Earlier today, President Donald Trump held a "Celebration of America" event after canceling the Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles' visit (less than 10 players were reportedly set to attend).
And even though the event was SUPPOSED to be for the 1,000 or so Eagles fans who were to attend the original event, it doesn't seem like many (if any) actually showed.
I’ve asked 6 of the “fans” at the White House who was the @Eagles quarterback during the super bowl. Not ONE person knew. @NBCPhiladelphia
BUT IT GETS EVEN CRAZIER. At one point in the event Trump stopped singing the words to "God Bless America" — he either forget the lyrics, simply didn't know them, or just flat-out refused to sing.
At his Celebration of America event, Trump doesn't appear to know the words to "God Bless America."
Naturally, people were quick to pile on.
lol Trump got two lines into "God Bless America" before giving up
People were quick to point out Trump's faux pas and how it compared to the NFL's ongoing national anthem controversy.
@NBCNews I guarantee you that most NFL players know more words to this song than our President. He literally only sang about 6 words.
Jokes were made...
...hypothetical scenarios were envisioned...
"mr. president do you maybe want to learn the words before you go out there?" "no, I'll just nod my head cluelessly during this pointless spectacle I orchestrated to show how patriotic I am. no one will notice."
...and judgment was cast.
After all that, @realDonaldTrump:
Even some RuPaul's Drag Race jokes were made.
Some found humor in the few words that Trump actually DID decide to sing...
@EdKrassen @NBCNews “Nmm mm nn nm mnn PRAIRIES mmm mnnn nmmm mmmn nn”
...and others poked fun at the fact that at an event dedicated to patriotism, he flubbed the words to a patriotic song.
trump: they MUST stand during national anthem also trump: god bless america, land that i love ..................................from the light that was high up above............mountains..........pear seed........ocean white glove.....god bless america
And on a serious note, some pointed out the irony that the man who wrote "God Bless America" was in fact an immigrant to the States.
Trump now singing God Bless America, written by Ирвинг Берлин, an immigrant Russian Jew also known as Israel Beilin, and later known as Irving Berlin. He arrived at age 5 with his parents, fleeing the pogroms. Luckily, border control didn't separate him from his parents.
Alright, let's wrap things up with this lyric video of the words Trump decided to sing:
When you know the lyrics to God Bless America
Maybe practice one more time through for next time, OK?!
