Trumps Real Memorial Day Message To America
When President Donald Trump canceled a visit to the Aisne-Marne American Cemetery, near Paris, in 2018, he blamed rain for the last-minute decision, saying that “the helicopter couldn’t fly” and that the Secret Service wouldn’t drive him there. Neither claim was true.
Trump rejected the idea of the visit because he feared his hair would become disheveled in the rain, and because he did not believe it important to honor American war dead, according to four people with firsthand knowledge of the discussion that day. In a conversation with senior staff members on the morning of the scheduled visit,
Trump said, “Why should I go to that cemetery? It’s filled with losers.”
In a separate conversation on the same trip, Trump referred to the more than 1,800 marines who lost their lives at Belleau Wood as “suckers” for getting killed.
Trump: Americans Who Died in War Are ‘Losers’ and ‘Suckers’ - The Atlantic
Gen. John Kelly, Trump's constant companion at the time, has verified the accuracy of what Trump said.
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I remember that.
What real, reliable, and verifiable proof is there that Trump ever uttered those words? At least Biden was photographed disrespecting fallen US troops by checking his watch like he had somewhere else he'd rather be.
White House Chief of Staff, John Kelly (retired Marine 4 Star General, also a Gold Star father)
Are you calling Marine General John Kelly a liar ?
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seems to me it is much more likely Trump is lying when he denies it
Not trying to cause dissention or argument. It was a honest question because I did not know. I thank you for letting me know.
Of course the former 'president said those things' - many people have confirmed it but those folks hold their Presidents to standards
No problem, Doc.
One of the very few times we are actually in agreement on something.
You can be sure the former 'president' will pay homage to all our fallen men and women who gave their all
this Memorial Day weekend
Think of the first 46 American presidents (minus #45)
Would any of them have uttered words and thoughts like this ?
And would they have ever been forgiven if they did ?
We hold our Presidents to standards
Gee, I don't know.
Democrats were damn quick to ignore and forget this.
Newsweek certainly tried to What about.... it.
You know the article is about trump, right?
He has cooties!
OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! He checked his watch???!!!! What a MONSTER!
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Even democrats disagree with you and believe it’s disrespectful to check your watch multiple times during a casket transfer service, which is why they still lie to cover it up years later, as Jen pskaki did in her recent book.
Get back to us when you find some evidence Biden called KIA American soldiers suckers and losers.
In Trumplandia calling dead soldiers suckers and losers pales in comparison to checking your watch.
Bingo.
How about golf, is that ok?
No it's cool. Democrats have gone from lying about Biden looking at his watch because they were rightfully embarrassed to mocking the families who were upset about it.
Great way to celebrate Memorial day! Mocking gold star families.
VVA: Trump’s Attack on Gold Star Family Is Disgraceful and Un-American
(Washington, DC) – Vietnam Veterans of America is a non-partisan, war-time veterans’ membership and service organization that does not endorse or support political candidates at any level. “However, we cannot remain silent when a Gold Star family member is being publicly denigrated, ” said John Rowan, National President of Vietnam Veterans of America. “It is especially reprehensible when that individual is seeking to become the commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of our nation. To lash out and disparage a family whose son gave his life defending this country is both shocking and disgraceful, ” said Rowan. And though Trump may never have spent a day in uniform, his disdain for the sacrifice of this young man and all who have made the ultimate sacrifice in defense of our Constitution is singularly un-American.”
Sorry, you were saying?
I have never supported Trump and find him completely unqualified for the presidency, but it’s not because of this kind a shit. I have no idea what Biden really thinks about vets, but he is a smart politician and says the “right“ about vets.
Exactly, the proper term is soldiers killed in action or dead soldiers.
Well, at least one of kids was a vet. Do the math from there I guess. But pretty sure that will just lead you to ask yet another question.
Traitors have strange standards.
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I'll be too busy being a traitor, to play golf. Oh, wait. Criminal enterprise of an 'administration'.
Correction, no standards
Two of them were vets, Hunter served one month before his administrative discharge.
How many of trump's kids are vets? Oh that's right, none of them.
It's amazing how these guys here who say they dont think Trump is fit for office reserve all their ammunition for Biden.
It is truly bizarre,
Projection is all they have
Exactly, they are like Biden except they didn’t dodge the draft.
Exactly, trump is like that.
So here we are, two old draft dodgers are the best we can do for the 2024 election.
Biden didn't dodge the draft... Sorry!
Sorry is right.
Both Trump and Biden took Multiple student draft deferments. Then they both got "1-Y" classification, which meant they could only be drafted in a national emergency.
Instead of “bone spurs”, Biden claimed disqualification due to teenage asthma even though he could lifeguard and play football during those same years.
Asthma is a provable medical condition, bone spurs is not. One is dodging, the other is not.
Get it yet?
Lol.
I have asthma and I was 1 A classification. I was number 90 in the draft and ready to go but was never called up. Joe is a draft dodger traitor.
Well, not true, but I am guessing you think trump isn't a draft dodger?
I get that you won’t admit the truth.
So does that mean you are saying that what Biden did was perfectly acceptable and he should not have been called out for it, and you are okay with it?
And that is not the true nature of a patriot
Sorry, but bone spurs are quite provable by x-rays. I know because I took plenty of them as a x-ray tech in the Navy.
The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you’ll go.
Disrespect is still disrespect. Does not matter who does it.