Politics Trump claims previous presidents didn't call families of fallen soldiers

Here is a clip. He admits that Trump said "he knew what he was getting into", which directly contradicts Trump's claim that he didn't say that.



I assume that the widow had it on speaker phone. It wasn't like the congresswoman tapped the phone. So, is he criticizing the widow for letting the congresswoman listen in? Weird.

 

There is something to be said for stop while you're behind. Trump started this whole brouhaha when he was asked about what happened in Niger and why he never addressed it (because he cares more about NLF players, apparently). Rather than answer, he went off an a self-praise (I call families!) and blame President Obama (he didn't!), neither of which are true. Then he disrespects Sgt. Johnson and can't even remember the widow's name. She was "the wife", "the woman" because Mrs. Johnson is too hard for him to remember (all black people look alike). But Trump never apologizes, he doubles down. News flash, Mrs. Johnson is a far more sympathetic person than Trump!

And General Kelly, women were not "worshiped" when the had few employment options, no access to family planning, could not open a bank account without husband's permission, and their husbands could legally beat and rape them. How does one say women were "worshiped" and work for Trump? How does one say women were "worshiped" and insult a United States Congresswoman as "empty barrel", not even use her name? Does he mean white women were "worshiped"? (actually, they weren't)

 

At least I now know what it would look like if someone condensed all of Rasta's retweets and a helping of schizophrenia into one post.

 

Makes my atrophied brain hurt reading it.

 

Also: Kelly tries to save Trump's ass by telling everyone he (Kelly) told Trump that what they told him (Kelly) when his kid died was "He knew what he signed up for"
Think about this for 2 seconds.
1. The way Kelly tells it, Trump asks this AS HE'S MAKING THE CALL. So he literally doesn't know what he's going to say - has NOTHING planned.
2. He just parrots Kelly.
3. What they said to Kelly makes SOME sense, one military guy to another. But does it make ANY sense to, y'know, normal people? Like a grieving, pregnant widow?
4. Kelly has to know that Trump can't carry this off, that he'll make anything but the safest, blandest condolences sound bad.
5. Kelly also says something like "he was where he wanted to be, with people he wanted to be with." Now it emerges that we have NO idea of why he was in Niger, where he had NO backup, and where private contractors ABANDONED HIM SURROUNDED BY THE ENEMY.
6. Also: Rep. Wilson was a fucking DECADES-LONG personal friend of the family, not some hanger-on politician. She knew them from before she went into politics. She wasn't "listening in" she was there and the family put it on speakerphone.

I guess soldiers are taught they've got to do what they're told, but it would be nice if they drew the line at baldfaced lying to the American public. And the funny part is: he's not good at it. Maybe let Kelly do the consoling and Trump do the lying - both should stick to their wheelhouses.

 

He's not really angry. It's all political theater. If he's angry at anyone it should be the dipshit boss he hates who's made him destroy any credibility he once might have had, and at himself for not standing up to him more. But if you make it to General, I guess you've got to be prepared to be subservient and brown-nose your "superiors". Anyone with any independence never gets promoted. Also, maybe he really is an asshole. What he was doing at "Homeland Security" certainly suggests as much.