President Donald Trump is facing backlash after using part of his Memorial Day message to attack Democrats in a series of early morning Truth Social posts.

The president began posting shortly after 6 a.m. on Monday. While Memorial Day is traditionally observed as a day of remembrance and national unity, some critics accused Trump of turning the occasion into a political rant.

“Happy Memorial Day to all, including the Dumocrats, who disrespect our Military and all of the tremendous success that it has had over the last year,” Trump wrote on Truth Social, according to UNILAD.

“God Bless those that have made the ultimate sacrifice. I love you all!”

Donald Trump’s Memorial Day message
In a separate post published shortly afterward, Trump wrote: “The Dumocrats have BAD POLICY, AND BAD CANDIDATES. Other than that, they are doing quite well!”

The posts quickly sparked criticism online. One user wrote: “Memorial Day should be about honouring fallen heroes and uniting the nation, not reigniting political divisions or insults,” according to UNILAD.

Another reportedly said: “Does he not realize that there are military folk who are Democrats?? It is HE who is disrespecting the military by being a s**** commander in chief.”

A third commenter added: “That’s horrible. I am republican. I apologize to the many Democrats who are in our military and leadership. This is why we are divided as a nation today. MAGA or not these comments should not be normalized coming from the president of America.

“He hates the troops”
Later in the day, Trump attended a wreath-laying ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery. Criticism continued following the ceremony, including from Iraq War veteran Naveed Shah, head of the veterans advocacy group Common Defense.

Speaking to the Daily Beast, Shah said: “Trump has demonstrated over and over again that he hates the troops,” according to UNILAD.

“From calling the troops who died in WWI ‘suckers and losers,’ to mocking John McCain’s 5 years as a POW, to attacking the Gold Star Khan family, all the way back to 2016 when he lied about donating to Veterans groups.

“He has never missed a chance to dishonor the people he was never brave enough to stand beside.”