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Friday, July 5, 2019

Twitter reacts to Trump's extraordinary history lesson about airports and the Revolutionary War

 President Donald Trump speaks in the rain behind glass during an Independence Day celebration in front of the Lincoln Memorial, Thursday, July 4, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)



Donald Trump gives victory speech at Valley Forge in 1812
Barbara Morrill
Daily Kos Staff
Friday July 05, 2019 · 5:45 AM PDT
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It is a well-established fact that the orange buffoon occupying the Oval Office is an idiot. And at Donald Trump’s taxpayer-funded Fourth of July salute to Donald Trump, he proved it once again with this bit of butchered history:

"In June of 1775, the Continental Congress created a unified Army out of the Revolutionary Forces encamped around Boston and New York, and named after the great George Washington, commander in chief. The Continental Army suffered a bitter winter of Valley Forge, found glory across the waters of the Delaware and seized victory from Cornwallis of Yorktown.
"Our Army manned the air, it rammed the ramparts, it took over the airports, it did everything it had to do, and at Fort McHenry, under the rocket’s red glare it had nothing but victory. And when dawn came, their star-spangled banner waved defiant."

As the Founding Fathers—and Francis Scott Key—rolled over in their graves to say “WTF?!?!” hilarity ensued on Twitter.





  1. Miss Peacock‏ @AltPeapup


    Actual footage of the Battle of LaGuardia. #RevolutionaryWarAirports 





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        2. Lee Alley‏ @lee_alley 3h3 hours ago
      Replying to @AltPeapup @GilesMacDonogh
      There would've been more support but Washington had them attacking the terminals at Dulles. Took longer as the front & back of the shuttle buses look the same.
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    2. Miss Peacock‏ @AltPeapup 1h1 hour ago
    3. The Continental Army was poorly provisioned. They didn’t have shoes or boarding passes. Their carry-ons didn’t fit in the overhead bins of the time and had to be gate checked. Truly, those were American heroes.
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    4. Miss Peacock‏ @AltPeapup 34m34 minutes ago
    5. They were definitely allowed to smoke. Several founding fathers were tobacco farmers.
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      2. Dr. Robert Fortuna‏ @psychdr100 1h1 hour ago
    6. Replying to @AltPeapup @FloraRijn
      Is this where they "rammed the ramparts"?
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    7. Miss Peacock‏ @AltPeapup 1h1 hour ago
    8. We grabbed them by the ramparts.
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      2. Bill Scetrine‏ @WScetrine 13h13 hours ago
    9. Replying to @AltPeapup @helen_it
      My word, those steam driven video cameras did a good job eh???
      1 reply 3 retweets 35 likes







    10. Miss Peacock‏ @AltPeapup 1h1 hour ago
    11. Ben Franklin was a hell of an inventor.
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      2. queen, naturally.
    12. ✨‏ @queennaturally 6h6 hours ago
      Replying to @AltPeapup
      & LaGuardia is still re-building πŸ‘πŸΎπŸ€£
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    13. Miss Peacock‏ @AltPeapup 1h1 hour ago
    14. You aren’t wrong.
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      2. Greg Kennedy‏ @greg_kennedy10 10h10 hours ago
    15. Replying to @AltPeapup
      The battle for baggage inside just went round & round. So much was lost - neither side won
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    16. Miss Peacock‏ @AltPeapup 1h1 hour ago
    17. But some things were inadvertently stolen because all the Redcoats had the same rolly bag.
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      2. Darren Kaplan‏ @DarrenKaplan 4h4 hours ago
    18. Replying to @AltPeapup
      'Tis a battle we continue to fight to this day, particularly when trying to pick up a relative at Terminal B.
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    19. Miss Peacock‏ @AltPeapup 1h1 hour ago
    20. They couldn’t fortify their position because there was no parking permitted in Arrivals. They just had to keep circling until they won a decisive victory.
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      2. dy/dx‏ @IKnowTungsten 8h8 hours ago
    21. Replying to @AltPeapup
      Yes, but I do believe the #BowlingGreenMassacre was more bloody.
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    22. Miss Peacock‏ @AltPeapup 1h1 hour ago
    23. Don’t be silly; the Bowling Green Massacre wasn’t real, unlike the Battle of LaGuardia.
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      2. The Tragic Mulatto‏ @devodian 3h3 hours ago
    24. Replying to @AltPeapup
      At the Battle of #LaGuardia Prisoners from #RikersIsland jumped into East River swam across to LaGuardia and joined The Continental Army
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    25. Miss Peacock‏ @AltPeapup 1h1 hour ago
    26. Telling the untold stories of the Revolution! Did you know most were there only on minor possession charges? Yet they still fought bravely for their country.
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    27. ⚜️Rachael013⚜️ Ⓥ‏ @savage_vegan013 6h6 hours ago
      Replying to @AltPeapup
      one of those soldiers definitely forgot to turn off their ringer on their cell phone, it’s always someone.
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    28. Miss Peacock‏ @AltPeapup 58m58 minutes ago
    29. Back then, you couldn’t get WiFi even in the terminal.
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      2. DudleyDoRight‏ @DudleyD31766412 13h13 hours ago
    30. Replying to @AltPeapup @DogginTrump
      This is so effing wrong. I do not see Princess Venelope in the image at all, leading the brave troops to victory, or Starbucks, which ever is closer.
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    31. Miss Peacock‏ @AltPeapup 1h1 hour ago
    32. Princess Venelope was serving in General Ralph’s Wreck-It brigade on the digital front.
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      2. Joester‏ @beggemoot77 40m40 minutes ago
    33. Replying to @AltPeapup
      yes I remember reading about the skirmish for concourse B the brittish were lined up protecting Burger King the the revolutionary fighters were held off because the moving walkway broke down. But then Samuel Elliot led the charge riding a golf cart.
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    34. Miss Peacock‏ @AltPeapup 36m36 minutes ago
    35. The starvation of our troops on Sunday because the Chick Fil A was closed in Concourse B is a sacrifice that shall not be forgotten!
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      2. AR‏ @ArtRodr13125059 3h3 hours ago
    36. Replying to @AltPeapup
      Wasn’t the shooting down of the Concord the actual start of the war? My history might be a little off....
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    37. Miss Peacock‏ @AltPeapup 9m9 minutes ago
    38. Yes, I definitely read that.
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      2. Janet Sheekey Weiss‏ @janetweisFREE 5h5 hours ago
    39. Replying to @AltPeapup @BethShepard
      There will be another Revolutionary WAR here too if trump wins.
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    40. Miss Peacock‏ @AltPeapup 1h1 hour ago
    41. . . . I have bad news about the election of 2016.
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      2. Dudd Intmatter‏ @4shitsandGrimm 5h5 hours ago
    42. Replying to @AltPeapup
      I’m lost, did I miss something? PLEASE explain...
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    43. Travis Burleson‏ @Travis_Aaron1 3h3 hours ago
    44. The orange faced one said that the army took over airports during the revolutionary war.
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    45. Miss Peacock‏ @AltPeapup 41m41 minutes ago
    46. Sorry to break the news.
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      1. Michael "Mac" McCullough‏ @mightymac1963 6h6 hours ago
    47. Replying to @AltPeapup
      One if by Land Two if by Sea Three if by British Airways!
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      2. PassTheImpeachmentPlease‏ @WIREHNGRS4GOP 13h13 hours ago
    48. Replying to @AltPeapup @DogginTrump
      Twitter can't see how hard I'm laughing right now ..
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    49. timethief‏ @timethief 12h12 hours ago
    50. Me too.
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      2. Alan Lunin‏ @AlanLunin 13h13 hours ago
    51. Replying to @AltPeapup @SSGRet110706
      My mother was born and raised in the Bronx. She went to Queens College of the City of New York. She died 3 years ago. She did not live to see a Pres Trump. She would have been in stiches over this "photograph." Thank you for bring the smile to her heart and mine.
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      1. Deep Thoughts by Jack Handey‏ @RobertKlinc1 6h6 hours ago
    52. Replying to @AltPeapup
      it's actually stunning how most American's don't understand the significance of the Battle of LaGuardia. defending the airport allowed us to keep our troops supplied with musket ammo.
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    53. πŸ‡ΏπŸ‡¦ #Dare2Dream‏ @Roland_Williams 7h7 hours ago
      Replying to @AltPeapup @BruceCGordon
      This thread!!🀣🀣🀣 Let me try one: The day that Paul Revere & the Sons of Liberty threw British tea off the cargo hold onto the runway, before which Revere commandeered a plane at midnight & flew through Charlestown & Lexington, issuing the warning: “1 if by land, 2 if by air”.
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      1. PassTheImpeachmentPlease‏ @WIREHNGRS4GOP 13h13 hours ago
    54. Replying to @AltPeapup @DogginTrump
      Lol can't do justice
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      2. Coloradoz‏ @BenZColorado 12h12 hours ago
    55. Replying to @AltPeapup @DogginTrump
      Not as famous as the painting, "Washington Crossing The Delta Terminal"
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