(L-Top) Trump speaks during the Memorial Day wreath-laying ceremony at the Memorial Amphitheater in Arlington National Cemetery on May 26, 2025 in Arlington, Virginia. (Photo by BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images) / (R-Top) US President Donald Trump (L), US Vice President JD Vance (2L), US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth (2R), and MG Trevor Bredenkamp, Commanding General of the Joint Task Force-National Capital Region, salute as the National Anthem is played. / (Bottom) (Photo by BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images)

President Trump wishes a ‘Happy Memorial Day’ to all Americans: ‘including the scum’

On Monday, President Donald Trump extended his holiday greetings to the American public on Memorial Day. In characteristic fashion, the president’s message on Truth Social was accompanied by a few pointed remarks as well, where he referenced those who spent the last four years “trying to destroy our country.” 

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