the "invasion force" caravan since last Tues?

The reason given for not going was the weather. Other leaders managed to get to ceremonies in the face of violent and dangerous drizzle. Kelly seemed to get there okay. 

Kelly is Not The President.

As if this answers the question why these other leaders could attend and Trump didn't...this poster knows there's no answer other than Trump didn't think it was important enough to honor our fallen heroes and risk getting a little wet. But as with all Trumpsters, criticism of the Orange Fuhrer is verboten...

I applaud your attempts to imagine another reason here but you aren’t really going anywhere.

That’s ok, doesn’t matter, none of us know the reason and how we all feel doesn’t matter one iota.

When you run our of excuses, just say it all doesn't matter - when we all know it matters greatly, as this further worsens US's relations with its allies - which is exactly what Putin wants. Which brings us back to collusion...

10 ( +10 / -0 )

As if this answers the question why these other leaders could attend and Trump didn't...this poster knows there's no answer other than Trump didn't think it was important enough to honor our fallen heroes and risk getting a little wet. But as with all Trumpsters, criticism of the Orange Fuhrer is verboten...

No, that’s your thinking, but you don’t know what’s the reason, you think you know, but you don’t know, none of us do.

When you run our of excuses, just say it all doesn't matter -

No excuse, I just don’t pretend I’m the great Karnak, don’t like to speculate.

when we all know it matters greatly, as this further worsens US's relations with its allies - which is exactly what Putin wants. Which brings us back to collusion...

As if the relation were great to begin with. Maybe from the Europeans point of view to have a previous weak apologetic US, then from that standpoint, it would seem our relationship has worsened now that we don’t have to bow and crouch anymore.

-13 ( +1 / -14 )

t would seem our relationship has worsened now that we don’t have to bow and crouch anymore.

But that can't be true. Donny says the world respects again. ;)

7 ( +8 / -1 )

But that can't be true. Donny says the world respects again. ;)

Yes, meaning From The liberal mindset perspective

-15 ( +0 / -15 )

Maybe from the Europeans point of view to have a previous weak apologetic US

Previously, the President was at least strong enough to stand in the rain to honor the fallen. I guess an unapologetic coward is somehow better in some people's eyes.

6 ( +8 / -2 )

Yes, meaning From The liberal mindset perspective

From the liberal mindset perspective? What in the name of Benghazi does that mean? Trump says the world respects us, is he wrong?

7 ( +9 / -2 )

From the liberal mindset perspective? What in the name of Benghazi does that mean? Trump says the world respects us, is he wrong?

From the lefts POV they think our relationship geopolitically has worsened, conservatives on the other hand feel it has improved 10 fold.

-13 ( +1 / -14 )

From the lefts POV they think our relationship geopolitically has worsened

Because it has. Donny bows to Putin like the servile waterboy he is. While Macron, Merkel, and Kelly braved the rain, Donny stayed inside to Tweet. A total coward.

The world laughs at ol' bonespurs.

https://youtu.be/9nIhBZqZBmQ

10 ( +12 / -2 )

Watching the ceremony and march past at the Cenotaph today, the BBC interviewed a 97 year old who flew with Bomber Command. He travels 6,000 miles from San Diego every year to take part in the Cenotaph ceremonies. A bit of rain wouldn't stop him.

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Trump doesn't have to attend, but it's not very manly to not attend because of rain

The US government always has backup preparations, including a rain option

Mere rain would not catch the US government unprepared - that would have been gross incompetence on their part

No, this is not about unpreparedness - the US government is prepared for contingencies

This is simply a personal decision

A little discomfort is a small price to pay for those who paid the ultimate price

6 ( +8 / -2 )

No excuse, I just don’t pretend I’m the great Karnak, don’t like to speculate.

You’ve been speculating that the reason for Trump not attending is something other than the reason given - the weather.

4 ( +6 / -2 )

Or the secret service. We don’t know. Relax, you guys don’t need to lose sleep over it, not that serious to our daily lives. Shouldn’t matter what the world thinks, if he leaves, there must be some reason and if people don’t like it, oh, well.

-10 ( +2 / -12 )

Or the secret service. We don’t know.

The reason given was the weather. You are speculating that it could be something else.

This is something Trump does. He likes the ‘you never know’ approach when he is called out on baseless trash. That’s not the kind of approach that should be taken in intelligent discussions.

6 ( +8 / -2 )

Relax, you guys don’t need to lose sleep over it

Noted, when some quarterback doesn't sing your spangled song that can be the conservative message. I'm sure you won't apply double standards.

5 ( +8 / -3 )

People lose respect of the US for being the only one there not attending (it's definitely not helping increase respect of the US)

While we honor and remember those who died in the Great War,

let's also not forget that WW1 started because of nationalism

8 ( +10 / -2 )

Or the secret service. We don’t know. 

We do know: Donald “fatty brain fart” Trump didn’t want to get his hair wet. He’s as vain as he is stupid. And now his defenders are saying “oh, but he’s so very frail a stiff breeze could kill him”. If he’s that weak and unhealthy then he shouldn’t be President.

9 ( +11 / -2 )

As if this answers the question why these other leaders could attend and Trump didn't...this poster knows there's no answer other than Trump didn't think it was important enough to honor our fallen heroes and risk getting a little wet. But as with all Trumpsters, criticism of the Orange Fuhrer is verboten...

No, that’s your thinking, but you don’t know what’s the reason, you think you know, but you don’t know, none of us do.

I know, its a tough fact to admit - your sainted leader disrespecting our fallen heroes - I'd try to ignore it too if I was in your shoes...

When you run our of excuses, just say it all doesn't matter -

No excuse, I just don’t pretend I’m the great Karnak,

Yes, it was an excuse, but we all know you'll never admit it...

don’t like to speculate.

Really, you evidently don't read any of your posts...

when we all know it matters greatly, as this further worsens US's relations with its allies - which is exactly what Putin wants. Which brings us back to collusion...

As if the relation were great to begin with. Maybe from the Europeans point of view to have a previous weak apologetic US, then from that standpoint, it would seem our relationship has worsened now that we don’t have to bow and crouch anymore.

Amazing how these Trumpsters think acting like a spoiled two year old is somehow a sign of strength. It shows someone who lacks any self-confidence - the constant showing off and need for attention. The only bowing and scraping I've seen is Trump groveling before Putin at their last meeting. Stay tuned for a repeat at the upcoming Summit. As a nation we are much weaker today than were were just two years ago. The only one stronger is Putin, which again, brings us back to collusion...

8 ( +9 / -1 )

I know, its a tough fact to admit - your sainted leader disrespecting our fallen heroes - I'd try to ignore it too if I was in your shoes...

Not ignoring it, just saying, for whatever reason we don’t know any details, now I know liberals are salivating at the mouth to just lay blame because it’s easier to pass blame than to be fair.

Yes, it was an excuse, but we all know you'll never admit it...

Sorry, but I’ll buy it as an excuse at all.

Amazing how these Trumpsters think acting like a spoiled two year old is somehow a sign of strength.

Served him well, so far unlike other Presidents.

The only bowing and scraping I've seen is Trump groveling before Putin at their last meeting.

You have a photo of him bending his knee, if you do, please share that with this.

Stay tuned for a repeat at the upcoming Summit. As a nation we are much weaker today than were were just two years ago.

Actually as a nation we are a lot stronger and we continue to grow and to becoming stronger by focusing more on the US in on the globalization wingnuts around the world think we should hold hands and sing Kumbaya. No regrets, No apologies,

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He: "Oh, my hair! My hair!"

She: "Oh, my clothes! My clothes!"

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Trump is so against NFL players who kneel when the national anthem is played and think that is being unpatriotic. Yet, he has the gall to pass up an opportunity to honor U.S. soldiers who gave their lives in battle. If that isn't being unpatriotic, then I don't know what is. And why? Because of a little rain. Heck, Obama once gave a speech honoring dead U.S. soldiers in an absolute pouring rain without an umbrella. Why was other world leaders like Merkel and Macron able to attend, and not the orange monkey?

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Not ignoring it, just saying, for whatever reason we don’t know any details

We know the exact reason, you and your fellow sycophants are just too frightened to admit the truth: you worship a weak, fat, stupid, limp coward who hates the troops.

You hoped to see a reflection of America and yourselves when you look at Trump. And you do. But now you’re shaking and shivering and making the most pathetic, desperate excuses because you don’t like what you see in the mirror.

7 ( +8 / -1 )

Where is the press conference where he shows a (paid for) Dr's excuse?...I doubt he would miss a chance to commemorate the creation of fast food and diet coke.

7 ( +8 / -1 )

And if President Trump had gone to the ceremony, the low info crowd at this site would be falling over themselves parroting what the Fake News told them about it: he dodged military service, he's not worthy to step foot on the hallowed ground, blah, blah, blah.

-15 ( +1 / -16 )

Well, anti-Trump group will jump on him regardless of what he does. He's not all that bad comparing to the ones before him. Maybe I should start liking him.

-11 ( +1 / -12 )

Do we know the reasons for his cancellation? Why does the left now all of a sudden care about the military when before we never heard the left idolizing them like now, strange.

We just have a difference of opinion is all. I think Trump should have gone, and you don't know what to think.

10 ( +11 / -1 )

And if President Trump had gone to the ceremony, the low info crowd at this site would be falling over themselves parroting what the Fake News told them about it: he dodged military service, he's not worthy to step foot on the hallowed ground, blah, blah, blah.

True, he did dodge military service and isn’t worthy of much respect (though anybody can step on that hallowed ground, even spoiled draft dodgers). I guess it is a bit unfair for the public to expect their president to have both not avoided military service and to show up at events honoring the war dead even when it is raining.

That is way too high a standard to expect of course as very few within Trump’s demographic (failed real estate mogul turned TV star/ runner of fake university scam) could meet it.

Stupid low info libtards are ibviously responsible for putting him in that no win bind.

10 ( +11 / -1 )

fake hair is more important than

honoring fallen american heroes of war. shame.

8 ( +9 / -1 )

I wonder if any of those who think it is unforgivable for Trump to cancel a visit to an American World War I military cemetery are the same who complain whenever Japanese politicians visit Yasukuni Shrine.

-9 ( +0 / -9 )

I wonder if any of those who think it is unforgivable for Trump to cancel a visit to an American World War I military cemetery are the same who complain whenever Japanese politicians visit Yasukuni Shrine.

I wonder, do they enshrine Class A war criminals in American First World War cemeteries? I was under the impression that they didn't, which caused me to never draw a comparison between the two because it would obviously be misleading.

6 ( +7 / -1 )

I’d say it’s the most disrespectful thing he could do to the US military, but he’ll ppbably outdo himself before the year is out.

I agree with this statement except for the last five words... it should state, "before the day is out."

S

6 ( +7 / -1 )

I wonder if any of those who think it is unforgivable for Trump to cancel a visit to an American World War I military cemetery are the same who complain whenever Japanese politicians visit Yasukuni Shrine.

I wonder, do they enshrine Class A war criminals in American First World War cemeteries?

No, because they won the war...

The so-called Class A war criminals make up only a very tiny fraction of the war dead enshrined at Yasukuni.

So it seems that the American dead must absolutely be commemorated while the Japanese ones must absolutely not be (because they lost).

-5 ( +1 / -6 )

No, because they won the war...

> The so-called Class A war criminals make up only a very tiny fraction of the war dead enshrined at Yasukuni.

> So it seems that the American dead must absolutely be commemorated while the Japanese ones must absolutely not be (because they lost).

Japanese war dead get commemorated all the time. I've even commemorated them myself at official memorials (wife's family lost several during WW2).

Still not sure how this is even remotely relevant to the topic of this article though.

6 ( +6 / -0 )

Donald trump is only concerned about one thing,,,,,,, Donald Trump,

10 ( +10 / -0 )

Trump is Commander in Chief. It is his duty to attend. Period.

10 ( +10 / -0 )

"Do I go outside for a few minutes and honor the almost 10,000 American soldiers buried at this cemetery, or do I stay indoors and keep my hair dry? What's that? All the other heads of state are going? Well that settles it, I won't be seen doing what everyone else is doing."

11 ( +11 / -0 )

Good ol president bone spurs at it again

can just imagine cadet bonespurs in the heat of battle when its time to charge the enemy infantry the mortars are exploding all around, hed be like curled up in a ball clutching his rifle screaming for mommy to come get him. Cant even pay respects to fallen Americans, you can understand now why draft dodge Donny made every effort not to go to war. Nothing brave macho selfless about this pathetic excuse for a man.

9 ( +9 / -0 )

Apparently his bone-spurs act up in the rain.

Actually, I'm starting to suspect that his wig gets affected by the rain. This isn't the first time he's complained about his bad hair day because of the rain.

6 ( +6 / -0 )

Big baby. Those soldiers and other like them definitely deserve respect on their day. They kept fighting through many kinds of weather conditions.

7 ( +7 / -0 )

dead soldiers don't vote so trump has no use for them. he prefers soldiers who didn't die.

7 ( +7 / -0 )

I'm sure his hair feels all the more better for it. I'd sure hate to get my hair wet too!

3 ( +3 / -0 )

"Unlike Trump, a little rain never stopped President Obama from honoring our fallen war heroes on Veterans Day," former Pentagon official Adam Blickstein tweeted along with a picture of Obama carrying a wreath at a rain-soaked remembrance ceremony.

Obama never served a day in the military but he sure has more respect for them and for veterans like myself than Donny Douchebag sure does! Spanky Boy Don didn't want to get wet at the centennial anniversary of the end of WWI. Cadet Bonespurs Fivetimes has SPAT on veterans from that war, veterans from all wars before and since, PTSD veterans, living and dead! Traitortrump is afraid he'd melt. He is a disgraceful petulant chicken excuse of a Commander-In-Chief and I'm glad he is not mine! And for all it's worth, at least Pres. Barack Obama acted like a President as well.

3 ( +3 / -0 )

The hypocrisy of it all ... this coward who evaded serving his country under the civer of medical deferments, now wraps himself around the flags of the U.S. branches of the military. He was a farce then and continues to be the biggest hoax the country has been subjected to.

6 ( +6 / -0 )

I'm sure his hair feels all the more better for it. I'd sure hate to get my hair wet too!

the irony is it isnt even his hair, its some pathetic excuse for a toupee to cover his bald patch, hes clearly got a baldy complex to add to the multitude of others he suffers from.

3 ( +3 / -0 )

He isn't just an embarrassment as the American President, he is an embarrassment as a human being.

3 ( +3 / -0 )

Karma!

3 ( +3 / -0 )

Sigh...

He didn't attend because the helo pilot refused the flight due to low visibility. The alternate plan of driving was discarded because it hadn't been planned and the log-jam it causes in area traffic hadn't been coordinated in advance.

-3 ( +0 / -3 )

Karma. I hear that he's coming to California because of the fires, and I know that they're expecting rain there, too.

2 ( +2 / -0 )

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