Donald Trump cancelled a US cemetery visit because it was raining – our favourite takedowns
President Trump is in France to ‘celebrate’ the end of the first world war although not everything went entirely to plan after he cancelled a visit to the American cemetery at Belleau, a site of immense importance to the US military, because it was, er, raining.
Seriously. And his no-show got entirely the responses it deserved. Here are our favourites.
1.
A liar and a coward. A man who wants to see Europe divided once again. Trump is not fit to lick the boots of our fallen soldiers. https://t.co/1IqtYhvSzn
— David Lammy (@DavidLammy) November 10, 2018
2.
With that hair the rain would terrify me too. https://t.co/uWa6ZeWKUT
— Hugh Grant (@HackedOffHugh) November 10, 2018
3.
Four members of my family fought & suffered in often atrocious conditions during WW1 without flinching. It seems the rain was too heavy today for Pres Trump to be able to pay his respects at the American cemetery in Belleau.
— John Simpson (@JohnSimpsonNews) November 10, 2018
4.
Apparently, he was very very keen to and then someone explained that "it's pissing down" was a metaphor. https://t.co/NjFgYRHygz
— David Baddiel (@Baddiel) November 11, 2018
5.
Did the President really not visit the American military cemetery today in France? It is his duty to honor our soldiers who fought in 1917-18. Astonishing. https://t.co/58noTz4Fa3
— Nicholas Burns (@RNicholasBurns) November 10, 2018
6.
We shall defend our Island, whatever the cost may be; we shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills; we shall never surrender…
Unless it's a bit nippy out.
0/10#trump #twat https://t.co/RJq33SFiyD
— shit_reviews (@shit_reviews) November 11, 2018
7.
I have son who fought in Iraq in 110 degree heat w/50 pounds of gear; older brother who rescued people in the squalls of bitter cold on a deck of a Coast Guard cutter on Lake Superior; younger brother who guarded embassy in sand storms in Kuwait; and Trump can’t go out in rain?
— Matthew Dowd (@matthewjdowd) November 10, 2018
8.
Hillary had fucking pneumonia and attended a 9/11 memorial anyway and fainted and Trump and his supporters went bonkers and said she was about to die.
Trump won't stand in the rain for a few minutes to honor the veterans of WWI.
It's astonishing.
— Clara Jeffery (@ClaraJeffery) November 10, 2018
9.
So Trump skipped the ceremony to honor the dead of World War One (37 million) because of a light rain.
He then told the 150,000 Californians who had to flee their homes due to fire that he might cut off federal aid.
He did this while sitting in a hotel room watching Fox News.
— Mikel Jollett (@Mikel_Jollett) November 10, 2018
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When you are a pussy draft dodger this is what you do. It’s hard to tell who hates him more, Europeans, Americans, or just the rest of the world. He is a total failure & disgrace.
— John F Corbin (@JohnFCorbin) November 10, 2018
