Democrat members of Congress posted messages about Memorial Day that were mocked and ridiculed so much that they both deleted their posts. Reps. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota and Cori Bush of Missouri, both members of "The Squad," appeared to misunderstand the purpose of Memorial Day in their posts on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter. "On #MemorialDay, we honor the heroic men and women who served our country. We owe them more than our gratitude — they have more than earned access to quality mental health services, job opportunities, housing assistance, and the benefits they were promised," Omar's tweet read. 'Patriots know the difference. You are no patriot.' "This #MemorialDay & every day, we honor our veterans in St. Lous," read Bush's tweet. "We must invest in universal health care, affordable housing, comprehensive mental health services, and educational & economic opportunities for our veterans as we work to build a world free of war and violence." Critics on social media noted that their messages appeared to imply that the holiday was to celebrate veterans instead of the military members who had died in the defense of the United States. While both Democrats deleted their posts, screenshots were circulated by those ridiculing the pair. "Ilhan Omar also deleted her tweet where she confused Veterans Day with Memorial Day. I guess she realized you can’t give jobs and housing to dead servicemembers who gave their lives for our country," responded the popular "Libs of TikTok" account. "No. This isn’t about honoring us Veterans. It’s about honoring the sacrifice made by those who gave their very lives in service of The United States of America! Patriots know the difference. You are no patriot. At least not to America," read one response. "How many times do these two have to prove they are STUPID?" replied another detractor. "Anybody care to admit they voted for either of this pair of morons?" Bush later posted a more appropriate message. "This #MemorialDay, we honor those who served and lost their lives for our country, and we hold in our hearts the loved ones they’ve left behind," she wrote. Omar had posted a separate message on a different account. "On Memorial Day, let’s say thank you to the brave men and women who selflessly sacrificed their lives in service to our country," Omar wrote. Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

A surfer said that he was knocked off his board by a shark and the incident prompted officials to shut down a beach on Memorial Day. Evan Garcia told KTTV-TV that he was surfing on Sunday at San Clemente Beach at sunset when he came face to face with a shark. 'My mom bought me that board... and that board saved my life.'"When that thing hit me from below, I knew right away that it was a shark. There's people out there who have been injured by sharks. And I'm so lucky that it only got my board," Garcia said. "It was strong enough to knock me completely into the water."He said that he fell into the water and looked straight at the shark. Garcia believes the shark was a juvenile measuring between 4 and 6 feet. The shark left a foot-long bite mark on his 7-foot board. "My mom bought me that board three years ago and I've surfed with that board in Mexico," he added. "I've surfed with that board all up and down the coast. But he made that board strong and that board saved my life." He says that he showed his board to a life guard and the lifeguard lieutenant sent an image of it to an expert to confirm that it was a shark. After that, officials closed San Clemente Beach for 24 hours. "Ocean water at all City of San Clemente beaches has been closed due to confirmed aggressive shark behavior in the vicinity of T-Street Beach," the city said. "Beaches will remain open, but water access will remain closed until 8 p.m. tonight, pending no additional shark sightings." While some beachgoers were disappointed about the beach ban, they tried to enjoy the day regardless. Some were even seen wading into shallow water. “It’s Memorial Day weekend, we’ll live it up and have fun with the kids regardless and enjoy each other’s company,” said Kylie Andino to the Orange County Register. Garcia said that despite the shark scare, he planned to fly to Hawaii next for a surf vacation. KTTV published the video interview with Garcia on their official YouTube channel. One report found that there had been 201 "confirmed shark incidents" reported from 1950 until 2021, but only 15 of those were fatal incidents. Another 107 involved non-fatal injuries. Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

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