Watch Trump stumble through national anthem he doesn’t know words to
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At a White House ceremony, Trump appeared not to know the words to the national anthem he was supposedly celebrating.
Trump stumbled through a rendition of the American national anthem at the so-called “Celebration of America” event held at the White House Tuesday.
At several points, as the military chorus sang the “Star-Spangled Banner,” Trump completely stopped singing the song that is familiar to citizens from coast to coast.
The fumbling attempt to honor America again raises questions as to whether Trump knows the words for the song over which he has expressed so much outrage.
Plenty of Americans know the words and sing them at events big and small across the country.
Trump has claimed that those who do not appropriately honor the song the way he dictates do not even belong in America. A president not knowing the words, especially at a White House ceremony in front of the military he commands, would likely qualify as dishonor.
The faux pas echoed his failure to put his hand over his heart while the anthem played a year ago.
The bizarre “celebration” was scheduled after only a few members of the Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles said they would attend the traditional White House ceremony. Trump hastily canceled the photo op with the Eagles rather than face the humiliation of most of them not bothering to attend.
Instead, the White House announced “a different type of ceremony,” where the United States Marine Band and the United States Army Chorus would “loudly and proudly play the national anthem.”
The players have turned their backs on Trump as he has launched into a multi-month crusade against players protesting police brutality by respectfully taking a knee during the anthem.
Trump made the event more of a farce by his poor rendition of the anthem, and exposed just how fragile and puerile his racist motivation against the protest has been.
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This is a little bit tricky. Although there are clearly two or three times where he stops singing, it is not possible to tell if he doesn't know the words or was simply daydreaming about how much America must admire him standing there with the military chorus singing the national anthem.
Trump is clearly someone who knows or imagines that every eye is on him and he preens and puts on a little show like the self absorbed moron he is.
It is funny to watch someone who is currently complaining about lack of respect for the song be unable to sing the entire thing. If he had a brain he would have just stood there at attention and not tried to sing.
This video is from today by the way, if you missed that part.
I think he did pretty good. Better than I did signing along..lol
Although, he does probably hear it more often, especially considering I dont watch sports.
Uh, he didnt sing all the words. The camera is on him. On an A to F basis I'd give him a D+ or C-.
Uh, neither did I. I'd also give myself an F I sure wouldn't hire me to sing it,
(or anything for that matter.)
This isn’t the first time he has brazenly displayed that he doesn’t know the words to the SSB. Inherent disrespect for this song is just one thing he has in common with his pal Roseanne.
But I bet he knows all the words to the NK and China anthems well enough.
Shouldn't you have added the Israeli national anthem to your list in order to include your personal feelings and perfect its sarcasm?
I must have heard the Chinese anthem sung a thousand times but it's not my language (or my national anthem) so I really have had no interest in learning it.
(Written in good humour - with no intention to insult a good friend)
Absolutely! After all, Trump and BiBi are such close Brothers now, so of course Trump should also learn their anthem. And I can't leave out the Russian anthem that Trump needs to learn, or it might upset his best Friends Putin.
An unknown man intentionally took a knee at Trump's phoney baloney patriotism celebration today.
At The White House. One guy in the audience took a knee during the national anthem at President Trumps celebration of America no Eagles event. Left right after - didn’t wanna talk
"Left right after - didn’t wanna talk"
No need to talk, his actions spoke for him and says it all. So what is there to add to it?