Trump wishes happy Memorial Day, including to 'scum' that was 'trying to destroy our country'
- President Donald Trump marked Memorial Day 2025 by speaking and laying a wreath at Arlington National Cemetery on Monday morning.
- Trump’s ceremony followed a lengthy, all-caps post on Truth Social blaming judges and the Biden administration for allowing massive illegal immigration and political attacks.
- During his Arlington speech, Trump praised U.S. war heroes but veered to note his 2020 election loss and future presidencies over key national events like the 2026 World Cup and 250th anniversary.
- Trump called political opponents “scum” trying to destroy the country and described federal judges as “monsters” and “USA hating,” accusing them of blocking immigration enforcement efforts.
- The event underscored Trump’s intertwined priorities of honoring the military and continuing his political battles, suggesting ongoing efforts to shape national narratives and future commemorations.
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Trump’s coarse, crude Memorial Day rant | Letters to the editor
Private Bone Spurs just couldn’t help himself with his rants on Memorial Day aimed at “scum” and “monsters.” Instead of honoring and memorializing the many members of our U.S. military who died and served in the U.S. armed forces, he took the low road. Even at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia, he couldn’t leave it alone. Donald Trump has no empathy or the slightest clue about being in the military or what a military family is all about. I…
Letter: We must stand for our democracy
As I write this, it is Memorial Day. All gave some, some gave all; as my husband, a Vietnam veteran with Multiple Myeloma from Agent Orange exposure, reminds me. On Memorial Day, President Trump chose to send out a tweet with, “Happy Memorial Day to all, including the scum who spent the last four years trying to destroy our country through warped radical left minds…” He quickly pivots from his rant against Democrats to judges where his words lit…
Trump Slammed For Bonkers Memorial Day Post Railing Against Liberal 'Scum'
President Donald Trump was criticized after he "honored" America's fallen soldiers on Memorial Day by posting an all-caps rant on Truth Social attacking Democrats, deriding "mentally insane" immigrants, and referring to his detractors as liberal "scum."After wishing a "HAPPY MEMORIAL DAY TO ALL," Trump immediately criticized the "SCUM THAT SPENT THE LAST FOUR YEARS TRYING TO DESTROY OUR COUNTRY THROUGH WARPED RADICAL LEFT MINDS, WHO ALLOWED 21,0…
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