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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsWATCH: Trump greeted by silence after telling West Point cadets it's his birthday on Sunday
https://www.rawstory.com/2020/06/watch-trump-greeted-by-silence-after-telling-west-point-cadets-its-his-birthday-on-sunday/Earlier in his speech, scattered applause could be heard as the president commended some of the military schools top athletes, but when the subject of birthdays came up his announcement was met with silence before he soldiered on.
Tomorrow, America will celebrate a very important anniversary the 245th birthday of the US Army. Unrelated, its going to be my birthday also. I dont know if that happened by accident, the president said, and with no response, added, But its a great day because of that Army birthday.
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Tweet from Aaron Rupar with video:
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Kali
(55,014 posts)CatWoman
(79,302 posts)"TOO BAD YOUR DAD DIDN'T WEAR A CONDOM"
skylucy
(3,739 posts)Budi
(15,325 posts)Lol. He got NO response. Nothing
global1
(25,253 posts)his own staff that accompanied him on this trip. There were applause lines all through the speech and they passed un-responded to. This photo-op stunt didn't work for him. I'm sure he was expecting thunderous applause - but it didn't happen for him. I think he'll be pissed and I think we'll learn that he was in his tweets tonight - as he stews in the silence of his lonely night in the WH - that will remind him of the response he got at West Point.
Sneederbunk
(14,291 posts)MacKasey
(987 posts)This is why he wanted to address the west point graduates today
"I was born on the same day that the US Army was created"
Delusions of grandeur
It's all a photo op
So glad all he got was crickets
pnwest
(3,266 posts)He so expected thunderous applause and was left hanging, lol!
Dave Starsky
(5,914 posts)After droning on like a snoring whale through the whole speech, he positively brightened up with that.
Only to be met with silence.
Dead. Silence.
oasis
(49,389 posts)SWBTATTReg
(22,133 posts)he sprouts nonstop. We are sick and tired of you, go away and crawl back into your bunker.
Demovictory9
(32,457 posts)Different Drummer
(7,621 posts)he was also born 245 years ago tomorrow.
Blue Owl
(50,423 posts)n/t