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WePurrsevere

(24,259 posts)
Sun Apr 23, 2017, 07:09 PM Apr 2017

Trump Delivering Keynote At Holocaust Remembrance Ceremony in DC Tues



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

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.)

During the ceremony, six candles are lit by a Holocaust survivor accompanied by a member of Congress in memory of the victims. The annual observance also recognizes the American troops who liberated the Nazi concentration camps by opening with a procession of flags from each of the US Army liberating divisions.
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Trump Delivering Keynote At Holocaust Remembrance Ceremony in DC Tues (Original Post) WePurrsevere Apr 2017 OP
Will Spicey be there to remember the "holocaust centers"? MiniMe Apr 2017 #1
You beat me to it. Golden Raisin Apr 2017 #8
Mother of God The99thTimeLord Apr 2017 #2
What could possibly go wrong? MineralMan Apr 2017 #3
The first time I saw this headline I thought it was from the Onion. beam me up scottie Apr 2017 #4
Right? Behind the Aegis Apr 2017 #7
Very interesting. Might be a good time to post another op about anti-Semitism. beam me up scottie Apr 2017 #9
It will be a disrespectful clusterfuck ismnotwasm Apr 2017 #5
Will he be discussing how many Electoral College votes he got, and... Miles Archer Apr 2017 #6

Golden Raisin

(4,609 posts)
8. You beat me to it.
Sun Apr 23, 2017, 08:51 PM
Apr 2017

I was going to say "facts" and speech writing by Sean Spicer. Trump will probably tell us, "Some of his best friends.......etc."

Behind the Aegis

(53,961 posts)
7. Right?
Sun Apr 23, 2017, 08:49 PM
Apr 2017

Let's see if the asshole gets his shit together or fucks it up in a new and inventive way. Interesting I read this today as it is Yom HaShoah today.

beam me up scottie

(57,349 posts)
9. Very interesting. Might be a good time to post another op about anti-Semitism.
Sun Apr 23, 2017, 08:57 PM
Apr 2017

This one got more recs than I thought it would given the recent surge in anti-Semitism:

https://www.democraticunderground.com/10028682626

I don't know why Trump was invited but if it's because of tradition then maybe it's time to break with that particular one. When the sitting president refuses to address bigotry and appoints someone like Bannon to his cabinet we shouldn't try to normalize his actions.

Miles Archer

(18,837 posts)
6. Will he be discussing how many Electoral College votes he got, and...
Sun Apr 23, 2017, 08:45 PM
Apr 2017

...how the Fake Media refused to report on the record number of attendees were at his Inauguration?

Because at some point, you know it's going to be about him.

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