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Swede

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Fri Jun 6, 2025, 08:10 AM Jun 2025

Once again, Trump embarrassed himself (to which he is oblivious) and appalled everyone else. Re: his D-Day comment. [View all]

Let that sink in: a sitting U.S. president, meeting with the leader of modern Germany, downplayed the defeat of Nazism. Because he doesn’t know any better. Because he doesn’t care. Because, in his rotted worldview, winners are strong, losers are weak, and history is just a PR obstacle. Trump doesn’t honor D-Day because he doesn’t understand it. There’s no grift in sacrifice. No spotlight in humility. No Trump Tower on Omaha Beach.
We’re not just dealing with ignorance. We’re dealing with someone who turns our national legacy into an open-mic night for fascist nostalgia. This was a moment to reaffirm shared values, to remember the blood and bravery that made freedom possible. Instead, Trump turned it into a punchline—and got punched back by a German bureaucrat with receipts.



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