Trump admin sends Hegseth to ceremony for remains of US soldiers while president attends fundraiser at Mar-a-Lago

I have never been so embarrassed to be an American than I have these last few months, and now, Donald Trump is completely disrespecting four of my brothers in arms to play golf,

military police corps veteran Blythe Potter, who deployed to Iraq, told Mediate

In this time of profound sorrow, we are reminded of the indomitable bond between our nations,

the U.S. Embassy in Vilnius said in a statement

Karoline Leavittwhite House press secretary

The Secretary of Defense will represent the Administration at the dignified transfer for the four brave U.S. service members who tragically died during a training exercise in Lithuania,

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt told Newsweek

For us, it is more than a duty - it is an emotion. We have experienced trials in our history, and therefore, we understand well what loss is, what death is, what honorable duty is,

he expressed in an impassioned speech to the assembly, which included educators and children proudly waving Lithuanian and U.S. flags to pay tribute to the soldiers, whose loss occurred in a region shrouded with trepidation over Russian expansionism, given its closeness to Ukraine

Imagine a foreign country honouring four dead American soldiers - unlike Trump who says he doesn't know anything about it ... loser POTUS."

One user, @BernardMalmamud, expressed his frustration under a video from a Lithuanian politician showing support for the fallen soldiers, stating

Four of our dead Soldiers will be flying in to Dover this weekend. But you gotta golf,

The user commented

A man's gotta have a code. Trump's code is that the Saudis are paying him millions to host the golf tournament, so that's where he is,

blasted Ron Filipkowski, MeidasTouch. com's editor-in-chief and staunch Trump critic, as he lamented the situation on [specific platform] showcasing an NBC News live blog screenshot that depicted Trump's controversial choice