Virtually all Democrats (with notable exceptions like Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema) avoided applauding President Trump’s State of the Union address like the plague, even at moments that transcended politics.
There was no more an egregious example than when the president introduced former Tuskegee Airman Brigadier General Charles McGee.
According to journalist Ben Jacobs, even then a group of Democratic Reps. including Ilhan Omar, Rashida Tlaib, and Mark Pocan didn’t stand for McGee, one of the last surviving Tuskegee Airmen.
A small cluster of Democrats including Rashida Tlaib, Ilhan Omar and Mark Pocan don’t stand for Charles McGee, the former Tuskegee Airman introduced by Trump
— Ben Jacobs (@Bencjacobs) February 5, 2020
The Washington Examiner reports:
During his address, Trump honored McGee and his great-grandson Iain, 13, who “aspires to go to the Air Force Academy.”
“Sitting beside Iain tonight is his great hero. Charles McGee was born in Cleveland, Ohio, one century ago. Charles is one of the last surviving Tuskegee Airmen, the first black fighter pilots, and he also happens to be Iain’s great-grandfather,” the president said.
.@realDonaldTrump recognizes a young boy at the #SOTU who he says looks forward to joining the #SpaceForce one day.
His grandfather was a Tuskegee Airman during World War II. pic.twitter.com/xxHx9ubxoM
— Washington Examiner (@dcexaminer) February 5, 2020
“After more than 130 combat missions in World War II, he came back to a country still struggling for civil rights and went on to serve America in Korea and Vietnam. On Dec. 7, Charles celebrated his 100th birthday,” Trump continued. “A few weeks ago, I signed a bill promoting Charles McGee to brigadier general. And earlier today, I pinned the stars on his shoulders in the Oval Office. General McGee: Our nation salutes you.”
Tlaib and Omar broke with their fellow “Squad” member Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez in attending the president’s address.
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It is an embarrassment to most Americans that these democrats represent America when
they hate this country—we need to vote these horrible people out of office NOW!! Talib and
AOC are in trouble and they know it—-VOTE against these shameful women!!
AOC & SQUAD AND ANY OTHER DEMS REFUSING TO ACKNOWLEDGE, EXPRESS GRATITUDE AND APPLAUD OUR ALL BLACK TUSKEGEE PILOTS FOR THEIR HEROIC SERVICE IN WWII AND DURING THE KOREAN WAR AND VIET NAM IS APPALLING AND DEMONSTRATES THAT THESE GOV’T. MEMBERS ARE NOT WORTHY OF THEIR GOV’T. POSITIONS, SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF THEMSELVES, BUT DON’T HAVE THE COMMON DECENCY.
TBTG WE HAVE A PRESIDENT IN DONALD TRUMP WHO CONSISTENTLY ACKNOWLEDGES THE GIFT TO OUR NATION AND ALL OF US, THE PERSONAL DEDICATION, SERVICE & ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF ANY OF OUR CITIZENS…NO MATTER WHAT RACE/COLOR THEY ARE.
GOD BLESS AMERICA AND ALL WHO PROUDLY SERVE/PROTECT HER!