President Donald Trump marked Memorial Day with a barrage of Truth Social posts attacking political opponents, reviving a familiar holiday tradition of mixing patriotic messaging with personal grievances and campaign-style insults.
The Monday morning posts centered on criticism surrounding the administration’s ongoing negotiations with Iran as concerns grow over delays in reaching a nuclear agreement and instability tied to the Strait of Hormuz blockade.
“I laugh at all of the Dumocrats, RINOS, and Fools who know nothing about the potential deal I am making with Iran,” Trump wrote in a lengthy Truth Social post Monday.
The president singled out several Republicans by name, including Sen. Thom Tillis (R-North Carolina), Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-Louisiana) and Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Kentucky), accusing them of disloyalty and weak leadership while defending his handling of negotiations.
Trump also attacked the Obama-era Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, commonly known as the Iran nuclear deal.
“The deal with Iran will either be a great and meaningful one, or there will be no deal,” Trump wrote. “It will be the exact opposite of the JCPOA disaster negotiated by the failed Obama Administration.”
A separate Memorial Day post struck a more traditional tone, though it still referenced partisan divisions.
“Happy Memorial Day to all, including the Dumocrats, who disrespect our Military,” Trump wrote before adding, “God Bless those that have made the ultimate sacrifice. I love you all!”
The posts quickly drew criticism online, with opponents arguing the holiday should focus solely on honoring fallen service members rather than partisan attacks.
Trump has long faced scrutiny over his own military record.
During the Vietnam War era, he received five draft deferments, including four educational deferments and one medical deferment for bone spurs, according to historical Selective Service records.
Holiday social media outbursts have become a recurring feature of Trump’s political style. During Christmas 2025, Trump posted more than 100 times overnight on Truth Social, targeting Democrats, political rivals and prosecutors connected to his criminal cases.
One Christmas message read, “Merry Christmas to all, including the many Sleazebags who loved Jeffrey Epstein.”
Trump also used holiday messaging similarly during his first term. Amid the 2018 government shutdown fight over border wall funding, he posted on X, “I am all alone (poor me) in the White House waiting for the Democrats to come back and make a deal on desperately needed Border Security.”
Memorial Day has produced some of Trump’s most controversial statements. In 2023, he referred to political opponents as “human scum” in a Memorial Day message while accusing them of destroying the country.
This year’s posts came before Trump attended ceremonies at Arlington National Cemetery alongside Vice President JD Vance and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.
Critics argue that Trump’s holiday rhetoric often overshadows the purpose of national observances. Supporters, however, have defended the president’s online style as direct and unfiltered, qualities they say continue to resonate with his political base.
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