Episode Details

At noon yesterday, Donald Trump walked toward the wreath-laying ceremony, slapping his right hand against his thigh with almost every step. As he stood at attention with his hand raised in salute, he wobbled back and forth, unable to hold still. He looked exhausted, unsteady, and vacant. But today was Memorial Day, and the President of the United States was standing before the families of the fallen. He did not need to be eloquent. He only needed to be solemn and to give one sacred day the seriousness it deserved. And once again, he could not do it.

Based on the events of 5-25-2026

The Breakdown:

• Trump opened his Memorial Day remarks by talking about the weather, while Gold Star families stood in the pouring rain just feet in front of his dry, covered stage
• At 6:10 this morning, his first instinct on Memorial Day was a bitter rant about Iran, naming Republicans who crossed him as "losers"
• At 6:18, the thing that passed for a tribute: "Happy Memorial Day to all, including the Dumocrats, who disrespect our Military"
• At 6:26, he stopped marking the day at all and posted another attack on Democrats
• Awake before dawn for grievance, with nothing left for the fallen at noon
• During Secretary Hegseth's remarks, the President fell asleep, caught on the livestream for everyone to see
• Why none of this is new: Trump on John McCain in 2015, "I like people who weren't captured"
• His 2016 attack on the Gold Star Khan family
• John Kelly confirming Trump called Americans who died in war "suckers" and "losers"
• Trump standing at Robert Kelly's grave asking, "I don't get it. What was in it for them?"
• Trump in 2024 calling the civilian Medal of Freedom "much better" than the Medal of Honor
• His 2024 campaign filming footage in Section 60 at Arlington, where staff physically pushed aside a cemetery worker
• Why we have been sold a lie that Trump cares about the military, veterans, or sacrifice
• What it means to truly understand sacrifice, and the rows of white crosses at the American cemetery in Normandy
• Why the record has to be kept, with the dates, the quotes, and the timestamps
• Why so many people developed amnesia about his first term, and why we cannot let that happen again
• Why our service members swore an oath to the Constitution, not to a man, a party, or a flag waved for cameras

They are the patriots. They are the real Americans. They always have been. And they are the exact opposite of the man who spent today insulting the very meaning of sacrifice. If the day ever comes when this man, or the next man just like him, asks our military to choose between the Constitution and a would-be king, I still believe they will choose the Constitution.

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