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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region Forums'Real low energy': Critics pile on after Trump cancels visit to U.S. military cemetery outside Paris
PARIS President Trump flew 3,800 miles to this French capital city for ceremonies to honor the military sacrifice in World War I, hoping to take part in the kind of powerful ode to the bravery of the armed forces that he was unable to hold in Washington.
But on his first full day here, it rained on his substitute parade weekend.
Early Saturday, the White House announced Trump and the first lady had scuttled plans, due to bad weather, for their first stop in the weekends remembrance activities a visit to the solemn Aisne Marne American Cemetery, marking the ferocious Battle of Belleau Wood.
It was not completely clear why the Trumps were unable to attend. The cemetery is 50 miles from Paris. Perhaps the president was planning to travel on Marine One, which is occasionally grounded by the Secret Service.
But the sight of dignitaries arriving at other sites outside Paris, including Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Emmanuel Macron, led some foreign policy analysts to speculate the U.S. commander in chief just wasnt up for it.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/trump-and-macron-meet-whats-left-to-talk-about/2018/11/10/680a014c-e1ec-11e8-ba30-a7ded04d8fac_story.html?utm_term=.14c583c2ebd3
NRaleighLiberal
(60,014 posts)well, not very big!
can't have a huge snowflake in the rain, of course!
Siwsan
(26,262 posts)Rather like the melting/exploding Nazi at the end of 'Raiders of the Lost Ark'.
mr_lebowski
(33,643 posts)like a week to slowly fade ... just sayin'
Siwsan
(26,262 posts)I can't imagine the damage covering oneself in rust tinted chemicals must have on the cell structure.
Unfortunately, I already have that visualized in my memory bank.
NurseJackie
(42,862 posts)NRaleighLiberal
(60,014 posts)appleannie1943
(1,303 posts)Those soldiers died in the rain, snow and mud but he can't sacrifice a helicopter ride and go in a car instead. He has no idea what respect and honor mean.
PCIntern
(25,550 posts)I bet I'm not too far off....
underpants
(182,805 posts)Ben Rhodes, the deputy national security adviser under Obama, noted he helped plan Obamas foreign travel throughout his two terms and said it was common to have a backup plan to deal with inclement weather.
There is always a rain option. Always, he wrote in a tweet. Trump will use the U.S. military for a pre election political stunt but sits in his hotel instead of honoring those who fought and died for America.
RKP5637
(67,108 posts)Journeyman
(15,031 posts)Leghorn21
(13,524 posts)Well done, J! -
...and while were at it, this shows me that twitter is BS, because otherwise, a hashtag like IMSKEEREDOFALITTKERAIN would have been trending at #1 for the last 3 hours- !!!
Solly Mack
(90,767 posts)Seeing Trump at a cemetery of dead soldiers throws his own cowardice into stark relief.
underpants
(182,805 posts)Grammy23
(5,810 posts)Cant have that, can we? He always has to be the center of attention and since this event was about honoring the sacrifice made by the soldiers, he knew the focus would not be on him. Well, they might focus on him long enough to see how badly hed disrespect the dead and their service. He never fails to do something disrespectful to those he was supposed to honor, his wife, the spouse of a fellow world leader or the other dignitaries attending the event. Count on it.
Small-Axe
(359 posts)Cousin Dupree
(1,866 posts)having chest pressure from coronary disease. Maybe...........
yortsed snacilbuper
(7,939 posts)just wondering?
Hermit-The-Prog
(33,346 posts)Cowardly hypocrite afraid of getting his hair wet.
Shamed in front of the world but he's too self-centered to even realize it.
smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)He really just doesn't care. Those sacrifices mean nothing to him.