Please accept our apologies, Tom

[pbmus]

Link to tweet

[calimary]

1. Guess that's just one more thing that we'll have to wait to have.

Maybe sometime in 2029?

[Irish_Dem]

2. Trump doesn't understand that good people don't need awards for doing the right thing.

Good people get up every day and try to make the world a little bit better place.
Because it is the right thing to do.

Something foreign to Donald Trump.

He doesn't realize that Tom Hanks is not broken up about the award being taken
away from him. His reward is seeing the results of the good things he has done.

[paleotn]

3. Yep. Good people do good things when no one's watching.

It's the act, not the accolades that determines whether someone is good or not. Donnie is rotten to his soul, if he even has one, so he'll never understand that.

[Irish_Dem]

19. Trump only wants the rewards and awards. He does not have a good bone in his body.

He has no idea what makes good people tick.

[BaronChocula]

35. He is the opposite of Tom Hanks

who will probably wear this turnaround as a badge of honor. He is a true class act which is something I never thought I'd say back in the day watching "Bosom Buddies."

[Irish_Dem]

36. Yes Trump is the opposite of Tom Hanks.

Hanks is a true talent and artistic genius.
And works hard to make the world a better place.
He has come a long way since he began his career!

[KitFox]

4. Just another paltry, pathetic vengeful act that will never take the place of what he really craves:

To be a person who is genuinely beloved by so many. Some examples among many. JFK - so he destroyed the Rose Garden and took over the Kennedy Center; President O’Bama for a hundred reasons; Taylor Swift; Military Generals; Dr. Fauci. The list of those he is jealous and envious of is long and ever growing. Deep down he abhors the MAGA crowd and the sycophants surrounding him, as evidenced by how cavalierly he uses and discards people. He doesn’t have friends or mates or a loving spouse and family. He is an empty vacuous subhuman, lying, cheating shell who will never realize what a fool’s game revenge really is.

[pbmus]

7. Welcome to DU, you are gonna do just fine here

[KitFox]

10. Thank you, pbmus! I have been a reader for many years and finally

officially joined a few months ago. I can’t begin to tell you all how much DU has contributed to my sanity through the Bush and Drump years! 😊

[pbmus]

11. Again, welcome, we need all the sanity we can muster

[FadedMullet]

12. Wow, new guy, you got game! Welcome aboard. Well written. I'm going to start a much longer list.....

......of more of the folks Trumps has attacked and share it with my RWNJ coffee friends for their reaction.

[Joinfortmill]

24. Say it again!

[calimary]

39. What a great post! Offering much-needed and very wise perspective

And Welcome to DU, KitFox!

[PortTack]

42. Nailed it!

[Skittles]

47. PREACH IT, KITFOX

you nail it, Trump truly is a vile piece of utter SHIT

[BurnDoubt]

5. A Black Hole Of NEED!

[malaise]

6. THIS

From a detestable creep

[MorbidButterflyTat]

8. What a petty piece of shit

[BidenRocks]

9. Ghouliani is available!

He represents how I feel about our armed forces right now.

When we get back in power, this complicit military needs to be downsized.

They have too much time to kiss chumps ass, so we reduce their numbers and quit pissing off the world.

Anyone who doesn't honor their oath should face execution! What, too harsh?

This is not a fucking game!

When they invade and kill Americans, we'll talk again.

(Yes, I am losing my shit!)

[Jarqui]

13. If I'm Tom, I'd be taking this as reassurance that I'm on the right track -

- doing good for my country - that I've been making the fascists/authoritarians uncomfortable.
That to me, under the circumstances we find ourselves in, seems better than any award they could hand out.

Most literate, informed, non racist people already know that ...

Way to go, Tom !!

[niyad]

14. Remind me again why we are paying the obscene, outrageous sums of

money that we do for those academies?

[Cha]

15. Mahalo Amy McGrath! You speak for

many of us who are heartsick about this Snub of the Army to Tom Hanks.. Who gave so Much to Them.

I wonder if anyone in the Army has any Twinges of Regrets about the Traitor to the USA calling the Shots for them?

Amy McGrath...

Amy McGrath is a former Marine fighter pilot and political candidate from Kentucky, known for being the first woman to fly a combat mission for the Marine Corps.

Found on Bing

TY!

[leanforward]

16. Count me in to all comments above

I, too, am sick and tired of this suppression.

[Cha]

18. Mahalo, leanforward...

[tavernier]

17. Mr. Hanks has received so many accolades and praise

and honors over the years from actual members of our actual military.

He needs no trinkets from the Chinese dollar store version.

[BoRaGard]

20. tiny repube fee fees cannot take it

what a pathetic loser the repubes are submissive to

[B.See]

21. Makes me think of what Kamala said

on a recent appearance on Colbert, in response to his saying how she predicted all that has come to pass. To which she responded by saying what she didn't predict or expect was the CAPITULATION.

Turns out many who we thought would have some degree of integrity, or even a BACKBONE,

have NEITHER.

[Magoo48]

22. The United States military cannot ride the fence on this situation.

Right now, it looks like they’re going to support fascism over the US Constitution and freedom. So, that’s a little bit fucked up.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

25. The military understands tactical retreats to maintain strategic goals. That may apply here. . . . nt

[Joinfortmill]

23. Trump is a stain on our nation. Remove him.

[Norbert]

26. I assume Jon Bon Jovi will get the same treatment.

[SocialDemocrat61]

27. He was great in Bosom Buddies!

[LetMyPeopleVote]

29. Trump Goes After Beloved Actor Tom Hanks, Calling Him 'Destructive' And 'WOKE'

The president hoped that the Oscars and other "Fake Awards Shows" would "review their Standards and Practices in the name of Fairness and Justice."

Trump Goes After Beloved Actor Tom Hanks, Calling Him 'Destructive' And 'WOKE'

The president hoped that the Oscars and other "Fake Awards Shows" would "review their Standards and Practices in the name of Fairness and Justice."

www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...

— Kim-M 26947 (@kimberlymorgan.bsky.social) 2025-09-08T15:06:35.485Z

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-goes-after-beloved-actor-tom-hanks-calling-him-destructive-and-woke_n_68bed7dae4b0b40e31a8d220

President Donald Trump praised West Point on Monday for “smartly” canceling a ceremony to honor Tom Hanks that was planned for later in the month, calling the actor “destructive” and “WOKE.”

West Point planned to award Hanks for his advocacy for veterans and portrayal of service members in several of his projects — “Saving Private Ryan,” “Band of Brothers” and “Forrest Gump” among them.

He would have received the school’s Sylvanus Thayer Award, which is typically given to an “outstanding citizen” who did not attend the academy. Since its creation in the 1950s, the award’s honorees have included former Presidents Barack Obama, George W. Bush and Ronald Reagan, along with journalist Tom Brokaw, Justice Sandra Day O’Connor and Secretary of State Madeleine Albright.

Hanks has been critical of Trump. In February, he appeared on “Saturday Night Live” to play a racist Trump supporter who refused to shake the hand of Black cast member Keenan Thompson.....

Trump said the cancellation was an ”mportant move!”

“We don’t need destructive, WOKE recipients getting our cherished American Awards!!!” Trump posted Monday on Truth Social, before wondering if other award shows would follow suit.

“Hopefully the Academy Awards, and other Fake Award Shows, will review their Standards and Practices in the name of Fairness and Justice. Watch their DEAD RATINGS SURGE!” he said.

[niyad]

32. Hey, krasnov, if all those award shows are "fake", then who cares what

their "standards" are? Your whining, pathetic, petulant hatred for those smarter than you, more talented than you, better looking than you, and clearly more loved than you is so embarrassingly obvious. You are completely disgusting, revolting, and dishonourable.

[llmart]

30. I thought they were supposed to be so courageous and bravve, etc. etc.

Bunch of cowards who were bullied by Trump and caved.

[niyad]

33. Pathetic, are they not?

[popsdenver]

31. We can get back at them..........

Have the Academy Awards Ceremony next time around, give credit to his incredible performances depicting the excellence of U.S. Military, in a special half hour addition to the awards ceremony......With massive numbers of ALL the Citizens watching it........AND do not let the public know it until it happens, so MR. POOPY STINKY PANTS can't discredit his contributions before hand.....

[calimary]

37. THAT is a most interesting idea!

[popsdenver]

38. And THIS

Another thing that is critically needed but not being done.


"They" are still walking down the Jungle Path, swatting at mosquitoes, completely oblivious to the herd of charging Elephants......(pun intended)





Every last Dem in the Congress should be CONSTANTLY outspoken daily and railing on the Republicans in Congress, much like Newsome is doing...............

The dems should be launching a barrage of facts against them on a daily basis, putting THE REPUBLICANS constantly on the Defensive, not the Republicans putting us on the defensive daily........

The down ballot Republicans should be targeted repeatedly, every day, by ALL the down ballot Dems,,,,,, before the next mid-term election......IT IS TRULY *THOSE* REPUBLICANS IN CONGRESS THAT HAVE ENABLED MR. POOPY PANTS, EVERY STEP OF THE WAY..........

In addition, these congressional Dems and the Dem party should be going all out, like never before, to make sure Dem voters are legitimately registered, and encouraging the massive numbers of voters who didn't/haven't voted to get registered AND vote in 2026..........

Back in the Clinton's run up to elections, the Clintons and Dems assembled a war room that went into action.....over night they focused on what was being said THAT DAY by the Republicans, and worked all night, every night, making video ads against what was said, and bought ad time on all the major networks to air the next morning and all day, into the evening!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! And the Dem voters rained on their efforts with campaign donations........

[calimary]

41. And they're all terrified of him.

He’s a big balloon of hot lava. And it seems like almost everybody is curling up on the ground and letting him erupt.

[Paladin]

45. THAT needs to happen. Big-time. (nt)

[Beowulf42]

34. What?

I served in the U.S. Army as an officer and this is a disgrace to all the divergent, faithful Americans who shut up and showed up during Viet Nam. I hang my head in sorrow for what my arm of the military is doing in our name.

[spanone]

40. President shitstain smears a real Patriot.

Wear it like a badge of honor, Mr. Hanks.

[popsdenver]

46. I can only imagine,

if Trump isn't stopped, at some point he will ban every actor that isn't a fanatical psychopathic Extreme Right Wing Actor like Jon Voight....

[Paul-EM]

43. life imitating art

It's disheartening to have a remorseless, heartless, bigoted, vindictive child in the White House. President Eric Cartman.

[Evolve Dammit]

44. Can't have any views that disagree from Der Feurher. Total control is the goal.

[Grumpy Old Guy]

48. Did I miss any?

Band of Brothers, The Pacific, Grayhound, Masters of the Air, Saving Private Ryan, the Bridge of Spies and Forrest Gum are all excellent stories about Americans at war. What did Lt. Bonespurs do besides avoid venereal disease?