Donald Trump cancelled a visit to a U.S. WWI military cemetery in Belleau, France, due to rain, prompting an onslaught of criticism.
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Sir Nicholas Soames, Winston Churchill's grandson and a conservative MP in the UK, blasted Trump on Twitter: “They died with their face to the foe and that pathetic inadequate @realDonaldTrump couldn't even defy the weather to pay his respects to The Fallen #hesnotfittorepresenthisgreatcountry“
They died with their face to the foe and that pathetic inadequate @realDonaldTrump couldn't even defy the weather to pay his respects to The Fallen #hesnotfittorepresenthisgreatcountry
— Nicholas Soames (@NSoames) November 10, 2018
#suchaterribleinsulttotheAmericanFallenwhodiedfarfromtheirhomesandCountryandhecouldntevenbebothered
— Nicholas Soames (@NSoames) November 10, 2018
Nicholas Burns, a former ambassador, tweeted: “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.”
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
The veterans' group VoteVets ripped Trump on Twitter: “Donald Trump complained about having to stand in the rain, to speak about the massacre in Pittsburgh, because it messed his hair up (more). Today, he will skip honoring fallen American heroes of WWI, and stay in his hotel room, because of some rain. #VeteransDayWeekend”
Donald Trump complained about having to stand in the rain, to speak about the massacre in Pittsburgh, because it messed his hair up (more).
Today, he will skip honoring fallen American heroes of WWI, and stay in his hotel room, because of some rain.#VeteransDayWeekend
— VoteVets (@votevets) November 10, 2018
