Trump wishes happy Memorial Day, including to 'scum' that was 'trying to destroy our country'
- On Memorial Day 2025, Donald Trump participated in a ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery, where he laid a wreath at the memorial dedicated to unidentified fallen service members and gave a commemorative speech.
- The event followed a background of Trump's 2020 election loss, ongoing court battles with judges blocking his immigration policies, and his plan to commemorate major upcoming events in 2026 and 2028.
- Trump's speech praised U.S. War heroes but also included attacks on federal judges, whom he called 'monsters' protecting criminals, and accused President Biden of incompetence over illegal immigration.
- He shared a message in all capital letters on Truth Social, extending Memorial Day wishes broadly while also addressing those he labeled as "scum" striving to undermine the nation. In the post, he claimed that 21 million unauthorized immigrants entered the country and attributed this to distorted left-wing politics and antagonistic judges.
- The ceremony and messages highlighted deep political divisions, while Trump emphasized preparing for the nation’s 250th anniversary and major sports events, implying continued influence despite legal setbacks.
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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
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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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