Donald Trump bombarded with pictures of Obama in the rain after WW1 cemetery no-show

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Donald Trump did not fulfil a scheduled visit to a First World War cemetery because of the rain. Bad weather grounded the presidential helicopter and security concerns about a quickly organised motorcade for the two-hour drive out of Paris meant other senior officials were sent on the visit. Criticism of the president of the United States has intensified since, with British MPs joining the clamour. Trump is currently in France for the 100th anniversary of the end of the First World War. [caption id="attachment_207942" align="alignnone" width="3000"] Donald Trump in Washington before his trip to Europe (Credit: Mark Wilson)[/caption] After meeting Emmanuel Macron, Trump was due to travel to travel to Belleau Wood, a battlefield where US troops made a key breakthrough against a German advance trying to enter Paris. It was this battle which is said to have proven to Allied troops that the Americans - fresh to the war efforts after entering it in 1917 - were capable of fighting alongside them. The battle has become a key piece of lore for the US Marine Corps, and is presumably something that a US president would be keen to commemorate with a visit. Unless it is raining of course, in which case it's a real no-go. That was the case for Trump, who rather than visit the battlefield, opted instead to send Chief of Staff General John Kelly and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Joe Dunford in his stead, citing "scheduling and logistical difficulties caused by the weather." So, Twitter is now peppering the president of the United States with pictures of his predecessor Barack Obama, in the rain. Talking in the rain, walking in the rain, applauding in the rain, laying wreaths in the rain. Just doing rain things. https://twitter.com/BRSMatthew/status/1061385646571429889 https://twitter.com/Abraxsys/status/1061340015643381760 https://twitter.com/Jessiand2/status/1061344888401416195 https://twitter.com/Zdendas1/status/1061365890111938568 https://twitter.com/politvidchannel/status/1061362138709544960 https://twitter.com/Erik_Wells/status/1061334719772704768 https://twitter.com/Recon7997/status/1061356176871448576 https://twitter.com/liberrygirl65/status/1061395133004840960 https://twitter.com/aandrefpeltier/status/1061389108147339265 https://twitter.com/BethanyPrimrose/status/1061390653400276992 https://twitter.com/MrFilmkritik/status/1061389547173494784 https://twitter.com/Derek_Hennett/status/1061363877093564416 https://twitter.com/conbontalk/status/1061293510643630082 https://twitter.com/justthinking014/status/1061406133875818496 https://twitter.com/JeffytheThoyd/status/1061247293658161152 https://twitter.com/DarrellWest1984/status/1061401992705269760 https://twitter.com/sthannigan/status/1061359650963099648 Nothing about his penchant for drone strikes though.