admin Posted September 2, 2018 Share Posted September 2, 2018 President Trump issued a four-word reply Saturday after several speakers at weekend funerals for singer Aretha Franklin and U.S. Sen. John McCain made him a focus of their remarks. “MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!” the president tweeted around 7 p.m. ET. Donald J. Trump ✔@realDonaldTrump MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN! 5:53 PM - Sep 1, 2018 140K 94.9K people are talking about this Twitter Ads info and privacy Earlier Saturday, Meghan McCain, daughter of the late Arizona Republican, had alluded to Trump's slogan during her eulogy for her father, who died of brain cancer at age 81 on Aug. 25. “The America of John McCain has no need to be made great again because America was always great,” McCain said at a memorial service at the National Cathedral in Washington. “The America of John McCain has no need to be made great again because America was always great.” - Meghan McCain, daughter of the late U.S. Sen. John McCain The audience, which included a who’s who of Washington elites, applauded the comment, the Arizona Republic reported. azcentral ✔@azcentral #BREAKING: @realDonaldTrump responds to @MeghanMcCain's eulogy for her dad with #MAGA tweet https://azc.cc/2CaCOLK 7:55 PM - Sep 1, 2018 Donald Trump responds to Meghan McCain's eulogy for her dad with MAGA tweet Meghan McCain was one of several eulogies given in honor of Sen. John McCain’s funeral Saturday at the National Cathedral. azcentral.com 41 87 people are talking about this Twitter Ads info and privacy The late senator, a fervent critic of the president, had requested that Trump not be invited to his funeral. Trump’s daughter Ivanka Trump and son-in-law Jared Kushner, however, were in attendance. Much of the animus between Trump and McCain can be traced to a remark Trump made in July 2015, at an event in Ames, Iowa. “He’s not a war hero,” Trump said of McCain, a Navy veteran who spent more than five years as a prisoner of war in Vietnam. “He was a war hero because he was captured. I like people who weren’t captured.” While mourners attended McCain's memorial service, the president was playing golf at the Trump National Golf Club in Loudoun County, Va. On Friday in Detroit, singer Stevie Wonder also made reference to Trump's slogan during his tribute to Franklin, the legendary recording artist who died of pancreatic cancer at age 76 on Aug. 16. Stevie Wonder was just one of several speakers in Detroit who, directly or indirectly, took verbal shots at Trump. (Associated Press) “What needs to happen today, not only in this nation but throughout the world, is that we need to make love great again,” Wonder said, according to the Hill. “What needs to happen today, not only in this nation but throughout the world, is that we need to make love great again.” - Stevie Wonder, speaking at a memorial service for Aretha Franklin Wonder was just one of several speakers in Detroit who, directly or indirectly, took verbal shots at Trump. Other critics of the president included Georgetown University professor Michael Eric Dyson, the Rev. Al Sharpton and the Rev. Jesse Jackson. Meanwhile, Katrina Pierson, an adviser to Trump’s campaign, came to the president's defense following the weekend of insults. Katrina Pierson ✔@KatrinaPierson .@realDonaldTrump ran for @POTUS ONE time and WON! Some people will never recover from that. #SorryNotSorry Yes, #MAGA 10:20 AM - Sep 1, 2018 16.3K 15.6K people are talking about this Twitter Ads info and privacy “(Donald Trump) ran for @POTUS ONE time and WON! Some people will never recover from that. #SorryNotSorry Yes, #MAGA,” Pierson tweeted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Jones Posted September 4, 2018 Share Posted September 4, 2018 (edited) AS I HAVE SAID IF YOU LOVE TRUMP HE IS IN YOUR HEART IF YOU HATE TRUMP HE IS IN YOUR HEAD, BOTH ARE IN HIS FAVOR. Edited September 4, 2018 by Andy Jones Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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