Trump Cracks 'DISGUSTING' Joke, LAUGHS At Somber Arlington Event; Memorial Day Speech Sparks FURY

[0:00] 400,000 souls rest on these grounds, these beautiful grounds, joined over time by Isaac, [0:08] Elijah, Earls, Hanks, Helens, Wands, Donalds, not too many. [0:17] Donald Trump is facing intense backlash after making what critics called a bizarre and tasteless [0:29] joke during a solemn Memorial Day speech honoring fallen American service members. [0:35] The 79-year-old U.S. president delivered remarks at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia, [0:43] where more than 400,000 military veterans and service members are buried. [0:50] But while reflecting on the thousands of names etched into American military history, [0:57] Trump suddenly veered into a joke about himself, triggering outrage online almost immediately. [1:04] Private William Henry Chrisman of Pennsylvania, who died as 19 years old, he was a great young man, [1:17] they say. Beside him are more than 18,000 other young men named William, over 20,000 named John, [1:25] over 13,000 named James, joined over time by Isaac, Elijah, Earls, Hanks, Helens, Wands, [1:36] Margaret's, Marius, Donald's, not too many. [1:46] As Trump listed common names found among those buried at Arlington before briefly laughing at his [1:54] own remark, critics online were quick to condemn the president for making himself the focus during a [2:02] national tribute honoring fallen troops. Social media erupted within minutes of the clip circulating [2:09] online. The criticism stems from a bombshell 2020 report claiming Trump referred to American war [2:30] dead as losers and suckers. According to multiple reports, Trump allegedly made the remarks during a [2:38] 2018 trip to France when he canceled a planned visit to the Ain Marne American Cemetery near Paris. [2:45] The cemetery contains the graves of U.S. Marines killed during World War I's Battle of Bellow Wood. [2:53] Trump reportedly dismissed the site as being filled with losers and allegedly questioned why anyone would [3:01] willingly sacrifice themselves in war. Trump has repeatedly denied making the comments, but the [3:09] allegations have continued haunting him politically, especially among veterans and military families. [3:15] And after the Memorial Day speech, many online users immediately linked the latest controversy to [3:23] those past accusations. Others used the moment to revive scrutiny surrounding Trump's controversial [3:30] Vietnam War draft deferments. He avoided military service during the Vietnam War after receiving five [3:37] deferments, four for education and one medical exemption in 1968 for bone spurs in his heels. For years, critics have [3:47] questioned whether the diagnosis was legitimate. That controversy intensified in 2018 after the daughters of Dr. Larry [3:56] Bronstein, the podiatrist who diagnosed Trump, publicly claimed the medical exemption may have been given as a favor to Trump's father, Fred Trump. [4:06] Elisa Bronstein told the New York Times that the story had become family lore. She claimed her father's diagnosis gave him [4:16] special access and benefits with Fred Trump, who owned the building where Bronstein rented office space in Queens during the [4:23] 1960s. According to her account, Fred Trump allegedly helped resolve issues in the building quickly after the favor was done. Although the New York Times reported it could not [4:35] independently verify the family's claims with official documentation, the allegations reignited questions about how Trump obtained the [4:46] exemption. And now critics are once again using the controversy against him. The backlash comes as Trump continues [4:55] spreading rapidly, adding yet another viral moment to the news and the news that Trump is [4:59] positioning himself as a staunch supporter of the military during his second presidential term. Throughout his political career, [5:03] Trump has frequently emphasized patriotism, military spending and support for veterans. But critics argue moments like the [5:12] Memorial Day joke undermine those messages and create unnecessary controversy during solemn national events. The clip continues spreading rapidly [5:23] on this, adding yet another viral moment to Trump's long history of controversial public remarks. And for many viewers, what was meant to be a day honoring fallen American heroes quickly turned into another political firestorm surrounding the president himself. [5:41] himself. [5:42] Four hundred thousand souls rest on these grounds, these beautiful grounds, in the sacred [5:48] soil which is first consecrated in the hours of America's greatest division to be eternal [5:55] symbol of national unity. [5:58] It cannot be by chance alone that the very first service member laid to rest here in [6:04] this place of supreme sacrifice was a Union soldier by the name of Private Christ Mann, [6:12] Private William Henry Chrisman of Pennsylvania, who died at 19 years old. [6:21] He was a great young man, they say. [6:25] Beside him are more than 18,000 other young men named William, over 20,000 named John, [6:31] over 13,000 named James, joined over time by Isaac, Elijah, Earls, Hanks, Helens, Wands, [6:45] Margaret's, Marius, Donald's, not too many, and others whose names tell the true story [6:57] of American greatness, and greatness it is. [7:00] Here beneath arching trees and white stones so beautiful, these many are made one again, [7:06] united forever as brothers and sisters in arms and children of our fathers in heaven. [7:14] Thank you. [7:15] Thank you.