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Donald Trump Is Getting Slammed on Twitter for Forgetting the Words to 'God Bless America' at His Own 'Celebration of America' Event

Seriously?

Todd Beeton
By Todd BeetonJun 05, 2018
Todd Beeton
Todd Beeton is the Editor-in-Chief for The Social Edge. Before that, he served as Digital Director for Senator Kirsten Gillibrand's campaign, directing her social media content and strategy over four election cycles. During the 2008 election, Todd blogged about the presidential election as a front page blogger and editor for MyDD.com, a national progressive political site.
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Yesterday, Donald Trump abruptly canceled the event meant to hail the Philadelphia Eagles' Superbowl win, and this morning we learned it would be replaced with a different event:

Well, today, the White House held its "Celebration of America" event during which Donald Trump gave a speech about the economy and the military chorus sang "God Bless America."

And Trump tried and failed to sing along with it:

Twitter erupted, accusing the President of false patriotism:

The mockery was swift:

I mean, can you imagine:

Some advice for Trump's 2020 opponents:

This video likely won't age well for the President.

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