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LetMyPeopleVote

(174,136 posts)
Thu Dec 18, 2025, 07:41 PM Thursday

Trump Refused to Bow Head During Fallen Soldier Transfer

trump is a draft dodger and has no respect for our fallen soldiers. trump's belief that they are all losers is evident
Trump stood out as military officers bowed their heads for solemn moment in Dover

Trump Refused to Bow Head During Fallen Soldier Transfer

Trump stood out as military officers bowed their heads for solemn moment in Dover

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PatriotTakes 🇺🇸 (@patriottakes.bsky.social) 2025-12-18T15:37:47.142Z


https://meidasnews.com/news/trump-refused-to-bow-head-during-fallen-soldier-transfer

A video clip from the dignified transfer at Dover Air Force Base circulated widely online Wednesday, drawing scrutiny over President Donald Trump’s posture during a brief solemn interval on the ramp to receive the transfer cases for Sergeant Edgar Brian Torres Tovar, Sergeant William Nathaniel Howard, and Ayad Mansoor Sakat, the two soldiers and their interpreter that were recently killed by ISIS in Syria.


As Trump stood alongside Gen. Dan Caine and other senior military officials, a uniformed service member issued commands and an audio cue followed, after which every military official at the ramp bowed their heads. Trump remained upright and looking forward, refusing to join the others in the solemn moment. The footage does not clearly indicate whether the moment was a chaplain-led prayer or a moment of silence.

Can only imagine what Fox News would have done if Biden or Obama behaved this way.

David Corn (@davidcorn.bsky.social) 2025-12-18T00:56:59.788Z

Online reaction was swift and polarized. Critics accused Trump of showing disrespect to fallen service members, with one commenter writing, “I had to watch to verify that this was not a question of interpretation. It’s not. The other men are bowing their heads formally.”
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Trump Refused to Bow Head During Fallen Soldier Transfer (Original Post) LetMyPeopleVote Thursday OP
This is how trump treats our fallen soldiers LetMyPeopleVote Thursday #1
Perfect Storm: Disrespect, Plus Nobody Sees His Pate. N/T ColoringFool Thursday #22
Trump wants everyone to bow to him. He bows to no one for any reason. Irish_Dem Thursday #2
He's "President" PatSeg Thursday #20
Emperor of the world. Irish_Dem Yesterday #24
He's "President" PatSeg Thursday #21
I'm surprised that shitbag even showed up. GoCubsGo Thursday #3
He sees the US military as suckers and losers. Irish_Dem Thursday #5
True. He doesn't want to be there PatSeg Thursday #19
The internal polls must show his numbers in the toilet. Irish_Dem Yesterday #25
He can be decent for maybe a nano second, if that. mwmisses4289 Yesterday #28
All he could do is stand there and look like an idiot as per usual. Irish_Dem Yesterday #29
Image the reaction on Goebellsvision (Faux News) if Barack Obama had done this Chasstev365 Thursday #4
Damn lazy pathetic coward has a really high opinion of himself. Dave Bowman Thursday #6
Trump does something... he gets a headline -- trump doesn't do something.. he gets a headline IcyPeas Thursday #7
I'm surprised the no-class asshole even showed up. Diamond_Dog Thursday #8
Classless boob bows to no one. Why'd he even show up? C_U_L8R Thursday #9
Dignified and Trump are incompatible terms. Danmel Thursday #10
and you know me......FAWK HIM, FAWK HIM, AND FAWK HIM. a kennedy Thursday #11
Dump probably called him a sucker and loser under his breath sakabatou Thursday #12
What else would anyone expect of a person who has sold out his country, its Constitution & Democracy? Wonder Why Thursday #13
Yet his cult devotees will be B.See Thursday #14
I hope there's a good plumber... purr-rat beauty Thursday #15
Here is a design LetMyPeopleVote 20 hrs ago #39
I'm not surprised at all LilElf70 Thursday #16
That BASTARD!!! calimary Thursday #17
He knows how to bow dalton99a Thursday #18
He was probably asleep. Figarosmom Thursday #23
Trump: Why should I respect suckers and losers not smart enough to get bone spurs? Norrrm Yesterday #26
This says to me..."Why am I even here?" ProudMNDemocrat Yesterday #27
He hates our military: active, veteran, alive or dead. LetMyPeopleVote Yesterday #30
I'm surprised he showed up. I guess the transfer was Ilsa Yesterday #31
Makes sense kwolf68 Yesterday #32
Obama was the great Satan kwolf68 Yesterday #33
L'tat, c'est moi Kid Berwyn Yesterday #34
I'm surprised it didn't interfere with his naptime MustLoveBeagles Yesterday #35
I'm surprised he didn't wear his maga hat.. mountain grammy Yesterday #36
Where's the outrage from MAGATs? We lost military lives under Trump's leadership. Emile Yesterday #37
To him dead soldiers are losers and suckers. spanone Yesterday #38
where is Melania? LetMyPeopleVote 20 hrs ago #40

LetMyPeopleVote

(174,136 posts)
1. This is how trump treats our fallen soldiers
Thu Dec 18, 2025, 07:42 PM
Thursday

trump clearly thinks that these fallen soldiers are suckers and losers




PatSeg

(51,921 posts)
20. He's "President"
Thu Dec 18, 2025, 10:43 PM
Thursday

He doesn't have to bow to anyone, he can "do whatever he wants". Clearly, he thinks he IS a king.

PatSeg

(51,921 posts)
21. He's "President"
Thu Dec 18, 2025, 10:43 PM
Thursday

He doesn't have to bow to anyone, he can "do whatever he wants". Clearly, he thinks he IS a king.

Irish_Dem

(79,246 posts)
5. He sees the US military as suckers and losers.
Thu Dec 18, 2025, 07:51 PM
Thursday

I am surprised he showed up too.

The internal poll numbers must be terrible for him to do this kind of thing he hates.

Irish_Dem

(79,246 posts)
25. The internal polls must show his numbers in the toilet.
Fri Dec 19, 2025, 05:54 AM
Yesterday

He had to go pretend to be a decent president for an hour.

mwmisses4289

(3,060 posts)
28. He can be decent for maybe a nano second, if that.
Fri Dec 19, 2025, 08:06 AM
Yesterday

He doesn't do decent, that's being weak.

Chasstev365

(6,990 posts)
4. Image the reaction on Goebellsvision (Faux News) if Barack Obama had done this
Thu Dec 18, 2025, 07:50 PM
Thursday

72 Hours of non-stop coverage and GOP House members talking impeachment.

IcyPeas

(24,743 posts)
7. Trump does something... he gets a headline -- trump doesn't do something.. he gets a headline
Thu Dec 18, 2025, 08:00 PM
Thursday

Win-win for trump

C_U_L8R

(48,777 posts)
9. Classless boob bows to no one. Why'd he even show up?
Thu Dec 18, 2025, 08:10 PM
Thursday

That shithead doesn’t deserve one ounce of respect.

Wonder Why

(6,509 posts)
13. What else would anyone expect of a person who has sold out his country, its Constitution & Democracy?
Thu Dec 18, 2025, 08:43 PM
Thursday

B.See

(7,621 posts)
14. Yet his cult devotees will be
Thu Dec 18, 2025, 09:04 PM
Thursday

perfectly fine with it. Including those two 'suckers and losers' who handed this disrespectful, arrogant, draft dodging cretin their OWN medals.

calimary

(88,829 posts)
17. That BASTARD!!!
Thu Dec 18, 2025, 10:19 PM
Thursday

What, donald ? Were you expecting your mere presence to cause him to be miraculously raised up from the grave or something?

You bow your head at these events to show respect. Respect for the dead. Respect for the sacrifice and/or love of country embodied by the deceased.

ProudMNDemocrat

(20,533 posts)
27. This says to me..."Why am I even here?"
Fri Dec 19, 2025, 06:51 AM
Yesterday

Shame that this is part of his duties to console the Nation and families during such a time.

What a pig.

Ilsa

(63,758 posts)
31. I'm surprised he showed up. I guess the transfer was
Fri Dec 19, 2025, 10:44 AM
Yesterday

scheduled for when trump would be there ready to board AF1 for Christmas holidays. I doubt he went to Dover "just" for this.

kwolf68

(8,219 posts)
32. Makes sense
Fri Dec 19, 2025, 10:45 AM
Yesterday

To bow your head in mourning is to suggest you are sad, you have empathy, you hurt for the loss of Americans. You have to have a heart. Trump is a soulless psychopathic goon who cant even FAKE being sad. This man is trash, total trash.

kwolf68

(8,219 posts)
33. Obama was the great Satan
Fri Dec 19, 2025, 10:47 AM
Yesterday

Because he wasn't wearing a flag pin one time. Yet this??? I am sure the MagaVerse will be very upset with their GodKing.

Emile

(40,218 posts)
37. Where's the outrage from MAGATs? We lost military lives under Trump's leadership.
Fri Dec 19, 2025, 11:14 AM
Yesterday

Remembering Afghanistan pullout.

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