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Trump Will Not Visit Arlington National Cemetery Today on Veteran’s Day Because…It’s Raining

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Today Americans are celebrating Veteran’s Day, but one particular person will be holed up in his residence because he doesn’t like the rain.

Yes, that person is “president” Donald J. Trump.

According to Washington Post reporter Josh Dawsey, the White House announced “a lid” on presidential movements at 10 a.m. ET, meaning the president is not scheduled to leave the White House for the remainder of the day.

The weather forecast in Washington, DC today is 100% rain.

Trump faced criticism over the weekend for skipping another event commemorating veterans, also due to rain.

The president was scheduled to pay tribute at a ceremony in France at the Aisne-Marne American Cemetery in Belleau, about 50 miles east of Paris, with his wife Melania. But light steady rain and a low cloud ceiling prevented his helicopter from traveling to the site.

“(Their attendance) has been canceled due to scheduling and logistical difficulties caused by the weather,” the White House said in a statement, adding that a delegation lead by Chief of Staff John Kelly, a retired general, went instead.

The decision prompted a rash of criticism on Twitter, with Nicholas Soames, a British member of parliament who is a grandson of former Prime Minister Winston Churchill, saying that Trump was dishonoring U.S. servicemen.

Ben Rhodes, who served as deputy national security adviser for strategic communications under President Barack Obama, said the excuse about the inclement weather did not stand up.

“I helped plan all of President Obama’s trips for 8 years,” he wrote on Twitter. “There is always a rain option. Always.”

Despite the light rain, French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel held a moving ceremony in Compiegne, northeast of Paris, to mark the 100th anniversary of the signing of the World War One armistice.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau attended his own ceremony to pay tribute to Canadian troops killed at Vimy Ridge, on the battlefields of northeastern France.

Of course Twitter is furious that Trump is hiding in the White House all day:

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