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https://politicalwire.com/2025/09/30/trump-met-by-silence-at-meeting-of-generals/
Trump Met by Silence at Meeting of Generals
September 30, 2025 at 10:20 am EDT By Taegan Goddard
President Donald Trump was met by silence as he began his address to hundreds of senior U.S. military officers, a contrast from the rousing applause he expects at his speeches, the Washington Post reports.
Said Trump: Ive never walked into a room so silent before.
He continued: If you want to applaud, you applaud.
Said Trump: Ive never walked into a room so silent before.
He continued: If you want to applaud, you applaud.
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Trump Met by Silence at Meeting of Generals (Original Post)
babylonsister
Sep 30
OP
We will applaud when you've met your demise. In fact we'll bring the house down 👏
Deuxcents
Sep 30
#2
Rebl2
(17,152 posts)1. General's No
No thanks. We will stay silent.
Deuxcents
(24,594 posts)2. We will applaud when you've met your demise. In fact we'll bring the house down 👏
Kaleva
(40,038 posts)3. Generals don't applaud or clap. The silence is to be expected.
berksdem
(855 posts)4. Just came here to say thus...
LetMyPeopleVote
(171,999 posts)5. trump orders his generals to give him applause
surfered
(10,057 posts)6. As they should
LetMyPeopleVote
(171,999 posts)7. This stunt backfired

tanyev
(48,186 posts)8. Trump thought he was going to get a 20 minute standing ovation from a room full of men with tears in their eyes.
😒
RedWhiteBlueIsRacist
(1,410 posts)9. "Please clap."--Donald J(eb) Trump
oasis
(53,107 posts)10. What would you expect from a bunch of "suckers
and losers?
LetMyPeopleVote
(171,999 posts)11. These officers are getting a special medal for yesterday

dalton99a
(90,961 posts)12. Trump will order Hegseth to redo the meeting and get it right

