Former President Donald Trump gave a eulogy at Ineitha Lynette “Diamond” Hardaway's funeral and managed to be even more awkward than usual.
Diamond and her sister Herneitha Rochelle "Silk" Hardaway Richardson formed the duo "Diamond and Silk"—conservative political commentators and devoted Trump fans.
During his eulogy, Trump praised Diamond—calling her one of the world's "brightest stars" before seemingly saying he previously had no idea she even had a sister.
"You know, the world has lost one of its brightest stars—real star, but I see that we have another star who is equal too but she's stepped up and she is different."
"I’m serious, I thought I knew them both. I didn’t. I knew Diamond but I didn’t know Silk at all. I just learned about Silk."
He then praised Silk as though he hadn't just admitted he had no idea who she was despite meeting her many times.
"You're fantastic. You're gonna carry on beyond ... beyond anybody's wildest imagination."
You can see the awkward moment here:
\u201cAfter Silk goes on and on about how much she loves Trump and all the great times they had together, Trump gets up and says this: \u201cI knew Diamond, but I didn\u2019t know Silk at all. I just learned about Silk. You\u2019re fantastic.\u201d\u201d— Ron Filipkowski \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\udde6 (@Ron Filipkowski \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\udde6) 1674344421
People were quick to point out he very much did know Silk.
Both sisters visited him at the White House during his presidency along with the many other times he met the pair.
\u201c@RonFilipkowski \u201cI didn\u2019t know Silk at all.\u201d\u201d— Ron Filipkowski \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\udde6 (@Ron Filipkowski \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\udde6) 1674344421
\u201c@RonFilipkowski I don\u2019t know her.\u201d— Ron Filipkowski \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\udde6 (@Ron Filipkowski \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\udde6) 1674344421
\u201c@RonFilipkowski How embarrassing. They traveled all over the country to be his opening act for years & visited the White House to be his props.\u201d— Ron Filipkowski \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\udde6 (@Ron Filipkowski \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\udde6) 1674344421
\u201c@RonFilipkowski Narrator: He, in fact, knew neither.\u201d— Ron Filipkowski \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\udde6 (@Ron Filipkowski \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\udde6) 1674344421
Even Stephen Colbert got in on making fun of Trump, mocking his disastrous eulogy on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.
Colbert said:
"If you just learned about Silk, I’m gonna go ahead and say you didn’t know much about Diamond. That’s like saying, ‘I’m a lifelong fan of Garfunkel, who’s this Simon I’m just hearing about? Did they do anything together?’"
You can view a clip of Colbert's monologue here:
Trump's Disastrous Eulogy For Diamondwww.youtube.com
Of course, Trump wasn't content to simply make a fool of himself by claiming not to know the deceased's sister, he also had to use his time at the lectern to complain about inflation and gas prices and air his political grievances...
...emphasize his own role in planning the ceremony...
\u201cTrump lets everyone know he spared no expense for Diamond\u2019s service and he made sure to get a big venue because he knew there would be a big crowd, and apparently he\u2019s going to have their cars valeted for them so can leave in style.\u201d— Ron Filipkowski \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\udde6 (@Ron Filipkowski \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\udde6) 1674345391
...and even complain about the length of the very funeral he was currently participating in.
\u201cI can tell you one thing for sure, because he said it himself 5 times, Trump was definitely NOT expecting to sit through 3+ hours of hymns and stories at Diamond\u2019s memorial service today: \u201cThey said about 15-20 minutes, in and out. This is a little longer than 15 minutes, right?\u201d\u201d— Ron Filipkowski \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\udde6 (@Ron Filipkowski \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\udde6) 1674346749
All in all, Trump's participation in Diamond's fineral could accurately be described as a disaster.
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