Look at the Difference in Trump and Obama's Notes for Israel's Holocaust Memorial

[Miles Archer]

Before leaving Israel's Holocaust museum Yad Vashem Tuesday morning, President Donald Trump continued the tradition of US leaders who have visited the memorial before him, including former presidents Barack Obama and George W. Bush, by writing a message in the Book of Remembrance.

"It is a great honor to be here with my friends!" Trump's signature read. "So amazing and will never forget!"

The president's note quickly attracted criticism for its strangely upbeat tone, with many mocking the message for appearing out of step with the memorial's somber setting, especially when compared with former president Barack Obama's 2008 message when he was still a senator.

The note on Tuesday is the latest in a series of awkward moments for Trump during his first overseas trip as president. The day before, while addressing reporters at a press conference alongside Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Trump appeared to inadvertently confirm that Israel was the source that provided the intelligence he shared with high-ranking Russian officials in the Oval Office last week.

http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2017/05/trump-obama-message-israel-holocaust-memorial-yad-vashem

[Ilsa]

1. Lazy ass. Uses the easy words like "amazing" instead

of cconstructing a meaningful tribute.

[secondwind]

2. What a total jackass

[WhiskeyGrinder]

3. Not only that, it looks an awful lot like he added "Never forget" in there after being reminded.

Link to tweet

[ProudLib72]

6. Oh, you mean it's not about me?

I should write something about Jared's people, too?

What a dick!

[babylonsister]

8. The fact he was so disinterested in Yad Vashem

speaks volumes to me. He is so incurious, the Ugly American acting like a bull in a china shop.

Donald Trump at Yad Vashem leaves a bizarrely chipper note for posterity

https://www.vox.com/world/2017/5/23/15680314/trump-holocaust-memorial-guest-book-notes-so-amazing

[ProudLib72]

9. "Chipper" is a good descriptor

The "never forget" part that he added seems so banal. Even then I doubt it was his own doing. An aide must have remembered the phrase and told him to use it.

[dalton99a]

4. Worse than a 5th grader

[Glimmer of Hope]

5. Does anyone know how to analyze handwriting?

[WhiskeyGrinder]

7. That's generally considered a pseudoscience...but his handwriting is certainly tempting.

Angry signature, childish writing -- all capitals, except for the i's and e's...

[erpowers]

10. Self Centered

The thing that stood out to me was the self centered nature of the note. I did not at first see it as upbeat. It just seemed like the whole visit was about him. He mentioned himself and his friends while not mentioning anything about the memorial, the victims of the Holocaust, or anything he might have gained from the visit.

[DefenseLawyer]

11. He thought he was signing a freshman yearbook.

Have a great summer! Friends 4-ever! DJT

[JudyM]

12. Only he could make the profound exhortation "never forget" into a trite, insipid cliche.