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Leghorn21

(13,524 posts)
Sun Apr 23, 2017, 05:51 PM Apr 2017

trump to Deliver Keynote Address at US Holocaust Memorial Museum Remembrance Ceremony

PRESIDENT DONALD J. TRUMP TO DELIVER KEYNOTE ADDRESS AT UNITED STATES HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL MUSEUM’S  ANNUAL DAYS OF REMEMBRANCE CEREMONY IN CAPITOL ROTUNDA

WHAT:          

President Donald J. Trump will deliver the keynote address at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum’sDays of Remembrance (DOR) ceremony in the Capitol Rotunda on Tuesday, April 25 at 11:00 a.m.

The week-long Days of Remembrance was first held in 1979 and then later established by Congress as the nation’s commemoration of the Holocaust. This year’s Days of Remembrance will be observed from Sunday, April 23 through Sunday April 29.

During DOR, the Museum leads the nation in remembering the victims of the Holocaust and honoring the survivors. Every president since the Museum opened in 1993 (President Clinton, 1993 at the Museum dedication ceremony; President Bush, 2001; and President Obama, 2009) has participated in DOR commemorations. (Presidents Carter, 1979, and Reagan, 1981 and 1982, also participated.)  

https://www.ushmm.org/information/press/press-releases/president-trump-to-speak-at-days-of-remembrance

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trump to Deliver Keynote Address at US Holocaust Memorial Museum Remembrance Ceremony (Original Post) Leghorn21 Apr 2017 OP
Odds he stays on script? Freethinker65 Apr 2017 #1
85% chance? 'Cause he really needs to look solemn and adultish and - well, we know Leghorn21 Apr 2017 #8
I think I will catch the "highlights" after the event takes place Freethinker65 Apr 2017 #36
Ha, bet they thought it'd be an opportunity to school him in exchange for the optics of redeeeming JudyM Apr 2017 #2
Maybe, but how on earth would you "school" such a disinterested "participant"?! - uck. eom Leghorn21 Apr 2017 #10
Like Kim Jung-Un and everybody schools him... very simple sentences, ha. Wonder what Bannon thinks JudyM Apr 2017 #23
whos bright idea was that? samnsara Apr 2017 #3
The Museum's, apparently. eom Leghorn21 Apr 2017 #11
Likely not by choice. PdxSean Apr 2017 #15
Yes - not much choice on their part - however, I thought it was because of tradition Leghorn21 Apr 2017 #20
To "quote" Melissa Spicer sharp_stick Apr 2017 #4
Did someone invite him? lpbk2713 Apr 2017 #5
He likely invited himself. PdxSean Apr 2017 #12
Ewwwwww...that's so deeply not "right"; but again, I aver to your fine insight here, Pdx - eom Leghorn21 Apr 2017 #30
The Holocaust Museum invited him. And my only best guess, and it's lame as hell, is Leghorn21 Apr 2017 #13
well, he's taken a big dump on everyhing else in this country.... hlthe2b Apr 2017 #6
Yes, the "reverence" train jumped the rails before this SOB was even the pick-of-the-litter Leghorn21 Apr 2017 #14
This must be The Onion or Borowitz uppityperson Apr 2017 #7
I would love that...but it's real. For some reason. eom Leghorn21 Apr 2017 #17
There will be protests NastyRiffraff Apr 2017 #9
Is Spicer going to write it? Volstagg Apr 2017 #16
Hell, I don't get the Museum's decision here, V - so if spicy writes his address we'll hear Leghorn21 Apr 2017 #19
I don't get the invite nor the acceptance. Volstagg Apr 2017 #31
Who the hell invited him? greatauntoftriplets Apr 2017 #18
Ow, my head!! - but, reply # 12 above 'splains it all - eom Leghorn21 Apr 2017 #21
That we my head banging, LOL. greatauntoftriplets Apr 2017 #28
I'm just sayin, yeah, my head's hitting the wall right along with yours, auntie!! eom Leghorn21 Apr 2017 #29
Just so we don't bash each other's heads! greatauntoftriplets Apr 2017 #33
Yep - just give us one brick wall, we'll be fine! eom Leghorn21 Apr 2017 #34
THis is not satire, right? I am having to check more and more frequently... Amaryllis Apr 2017 #22
I know! Seems so odd. JudyM Apr 2017 #26
That's going to be cringeworthy. Solly Mack Apr 2017 #24
How many times will he mention that he won the livetohike Apr 2017 #25
"Nobody loves Jewish people more than I do, OK? Initech Apr 2017 #27
The orange POS in Chief thegoose Apr 2017 #32
Oh damn, goose - this is some vile, profane shit you've written here - THANK YOU! Leghorn21 Apr 2017 #35
This has the makings of a disaster Gothmog Apr 2017 #37

Leghorn21

(13,524 posts)
8. 85% chance? 'Cause he really needs to look solemn and adultish and - well, we know
Sun Apr 23, 2017, 06:42 PM
Apr 2017

what happens when he starts yammering about jobs and electoral votes and blahhhh blah...

Crap, does this mean I have to watch him "speak", since I now have a friendly bet with you, Free??

Eeeek!

JudyM

(29,251 posts)
2. Ha, bet they thought it'd be an opportunity to school him in exchange for the optics of redeeeming
Sun Apr 23, 2017, 06:14 PM
Apr 2017

his administration.

JudyM

(29,251 posts)
23. Like Kim Jung-Un and everybody schools him... very simple sentences, ha. Wonder what Bannon thinks
Sun Apr 23, 2017, 07:08 PM
Apr 2017

about this!

PdxSean

(574 posts)
15. Likely not by choice.
Sun Apr 23, 2017, 06:55 PM
Apr 2017

It's a government entity, so the director would have little choice if Trump's peeps call and say Trump will be speaking there.

Leghorn21

(13,524 posts)
20. Yes - not much choice on their part - however, I thought it was because of tradition
Sun Apr 23, 2017, 07:05 PM
Apr 2017

more than anything, but didn't think about it being a "government entity" - thanks for pointing that out, Sean-

PdxSean

(574 posts)
12. He likely invited himself.
Sun Apr 23, 2017, 06:50 PM
Apr 2017

Since it's a US Museum, the president can probably waltz in whenever he wishes.

Leghorn21

(13,524 posts)
13. The Holocaust Museum invited him. And my only best guess, and it's lame as hell, is
Sun Apr 23, 2017, 06:52 PM
Apr 2017

that it's a "tradition" for the pres. to be there? And it would cause big controversy some kind of way not to invite him?

hlthe2b

(102,294 posts)
6. well, he's taken a big dump on everyhing else in this country....
Sun Apr 23, 2017, 06:28 PM
Apr 2017

No such thing as "reverence" left I guess.

Leghorn21

(13,524 posts)
14. Yes, the "reverence" train jumped the rails before this SOB was even the pick-of-the-litter
Sun Apr 23, 2017, 06:54 PM
Apr 2017

official GOP pres. candidates, eh?

sigh

 

Volstagg

(233 posts)
16. Is Spicer going to write it?
Sun Apr 23, 2017, 06:55 PM
Apr 2017

Why would they agree to this. NOTHING good comes from it. I mean, I'll pop some popcorn and watch his screw up, but I don't get the political decision from his people.

Leghorn21

(13,524 posts)
19. Hell, I don't get the Museum's decision here, V - so if spicy writes his address we'll hear
Sun Apr 23, 2017, 07:00 PM
Apr 2017

about those Holocaust Centers again, I guess..well.......okay......eeeeee

 

Volstagg

(233 posts)
31. I don't get the invite nor the acceptance.
Sun Apr 23, 2017, 07:21 PM
Apr 2017

Hope the comedians I follow on twitter are getting warmed up.

livetohike

(22,146 posts)
25. How many times will he mention that he won the
Sun Apr 23, 2017, 07:11 PM
Apr 2017

election? I can't imagine that he has anything relevant to say.

Initech

(100,081 posts)
27. "Nobody loves Jewish people more than I do, OK?
Sun Apr 23, 2017, 07:13 PM
Apr 2017

"And in the election 60% of Jewish people voted for me in the states that mattered. And most of them love Celebrity Apprentice, OK?"

 

thegoose

(3,115 posts)
32. The orange POS in Chief
Sun Apr 23, 2017, 07:44 PM
Apr 2017

...is on a desecration tour. Starting with those racist pigs he invited to the White House, who behaved just like thugs who break into a sacred space after hours to piss on the carpeting. Next he will be defiling the Holocaust Museum with a joke that will begin, "Too bad they didn't have microwave ovens back then." He'll finish the appalling week by grabbing some innocent onlooker's p***y in front of the Lincoln Memorial and proclaiming that he's acquired a "Lincoln Log."

This despicable scumbag and his Repuke enablers are filth.

Leghorn21

(13,524 posts)
35. Oh damn, goose - this is some vile, profane shit you've written here - THANK YOU!
Sun Apr 23, 2017, 08:27 PM
Apr 2017

"Desecration tour" - perfect description of his entire so-called presidency so far. As one who has been speechless for months now, I appreciate your finely-crafted post - thank you.

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