--- title: "9 hilarious responses to Pitbull’s absurd Memorial Day tweet" date: "2019-01-28" modified: "2020-10-22" authors: - name: "Blake Stilwell" job_title: "Editor-In-Chief, Air Force Veteran" link: "https://www.wearethemighty.com/authors/blake/" url: "https://www.wearethemighty.com/articles/9-hilarious-responses-to-pitbulls-absurd-memorial-day-tweet/" categories: - "Entertainment" --- # 9 hilarious responses to Pitbull’s absurd Memorial Day tweet ![]() So yeah, celebrities are as susceptible as any other civilian for confusing Memorial Day and Veterans Day. After pointing out the difference, it's best to just let it go...with most people. Every now and then, some tone-deaf stuff comes from a celebrity social media account. --- Forget [Ivanka Trump's champagne popsicles]() and stay silent on [Ariel Winter's bikini photo tribute]() to America's fallen because Mr. Worldwide definitely took the cake on Memorial Day 2017. Today we remember those who made the ultimate sacrifice for America [#MemorialDay]() [pic.twitter.com/yrnGIdB2St]() — Pitbull (@pitbull) [May 29, 2017]() Yes, that's a tweet a musician with 24.4 million followers actually tweeted to all of them on Memorial Day 2017. Not to be outdone, Twitter let him know he done wrong. Not enough to make him want to take it down, of course. But still, now we can relive this moment forever. ### 1. #TYFYS ![]() *@theseantcollins* ### 2. Honoring Pitbull's sacrifice. ![]() *@AnnDabromovitz* ### 3. Jonboy311s does not follow. ![]() *@jonboy311s/@Advil* ### 4. Check and Mate, Liam. ![]() *@GGMcClanahan/@stan\_shady13* ### 5. The double-take we all shared. [pic.twitter.com/B02sWaWqV2]() — DigitalBridget ?? (@BridgetMarie) [May 29, 2017]() ### 6. Nothing says "you messed up" like a Crying Jordan meme. ![]() *@hitman41165* ### 7. Me too, honestly. ![]() *@kingswell/@cmlael67* ### 8. Some gave all. ![]() *@cabot\_phillips* ### 9. ... And then there was one reply to rule them all. Back atcha brother. [pic.twitter.com/uaU7iZPdtl]() — Jos A Banks (@theJoshBanks) [May 29, 2017]() ## Author Blake Stilwell is We Are The Mighty's Editor-in-Chief, covering military news, entertainment, and history, along with veteran education, employment and entrepreneurship. He is a former U.S. Air Force combat cameraman with degrees in Graphic Design, Television and Film, International Relations, Public Relations, Business Management and Middle Eastern Affairs. After leaving the military, he began working in film and television production in New York and Los Angeles, work that included ABC News, NBC Olympics, and HBO Sports. He then spent two years in Washington with White House Communications, before joining the Near East Foundation. At NEF he served as an International Development Fellow, then Communications Officer, and finally, Media Officer for the Middle East and Africa. Based in the Palestinian Territory, he coordinated strategic communications between eight country offices, international media, and government and NGO partners. He began a career focused on writing and editing in 2015 with We Are The Mighty. He left in 2019 for Military.com, but returned as Editor-in-Chief in 2025. Blake’s work has been seen on CBS News, Fox News, CBC, The Chicago Tribune, Task & Purpose, Military Times, Recoil, Skillset, American History, and was shockingly even used in a Supreme Court argument. He is an avid traveler and small business owner in Ohio, where he spends most of his energy fixing up a very old house. ### Author social links [Facebook]() [Twitter]() [Instagram]() [LinkedIn]()