{"id":1736,"date":"2025-05-29T23:09:52","date_gmt":"2025-05-29T23:09:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trendusa1.online\/?p=1736"},"modified":"2025-05-29T23:09:52","modified_gmt":"2025-05-29T23:09:52","slug":"a-deranged-lunatic-critics-blast-trump-after-holiday-rant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trendusa1.online\/?p=1736","title":{"rendered":"\u2018A deranged lunatic\u2019: Critics blast Trump after holiday rant"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>While Memorial Day is a time to honor fallen service members, Donald Trump sparked controversy by using the occasion to launch a harsh political rant on social media.<\/p>\n<p>In an all-caps post on Truth Social, Trump attacked the Biden administration, calling them \u201cscum,\u201d criticizing immigration policies, and slamming judges he claims support criminals. His message, similar in tone to his Easter post, focused on grievances rather than unity or remembrance.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-1\">\n<div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1636061\" data-uid=\"14f7f\">\n<div id=\"mgw1636061_14f7f\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"mgbox card-media\">\n<div class=\"mgheader\">\n<p>Earlier that day, Trump attended a wreath-laying ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery with VP JD Vance and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. During his speech, Trump honored fallen soldiers, including Corporal Ryan McGee, and praised America\u2019s military history.<\/p>\n<p>However, he quickly shifted to campaign talking points, attacking immigration, Harvard University, and even reposting a message calling President Biden a \u201cdecrepit corpse.\u201d His mix of tribute and political attacks drew sharp reactions online. While some defended him, others criticized the timing and tone, saying he missed the spirit of the day.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-5911\" src=\"https:\/\/legacytimesnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-14-604x1024.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-5912\" src=\"https:\/\/legacytimesnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-15-963x1024.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<p>What do you think \u2014 did Trump cross a line, or was he just being himself?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>While Memorial Day is a time to honor fallen service members, Donald Trump sparked controversy by using the occasion to launch a harsh political rant on social media. In an all-caps post on Truth Social, Trump attacked the Biden administration, calling them \u201cscum,\u201d criticizing immigration policies, and slamming judges he claims support criminals. His message,&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"more-link-wrap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/trendusa1.online\/?p=1736\" class=\"more-link\">Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &ldquo;\u2018A deranged lunatic\u2019: Critics blast Trump after holiday rant&rdquo;<\/span> &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1737,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1736","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/trendusa1.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1736","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/trendusa1.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/trendusa1.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trendusa1.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trendusa1.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1736"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/trendusa1.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1736\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1738,"href":"https:\/\/trendusa1.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1736\/revisions\/1738"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trendusa1.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/1737"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/trendusa1.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1736"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trendusa1.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1736"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trendusa1.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1736"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}