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Donald Trump’s decision to cancel a trip to a First World War military cemetery ‘because of rain’ has not gone down well. He’s been slammed as ‘weak’ and ‘pathetic’ for failing to make the one-hour drive to the Aisne-Marne American Cemetery. More than 2,000 American troops are buried at the cemetery, which was the site of the deadly Battle of Belleau Wood. Trump does not like getting wet (Picture: EPA) Trump cancelled his visit to the site of the First Word War battle due to poor weather (Picture: REX) Their dying sacrifice inspired France to rename it ‘The Woods of the Marine Brigade’. Trump opted to send his Chief of Staff General John Kelly instead, who did manage to make the short journey from Paris. The White House blamed the weather for the decision not to attend, despite there barely being a light drizzle when the wreath-laying ceremony got underway. Chief of staff General John Kelly and chairman of the joint chiefs of staff General Joe Dunford attended the event instead of President Trump (Picture: Rex Features) The president was expected to fly in on Marine One, his personal helicopter, and take part in a minute’s silence at the cemetery. But it seemed the weather was so adverse they couldn’t make the journey. His excuse didn’t wash with many on social media. The weather didn’t seem all that bad when White House Chief of Staff John Kelly attended the ceremony (Picture: AP) Donald Trump got to spend some time in Paris while his staff paid their respects to the fallen soldiers (Picture: AFP/Getty)Vote Vets, a political action committee, which has more than 500,000 veterans as members, mentioned how Trump complained about the rain ruining his hair when he had to answer questions about the Pittsburgh synagogue massacre last month. They tweeted: ‘Donald Trump complained about having to stand in the rain, to speak about the massacre in Pittsburgh, because it messed his hair up (more). ‘Today, he will skip honoring fallen American heroes of WWI, and stay in his hotel room, because of some rain.’ Donald Trump complained about having to stand in the rain, to speak about the massacre in Pittsburgh, because it messed his hair up (more). Today, he will skip honoring fallen American heroes of WWI, and stay in his hotel room, because of some rain.#VeteransDayWeekend — VoteVets (@votevets) November 10, 2018 Tommy Vietor cited the fact Trump still hasn’t visited US troops serving in Afghanistan during his two years in office. He said: ‘Trump has never visited US service members fighting in Afghanistan. ‘And now he won’t honor the fallen at a World War I cemetery because of a little rain. He is a weak, selfish, pathetic old man.’ Trump has never visited US service members fighting in Afghanistan, and now he won’t honor the fallen at a World War I cemetery because of a little rain. He is a weak, selfish, pathetic old man. — Tommy Vietor (@TVietor08) November 10, 2018 Others compared Trump’s failure to attend with former president Barack Obama, who laid wreaths at memorial events, even in poor weather. Adam Blickstein said: ‘Unlike Trump, a little rain never stopped President Obama from honoring our fallen war heroes on Veterans Day.’ Unlike Trump, a little rain never stopped President Obama from honoring our fallen war heroes on Veterans Day pic.twitter.com/wFYOgTXGt0 — Adam Blickstein (@AdamBlickstein) November 10, 2018 Winston Churchill’s grandson Nicholas Soames MP condemned Trump for failing to defy a bit of poor weather to pay his respects to the fallen. He said: ‘They died with their face to the foe and that pathetic inadequate Donald Trump couldn’t even defy the weather to pay his respects to The Fallen.’ They died with their face to the foe and that pathetic inadequate @realDonaldTrump couldn’t even defy the weather to pay his respects to The Fallen #hesnotfittorepresenthisgreatcountry — Nicholas Soames (@NSoames) November 10, 2018 One user reminded Trump of the 2,288 fallen soldiers at Aisne-Marne and how the French had renamed the cemetery ‘The Woods of the Marine Brigade’. The tweet read: ‘2,288 American troops, mostly Marines, are buried at #AisneMarne American Cemetery, where #Trump will not be visiting because of rain. They died in the mud of the Battle of Belleau Wood, which the French later renamed “The Woods of the Marine Brigade”.’ 2,288 American troops, mostly Marines, are buried at #AisneMarne American Cemetery, where #Trump will not be visiting because of rain. They died in the mud of the Battle of Belleau Wood, which the French later renamed “The Woods of the Marine Brigade.” Here they lie: pic.twitter.com/0SDTMgakvT — TJ (@TJishsh) November 10, 2018 Got a story for Metro.co.uk? If you have a story for our news team, email us at webnews@metro.co.uk. You can also follow us on Facebook and Twitter.
