Trumpet Hour

As Arab nations consider softening their enmity against the only democracy in the Middle East, the United States government is doing all it can to help, right? Former National Security Advisor Michael Flynn spent two days visiting what he repeatedly called a “very special place,” the PCG headquarters campus in Edmond, Oklahoma. The general attended the finale of the Celtic Throne Irish dance production, before which he was the one receiving a standing ovation and after which he greeted the young dancers backstage, telling them with emotion, “You are inspiring this nation, and that’s something that we need right now. … Thank you very much, and thank you for your smiles.” He and his team dined with staff members and their families at Armstrong Auditorium that night before a whirl of activity on Monday. General Flynn, an avid swimmer, took advantage of the campus facilities, doing a poolside telephone interview with a local radio station before touring Imperial Academy, the PCG’s K-12 school, where he sat down