One of President Donald Trump’s “inane asides” became a tasteless joke about the fallen soldiers at Arlington National Cemetery on Memorial Day, critics said on social media. (Watch the video below.)

“Why can’t he just deliver a speech on a day like this without being an asshole?” one person wrote on X.

Trump’s address took an off-key turn when he recounted the history of the burial ground. He noted with a giggle that there were not a lot of men named Donald interred there.

“In this sacred soil, which is first consecrated in the hours of America’s greatest division to be eternal symbol, national unity,” he said. “It cannot be by chance alone that the very first service member laid to rest here in this place of supreme sacrifice was a Union soldier by the name of Private Christman. Private William Henry Christman of Pennsylvania, who died, 19 years old. He was a great young man, they say.

“Beside him are more than 18,000 other young men named William, over 20,000 named John, over 13,000 named James — joined over time by Isaac, Elijah, Earls, Hanks, Helens, Juans, Margarets, Marius, Donalds — not too many.”

Trump: 400,000 souls rest on these grounds. Beside him are more than 18,000 other young men named William, over 20,000 named John, over 13,000 named James—joined over time by Isaacs, Elijahs, Earls, Hanks, Helens, Juans, Margarets, Marius, Donalds—not too many. *laughs* pic.twitter.com/g94AfAQ0JH

Trump punctuated his quip with a toothy laugh ― and it didn’t go over well.

“Nothing like making those who died serving their country into a punchline for a joke,” a critic penned.

Besides the setting and circumstance, other optics magnified his detour. He’s a commander-in-chief who has plunged the country into a war of his choosing. He’s been called a draft dodger because at the time of the Vietnam War, he had four deferments for college and one for bone spurs in his heels.

“We know one Donald safely stayed at home with fake bone spurs,” another person wrote, perhaps referring to a dispute over Trump’s medical claim. “The others at Arlington had real wounds, real bravery, real sacrifice. Among them are thousands of brave soldiers from every background and nationality, whose names aren’t props for a joke. This tells you everything about how small he is in a place built for people who gave everything.”

Check out some of the responses here:

There are moments that demand silence, gravity, respect, especially in the shadow of 400,000 names carved into sacrifice.And then there’s Trump, turning a Memorial Day remembrance into a bit about “Donalds… not too many,” followed by a laugh like it’s a roast set instead of…

Has there EVER been a “room” he could “read”? Bloody fookin hell.

He simply can't read a decently-written speech without crapping it up with his inane asides.

“How can I make dead soldiers abt me?” My god he is so fucking tiresome

At Arlington, you don’t play to the crowd. You lower your voice. You remember where you are.Memorial Day is not a stage for punchlines. It is sacred ground, filled with names, grief, courage, and families who paid forever. Pray we never forget that.

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