Trump's Insults Against Veterans & Allies

Donald Trump is getting a lot of criticism for scrapping a planned visit to Arlington National Cemetery in honor of Veteran’s Day. It's the second time in three days that he has cancelled plans to honor U.S. soldiers, after he skipped another scheduled stop at an American war memorial less than an hour outside of Paris while he was visiting the country Saturday – apparently due to rain.

Yesterday also marked one hundred years since the end of World War I – and to mark the occasion, global leaders came together to walk in solidarity and remembrance. During the ceremony, French President Emmanuel Macron decided to give a little lesson on the true meaning of patriotism — with a pointed message. In front of a large crowd, with Donald Trump front and center, Macron denounced nationalism as a betrayal of patriotism – and that when a leader declares a single country's interests as trumping others, it erases the moral values that make that nation great. The philosophy of nationalism, of course, laid the ground for the World War I outbreak, and is often used today among white supremacist fringe groups as a code word for their beliefs – and yet, it is also one Trump has embraced in recent months.

Jim Braude was joined by Carol Saivetz and Jim Walsh, senior advisor and senior research associate, respectively, at MIT's Security Studies program.

[markbelmares]

To all of my fellow veterans, bless and keep you. Rest. You've earned it.

[terryjames]

We know who he is, now. It’s pretty clear. He has never been patriotic or religious. Hitler was a “nationalist”, too. That is where the word, “Nazi” comes from. I prefer leaders that are not “ Nationalists”.

[donovan]

This is so unfair to Trump. We all know Witches melt in the rain and on dry days, hair spray is very flammable.

[kiwidreams]

Good god is he too old to walk in a straight line. Walking up that red carpet was like watching a drunk uncle after Xmas dinner

[maxdoubt]

It's not that you're rude and lewd.
Neither your ineptitude.
Nor is it that orange-hued
pseudo-tan you spray on.
It's the shame that you have brought.
Never mind the kompromat.
Don't you own a ritzy yacht,
you could sail away on? :)

[TahoeJones]

France has had their feet put to the fire.
We will never know exactly how.
House cleaning continues.

[ServingalivingGod-]

Why would you do such a thing? The Lord appeared to him (Solomon) at night and said: "I have heard your prayer and I have chosen this place for myself as a temple for sacrifices. 13" When I closed the heavens so that it does not rain, or send locusts to devour the earth or send a plague among my people, 14 if my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my
face and turn away from their evil ways, then I will hear from heaven, forgive their sins and heal their land. Family, we have had drought (abnormal dryness and drought are currently affecting more than 62 million people across the United States, including Puerto Rico 3/2020) locusts (locusts are a biblical outbreak plague in 2020-June) and Covid-19, please just humble yourself before the Lord, he will forgive us all and heal the earth.

[bearclawws]

Where are the insults Trump made against Vets and allies?

[richardbradley]

Rain would mess up his hair. God forbid that old' bone spurs' gets wet.