Trump to celebrate Memorial Day at Baltimore's Fort McHenry

[left-of-center2012]

Source: The Hill

President Trump will recognize Memorial Day at Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine in Baltimore, the White House confirmed Wednesday.

Trump and First Lady Melania Trump will participate in a ceremony at the site on Monday, according to a senior administration official.

“President Donald J. Trump and First Lady Melania Trump will again lead the American people in solemn remembrance of those brave American patriots who laid down their lives so we can live in the land of the free,” the official said in a statement.

Department of Defense Secretary Mark Esper, Department of the Interior Secretary David Bernhardt, and Chairman of the Joint Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Milley are also expected to attend.

Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/498881-trump-to-celebrate-memorial-day-at-baltimores-fort-mchenry

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I guess Barron gets left home alone, again, in his room?

[salin]

1. Will he visit the famous airport battle site?

Wonder what new illhistoric details he will share in whatever speech he gives. Maybe he will give a shout out to the patriots of the Bowling Green Massacre while he's at it?

[bbernardini]

2. I guarantee he's going to try to do a dramatic reading of "The Star-Spangled Banner"...

...totally screw it up, then claim that's how it's always gone and all the previous printings of it were wrong.

[I_UndergroundPanther]

3. Uuuugggh,nooooo!

I live 25 minutes from Baltimore. I don't want fat ugly dotard on my local news eeeeeew.

But we have a republican govener and I guess he has to pay homage to the big orange ass. Wish he'd tell trump to fuck off .

[George II]

6. Isn't DC essentially 30 minutes (or a little more) from Baltimore?

[I_UndergroundPanther]

7. Yeah. But I don't want him taking up local tv air

About himself.

[BumRushDaShow]

12. 45 minutes

down 95, depending on the tunnel traffic and the backups around 695 and 495 (have done that segment of my trip down to D.C. metro from Philly and back too many times)

[smb]

4. How About A Solemn Remembrance...

...of the poor sap who went to Vietnam in Cadet Bone Spurs' place?

[Harker]

11. That's it.

More responsible than any "celebration."

[Ford_Prefect]

5. They need to slam the gate in his face, and back that up with a few cannon!

He has no right to be there. He represents everything they fought against.

[I_UndergroundPanther]

8. I agree

But I don't think Hogan has the guts to do it. He believes in republican bullshit "philosophies" like the rest of them.

[deminks]

9. The Fort has quite a history with the 1918 Influenza pandemic.

Wonder if he'll mention that.

https://www.baltimoresun.com/features/retro-baltimore/bs-retro-baltimore-mchenry-1918-story.html

[lagomorph777]

10. Star Spangled Asshole

[BumRushDaShow]

13. So who is doing the wreath-laying at Arlington?

[left-of-center2012]

14. Arlington Cemetery to Stay Closed to Public for Memorial Day

It was not immediately clear whether the traditional wreath laying at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier and an address by the president or a designate in the cemetery's amphitheater on Memorial Day, May 25, would be virtual.

https://www.military.com/daily-news/2020/05/17/arlington-cemetery-stay-closed-public-memorial-day.html

[BumRushDaShow]

15. Yeah I had gone to the cemetary's site

but as I understand, they would have a wreath-laying but non-public.

Thing is, with all the "rah-rah" and "nothing is wrong", then the CoC should be the one to do the honors...

[TreadSoftly]

16. Ok -- is DT limiting travel now?

Camp David...Baltimore...is DT having to stay close to home lately?

OP mentioned five attendees. I will be counting masks afterwards!

BTW - snopes article on whether presidents do this each Memorial Day:
[link:https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/trump-veterans-day-56-years/|]