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Trump Blasted After Calling Marine Vet Congressman An 'American Fraud' On Memorial Day
26 May
MANDEL NGAN/Getty Images, The Washington Post/Getty Images
Among patriots, Memorial Day is a holiday meant to honor our nation's fallen.
But the solemnity of the day didn't stop President Donald Trump from attacking his critics and political opponents on Twitter.
<p>Trump used Memorial Day to attack Congressman and Marine Corps veteran Conor Lamb, a Democrat who won a long-held Republican seat in the House of Representatives during the 2018 elections.</p><p>While endorsing Lamb's competitor, Trump described the Congressman as an "American fraud" and a "puppet for Crazy Nancy Pelosi," despite being one of only 15 Democrats who didn't vote for her to be Speaker of the House.</p><p><div id="c7da91bc-8e44-492f-b7fd-c382c0e55bda"></div></p><p>Though Trump has since deleted the tweet (likely due to the backlash it received), the original read:</p><blockquote><em>"Sean Parnell is an American Hero. Connor Lamm has proven to be an American fraud, and a puppet for Crazy Nancy Pelosi. He said he would NOT vote for her for Speaker, and did. Will kill 2A. Voted to impeach (on nothing). A TOTAL & COMPLETE Sean Parnell Endorsement!"</em></blockquote><p><strong>Of course, fact checking the President wasn't difficult. </strong></p><p class="shortcode-media shortcode-media-twitter_embed">
</p><div id="f1b34" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="724914c51e6355bf7e48e8e89c307b53"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1265299169742389252" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">Facts First: Contrary to President Trump’s claim, Rep. Conor Lamb kept his promise not to vote for Nancy Pelosi as… https://t.co/SE8ASlhTh6</div> — CNN (@CNN)<a href="https://twitter.com/CNN/statuses/1265299169742389252">1590505804.0</a></blockquote></div>
<p></p><p><strong>Trump's tweet inspired immediate backlash for obvious reasons.</strong></p><p class="shortcode-media shortcode-media-twitter_embed">
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</p><div id="1fc1d" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="a2d95aa7dcef19dd30604c619e2c0076"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1264988907256590338" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">@realDonaldTrump Conor Lamb is who you are referring to and he served in the US Military. Of course Trump would us… https://t.co/DtJNbpNtZp</div> — Ms. Krassenstein (@Ms. Krassenstein)<a href="https://twitter.com/HKrassenstein/statuses/1264988907256590338">1590431832.0</a></blockquote></div>
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</p><div id="5c49c" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="4f4a6a71f0b8dfe9d01f697bcadead9d"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1265013726953930753" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">@realDonaldTrump to disrespect an armed forces veteran on Memorial Day. this is truly, truly shameful.</div> — Mike Majlak (@Mike Majlak)<a href="https://twitter.com/mikemajlak/statuses/1265013726953930753">1590437749.0</a></blockquote></div>
<p></p><p><strong>Lamb was brave enough to serve in a way President Trump never did.</strong></p><p class="shortcode-media shortcode-media-twitter_embed">
</p><div id="2b662" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="c557a0abbaa396109cf9e756094ecbe7"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1264993328849842176" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">@realDonaldTrump What disgraceful way to talk about a U.S. vet!
Conor Lamb was a Captain in the U.S. Marine Corps.… https://t.co/1RJrCiVOFW</div> — Sally Deal (@Sally Deal)<a href="https://twitter.com/SallyDeal4/statuses/1264993328849842176">1590432886.0</a></blockquote></div>
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</p><div id="be767" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="495a526b7aa80eb9773763da0fe6b46b"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1264991004815392769" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">@realDonaldTrump SHAMEFUL CONDUCT
Even on this day, Memorial Day, the president of the USA cannot refrain from eng… https://t.co/INJsv2iBdP</div> — MURRAY (@MURRAY)<a href="https://twitter.com/murray_nyc/statuses/1264991004815392769">1590432332.0</a></blockquote></div>
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</p><div id="775d4" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="73bae82f1ba0a7c39c8a8e6767f8ae17"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1265005275188269067" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">@realDonaldTrump https://t.co/IzQFhPPAbr</div> — Okkie Tenggala (@Okkie Tenggala)<a href="https://twitter.com/okkie48/statuses/1265005275188269067">1590435734.0</a></blockquote></div>
<p></p><p><strong>Sean Parnell, Lamb's opponent in the upcoming election, didn't seem particularly disturbed by his inclusion in the tweet.</strong></p><p class="shortcode-media shortcode-media-twitter_embed">
</p><div id="cfc5a" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="6fa35ca2f35c6e7938a40b2968a69584"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1264180747277144069" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">In 2006 I was wounded in Afghanistan.
I was medically retired from the Army in 2010 & left the military with next t… https://t.co/E4IWgIinel</div> — Sean Parnell (@Sean Parnell)<a href="https://twitter.com/SeanParnellUSA/statuses/1264180747277144069">1590239152.0</a></blockquote></div>
<p></p><p><strong>Twitter let Parnell know he should be a little less excited.</strong></p><p class="shortcode-media shortcode-media-twitter_embed">
</p><div id="dd306" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="291fe84493d5714a915c9774f95798ab"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1265018676480262144" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">@SeanParnellUSA He slurred a US Veteran Marine Captain in a tweet he praised you in. Classy. You should be ashamed to enjoy it.</div> — Lu Who (@Lu Who)<a href="https://twitter.com/LuWho2You/statuses/1265018676480262144">1590438930.0</a></blockquote></div>
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</p><div id="a63f7" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="f7881f49fb198d191e5bc32570ccaa68"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1265025627523960832" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">@SeanParnellUSA Is it damn cool? to insult your fellow serviceman, gold star family, war hero who spent 5 years as a POW ....</div> — JeanneD 🐘 (@JeanneD 🐘)<a href="https://twitter.com/JeanneSofia/statuses/1265025627523960832">1590440587.0</a></blockquote></div>
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</p><div id="b6920" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="be794b67146ddb2a131b1bbf4e0147d1"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1265014021712785410" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">@SeanParnellUSA He also gives “shoutouts” to Communist Totalitarian regimes.
So there’s that.
https://t.co/MPrPgYLtt9</div> — 𝚔𝚎𝚟𝚒𝚗 (@𝚔𝚎𝚟𝚒𝚗)<a href="https://twitter.com/KevINthe406/statuses/1265014021712785410">1590437820.0</a></blockquote></div>
<p></p><p><strong>President Trump also misspelled Lamb's name in his original tweet, making it clear just how little effort he puts into his inappropriate attacks.<br></strong></p><p class="shortcode-media shortcode-media-twitter_embed">
</p><div id="81617" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="9cea98b7e4b635d19bc08c7e01ce73f5"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1265025698760134661" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">Trump is spending Memorial Day attacking Rep. Conor Lamb on Twitter.
Lamb is a former marine.
Trump is a draft do… https://t.co/wBIoOiC1U6</div> — The Hoarse Whisperer (@The Hoarse Whisperer)<a href="https://twitter.com/HoarseWisperer/statuses/1265025698760134661">1590440604.0</a></blockquote></div>
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</p><div id="9bb80" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="4c00119adadb29de19b365363689ba97"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1265028692482289664" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">The President of the United States just called Conor Lamb, a major in the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve a fraud on… https://t.co/owEbBQ4pqv</div> — Alex Cole (@Alex Cole)<a href="https://twitter.com/acnewsitics/statuses/1265028692482289664">1590441318.0</a></blockquote></div>
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</p><div id="c522f" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="6bbaa68dd65e2e0af954a549e7ba2739"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1264990323840815105" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">BREAKING: On Memorial Day Trump just called US Military hero Conor Lamb an “American Fraud,” and proceeded to missp… https://t.co/gyA3z50OnI</div> — Ms. Krassenstein (@Ms. Krassenstein)<a href="https://twitter.com/HKrassenstein/statuses/1264990323840815105">1590432170.0</a></blockquote></div>
<p></p><p><strong>Trump deleted his tweet shortly after, not to correct his lies, but to make sure he had the right spelling of "Lamb."</strong></p><p><div data-conversation-spotlight=""></div></p><p class="shortcode-media shortcode-media-twitter_embed">
</p><div id="d46f1" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="8f6ac729b910340fbe6897b90b7fc98f"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1265283115607613443" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">Trump has deleted the tweet in which he misspelled Rep. Conor Lamb’s name and falsely claimed Lamb voted for Pelosi… https://t.co/WYgTLEj7ie</div> — Daniel Dale (@Daniel Dale)<a href="https://twitter.com/ddale8/statuses/1265283115607613443">1590501977.0</a></blockquote></div>
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</p><div id="18e3d" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="eb339b83ea9510cbbe923089232001d0"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1265037423131496449" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">I look forward to Nov. 3, 2020 when we, along with veteran & Rep. Conor Lamb (@ConorLambPA) can be assured that no… https://t.co/yxrulMpcEQ</div> — DrDinD 🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊 (@DrDinD 🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊)<a href="https://twitter.com/DrDinD/statuses/1265037423131496449">1590443399.0</a></blockquote></div>
<p></p><p><strong>Most people online recognized Lamb had served our country before taking office far more than Trump ever has. </strong></p><p class="shortcode-media shortcode-media-twitter_embed">
</p><div id="a1001" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="ffe2f34d570c353c34fea30172e24cbf"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1265030127928242181" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">Congressman Conor Lamb served as a Captain in the US Marine Corps and he served honorably. He’s a hero.
An actual… https://t.co/G48sMH5Qwc</div> — Ricky Davila (@Ricky Davila)<a href="https://twitter.com/TheRickyDavila/statuses/1265030127928242181">1590441660.0</a></blockquote></div>
<p></p><p><strong>Voters will get the chance to let Trump and Sean Parnell how they feel about his online lie-mongering this upcoming November.</strong></p>
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