Navy to keep the warship rededicated in honor of Sen. He also wished everyone a “Happy Memorial Day,” a greeting some find off-key for a holiday dedicated to honoring dead servicemembers.Īhead of the trip, the White House told the U.S. “You are the ones keep going and striving, and keeping America safe, and strong, and proud, and free,” Trump said during the visit. In recent days, he visited Arlington National Cemetery and spent Memorial Day on a naval ship in Japan. Trump blamed the Secret Service and the next day went to a different cemetery outside Paris. His absence set off howls from many veterans. It did not explain why Trump could not make the 50-mile drive. The White House said the president’s helicopter could not make it to the site because of bad weather.
In November, also in France, Trump scuttled plans to honor the 100th anniversary of the end of World War I at Aisne-Marne American Cemetery. The president missed the other significant military commemoration of his term. On a bluff overlooking Omaha Beach, rows of white crosses and the Stars of David stretch as far as the eye can see - markers of sacrifices. More than 9,000 Americans are buried in the cemeteries dedicated to the D-Day operation that marked a turning point in World War II, beginning the Allied push to drive the Nazis out of France and eventually Europe. So we’re rightfully holding our breath for an event like this.” You go with the president we’ve got, and this is the president we’ve got. “It’s unfortunate we have to be even concerned that this historic commemoration will be overly politicized, but this is the command climate he’s created and the reality we have,” said Paul Rieckhoff, founder and former head of the Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America and now host of the podcast, “Angry Americans.” ″We have to send our president. It’s a pattern that is set to get more scrutiny in coming days, as Trump heads overseas for the D-Day memorial where he will be joined at the service by, among others, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, a Democrat whom he has called “crazy Nancy” and warned not to try to impeach him. Trump’s antipathy for the late senator was so well known that the White House this week requested that the Navy keep the USS McCain out of the president’s line of sight during a recent trip to Japan, so as not to rile the president.
John McCain, a prisoner of war, for being captured by the enemy. The president, who did not serve in the military before becoming commander in chief, has feuded with Gold Star families, blasted political opponents on foreign soil, and mocked Sen.
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