Pointed tweet by Rep. Eric Swalwell regarding our "national embarrassment"

[Mrs. Overall]

Link to tweet

Rep. Eric Swalwell
‏Verified account

Trump’s European Vacation was as bad as the movie. He wimped out of honoring our fallen troops because of a misting. He moped around in his hotel room and insulted fire victims. And he was scorched by the French President. This is not winning. This is a national embarrassment.

[DFW]

1. The movie was actually very funny

The Trump reality show version is only funny if your name is Putin.

[DesertRat]

11. I agree! I loved all of the Vacation movies!

But Swalwell is correct, trump is a national embarrassment.

[DFW]

12. He has yet to explain to us where "Nambia" is.

And he just demonstrated he doesn't know the difference between the Baltics and the Balkans. He'd fail one of those Jay Leno street interviews asking when the War of 1812 started.

[DesertRat]

14. I'd love someone to ask him what Armistice means

[DFW]

59. I'm sure he knows.......

....that it's the most popular brand of baking soda.

[Totally Tunsie]

16. Who's buried in Grant's tomb?

[SCVDem]

22. What's your name Donald?

Dave's not here!

[Scarsdale]

58. National?

Make that "International embarrassment" The rest of the world has seen him for what he really is ever since he descended on his golden escalator, with his bought and paid for (by many ) VIFE.

[FakeNoose]

71. European Vacation - best scene is the schuhplattlers dancing

[The Blue Flower]

2. Wow

Best description of this humiliating weekend I've seen.

[onetexan]

28. every day he's still occupying the WH and opening his mouth or tweeting is a national embarassment

to all Americans

[2naSalit]

40. Disgrace, embarassment is too nice a word...nt

[calimary]

72. There are no words...

Although Deplorable does come to mind (among many others...).

[2naSalit]

73. Indeed.

I think that's every derogatory word and all the foul adjectives in existence combined aren't enough.

[politicaljunkie41910]

36. Macron has out classed him twice now. My guess is Drumpf won't be going back for a 3rd shellacking.

Besides, Macron's wife is more human, more sophisticated, more poised, more genuine, and more 'hot' than Malibu Barbie even though she's older than her husband. And we don't care what she's wearing. Malibu Barbie will never rank as one of the top first ladies of all time. She's got that stick stuck too far up her a$$ to ever be best or anywhere close to it.

[True Blue American]

43. Someone mentioned

Melania was imitating the grey Lady. Those flowing capes look silly. Always over dressed.

[madaboutharry]

3. I really like Rep. Swalwell.

[Golden Raisin]

30. Rep. Swalwell has been one of the voices keeping me grounded

and my blood pressure manageable during the last horrifying 2 years of the Trump/Complicit Republican nightmare. He's bright, articulate, quiet but forceful, plenty of backbone. I think he would make an excellent candidate for President or V.P.

[libdem4life]

75. Adam Schiff comes in a close second...another grounded and thoughtful Dem.

Then there is Ted Lieu...we have a terrific front bench, IMO.

[violetpastille]

76. +1

[notdarkyet]

77. +1000

[Wounded Bear]

4. K & R...for truth...nt

[spanone]

5. K&R...

[Leghorn21]

6. Rep. Swalwell has zero fucks left to give!!!

[Catch2.2]

7. Nail on the head!

Swalwell nails it!

[LincolnRossiter]

8. When only a gif will do...

[Rhiannon12866]

9. One reply:

Link to tweet

?s=19

[Totally Tunsie]

17. So is her dog.

[Rhiannon12866]

18. And mine!

We both went out in the rain - and the snow! - that we had here in New York on Friday!

[Rhiannon12866]

10. And my favorite reply - solution:

Link to tweet

?s=19

[Dennis Donovan]

15. My Grandma wore one, even when it wasn't raining...

[Rhiannon12866]

19. I remember my Nana had one just like that too - and for the same reason

Protecting her new hairdo from the weather...

[True Blue American]

47. Wind proof.

[nolabear]

23. I straight up snort laughed!

[Rhiannon12866]

33. My question is - why didn't anyone think of that??

[True Blue American]

50. One of his handlers

Should have handed him one.

[Rhiannon12866]

52. Hasn't there been enough turnover among his staff??

[True Blue American]

54. Last insulting gesture?

[Rhiannon12866]

57. LOL!

As long as no one else was watching, that would probably work!

[trusty elf]

41. ........

[Rhiannon12866]

42. Perfect!!!

[lunatica]

60. I like the bone spur logo!

[trusty elf]

61. I try to include it whenever I can.

[lunatica]

62. LOL! Do you make these?

The tip of Trumps tie is hysterical!

And I just noticed the Russian flag on his lapel and the rolled up Forbes magazine!

[FakeNoose]

74. Hilarious!

Clever too.

[True Blue American]

44. LOL

That is the funniest thing ever!

My Mother wore those things.

I may steal that one.

[Rhiannon12866]

45. My mother may have, but I know that my grandmother wore this exactly - in the rain!

[True Blue American]

46. Excuse typos

Was really laughing at that picture!

4 A M here.

[Rhiannon12866]

48. I understood!

And it's 4am here, too!

[True Blue American]

49. We early birds.

Just do not contact me after 8 PM.

I will be in the Y pool at 6:30.

[Rhiannon12866]

51. LOL! That's actually my brother...

I worked nights for a lot of years, I set my alarm if I have to be somewhere before noon.

[True Blue American]

53. At the last I worked staggered hours.

One of the reasons I retired. Not sure how you handled nights, but some like it. My Husband did.

[Rhiannon12866]

56. I could never work changing hours, it takes me awhile to adjust

And I preferred the later hours, I'm in New York but I mostly dealt with the West Coast. Though I rarely left when I was supposed to, I always knew I couldn't be like the ones I saw occasionally, coming in at dawn if I was still there. I never dealt well with early mornings.

[sandensea]

13. I beg to differ.

The movie was actually entertaining.

This was just pathetic - not to mention insulting to the memory of the over 15 million who died in that pointless war.

But that's our Cheeto: pathetic and insulting.

[miyazaki]

31. They got the whole series on blu-ray now?

pretty good picture you got there.

[sandensea]

34. No idea.

This clip was the first one that came up on YouTube.

I do have a copy of this - but on VHS.

[True Blue American]

55. I have watched those movies

So many times. The dance killed me. There will never be another Chevy.

[sandensea]

67. I agree.

He single-handedly brought back the Keystone Kop persona - and made it work for the modern era, which was no easy feat.

Chevy Chase and his inspiration.

[True Blue American]

68. Poor Gerald Ford.

The irony is , Ford was really a good man.one of the better republicans. He would have made a good President.

[sandensea]

69. True.

The last decent Republican president.

Some give Poppy Bush that dubious distiction; but I beg to differ.

He nowhere near as craven as his son; but he did mislead Saddam into invading Kuwait (through Amb. April Glaspie), for sheer political advantage.

Ford wouldn't have done that.

Cheeto? He probably brings up the idea every goddamed day.

[Takket]

20. baby drumpf

[Marie Marie]

24. Oh that is precious.

[Haggis for Breakfast]

21. Courtesy of John McCrae

In Flanders field's the poppies blow,
Between the crosses, row on row,
That mark our place, and in the sky,
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.

We are the dead; short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow.
Loved and were loved, and now we lie
In Flanders fields.

Take up our quarrel with the foe !
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch; Be yours to hold it high !
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders fields.

[senseandsensibility]

26. Thank you for posting this.

It kind of puts everything into perspective, doesn't it?

[Haggis for Breakfast]

32. Especially if you had family who served.

When they called it "The Great War," they truly hoped it would be the last.

[LovingA2andMI]

25. We Like This Guy....

To be Kamala's Vice-President. Hands down and he's been in our eyesight for awhile now.

[Bob_in_VA]

39. Can't happen

Kamala Harris and Eric Swalwell are both from California. Constitution states that both the Pres and VP can't be from the same state. Of course, this didn't stop Dick "Darth Vader" Cheney from running as W's VP, he just claimed that he was a citizen of Wyoming, even though he had lived and voted, paid taxes, etc. in Texas for years prior to 2000. Since Congress was in Republican hands at the time, nothing was done to punish this unconstitutional violation.

[UpInArms]

65. That always pissed me off, also

One of a myriad of things

Welcome to DU, Bob!

edta

I see you have been here for years! So glad you posted!

[jmowreader]

70. Cheney started out as a Wyoming resident

All he did was move back.

[calimary]

78. Welcome to DU, Bob_in_VA.

A shame that both of them couldn't be on the same ticket. They're both excellent choices.

Maybe Harris/O'Rourke? We're gaining in bench strength, for sure, though! Probably would help to have a governor or former governor on the ticket, too, if there's a senator on there.

[bdamomma]

27. I like Swalwell

he is correct.

[ashling]

29. I'm surprised Trump didn't tweet about

Freedom Fries

[smirkymonkey]

35. He is a disgrace to the nation.

And an insult to humanity. I cannot wait until he is gone.

[Wawannabe]

37. Man,

Drop the mic, dude!

European vaca indeed!

Maybe there will be extreme icing on rump’s plane on the way back and it will take a nose dive in DEEP water.

He’s already washed up. He deserves that fate and more. IMHO

[oasis]

38. Zing!

[demmiblue]

63. K&R

Swalwell is one of my favorites.

[zentrum]

64. There was once

...a book called "The Ugly American". The sequel is here.

[demmiblue]

66. Lol... they are showing his tweet on Morning Joe, and played a clip of the movie.

[SunSeeker]

79. K & R & Retweeted!

[marehare]

80. Trump's European vacay

Trump continued to embarrass the US by failing to show up at ceremony in Arlington National Cemetery honoring American Vets. He claimed he was on the john and couldn't get away.