During a public rally in Norfolk, Virginia, over the weekend, Donald Trump was mercilessly humili:ated after urging the audience to “boo” one of his predecessors.
The 79-year-old insulted Barack Obama, or at least attempted to, when speaking to a sea of US Navy officers (pun intended!) on Sunday, October 4, at a celebration of the special force’s 250th anniversary.
Trump abruptly focused his attention on a few rows, where people who were serving in active duty were seated, over an hour into his long speech.
However, it’s crucial to remember that some of these military troops have not received compensation since the contentious US government shutdown. Trump addressed this issue in his speech, telling the audience, “We will get our service members every last penny.” Don’t stress over it.
Trump shifted between telling tales of battles he hasn’t been in and making jokes about the highs and lows of military life, seemingly in an effort to impress the gathering.
However, it seemed that the most agonizing part of the right-wing frontman’s speech was still to come. In what has been called a comedy disaster, he tried to wash the 44th President a few minutes later.
Trump went on to mention the last president, saying, “He also served as Barack Hussein Obama’s physician. Are you familiar with him? making sure to emphasize the middle name of the former Democratic leader.
For instance, Trump has already been accused of racism by his detractors for his seeming preoccupation with Obama’s middle name.
He has used it to make the bogus argument that the father of two wasn’t born in America and that the now 64-year-old was never qualified to serve as US president.
Trump seemed to anticipate a chorus of “boos” from Navy personnel after emphasizing his predecessor’s middle name once more this week.
However, his awkward pause for effect was accompanied by an agonizing stillness that seemed to last for a few seconds.
“He was a doctor for a man named Bush,” the President continued of Jackson. “And at a press conference they asked him, ‘Who’s in the best shape, who’s the healthiest, who’s the strongest, who’s the best physical specimen of the three?’.
“‘That’s easy. President Donald Trump!’. And I said, ‘I love this guy!’.”
