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LetMyPeopleVote

(178,895 posts) Thu Dec 18, 2025, 08:41 PM Dec 18

Trump Refused to Bow Head During Fallen Soldier Transfer

trump is a draft dodger and has no respect for our fallen soldiers. trump's belief that they are all losers is evident
Trump stood out as military officers bowed their heads for solemn moment in Dover

Trump Refused to Bow Head During Fallen Soldier Transfer

Trump stood out as military officers bowed their heads for solemn moment in Dover

meidasnews.com/news/trump-r...

— PatriotTakes 🇺🇸 (@patriottakes.bsky.social) 2025-12-18T15:37:47.142Z


https://meidasnews.com/news/trump-refused-to-bow-head-during-fallen-soldier-transfer

A video clip from the dignified transfer at Dover Air Force Base circulated widely online Wednesday, drawing scrutiny over President Donald Trump’s posture during a brief solemn interval on the ramp to receive the transfer cases for Sergeant Edgar Brian Torres Tovar, Sergeant William Nathaniel Howard, and Ayad Mansoor Sakat, the two soldiers and their interpreter that were recently killed by ISIS in Syria.


As Trump stood alongside Gen. Dan Caine and other senior military officials, a uniformed service member issued commands and an audio cue followed, after which every military official at the ramp bowed their heads. Trump remained upright and looking forward, refusing to join the others in the solemn moment. The footage does not clearly indicate whether the moment was a chaplain-led prayer or a moment of silence.

Can only imagine what Fox News would have done if Biden or Obama behaved this way.

— David Corn (@davidcorn.bsky.social) 2025-12-18T00:56:59.788Z

Online reaction was swift and polarized. Critics accused Trump of showing disrespect to fallen service members, with one commenter writing, “I had to watch to verify that this was not a question of interpretation. It’s not. The other men are bowing their heads formally.”
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Trump Refused to Bow Head During Fallen Soldier Transfer (Original Post) LetMyPeopleVote Dec 18 OP
This is how trump treats our fallen soldiers LetMyPeopleVote Dec 18 #1
Perfect Storm: Disrespect, Plus Nobody Sees His Pate. N/T ColoringFool Dec 18 #22
Trump wants everyone to bow to him. He bows to no one for any reason. Irish_Dem Dec 18 #2
He's "President" PatSeg Dec 18 #20
Emperor of the world. Irish_Dem Dec 19 #24
He's "President" PatSeg Dec 18 #21
I'm surprised that shitbag even showed up. GoCubsGo Dec 18 #3
He sees the US military as suckers and losers. Irish_Dem Dec 18 #5
True. He doesn't want to be there PatSeg Dec 18 #19
The internal polls must show his numbers in the toilet. Irish_Dem Dec 19 #25
He can be decent for maybe a nano second, if that. mwmisses4289 Dec 19 #28
All he could do is stand there and look like an idiot as per usual. Irish_Dem Dec 19 #29
Image the reaction on Goebellsvision (Faux News) if Barack Obama had done this Chasstev365 Dec 18 #4
Damn lazy pathetic coward has a really high opinion of himself. Dave Bowman Dec 18 #6
Trump does something... he gets a headline -- trump doesn't do something.. he gets a headline IcyPeas Dec 18 #7
I'm surprised the no-class asshole even showed up. Diamond_Dog Dec 18 #8
Classless boob bows to no one. Why'd he even show up? C_U_L8R Dec 18 #9
Dignified and Trump are incompatible terms. Danmel Dec 18 #10
and you know me......FAWK HIM, FAWK HIM, AND FAWK HIM. a kennedy Dec 18 #11
Dump probably called him a sucker and loser under his breath sakabatou Dec 18 #12
What else would anyone expect of a person who has sold out his country, its Constitution & Democracy? Wonder Why Dec 18 #13
Yet his cult devotees will be B.See Dec 18 #14
I hope there's a good plumber... purr-rat beauty Dec 18 #15
Here is a design LetMyPeopleVote Dec 19 #39
I'm not surprised at all LilElf70 Dec 18 #16
That BASTARD!!! calimary Dec 18 #17
He knows how to bow dalton99a Dec 18 #18
He was probably asleep. Figarosmom Dec 18 #23
Trump: Why should I respect suckers and losers not smart enough to get bone spurs? Norrrm Dec 19 #26
This says to me..."Why am I even here?" ProudMNDemocrat Dec 19 #27
He hates our military: active, veteran, alive or dead. LetMyPeopleVote Dec 19 #30
I'm surprised he showed up. I guess the transfer was Ilsa Dec 19 #31
Makes sense kwolf68 Dec 19 #32
Obama was the great Satan kwolf68 Dec 19 #33
L'tat, c'est moi Kid Berwyn Dec 19 #34
I'm surprised it didn't interfere with his naptime MustLoveBeagles Dec 19 #35
I'm surprised he didn't wear his maga hat.. mountain grammy Dec 19 #36
Where's the outrage from MAGATs? We lost military lives under Trump's leadership. Emile Dec 19 #37
To him dead soldiers are losers and suckers. spanone Dec 19 #38
where is Melania? LetMyPeopleVote Dec 19 #40

PatSeg

(53,156 posts)
20. He's "President"
Reply to Irish_Dem (Reply #2)
Thu Dec 18, 2025, 11:43 PM
Dec 18

He doesn't have to bow to anyone, he can "do whatever he wants". Clearly, he thinks he IS a king.

PatSeg

(53,156 posts)
21. He's "President"
Reply to Irish_Dem (Reply #2)
Thu Dec 18, 2025, 11:43 PM
Dec 18

He doesn't have to bow to anyone, he can "do whatever he wants". Clearly, he thinks he IS a king.

Irish_Dem

(80,962 posts)
5. He sees the US military as suckers and losers.
Reply to GoCubsGo (Reply #3)
Thu Dec 18, 2025, 08:51 PM
Dec 18

I am surprised he showed up too.

The internal poll numbers must be terrible for him to do this kind of thing he hates.

Irish_Dem

(80,962 posts)
25. The internal polls must show his numbers in the toilet.
Reply to PatSeg (Reply #19)
Fri Dec 19, 2025, 06:54 AM
Dec 19

He had to go pretend to be a decent president for an hour.

Chasstev365

(7,642 posts)
4. Image the reaction on Goebellsvision (Faux News) if Barack Obama had done this
Reply to LetMyPeopleVote (Original post)
Thu Dec 18, 2025, 08:50 PM
Dec 18

72 Hours of non-stop coverage and GOP House members talking impeachment.

IcyPeas

(25,360 posts)
7. Trump does something... he gets a headline -- trump doesn't do something.. he gets a headline
Reply to LetMyPeopleVote (Original post)
Thu Dec 18, 2025, 09:00 PM
Dec 18

Win-win for trump

C_U_L8R

(49,305 posts)
9. Classless boob bows to no one. Why'd he even show up?
Reply to LetMyPeopleVote (Original post)
Thu Dec 18, 2025, 09:10 PM
Dec 18

That shithead doesn’t deserve one ounce of respect.

Wonder Why

(6,865 posts)
13. What else would anyone expect of a person who has sold out his country, its Constitution & Democracy?
Reply to LetMyPeopleVote (Original post)
Thu Dec 18, 2025, 09:43 PM
Dec 18

B.See

(8,320 posts)
14. Yet his cult devotees will be
Reply to LetMyPeopleVote (Original post)
Thu Dec 18, 2025, 10:04 PM
Dec 18

perfectly fine with it. Including those two 'suckers and losers' who handed this disrespectful, arrogant, draft dodging cretin their OWN medals.

calimary

(89,826 posts)
17. That BASTARD!!!
Reply to LetMyPeopleVote (Original post)
Thu Dec 18, 2025, 11:19 PM
Dec 18

What, donald ? Were you expecting your mere presence to cause him to be miraculously raised up from the grave or something?

You bow your head at these events to show respect. Respect for the dead. Respect for the sacrifice and/or love of country embodied by the deceased.

ProudMNDemocrat

(20,846 posts)
27. This says to me..."Why am I even here?"
Reply to LetMyPeopleVote (Original post)
Fri Dec 19, 2025, 07:51 AM
Dec 19

Shame that this is part of his duties to console the Nation and families during such a time.

What a pig.

Ilsa

(64,285 posts)
31. I'm surprised he showed up. I guess the transfer was
Reply to LetMyPeopleVote (Original post)
Fri Dec 19, 2025, 11:44 AM
Dec 19

scheduled for when trump would be there ready to board AF1 for Christmas holidays. I doubt he went to Dover "just" for this.

kwolf68

(8,447 posts)
32. Makes sense
Reply to LetMyPeopleVote (Original post)
Fri Dec 19, 2025, 11:45 AM
Dec 19

To bow your head in mourning is to suggest you are sad, you have empathy, you hurt for the loss of Americans. You have to have a heart. Trump is a soulless psychopathic goon who cant even FAKE being sad. This man is trash, total trash.

kwolf68

(8,447 posts)
33. Obama was the great Satan
Reply to LetMyPeopleVote (Original post)
Fri Dec 19, 2025, 11:47 AM
Dec 19

Because he wasn't wearing a flag pin one time. Yet this??? I am sure the MagaVerse will be very upset with their GodKing.

Emile

(41,998 posts)
37. Where's the outrage from MAGATs? We lost military lives under Trump's leadership.
Reply to LetMyPeopleVote (Original post)
Fri Dec 19, 2025, 12:14 PM
Dec 19

Remembering Afghanistan pullout.

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