Two Dozen Dead Soldiers: Trump Never Called Families

[hanger4]

You made a claim, back it up. It's not my job to prove your claims.

How many right leaners do you have on "ignore" leekohler2 ??

[JVV]

No, I am disgusted because you are doing exactly what I said you are doing. You are using our war dead to attack the President. Trump did not say he has contacted every family of every service member who has died on his watch. He has however, contacted a number of them. You criticize him for not contacting them and when he does, you try to twist what he has said to them to make him appear callous and uncaring. That is what disgusts me about you people.

Trump, for all his faults, has never shown anything but respect and compassion for the troops in the field. For you to score some political points on this issue makes the whole bunch you of beneath contempt.

Yes, Trump said he had called all the families. His exact words: "I think I've called every family of someone who's died."

Yes, he said other words, because he's has to backtrack. A lot. But he said those words. And why did he say those words? To get credit for something he didn't do and to distract from the fact that he failed to even mention our slain soldiers for almost two weeks.


No, I didn't criticize him for not contacting them. I would prefer he not. Everything he touches turns to crap. Better for the families if he leaves them alone.


So, that's two people you're saying falsehoods about: Trump and me.

So you think I care that I disgust someone like you?



Think again.

[JVV]

So the president* puts his foot in his mouth again, and it's the leftist "corpse feeders" who are at fault?

lol

Yup.

That appears to be how their "logic" goes.

[Mister D]

Yup.

That appears to be how their "logic" goes.

This is the chick who invokes the Civil Rights movement when discussing overpaid ball players taking a knee for the anthem. lol

[Ransom]

....of at least five of the families of these fallen soldiers. What is that, 20%? Add in the nine he didn't call until after he made a moron of himself and we're looking at almost 38%.

http://www.sltrib.com/news/2017/10/1...one-from-utah/

https://www.apnews.com/33e05d95e4484...roops-disputed

you mock our soldiers and your country with this trash, this should be put in the hole, you should be banned from the forum.

[Grokmaster]

Gen. Kelly made no bones about what he thinks about the sleazoid Democrat...in no uncertain terms...

[Cletus]

Yes, Trump said he had called all the families. His exact words: "I think I've called every family of someone who's died."

Yes, he said other words, because he's has to backtrack. A lot. But he said those words. And why did he say those words? To get credit for something he didn't do and to distract from the fact that he failed to even mention our slain soldiers for almost two weeks.


No, I didn't criticize him for not contacting them. I would prefer he not. Everything he touches turns to crap. Better for the families if he leaves them alone.


So, that's two people you're saying falsehoods about: Trump and me.

So you think I care that I disgust someone like you?



Think again.

You should.

What is really funny is that I would bet you don't even understand why.

[Dr. Who]

I don't consider it an issue, NOW. He's the first President to ever lie? Or, is it a big deal, because it's Trump?

The problem is that he lies a lot, about stupid things that are easily cross-checked. At this point, nothing he says is expected to be the truth. So, no, he not the first President to lie, but he's the first one to lie about things that are public knowledge. No President has to call the families of fallen soldiers. Only in special cases, but pretending that he does and then not doing so contributes to the erosion of his reputation and his credibility.

For people who had serious issues regarding his character before and during the election, since he was nevertheless a public figure even before politics, his behavior in office has done nothing to change those opinions. If anything, he is worse than he seemed before. Unless his behavior changes, the antipathy regarding his Presidency will not stop. This is a problem entirely of his own making. Every time he tweets, thousands of people are checking on the veracity of his statements. Any normal politician would keep these views to themselves rather than risk being outed in the media, but not Trump. He is so arrogant that he thinks that he can twitter complete falsehoods without consequences. His interest in the Presidency is not really about the nation, but about his ego, which is so inflated that he is alienating his own party, assuming he actually has a party. He continues to refuse to learn that he is not the CEO of America - government doesn't work that way.

[leekohler2]

The problem is that he lies a lot, about stupid things that are easily cross-checked. At this point, nothing he says is expected to be the truth. So, no, he not the first President to lie, but he's the first one to lie about things that are public knowledge. No President has to call the families of fallen soldiers. Only in special cases, but pretending that he does and then not doing so contributes to the erosion of his reputation and his credibility.

For people who had serious issues regarding his character before and during the election, since he was nevertheless a public figure even before politics, his behavior in office has done nothing to change those opinions. If anything, he is worse than he seemed before. Unless his behavior changes, the antipathy regarding his Presidency will not stop. This is a problem entirely of his own making. Every time he tweets, thousands of people are checking on the veracity of his statements. Any normal politician would keep these views to themselves rather than risk being outed in the media, but not Trump. He is so arrogant that he thinks that he can twitter complete falsehoods without consequences. His interest in the Presidency is not really about the nation, but about his ego, which is so inflated that he is alienating his own party, assuming he actually has a party. He continues to refuse to learn that he is not the CEO of America - government doesn't work that way.

Oh its not just about his ego, its about enriching his businesses too:

http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-s...-federal-funds

Oh, and your post was completely spot-on.

[Cletus]

Trump is trying to do exactly what he promised to do during his campaign.

The fact that he makes people like you cry is just a bonus.