Current Events > Trump cancels World War I memorial visit to US cemetery because of poor weather

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Tmaster148
11/10/18 1:10:35 PM
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https://www.euronews.com/2018/11/10/trump-cancels-trip-to-us-cemetery-in-france-due-to-bad-weather

Donald Trump today cancelled a planned trip to a cemetery near Paris because of bad weather, the White House said.

The US president was due at Belleau Wood, a memorial to US soldiers that lost their lives in WWI.

More than 1,800 Americans died during the 1918 Battle of Belleau Wood, the first major engagement of the US army in the 1914-1918 war.

The cemetery is around 100 kilometres north-east of the French capital.

The White House said Trump had planned to go there by helicopter and underlined the "logistical difficulties" of such a journey.

Chief of staff John Kelly, a retired four-star general, and General Joe Dunford, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, will attend the ceremony in Trump's place.

On Sunday, after a commemoration at the Arc de Triomphe to honour the Armistice centenary, Trump is scheduled to visit an American cemetery at Suresnes, on the western outskirts of the capital, where he will make formal remarks.

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Ray_Dorset
11/10/18 1:11:34 PM
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Looked gf
11/10/18 1:12:10 PM
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frozenshock
11/10/18 1:13:11 PM
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Can't they just put up a giant umbrella in the sky or something?
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eston
11/10/18 1:13:40 PM
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If they were planning on arriving by helicopter then this was a valid concern and not really Trump's call
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Devil_Katt_II
11/10/18 1:13:50 PM
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Caflounder in Chief
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RoastedCapuccin
11/10/18 1:13:59 PM
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But remember guys, kneeling before an NFL game is the true disrespect to the military
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bloodydeath0
11/10/18 1:14:55 PM
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eston posted...
If they were planning on arriving by helicopter then this was a valid concern and not really Trump's call

and he's making up for it tomorrow
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Funkydog
11/10/18 1:15:27 PM
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And somehow all the other officials managed to cope with the weather.
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Super Saiyan 3 Goku
11/10/18 1:16:27 PM
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Couldn't he get there by motorcade?

The excuse of weather is BS. How is it that Kelly and Dunford can get there but the POTUS can't? Trump looks weak here.
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Tmaster148
11/10/18 1:16:50 PM
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eston posted...
If they were planning on arriving by helicopter then this was a valid concern and not really Trump's call


Maybe Trump should have had a back up plan incase the helicopter wasn't going to work out. I'm sure there's other ways to get to the memorial.
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Anarchy_Juiblex
11/10/18 1:18:53 PM
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HylianFox
11/10/18 1:19:17 PM
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what a whimp
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DarthGravid
11/10/18 1:19:29 PM
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Those men showed up when it was raining, snow, whatever. Mud, wire, dsease, gas, death. WWI was a meat grinder. Man up and go.
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Frostshock
11/10/18 1:20:58 PM
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You guys should be more considerate, everyone knows he'll melt if he gets water on him.
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Anarchy_Juiblex
11/10/18 1:21:03 PM
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DarthGravid posted...
Those men showed up when it was raining, snow, whatever. Mud, wire, dsease, gas, death. WWI was a meat grinder. Man up and go.


yeah but . . . his ill fitted pants and tie might get damp.
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VipaGTS
11/10/18 1:21:18 PM
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But...muh troops!
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Tmaster148
11/10/18 1:21:49 PM
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Frostshock posted...
You guys should be more considerate, everyone knows he'll melt if he gets water on him.


Sounds like an improvement.
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Funkydog
11/10/18 1:22:28 PM
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What's sad is he's making this all about him, by having this tantrum, taking away from this time should be about. And yet if it just gets ignored, it doesn't solve anything either.
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ImTheMacheteGuy
11/10/18 1:25:54 PM
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donald trump literally hates the troops
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RoastedCapuccin
11/10/18 1:43:00 PM
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Funkydog posted...
And somehow all the other officials managed to cope with the weather.


Low energy! Sad!
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RoastedCapuccin
11/10/18 1:47:56 PM
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@Caution999 @Zikten @FightingFefnir @Burgess @Nidhoggr @error1335

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Taharqa_
11/10/18 1:54:01 PM
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But he can golf in the rain though. IMO he dishonors those courageous men with his cowardly presence.

They are not made of the same stuff, so it's best that his punk ass isn't there.
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metralo
11/10/18 1:54:47 PM
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aww poor baby is gonna get some rain on him :(

what a sad little beta bitch
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Prestoff
11/10/18 1:55:21 PM
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Poor weather is honestly a good reason to cancel an event, but for Trump to make such a big deal about disrespecting troops makes it rather funny.
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Funkydog
11/10/18 1:56:24 PM
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Prestoff posted...
Poor weather is honestly a good reason to cancel an event, but for Trump to make such a big deal about disrespecting troops makes it rather funny.

Everyone else managed to "suffer" through the mild rain somehow. If it was torrential downpour and gusts of wind I could understand, but his excuse is frankly pathetic.
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Southernfatman
11/10/18 1:56:41 PM
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He probably would have made a speech about how we kicked Japan's ass or something.
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YellowSUV
11/10/18 1:57:07 PM
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"They are already dead. What a bunch of losers!"
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RoastedCapuccin
11/10/18 1:58:02 PM
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Werent the bad guys of world war 1 proto-Nazis?

OF COURSE he wouldnt go
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RoastedCapuccin
11/10/18 1:59:56 PM
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RoastedCapuccin posted...
@Caution999 @Zikten @FightingFefnir @Burgess @Nidhoggr @error1335

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I forgot @glitteringfairy
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VipaGTS
11/10/18 2:00:08 PM
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https://twitter.com/codykeenan/status/1061264803900129282

https://twitter.com/DonaldRMackay/status/1061259991791923201
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Devil_Katt_II
11/10/18 2:00:24 PM
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shut up hey
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YellowSUV
11/10/18 2:01:31 PM
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VipaGTS posted...
https://twitter.com/codykeenan/status/1061264803900129282


Trump is too low IQ to figure out how to use an umbrella.
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glitteringfairy
11/10/18 2:01:33 PM
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RoastedCapuccin posted...
RoastedCapuccin posted...
@Caution999 @Zikten @FightingFefnir @Burgess @Nidhoggr @error1335

Any other caution club members that I missed? I wanna know what you guys think about your hero now


I forgot @glitteringfairy

Idk what your talking about but caution is good guy with some great opinions. I'll be in his club if he'll let me
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Devil_Katt_II
11/10/18 2:02:01 PM
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glitteringfairy posted...

Idk what your talking about but caution is good guy with some great opinions. I'll be in his club if he'll let me

don't do it
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DemonBuffet
11/10/18 2:02:41 PM
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Looked gf posted...
Draft + rain dodger

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hockeybub89
11/10/18 2:05:09 PM
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11/10/18 2:06:01 PM
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Middle hope
11/10/18 2:06:34 PM
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I cant help but think that Dubya would be there even if there was a monsoon
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Freddie_Mercury
11/10/18 2:08:30 PM
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rEsPeCt OUr trOOpS
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Damn_Underscore
11/10/18 2:10:33 PM
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If you're going to criticize Trump criticize him about things that actually matter.

Harsh criticism of things that don't matter drowns out criticisms of things that do matter.
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Devil_Katt_II
11/10/18 2:12:04 PM
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maybe he wants to avoid another "Trump ditches umbrella" video scenario
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RoastedCapuccin
11/10/18 2:12:54 PM
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Damn_Underscore posted...
If you're going to criticize Trump criticize him about things that actually matter.

Harsh criticism of things that don't matter drowns out criticisms of things that do matter.


So the kapernick thing didnt matter ?
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hockeybub89
11/10/18 2:13:33 PM
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Damn_Underscore posted...
If you're going to criticize Trump criticize him about things that actually matter.

Harsh criticism of things that don't matter drowns out criticisms of things that do matter.

So the troops don't matter? We'll remember that the next time Trump freaks out over a football player kneeling for the millionth meaningless playing of the anthem. The President should be focused on important things.
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VictimComplex
11/10/18 2:13:49 PM
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Damn_Underscore posted...
If you're going to criticize Trump criticize him about things that actually matter.

Harsh criticism of things that don't matter drowns out criticisms of things that do matter.

You whine regardless of what we're criticizing him about.
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Zikten
11/10/18 2:15:15 PM
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Anarchy_Juiblex posted...
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Damn_Underscore
11/10/18 2:22:48 PM
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Trump can visit the graves of the WWI soldiers tomorrow if he wants. I hope he does.

Lol @ the people quickly trying to put words in my mouth though. The kneeling thing is a waste of time for everyone involved. It's more than just a simple protest at this point. It's gained its own life. But that is another issue which is not even applicable to this situation. Trump didn't go to the memorial because of rain and this topic is full of people saying how terrible of a person he is because of it.

It will be interesting when all this flips around during the next Democratic presidency.
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RoastedCapuccin
11/10/18 2:27:15 PM
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Damn_Underscore posted...
Trump can visit the graves of the WWI soldiers tomorrow if he wants. I hope he does.

Lol @ the people quickly trying to put words in my mouth though. The kneeling thing is a waste of time for everyone involved. It's more than just a simple protest at this point. It's gained its own life. But that is another issue which is not even applicable to this situation. Trump didn't go to the memorial because of rain and this topic is full of people saying how terrible of a person he is because of it.

It will be interesting when all this flips around during the next Democratic presidency.


You mean like when people said cuss words and n words about Obama when he saluted a soldier with a Starbucks cup on his hand?
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