The former US president was at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia to lay a wreath marking the third anniversary of 13 American soldiers being killed in Afghanistan.
Donald Trump has a “cheesy grin,” it’s being said (Image: Getty)
Donald Trump has stirred outrage after being snapped giving his characteristic grin and thumbs-up beside the tomb of a deceased marine.
The ex-president was caught on camera with a clueless beam at Arlington National Cemetery just outside Washington DC, a location known for its solemnity.
“Smiling thumbs up at the grave is unusual, to say the least,” commented Adam Kinzinger, the former GOP congressman and Air National Guard lieutenant colonel.
The former president traveled to Virginia to place a wreath, marking three years since 13 US soldiers died amidst the disorderly pullout from Afghan istan.
Trump had authorized an operation to bring troops home before Biden took office at the White House.
But, there’s a time and a place, and a memorial service is not one of them, says X users (Image: Getty)
An appalled X user posted: “I have no words to describe the disgust and anger I feel seeing Donald Trump smile and give the thumbs up next to the grave of one of our fallen heroes.”
It comes as 200 staffers for four previous Republican presidential nominees have endorsed Democrat Kamala Harris’ White House bid, cautioning that the notion of a second term for GOP nominee Donald Trump is “simply untenable” and “will hurt real, everyday people.”
In an open letter, first written about on Monday by USA Today, 238 people who worked for former President George H.W. Bush, former President George W. Bush, former Arizona Sen. John McCain and Utah Sen. Mitt Romney call on their fellow “moderate Republicans and conservative independents” to join them in backing Harris and her running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, over Trump and his vice presidential pick, Sen. JD Vance of Ohio.
Trump is capable of being photographed without smiling (Image: Getty)
“Of course, we have plenty of honest, ideological disagreements with Vice President Harris and Gov. Walz,” the Republicans wrote, noting the significance of a handful of battleground states that proved crucial to Democrat Joe Biden’s slim margin of victory in 2020. “That’s to be expected. The alternative, however, is simply untenable.”
Signatories include Reed Galen, a George W. Bush and McCain campaign alum who co-founded the anti-Trump group The Lincoln Project, and Olivia Troye, a former George W. Bush staffer and homeland security adviser to Trump’s vice president, Mike Pence. The range of jobs represented runs the gamut from chief of staff to intern.
