didn t have an understanding of what he was asking. a lot of this took place over the last couple of weeks. that s not enough time to pull this off. i engine it rains, he will offer that as an excuse for why nobody showed up. there lots and lots of people who are specifically not going to send a message that this is the wrong thing to do. dwight eisenhower was clear that this is america s holiday. it s not supposed to be for any individual. now it s become donald trump s high end barmitzvah. he seized control over something that belongs to all of us. it s not about him. he acts like he s living in a banana republic. he is backed up by banana republicans and it s another example of how he is wrenching our system away from its origins.