William Vaillancourt writes for The Daily Beast about Trump choosing to attend a Saudi-funded golf event on Friday rather than the dignified transfer of troop's bodies who died while on training mission in Lithuania.
Trump went to a LIV golf tournament instead of attending the dignified transfer of four U.S. Army soldiers who died in Lithuania.
If you're wondering why this is so disgusting and insulting, I wrote about my time in the Army doing dignified transfers here: www.usatoday.com/story/opinio ... [image or embed]
-- Charlotte Clymer (@charlotteclymer.bsky.social) April 4, 2025 at 7:36 AM
The four U.S. Army soldiers killed in Lithuania: * Sgt. Jose Duenez Jr.,25, from Joliet, Illinois. * Sgt. Edvin F. Franco,25, from Glendale, California. * Pfc. Dante D. Taitano,21, from Dededo, Guam. * Staff Sgt. Troy S. Knutson-Collins,28, from Battle Creek, Michigan. The world honors you. [image or embed]
-- Captain Fanta (@sassy0210.bsky.social) April 4, 2025 at 10:33 AM
Why hang out honoring suckers and losers when you could be making some cold hard cash:
Trump Family's Cash Registers Ring as Financial Meltdown Plays Outwww.nytimes.com
The party was on at a Saudi-backed LIV Golf tournament at the president's Doral resort in Florida and a fund-raiser at Mar-a-Lago, even as markets tumbled.
The financial market meltdown was underway when President Trump boarded Air Force One on his way to Florida on Thursday for a doubleheader of sorts: a Saudi-backed golf tournament at his family's Miami resort and a weekend of fund-raisers attracting hundreds of donors to his Palm Beach club.
It was a fresh reminder that in his second term, Mr. Trump has continued to find ways to drive business to his family-owned real-estate ventures, a practice he has sustained even when his work in Washington has caused worldwide financial turmoil.
Perspective:
Lithuanians bid farewell to 4 US troops who died in training accident
Lithuania's political and religious leaders joined thousands of people on Thursday to bid farewell to four American soldiers who died during a training exercise in the Baltic nation.
President Gitanas Nausda and other dignitaries were among those who stood in respect as hearses carried the bodies of the four young Americans to Vilnius airport before being flown to the United States for burial.
Many of the onlookers were in tears, and Nausda said that the reaction of the population and the military to the disappearance of soldiers was rooted in Lithuania's own difficult history.
More perspective:
When American Soldiers Were in Trouble, Our Allies Showed Upwww.thebulwark.com
Inside the allied effort to find four soldiers lost in a training exercise.
OVER THE LAST WEEK, amid government turmoil, massive new tariffs, a stock market free-fall beckoning a possible recession, and other major news, many Americans likely missed a story that was unfolding in the normally quiet forests of Lithuania. Four U.S. soldiers, including three seasoned and professional non-commissioned officers, tragically lost their lives when their M88 Hercules recovery vehicle was swallowed by a hidden sinkhole during a training mission. The remains of Staff Sgt. Jose Duenez Jr., Staff Sgt. Edvin F. Franco, PFC Dante D. Taitano, and Staff Sgt. Troy S. Knutson-Collins were recovered after an exhaustive eight-day operation that showcased not only the unwavering commitment of American forces to their fellow soldiers, but also the profound solidarity of our allies in Europe.
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