trump* sound bored out of his mind

[Siwsan]

And, really, I can't think of anything more insulting to the memories of those who died, giving their lives to save the world from ruin, than to be 'lauded' by a cowardly, yellow bellied draft dodger.

[hlthe2b]

1. Agree, but I think we are all holding our breath he doesn't ad lib something truly humiliating.

[Siwsan]

2. He is a cowardly, yellow bellied draft dodger. From his mouth, those words ring hollow

I had to turn it off because I hate feeling rage and disgust, this early in the morning.

[hlthe2b]

3. This might be the ONLY speech of his I actually semi-listened to. I feel compelled to do so

for those guys in their 90s who are being honored. I can not put into words how I feel about Trump but from the very opposite end of the spectrum I feel incredible pride for those men (and the women whose accomplishments behind the scenes were likewise instrumental, including the women spies of the Resistance, the residents of Normandy and nearby who helped the troops, the nurses waiting to help to heal and make their survival to this day possible and so many others).

[Siwsan]

5. I will listen to the other speakers. He's honoring nobody. He's just 'performing a task'.

I hate hypocrisy and his is overwhelming me, right now.

[hlthe2b]

6. He's not. We are.

[Siwsan]

7. He's reciting words written for him, with no emotional connection to any of them.

IMHO, of course. If I see a transcript, I'll read it. I just won't listen to him regurgitating words, just because it's expected of him. He has no worldly idea with sacrifice even is.

[hlthe2b]

8. Actually, I was afraid one of his regular speechwriters-who are as ignorant as he. would write it.

It appears they must have brought in consultants or farmed it out. Clearly someone beyond his regular circle wrote it--someone who appeared to give a damn.

[Siwsan]

9. That's good to know

Hopefully I'll find a transcript.

[DeeDeeNY]

14. Exactly right

He is READING WORDS and that is all he's doing. I had to turn off Morning Joe, where they were complimenting him for "his" speech - including Senator Angus King saying it made him optimistic!! Totally bizarre!!

[Siwsan]

16. I think there's a desperate need for normalcy and some people see it where it isn't

What trump* knows about WW ll history is probably limited to what he read that speech.

[DeeDeeNY]

19. Yes

And the journalists need to go back and read “The Emperor’s New Clothes” and stop the pretense. People aren’t stupid.

[ReformedGOPer]

4. and sedated.

[Vinca]

10. Just turned on MSNBC and apparently he didn't shit his paints or drool so they're

covering him as if he deserves respect. Just turned MSNBC off.

[hlthe2b]

11. John Kerry is bringing the reality. He's respectful, but emphasizing sentiments expresssed do not

show consistency with policy to date and the test will be whether he sees the alliance differently going forward.

[sarabelle]

12. CNN falling all over themselves giving Trump praise for his (zombie-like) speech.

They praise him for showing great humility in not making the speech about himself.

We all know those words are not his own. He probably read them for about the third time making sure he read the big words as he ad been instructed. You most of them were a vocabulary lesson for him.

I really feel remorse, having loss three men from my immediate family in that war, that this man is even allowed to read those words and stand in the presence of those remaining vets. It seems to be so unjust to me that wanna-be fascist is delivering this message.

[Siwsan]

15. Five of my uncles were in WW ll. Two in combat, one a flight instructor

Two remained stateside. Of the other three, one uncle fought in the Battle of the Bulge and one was ship board in the Pacific. He was on the USS Sagamon and the USS Santee. Both ships were hit, while he was on board. Even my uncle who was the flight instructor, in England, was involved in cleaning the aftermath of battles.

I can just imagine what they'd think of what's going on in this country, today.

[docgee]

13. Was he sedated?

[nitpicker]

24. He certainly looked like it during Macron's speech

He looked like he kept dozing off during Macron's speech.

To be semi-fair, this is a 70+ year old who has been globetrotting over the past two weeks.

BUT- earlier, the French broadcast of the ceremonies showed Thump with crossed arms during the early part of Macron's speech.

[KY_EnviroGuy]

17. I'll bet he's about as uncomfortable as he can be....

And I won't use the words embarrassed or shamed because he's not capable of those emotions.

tRump's uncomfortable because:

* he's being forced to act as if he's humble and grateful (totally against his grain),
* he's being forced to participate in a ceremony that's about respect, honor, and unselfish service (totally against his grain),
* he's surround by older and superior males that shine the worst of light on his personal history, and
* the whole show is not about tRump and he has no control over it.

.......

[Hortensis]

29. BUT while the world's cameras were on him...!

Whenever I hear him read these things with his version of emotional embellishment, I always suspect he's trying to copy how he thinks people are supposed to sound.

[KY_EnviroGuy]

31. Maybe his minders are making him watch film clips of JFK and FDR.

....... ......

[Hortensis]

32. Hear he ate his last minders, and his minions are

just concentrating on not following them.

Easy to believe tweaking his vanity once enabled the unmourned departed to get him to watch a few minutes, but we know what he watches all the time is video of what he imagines are his own great moments, over and over.

[dhol82]

18. He can only speak with energy when it's about him

Anybody or thing else he zones out and goes on automatic robot.
Still surprised he can read.

[skypilot]

20. Of course he sounds bored.

The speech has nothing to do with him or with anything he's ever been a part of.

[rurallib]

21. probably reading it for the first time also

so he is reading it looking for the part when he can start talking about himself.

Surely somebody else wrote the speech and he did his usual preparation, meaning nothing.

[Dave Starsky]

22. Like a lazy fifth-grader reading a book report written by his mother...

For a book he never read.

[2naSalit]

27. And delivered with

the prosody of Jerry Lewis.

[SWBTATTReg]

23. If I were rump (and thank god I'm not), I'd be embarrassed in honoring these veterans who...

gave so much, even their lives, in defending the values of this country, when I had five deferments from service for 'bone spurs', which was more than likely a lie too. Pathetic. Everyone of these veterans is five times more the person than rump will ever be.

[Skittles]

25. he can't stand it when others receive more attention than him

even long dead heroes

[lunatica]

26. He's hoping we forget all the other rudeness

He’s shown regarding our troops, both alive and deceased. Like refusing to honor WWI soldiers because it was raining a little.

[DeminPennswoods]

28. Trump always sounds that way when reading

from a teleprompter. You can tell he's not the least bit invested or interested in the speech, it's just a script he has to read. Compare that to his interview with Ingraham right before, he's animated answering her questions.

[BillyBobBrilliant]

30. He truly had none

of the fire and enthusiasm as he normally has when he is talking trash about good people.

[bullwinkle428]

33. It's classic "Teleprompter Trump", a.k.a. "Xanax Trump".