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Miles Archer

(18,837 posts)
Sat Nov 10, 2018, 07:39 AM Nov 2018

Trump: "Is there anything better to celebrate than the end of a war?"

Donald J. Trump

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@realDonaldTrump

I am in Paris getting ready to celebrate the end of World War One. Is there anything better to celebrate than the end of a war, in particular that one, which was one of the bloodiest and worst of all time?

1:17 AM - 10 Nov 2018


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Trump: "Is there anything better to celebrate than the end of a war?" (Original Post) Miles Archer Nov 2018 OP
Like a five-time republican draft dodger* would have a clue Achilleaze Nov 2018 #1
They aren't celebrating the end of a war. madaboutharry Nov 2018 #2
Could trump actually be thinkiing, is there anything for trump to better celebrate . . . empedocles Nov 2018 #3
Yeah, how about not trying to start one. smirkymonkey Nov 2018 #4
+1000 Bleacher Creature Nov 2018 #26
I know this is silly but.... Timmygoat Nov 2018 #5
more likely to protect his sprayed on tan peekaloo Nov 2018 #10
This is the official REUTERS photo! TomVilmer Nov 2018 #12
lol...forgot his goggles! peekaloo Nov 2018 #14
Now children... llmart Nov 2018 #18
He is a total embarrassment. Wonder how much he really knows about WWI or WWII for that matter? allgood33 Nov 2018 #6
Dirty Donny*s grandfather was a WW I draft dodger Achilleaze Nov 2018 #13
He MIGHT know that II came after I, but toss a named war at him Buns_of_Fire Nov 2018 #24
Well, to be honest, not everyone could answer #1 correctly. Aristus Nov 2018 #27
Yes. The end of your presidency. nt Xipe Totec Nov 2018 #7
+1,000,000 n/t livetohike Nov 2018 #8
You beat me to the post! NT raccoon Nov 2018 #9
! peekaloo Nov 2018 #15
+1,000,000,000nt logosoco Nov 2018 #20
Moron Solly Mack Nov 2018 #11
Now he's got me really confused. Yesterday he said WWI was no big deal and Vinca Nov 2018 #16
Did Anyone Tell Him About WWII? ProfessorGAC Nov 2018 #17
Why, yes. Yes there is. llmart Nov 2018 #19
How about the end of your presidency? milestogo Nov 2018 #21
I thought it was going to be about the end of the caravan invasion. Chemisse Nov 2018 #22
How can Trump celebrate when the US is currently being invaded by a caravan?? Freethinker65 Nov 2018 #23
Your imprisonment, which has far more relevance today Downtown Hound Nov 2018 #25
Don't forget the enemy hordes already inside the border...you know, those DACA kids. n/t libdem4life Nov 2018 #28
watch out for rain, mr. president 0rganism Nov 2018 #29
Oh I can think of something that would be the greatest thing to celebrate. Autumn Nov 2018 #30

madaboutharry

(40,209 posts)
2. They aren't celebrating the end of a war.
Sat Nov 10, 2018, 07:42 AM
Nov 2018

WWI ended 100 years ago. They are commemorating it. He is an idiot.

empedocles

(15,751 posts)
3. Could trump actually be thinkiing, is there anything for trump to better celebrate . . .
Sat Nov 10, 2018, 07:44 AM
Nov 2018

than trump actually starting a very distracting [from his obvious legal/political troubles] - war!

Timmygoat

(779 posts)
5. I know this is silly but....
Sat Nov 10, 2018, 08:01 AM
Nov 2018

Anyone else notice when he was walking with Macron, a man had to hold an umbrella over Trump to protect his hairdo!

Achilleaze

(15,543 posts)
13. Dirty Donny*s grandfather was a WW I draft dodger
Sat Nov 10, 2018, 09:09 AM
Nov 2018

so he's kind of a hereditary expert on that shit.

* aka republican Draft-Dodger-in-Chief

Buns_of_Fire

(17,175 posts)
24. He MIGHT know that II came after I, but toss a named war at him
Sat Nov 10, 2018, 11:58 AM
Nov 2018

and he'll be totally lost.

Bonus questions for Comrade Fishlips:
1) How long did the Hundred Years' War last?
2) Who's buried in Grant's Tomb?

Vinca

(50,269 posts)
16. Now he's got me really confused. Yesterday he said WWI was no big deal and
Sat Nov 10, 2018, 09:20 AM
Nov 2018

shouldn't even have been called a war. (Unlike his war on STDs.)

ProfessorGAC

(65,010 posts)
17. Did Anyone Tell Him About WWII?
Sat Nov 10, 2018, 09:22 AM
Nov 2018

You know, the war only 21 years after the one he's talking where about 4 times more people died? (80 v. 19.7 million)

What a buffoon.

Chemisse

(30,810 posts)
22. I thought it was going to be about the end of the caravan invasion.
Sat Nov 10, 2018, 09:39 AM
Nov 2018

A little cognitive dissonance on my end.

Freethinker65

(10,016 posts)
23. How can Trump celebrate when the US is currently being invaded by a caravan??
Sat Nov 10, 2018, 09:40 AM
Nov 2018

Oh wait, I forgot. Midterms are over.

Autumn

(45,066 posts)
30. Oh I can think of something that would be the greatest thing to celebrate.
Sat Nov 10, 2018, 01:27 PM
Nov 2018
A delightful event to celebrate.
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