WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump on Friday turned an early Memorial Day remembrance of fallen U.S. service members into a quasi reelection campaign rally with bikers on the White House lawn.
The Republican president lashed out at Democrats Joe Biden and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi for disagreeing with his handling of China during the coronavirus pandemic, calling them “sick.” Trump highlighted military spending and changes that he said had led to high satisfaction with Department of Veterans Affairs's services.
He said he had more work to do, noted his political support among bikers and urged them to vote in November. “We don't want to destroy our country,” he said from the Blue Room Balcony overlooking the South Lawn, which was soggy