President Trump was pretty roundly criticized on social media when he missed a ceremony Sunday at a WWI memorial and cemetery in France. On Tuesday morning he took to Twitter to explain that zero visibility is what kept his helicopter from making the trip.
By the way, when the helicopter couldn’t fly to the first cemetery in France because of almost zero visibility, I suggested driving. Secret Service said NO, too far from airport & big Paris shutdown. Speech next day at American Cemetery in pouring rain! Little reported-Fake News!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 13, 2018
Comedian Sarah Silverman was not pleased.
Trump you fucking pussy. Too entitled to serve our country when called, too afraid of your stupid hair getting wet to honor those braver than you. You FUCK. (Don’t @ me w/ he couldn’t fly- it was a 90 minute drive). https://t.co/lJsxwvIrvI
— Sarah Silverman (@SarahKSilverman) November 10, 2018
Hey, when it comes down to the Secret Service or Sarah Silverman, who are you going to listen to?
Hey, look, an actual helicopter pilot:
When Sarah Silverman says HMX-1 should have flown regardless of the weather, Naval Aviators the world over sit up and listen. https://t.co/6GKscgyxeL
— Joe Pilot, MD (@JoeSilverman7) November 13, 2018
And in that aircraft, that pilot is king. If they say they aren't going to fly, they aren't going to fly.
— GOP Pouncer (@Mellecon) November 13, 2018
The HMX-1 helicopter aircraft commanders are specifically selected for that kind of judgement and strength of character.
— Joe Pilot, MD (@JoeSilverman7) November 13, 2018
I’m no fancy pilot, but I’d like to think they have a motto that’s something like “don’t take chances when you’re flying the President.”
— Chicago Ultra 50 (@ChicagoUltra50) November 13, 2018
It’s probably an important consideration…
— Joe Pilot, MD (@JoeSilverman7) November 13, 2018
I mean if something happened to the president when you’re flying that’s probably a lot of paperwork.
— Chicago Ultra 50 (@ChicagoUltra50) November 13, 2018
Oh yea, brutal to be sure.
— Joe Pilot, MD (@JoeSilverman7) November 13, 2018
The general understanding about naval aviators with a special card to take off in bad weather and low visibility is that the card is only given to those smart and wise enough to never use it.
— Jerry Hendrix (@JerryHendrixII) November 14, 2018
That’s what I was told 🙂
— Joe Pilot, MD (@JoeSilverman7) November 14, 2018
For the record, he couldn't drive either. It's a massive process to secure a safe route, especially on foreign soil. Takes days of planning.
— Kevin Cerrito (@photoartist9) November 13, 2018
If he drove, the US MSM wouldve said, 'how dare he clogged the roads for 50 miles?' no win. plus, USSS makes that kind of call. not safe. wouldnt have driven clinton, or bush or obama. easy call.
— Joseph Curl (@josephcurl) November 14, 2018
Damn those regs that say the pilot-in-command makes such decisions. Wait, no, that really does seem like good sense.
— Dave Lynn (@freddavelynn) November 14, 2018
The new regs clearly state “acoording to ceiling and visibility or whatever Sarah Silverman seems safe.” I thought these people were just weapons experts, turns out they are master aviators also. Now I know why movie people rack shotguns repeatedly to scare people.
— Jerry Aldeeni (@AldeeniJ) November 13, 2018
Attacking the prez over this rain thing is so pathetic there are plenty of reasons to go the extra mile to protect @POTUS and I'm glad they did https://t.co/zADEYN2MrJ
— Charles Gasparino (@CGasparino) November 14, 2018
Wow! Her comments when Obama didn’t attend Armistice Day events 7 of his 8 years in office must have been brutal.?
— ❌ LCDR Gary Hammond ❌ (@LCDRGEHammond) November 14, 2018
And the time President Obama put up barricades around the open-air World War II Memorial on the National Mall … you should have heard her language then.
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— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) October 22, 2018
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