Despite the fact that all of the ceremonies for the 100th Anniversary of Armistice Day took place among world leaders gathered in France over the weekend, the actual day that we celebrate Veterans’ Day here in the United States — in order for it to be a proper federal holiday you get off from work — is the Monday following November 11th, provided the 11th falls on a Sunday.
So what is Donald Trump doing in honor of Veterans’ Day? After all, he is now back home in the United States, and it’s only fitting that he follow proper traditions and customs and perhaps attend, say, the service at Arlington National Cemetery. Or, uh, something, anyway.
Josh Dawsey, White House press pool reporter for the Washington Post, let us in on the details of Trump’s plans:
A lid at 10 AM. Trump will have no movements today, per White House.
— Josh Dawsey (@jdawsey1) November 12, 2018
Oh.
Well, maybe Trump has a really good reason for not doing what pretty much every President before him has done since the holiday was renamed from Armistice Day in 1954. I mean, he’s a pretty busy guy. Let’s see if we can tap into his tweet stream, maybe see what he’s
…..hundreds of billions of dollars, for the great privilege of losing hundreds of billions of dollars with these same countries on trade. I told them that this situation cannot continue – It is, and always has been, ridiculously unfair to the United States. Massive amounts…..
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 12, 2018
Oh. Well surely he’ll say something soon about this solemn day, because he would look like a great big
The prospect of Presidential Harassment by the Dems is causing the Stock Market big headaches!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 12, 2018
Oh.
Well, maybe it’s a rain thing.
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