Trump wishes happy Memorial Day, including to 'scum' that was 'trying to destroy our country'
- On Monday, President Donald Trump marked Memorial Day by placing a wreath at Arlington National Cemetery and delivering a speech there.
- Trump’s commemoration followed his 2020 election loss and ongoing legal battles with federal judges blocking his immigration policies.
- During the ceremony and on Truth Social, Trump condemned federal judges as 'monsters' and criticized rivals he labeled 'scum' for undermining the country.
- He asserted that 21 million people entered illegally under Biden’s 'incompetent' administration and wished 'Happy Memorial Day to all including the scum.'
- Trump’s speech maintained traditional praise for war heroes but emphasized his future role in commemorating the 2026 World Cup, 2028 Olympics, and the nation’s 250th anniversary.
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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…
Wed, May 28 - The New Hampshire Gazette
2024—A former U.S. President wishes a “Happy Memorial Day to all, including the Human Scum… .” 1987—W. German Mathias Rust, 19, lands a rented Cessna in Red Square. 1986—The DOE calls off its search for a site to dump high-level nuclear waste from power plants; southwestern N.H. had been a candidate. 1972—Third time’s a charm: Nixon’s “Plumbers” finally break into DNC HQ in the… Source
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…
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