Trump Says He's Too Busy To Visit American Troops In War Zones, And Besides, It's Not Really Necessary Anyway
AP: On the subject of American soldiers and military overseas, why have you not yet visited a military base in a combat zone like in Iraq and Afghanistan?
Trump: Well, I will do that at some point, but I don’t think it’s overly necessary. I’ve been very busy with everything that’s taking place here.
The above is from an Associated Press interview with the president from yesterday afternoon.
The other day I saw on one of the cable news shows a story about the painting (showing Trump with 9 other Republican presidents) that Trump has hanging in his West Wing private office (not the ceremonial Oval Office). After discussing the painting the tv reporter noted a small object sitting on Trump's desk. "That is his Direct TV remote" the reporter said, "as we know the president watches a lot of tv during the day".
Trump watches 5 or 6 hours of cable news every day, primarily Fox News but also a little of the others. That puts him in a similar category as many of the other 72 year old white males in America.
Last week a reporter for a Canadian newspaper posted Trump's schedule for the day on twitter. There was not a single bit of presidential business on the list, which was filled with ceremonial meet and greets and later in the day , a trip out of state to a Trump rally.
And he's too busy to visit US troops in Afghanistan or other danger zones? Not hardly. Most likely he doesn't care what people think , in combination with the fact that he doesnt want to call attention to the troops over there.
It's not "necessary" to visit the troops overseas, but it is necessary to watch pro trump propaganda on tv all day long and attend trump rallies a couple times a week. Your commander in chief.
related
https://apnews.com/ce719c7d6664400cb6b720ba84af2bc2?utm_medium=AP_Politics&utm_campaign=SocialFlow&utm_source=Twitter
Tags
Who is online
72 visitors
99% of what he does isn't necessary. He isn't necessary.
Thanks for once again stating you despise the Constitution. It’s always good to have people reveal their true feelings
It's not about me Free.
I quoted trump, and correctly noted that he constantly has a tv remote on his White House desk. It is well known that he spends most of his days watching television.
Address Trump's behavior, not me.
The schedule his Whitehouse released shows that he works less than 3 hours each day. Most of his time is spent in "Executive time", in other words watching TV.
“EXECUTIVE TIME”: WHITE HOUSE REBRANDS THE HOURS TRUMP SPENDS ON TWITTER
You said the presidency isn’t necessary so that puts you against our Constitutional Republic. I know you will try and excuse your statements by say only the Trump presidency is unnecessary but that won’t cut it.
He is our president
Total BS
a one day snapshot is not the entirety of ones life or presidency
Trump does more for our nation each week than Obama did in his 8 years
lol. That shit is truly comical.
No [value]
The adage of 'The truth will set you free,' has arrived in the image of the spade.
He said nothing of the sort. Your comment lacks all credibility. Well done.
I'm guessing that recreational marijuana is legal in your state....
What does the constitution have to do with the draft dodger in chief not visiting our troops.?
How do you get that John despises the US Constitution with his statement?
John did nothing of the sort.
That is debatable, unless you are an employee of Vlad Putin. How can you be a follower of Jersus Christ and defend Donald Trump? Trump is everything that Jesus opposed.
Doesn't want to call attention to the troops over there?
How many of us have sons, daughters, fathers, husbands, mothers, wives currently serving in the Armed Forces? How many of those same are over in Iraq, Afghanistan, or Syria? Wouldn't a little acknowledgement of their sacrifice and service be welcome by them?
this guy is a piece of trash...and trash that's not even recyclable
Why would ANYONE have this need for the President of These UNITED STATES to go to an actual "Combat Zone" ?
Is it some are "Hoping" something will …..hmmmmmm ….. "Happen" ?
For the same reasons that Trump needs to go to all of his sycophants campaign rallies, to show support.
Why would anyone think that? Are you under some delusion that we have ever lost a government official while visiting our troops? When has any of them even been injured?
Hell, Trump is more likely to get a boo boo while golfing...
Oh PLEASE. He has ALREADY done a shit ton more for our troops than BO did his entire tenure. That asshole Obama kept our solders battling ISIS under impossible rules of engagement for 8 frigging years. Wonder why the media isn't crowing about how Trump got rid of them in TWO FRIGGING MONTHS simply by changing the rules of engagement and giving our solders a fair fight./s Is it because people will realize BO had no intention of eradicating ISIS at all?
So not a true sentence in that whole post. What an imagination. Trump would be so proud!
Dispute 4.1.9 pal click a link and get in touch with reality
If we listen to you, Obama did nothing and Trump did everything. That is obviously not true. Do I need to post 10 or 15 articles to make that point to you?
Trump gets credit for the defeat of ISIS, fine. Who cares who gets the credit? But the course was already laid out and already underway when he took office. The assault on Mosul was already underway for god's sake. Trump bitched about it during the campaign.
Trump is a pathological liar who takes all the credit for everything and none of the blame for anything. When is that going to dawn on you?
Obama did something alright. He killed THOUSANDS of US soldiers with ridiculous rules of engagement. Which you refuse to debate or acknowledge for obvious reasons.
To funny.
NOW.....credit doesn't count.
Get back on topic. Only warning.
You keep dodging the point, which is Trump gets credit for reversing Obama's fucked up rules of engagement that (unintentionally?) Killed thousands of US soldiers.
You know, his rules of engagement combined with how he literally handed them Mosul ( the caliphate they so desperately wanted) really makes me wonder who's side BO was really on.
You have voiced innumerable nut job conspiracy theories over the years, that is true.
YOU....were off topic ?
I responded to YOUR comment..... which.....and I blush just saying this
….MUST have been "On Topic" ! 
You can't dispute 4.1.9 either. Why not post something ridiculous instead to deflect?/s
Who was responsible for the half assed pullout that CAUSED the fall of Mosul in the first place John?
Unfortunately, you ALREADY post too damn much negative on Trump.
Your statement is treasonous. Unpatriotic. Our soldiers died at the hands of religious nutbags, weapons supplied by arms dealers and a GOP congress that refuses to dutifully conduct American efforts in the region.
Well let's see:
The Bush Administration later sought an agreement with the Iraqi government, and in 2008 George W. Bush signed the U.S.–Iraq Status of Forces Agreement. It included a deadline of 31 December 2011, before which "all the United States Forces shall withdraw from all Iraqi territory. The last U.S. troops left Iraq on 18 December 2011, in accordance with this agreement."
There you go. Any more questions?
I guess that it is okay with you that under Trump, over 1,000 civilians have been killed.
To Whom It May Concern :
Address the seeded article, which is not about Obama.
If I have to lock this article, I will.
If you want to discuss Obama, start your own article.
The best thing Trump did for the military is change the rules of engagement that needlessly cost thousands of US soldiers lives and allowed our military to finally irradiate ISIS after 8 years of failure and stagnation. Is that better John?
And those rules Trump changed were...………………………..?
First of all, WHEN did we expose ISIS to radiation?
Seriously, Trump insists that we need war time Defense spending because we are STILL fighting ISIS. So it seems that at least Trump doesn't think that ISIS has been ERADICATED.
Y'all need to get your talking points straightened out with your fearless leader...
These rules are almost identical to the rules we were given in Vietnam.
Do not know what 'inference' you are attempting to establish-----but-----American Military Forces, under the USMCJ are never encouraged or permitted to conduct themselves as mercenaries or death squads.
I would not comment on things I know nothing about.
Have you forgotten the radiation exposure US and Coalition faced during the Gulf, Second Iraqi and Afghan conflicts from the American use of DU rounds? ( depleted uranium )
I haven't.
I don't think that's what 96 was talking about...
When you have nothing to debate with, personally attack the poster. Rule #2 in the playbook, how predictable.
Where in 5.1.3 did he attack you? Or was it that he attacked your idea and you didn't like it?
The idea that somehow Trump changed the "rules of engagement" and that instantly changed everything in our fight on terror isn't borne out by the facts. It's right up there with "deep state" conspiracy theories. The only thing Trump did in regards to the military when he first took office was create uncertainty by tweeting out how he was going to ban transgender troops even before talking to the military command which led to the military command telling the troops not to worry, nothing this feckless President says is actually true, so they weren't immediately kicked out as the tweet implied.
Trump complained that his predecessor was out playing golf too much, then he plays golf even more often once in office. Trump complained about his predecessor not supporting the troops, then says he's just too busy to visit them himself. And instead of writhing in righteous indignation and patriotic anger as his followers did when Obama was cast as the villain golfing and avoiding the troops, now Trumps defenders deflect and distract and lie about his record and accomplishments. They lie more about what Trump has done than they did about what Obama hadn't done, which seemed almost impossible but they managed it somehow.
Having a laugh at your expense isn't attacking you. Sheesh and you call us snowflakes.
I hate to burst your balloon Sparky, but ISIS is still active.
4.1.10 "Trump said his administration had done more against ISIS in the last eight months than the Obama administration had done in many years."
I guess my blinders DIDN'T stop me from catching the name "Obama" in a few areas.
LMAO! Nice catch.
It doesn't matter. If it's not in the seed, the seeder can flag it as off topic.
I have made the argument to the RA that if the seeder brings up a 'new' topic, a reply to that topic should be 'on topic'. No dice...my comment was removed.
Combat zone Trump. Was much easier to navigate around the porn stars, foreign money and Playboy bunnies. This is too stressful. Send Melania and Ivanka.
Trump doesn't care about the troops, just like he lied about keeping Social Security and Medicare, he lies. He lies about everything.
I think he is afraid to go anywhere outside one of his properties or his protected circle due to how many enemies he knows he has. Corrupt to the core and fearful. Besides, there are no golf courses with the Trump name in many of these war zones.
Maybe his bone spurs are preventing him from visiting the troops.
Yeah....I guess he thinks that those who are putting their own life on the line every day over there are not worth spending 30 minutes of his time with, when hours of golf are waiting for him. Golf is his way of putting 'America First' in his book, and the men and women in uniform who give their life for their country can be easily replaced any time.
A really great leader, eh? Sad.
Can't visit the troops, but he damn sure has time to golf three times a week....on the taxpayers dime.
His personal military doctor, Kernel Korn advised him against traveling to a war zone since it might bring on an attack of bone spurs.