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Baron2024

(1,492 posts)
Tue Aug 27, 2024, 08:06 PM Aug 2024

Trump At Arlington

Trump is anti-military and anti-veteran. His team is trying to counter that perception. I think that Trump is realizing that he might lose to Harris, so he might actually be listening to his advisors more. This whole staged appearance at Arlington is designed to cover up Trump's real contempt for the military. I don't think that it is Trump's idea. I don't think that in a million years he ever would have thought to go to Arlington and lay a wreath. The whole thing is staged. It is troubling because it may appeal to low information voters who don't understand that Trump could care less about our veterans.

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tanyev

(49,688 posts)
2. I'm sure they came up with this idea after he stuck his foot in his mouth
Tue Aug 27, 2024, 08:13 PM
Aug 2024

with his Medal of Honor comments and then stuck the other foot in, too, when he doubled down on those comments a couple days later.

Because in Trumpworld, nothing shows that Donny loves the troops more than him using a military cemetery as a backdrop for some grinning thumbs up photos.

Skittles

(172,893 posts)
6. you'd think they would have trained him how to behave in a cemetery
Tue Aug 27, 2024, 08:21 PM
Aug 2024

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those pictures just show how much of an assclown he really is

mahina

(20,724 posts)
3. It actually turns my stomache to think of him there.
Tue Aug 27, 2024, 08:14 PM
Aug 2024

I am surprised his footprints dont catch fire.

Hell readies a room for that one, for certain.

Klarkashton

(5,422 posts)
4. It was a jab it your eye to Biden. Trump
Tue Aug 27, 2024, 08:16 PM
Aug 2024

Is trying to shame Harris about the Afghanistan pullout. The whole thing was staged including the maga families that submitted to being used, they were taken there by the maga campaign.
The strong armed the woman who is in charge for the use of Arlington and apparently pushed her aside. That Cheung guy is smearing her calling her mentally ill. This is one massive goddamn nightmare.

keithbvadu2

(40,915 posts)
8. Did Donald disrespect our military members' sacrifices again with his::: They knew what they
Tue Aug 27, 2024, 10:48 PM
Aug 2024

'They knew what they were signing up for.'

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