I dont get to Washington, D.C., as much as I did when I was younger.
When I do, I stop in to see my father.
Sometimes I bring a beer and sit down and catch him up on things.
Donald Trump at Arlington National Ceremony on Aug. 26. The former president has called some veterans “losers” and “suckers.“Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images
I tell him about his namesake grandson, my latest misadventures, and the current state of the republic.
Its a one-way conversation because it takes place at Grave 99, Section 3, in Arlington National Cemetery.
Peter Rodrick was lost in a plane crash off the USS Kitty Hawk in 1979.
I know that was true of my mother.
The exception isDonald Trump.
Its filled with losers.
Khizr Khan said his wife, Ghazala, had not spoken because she was afraid she would break down.
Trump is devoid of feeling the pain of a mother who has sacrificed her son, said Khizr Khan.
He looked like a fucking tourist visiting Jerry Lewis star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
It was gruesomely inappropriate and totally true to his character.
I did wonder if it violated Arlingtons policy of not politicizing Americas most sacred ground.
Turns out I was right.
That the fiasco happened did not surprise me, just the specific details.
He could have just laid a wreath in memory of the 13 dead.
He could have left his own camera crew in the parking lot.
You see, Donald Trump had a choice.
That Trump made the wrong choice should not surprise any American.
