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MineralMan

(151,545 posts)
Fri May 26, 2017, 10:36 AM May 2017

Trump's Planned Memorial Day Speech at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier:

"I prefer dead soldiers whose names are known, frankly. How am I supposed to know who is buried here?"

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Trump's Planned Memorial Day Speech at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier: (Original Post) MineralMan May 2017 OP
Then he will say: Doreen May 2017 #1
"I call them dead losers because they are dead" dalton99a May 2017 #2
"I like people who are alive" NastyRiffraff May 2017 #3
I look at the crowd today -- its the biggest ever, but the DEMs will cheat me NCjack May 2017 #4
He is an insult to veterans, their families, and their sacrifices Victor_c3 May 2017 #5
Oh, no. He'll be at Arlington, no doubt. MineralMan May 2017 #6
The he'll give himself a purple heart. GeorgeGist May 2017 #7
He made plenty of sacrifices, believe me! MineralMan May 2017 #8
Personally I hope he is so exhausted from his trip that he just cannot make it Greywing May 2017 #9

Doreen

(11,686 posts)
1. Then he will say:
Fri May 26, 2017, 10:47 AM
May 2017

"Unknown soldiers are losers because if they weren't people would know their names"

NCjack

(10,297 posts)
4. I look at the crowd today -- its the biggest ever, but the DEMs will cheat me
Fri May 26, 2017, 01:40 PM
May 2017

and the Pentagon will say Obama had a bigger crowd. I was smart when I was 18 -- I found a way to get 4F classification and not serve in the military, giving me a pass on becoming the Unknown Soldier. I stayed home and fought VD. I went on to get incredibly rich, and get three beautiful wives. I won the presidency by the largest margin ever! I would have won the largest popular vote ever, but the DEMs cheated me at the polls. I had the biggest crowd ever for my inauguration. I farted in the Pope's office. I ... I ... I ...

Victor_c3

(3,557 posts)
5. He is an insult to veterans, their families, and their sacrifices
Fri May 26, 2017, 01:45 PM
May 2017

If he knows what's best (and he doesn't) he'll keep his mouth shut that day and get nowhere near a memorial day ceremony of any sort.

MineralMan

(151,545 posts)
6. Oh, no. He'll be at Arlington, no doubt.
Fri May 26, 2017, 01:48 PM
May 2017

He'll make remarks there, and then go golfing, I'm sure.

Greywing

(1,193 posts)
9. Personally I hope he is so exhausted from his trip that he just cannot make it
Fri May 26, 2017, 02:11 PM
May 2017

to the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. He's just not worthy to lay a wreath or make a speech there.

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