President Donald Trump gestures in total shock during a campaign rally at the Giant Center. (Shutterstock)
On Thursday, The Atlantic revealed that President Donald Trump called the 1,800 U.S. Marines who lost their lives at Belleau Wood in World War I "suckers" for getting killed.
Trump's comments exploded across social media, with commenters beside themselves with shock and anger.
Taking a one-minute hiatus from hiatus to share this, which leaves me speechless. https://t.co/G36xg3DF2B https://t.co/vsWYRlpXlA— George Conway (@George Conway) 1599169758.0
There has NEVER been a more disrespectful and ARROGANT president. How DARE a man who dodged the draft five times ha… https://t.co/O3oMhEyLRk— VoteVets (Text VOTEVETS to 88424) (@VoteVets (Text VOTEVETS to 88424)) 1599169847.0
On Memorial Day 2017, Trump visited Arlington's Section 60 with John Kelly. That's where Kelly's son is buried. Acc… https://t.co/xsuNO6FTF8— Kyle Griffin (@Kyle Griffin) 1599171626.0
This is my grandfather. He was a marine who took machine-gun fire at Belleau Wood. He was honored by his country an… https://t.co/bXntdjSjpB— SEF (@SEF) 1599171045.0
Even I'm struggling with this one. What in the actual fuck? As a Marine, Belleau Wood is incredibly symbolic. It'… https://t.co/m67TIxvkY2— Jim Brown 🇺🇲 ✊🏾 😷 (@Jim Brown 🇺🇲 ✊🏾 😷) 1599172362.0
Trump will deny. Trump is a liar. Trump didn't honor those who died at Belleau Wood. Trump failed to honor John McC… https://t.co/ODSEf4hjLb— Kurt "Masks Save Lives" Eichenwald (@Kurt "Masks Save Lives" Eichenwald) 1599172112.0
So when Trump was wishing Happy Veterans Day to "losers," he was also thinking about the 1,800 U.S. marines who los… https://t.co/a067Zr5Gsx— Keith Boykin (@Keith Boykin) 1599171964.0
Pretty obvious I've been opposed to him the whole time, but I take particular exception to disparaging the Marines… https://t.co/dIhkw06c5l— Eli Swihart (@Eli Swihart) 1599172418.0
I’ve revered the Marines at Belleau Wood since I was a kid, only to grow up, register Republican, serve my country… https://t.co/aYRNK4L5hh— Teddy Hoteham (@Teddy Hoteham) 1599171238.0
My grandfather was gassed at Belleau Wood. Fuck it. There’s not enough justice in the world to settle the score wit… https://t.co/f3QIYsnG21— Mark Frost (@Mark Frost) 1599170979.0
Trump said that the U.S. troops who died in the World War I Battle of Belleau Wood were "suckers." Republicans wou… https://t.co/3dqgmZFZOF— JRehling (@JRehling) 1599171976.0
Young men from my community fell at Belleau Wood in WWI. More than 100 years have passed, but their stories still m… https://t.co/G8KNlLcL0D— Rose Hayden-Smith, PhD (@Rose Hayden-Smith, PhD) 1599172706.0
The MAGA cult won't defend Trump's Belleau Wood comments, because they're indefensible. They'll just call the story… https://t.co/1xDvgg8Xd1— Mike Rothschild (@Mike Rothschild) 1599172744.0
This Belleau Wood story is going to disappear in like two hours because not a single person alive is surprised.— B. A. Friedman (@B. A. Friedman) 1599172692.0
Wow wow wow, can’t wait to hear the denials and spin from tRump and his sycophants about his Belleau Wood comments.… https://t.co/ncHEMlrLNT— Resistance Grinch 🌊😷🇵🇱👩⚕️😺🚀 (@Resistance Grinch 🌊😷🇵🇱👩⚕️😺🚀) 1599172664.0
I have two cousins who are Marines, one retired, one served his time and moved on...and another who's married to o… https://t.co/lYMUOTEAVl— Mustelid Liberation Front (@Mustelid Liberation Front) 1599172796.0
The more than 1,800 US Marines who died at Belleau Wood repelling the German advance during WWI are American heroes… https://t.co/bSzk7BS4sc— Principles First (@Principles First) 1599171662.0
Go ahead, Republicans. Defend this. Tell us all why this man should be Commander in Chief. Tell us why any of you w… https://t.co/57l7S988Xg— Tom Nichols (@Tom Nichols) 1599172627.0
