Trump Says Retired 4-Star Gen. Stanley McChrystal Has 'A Big, Dumb Mouth'
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Trump Says Retired 4-Star Gen. Stanley McChrystal Has 'A Big, Dumb Mouth'
David Moye, HuffPost Tue, Jan 1 7:29 PM EST 
The world's most powerful man has once again proved he has the world'sThe world’s most powerful man has once again proved he has the world’s thinnest skin.
On Tuesday, President Donald Trump tweeted to gripe about comments retired Army Gen. Stanley McChrystal made Sunday to ABC News .
Asked whether he would work for the president, McChrystal, the former top commander of U.S. and international forces in Afghanistan, explained why he would not , calling Trump “shady” and “immoral.”
“It’s important for me to work for people who I think are basically honest, who tell the truth as best they know it,” McChrystal said, suggesting that the president has been, at times, “openly disingenuous on things.”
Trump didn’t take the criticism well, based on this reaction on Twitter.
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This iframe is not allowed This iframe is not allowedOthers lamented the president’s lack of courtesy toward the military.
This iframe is not allowed This iframe is not allowedOne man noted that when Barack Obama forced McChrystal to resign in June 2010, he didn’t actually treat the general like a dog.
This iframe is not allowedAnother guy struggled to understand Trump’s position.
This iframe is not allowedFinally, one man came up with what he thought was a reasonable solution to settling the differences between Trump and McChrystal.
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The world’s most powerful man has once again proved he has the world’s thinnest skin.
On Tuesday, President Donald Trump tweeted to gripe about comments retired Army Gen. Stanley McChrystal made Sunday to ABC News .
Asked whether he would work for the president, McChrystal, the former top commander of U.S. and international forces in Afghanistan, explained why he would not , calling Trump “shady” and “immoral.”
“It’s important for me to work for people who I think are basically honest, who tell the truth as best they know it,” McChrystal said, suggesting that the president has been, at times, “openly disingenuous on things.”
Karl Rove strategy #3: Accuse your opponent of your own weakness
" Psychological projection is the act or technique of defending oneself against unpleasant impulses by denying their existence in oneself, while attributing them to others."
It is also a political strategy. One that works. It is strategy #3 on the list of USA Republican political strategist Karl Rove. If you see two groups basically making the same claim, it is hard to decide who is right. That requires going into the details, investing time and most people will not do that. They will simply select the version they like most and go on with their lives.
We all know who really has the "Big Dumb Mouth" and it is not one of our four star generals.
I was gonna say - big dumb mouth - only applies to the tRump. [deleted]
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Maybe someone is trying to tell you something...
'I don't think he tells the truth': Retired Gen. Stanley McChrystal says Trump is immoral
Retired four-star Army Gen. Stanley McChrystal sharply criticized President Donald Trump in an interview Sunday, saying he does not think the president is moral or honest.
The former commander of U.S. and international forces in Afghanistan – whom former President Barack Obama removed for comments criticizing his administration in Rolling Stone magazine – told ABC’s “This Week” host Martha Raddatz that, if asked, he would not serve in Trump’s administration.
"I think it's important for me to work for people who I think are basically honest, who tell the truth as best they know it," McChrystal said.
“You think he’s a liar?” Raddatz asked.
"I don't think he tells the truth," McChrystal replied.
"Is Trump immoral, in your view?" Raddatz then asked.
"I think he is," McChrystal said.
McChrystal said he "can't tell any supporter of one politician or another that they are wrong." But he asked Americans to look in the mirror and ask themselves if they are willing to ignore the "unacceptable" things Trump does "just because they accomplish certain other things that we might like."
He said that Trump is so "shady" that he wouldn't want to do a business deal with him and that a willingness to be governed by such a man is "in conflict with who I think we are."
McChrystal also rebuked Trump for attacking Democrats and pushing for a border wall in his address to U.S. troops during a surprise visit to Iraq last week.
"When leaders visit soldiers, young women and men out in potentially harm's way, there's a sacred interaction that occurs," McChrystal told Raddatz. "You're also listening to their problems. You don't use that as a time to tout your politics or your personal opinions."
He also said that images of troops presenting Trump with red "Make America Great Again" hats was "unfortunate" because "if the U.S. military becomes politicized, it will be something we're not happy with."
McChrystal said Trump's plan to begin drawing down the U.S. troop presence in Afghanistan is a "mistake."
"Just when we were starting to sit down with the Taliban, just when we were starting to begin negotiations, he basically traded away the biggest leverage point we have," he said.
"If you tell the Taliban that we are absolutely leaving on date certain, cutting down, weakening ourselves, their incentives to try to cut a deal drop dramatically," he added, ironically echoing a criticism Trump routinely made of Obama's announced troop withdrawal from Iraq.
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: 'I don't think he tells the truth': Retired Gen. Stanley McChrystal says Trump is immoral
Yet he worked for Obama. He must be a piss poor judge of character to begin with. Of course, Trump is so bad that even McChrystal could see it. Still doesn't excuse him for working for Obama.
No, he doesn't want to work for Rump - he is a very good judge of character.
President Obama has extremely high approval ratings, was voted most admired man in America and has more class and dignity in a toe nail than Trump has in his entire fat sack of worthless flesh. President Obama will be remembered by history as one of the greatest Presidents of all time while Trump will be remembered as the shit stain that astonishingly got elected by the minority and never even got close to 50% approval by the American people.
Proving a lot of sheeple are very,very stupid.
He will be remembered as a president who claimed, "I have a pen and cell phone"; and refused to work with Congress. He will be remember for using the government to "punish his enemies". He will also be remembered for the slowest economic recovery from a recession ever. Destabilizing more countries than Bush. His horrendous SOFA agreement tying the US forever with a weak corrupt Afghanistan government. That had more extra judicial drone killings than Bush. Finally whose crowning achievement the PPACA was built on a house of cards; and came crashing down soon after he left office (Along with all of his EO's).
Unless of course the historians put on the blue colored blinders like the Nobel Peace Prize committee did; and honor him for the potential of his presidency; and being the first mixed race president.
What I find hilarious is that we are on a fast decent of corrupt criminals in the government over the past several administrations- that look to enrich themselves both in and out of office. I was hoping that Trump would leave the WH so enriched that there would be a real discussion of abuse (kickbacks and pay for play) at all levels of government. But it seems Congress likes their "perks" and neither side will even broach the subject.
WTF are you ranting on and on about?
Rump and his administration are the ones enriching themselves via the presidency and they're looting, pillaging and raping the people and the treasury as fast as they can.
Sure, sure, tell yourself whatever you need to if it gets you through the day.
"refused to work with Congress"
“If (Obama) was for it, we had to be against it,” then Republican Senator George Voinovich said of the McConnell meeting ... “(McConnell) wanted everyone to hold the fort. All he cared about was making sure Obama could never have a clean victory.”
"He will be remember for using the government to "punish his enemies"
Lifelong Republican Lois Lerner was appointed IRS Director of Exempt Organizations in January 2006 under the Bush administration. There has never been any evidence to suggest that President Obama asked her to, or directed her to use key words that would weed out potential 501 c3 and c4 violators. Besides, the fact is not only were conservative names like "Tea Party" targeted, but key words like "progressive" "occupy" and "medical marijuana" were also used proving it was not some partisan attempt to "punish" President Obama's enemies.
"the slowest economic recovery from a recession ever"
It was also the worst crash since the great depression. We should be praising him for the steady recovery he managed and that we recovered at all after the mismanagement by Republicans, not angry with the fact we didn't recover faster.
"Destabilizing more countries than Bush"
Utter nonsense. As if Lybia was "stable" before Obama chose to let congress decide whether to put boots on the ground.
Sounds like Russia/little putin have more kompromat on the turd in chief - something about some nude photos. This is getting better all the time!!!!!!!
I just read somewhere (The Daily Mail - so consider the source) that this was a spoof.
Not so sure about that!
LMAO, pot meet kettle.
At least President Trump still has his jpb. More than can be said of McCrystal...
'At least President Trump still has his jpb.'
For now.
Joyful Pee Bed?
Just Putin's Boyfriend?
Better get used to saying President Pelosi. It has a nice ring to it too!
[Deleted] You are really talking crazy.
Talk about some on the right having a meltdown.
Then we can emulate the liberal left and scream "She's not my president!".
You're aware that General McChrystal is the co founder of the McChrystal Group, quite the impressive organization. So he really does have a job.
Now for Trump, when he becomes as good at being president as McChrystal was at being a commanding general he just may, just maybe, figure out where is ass is located....
hilarious....
Impeach!
Looks like Trump and Obama actually agree on something. The only difference is Trump didn't fire him.
Obama let him retire with full rank.
Somehow I doubt trump would have done the same.
Big dumb mouth....is that the best that the POS CIC can come up with?
He could have called him a doody head
Probably saving that for a rally.
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OR (smile)