We hate to break it to fans of Fawlty Towers and Monty Python's Flying Circus, but John Cleese has contracted a raging case of TDS and is beyond cure. We were set the other day to publish a post on Cleese's tendency to repost lies about Israel, but in this case, he went after President Donald Trump in a poorly thought-out post that he decided to delete.
As you know, Tuesday was Veterans' Day, and as is the custom, Trump laid a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. Cleese might have thought to take the day off from TDS posting, but instead he decided to run with a "joke" inspired by Atlantic fabulist Jeffrey Goldberg, saying what he saw in the photo of the event was Trump laying a wreath at the Tomb of the "Unknown Loser."
Cleese deleted the post, but not before someone captured a screenshot:
John Cleese's disgusting remarks about fallen soldiers.
— Basil the Great (@Basil_TGMD) November 12, 2025
What the hell is wrong with these people? pic.twitter.com/LvaKN7NT5w
Slagging off the unknown soldier is a new low for John Cleese. https://t.co/f3FbyKzlWi
— Paz49 (@BritisherPaz49) November 12, 2025
TDS. It's a mass psychosis. On another note, why'd he have to open his fat mouth because now I'm going to feel weird watching anything he's in - and I grew up on his movies.
— ploppity plop (@supercalifrag33) November 12, 2025
Has Cleese got dementia to post something like that?
— Old Sarge (@MichaelGrahamSC) November 12, 2025
I've been a fan for 50 years and he just lost me with this.
I'm beginning to think his account was taken over by an activist grandchild
— Al Bon Deega (@AlBonDeega) November 12, 2025
John Cheese is out to destroy his legacy.
— Mr T (@TheMancMrT) November 12, 2025
It must be nice being that rich and distanced from reality.
Look if he want to piss on his 'legend' status, let him.
— Ann Drogyne (@AnnDrogyne) November 12, 2025
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I had to check it was actually him, not a parody account. Disgraceful thing to post. A boomer like him must know what the unknown soldier represents.
— Orwellwasright Abouttheleft 🏴 (@IMissHitchSlaps) November 12, 2025
Im unsure why he took aim at this. It isn’t the slightest bit funny. It’s disrespectful and just unbecoming of a Brit gent.
— J A (@jamesan56549131) November 12, 2025
This isn't a good look.
— Bewildered Brit 🇬🇧🏴 (@CurtTeeBee) November 12, 2025
Somehow, I get the feeling he’s not writing these tweets anymore.
— Thanworth (@orlandoratel) November 12, 2025
Sadly, we're pretty sure he is. Cleese is a little too anxious to hit that Post button. This isn't the first TDS post he's deleted; there was this one back in May:
Hi @JohnCleese! Why did you delete this? pic.twitter.com/sSQ03kfSO9
— Jack Posobiec (@JackPosobiec) May 10, 2025
He's also recently reposted posts about ICE "arresting" a six-year-old girl and Erika Kirk applying fake tears before a Turning Point USA event.
Sad.
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