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sheshe2

(83,770 posts)
Wed Oct 30, 2019, 06:17 PM Oct 2019

Trump Jr. attacks Vindman: 'Total absolution if you are a leftist veteran'

Oh, lookie here the Traitor Tot speaks! Just another member of the tRump clan disrespecting highly decorated officers. Generations of trumpies that did not have the guts to serve their country. Those testifying are putting Country over party. They are heros. You, Junior? You are a zero as is the rest of your ilk.



Donald Trump Jr. on Wednesday sharply attacked a witness in the House's impeachment inquiry into his father, President Trump, accusing Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman of being a "leftist" who Democrats have tried to portray as "beyond reproach."

In an interview with "Fox & Friends" on Wednesday morning, the president's eldest son lashed out at Vindman, a Purple Heart recipient and Iraq War veteran, accusing him without evidence of harboring left-wing political views.

“They do the usual thing, they bring in another guy that they believe is beyond reproach. Like they did with Mueller,” Trump Jr. said, referring to former special counsel Robert Mueller, another decorated veteran who served in the Vietnam War.

“It was a joke. So now they’ll do it with this guy. …Now it turns out he’s talking to the Ukraine or he wanted to edit [the] transcript," Trump Jr. continued.




https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/468144-trump-jr-attacks-vindman-total-absolution-if-you-are-a-leftist

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From the earliest days of our nation, the armed forces have included volunteers born in foreign countries—men like Revolutionary War heroes Colonel Thaddeus Kościuszko of Poland, whose statue stands at the center of my alma mater West Point; General Lafayette of France; and General Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben of Prussia. Without them, the American experiment may have been stillborn.

For more than two centuries since then, the Army has provided a home for foreign-born soldiers looking to prove their dedication to their adopted country, including the thousands of men who fought at Gettysburg in the Irish Brigade and the Polish-born General John Shalikashvili, who served as the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff in the 1990s. On 9/11, the British-born Rick Rescorla, who earned a Silver Star for valor in the battle of Ia Drang in Vietnam, gave his life leading civilians to safety.

On the long list of immigrant soldiers is also Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Vindman, who was born in Ukraine and came to the United States at the age of 3. Vindman began his Army career as an infantry officer, earned his Ranger Tab, and later, while leading troops in Iraq, his Combat Infantryman’s Badge. During that tour, he was wounded and was awarded a Purple Heart.

But what has made Vindman famous was that yesterday, he put on his dress blues and marched to Capitol Hill to testify that he witnessed potentially improper behavior by President Donald Trump. And for this act of duty, he was smeared as an untrustworthy foreigner.


https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2019/10/foreign-soldier-vindman-attacks/601102/
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Trump Jr. attacks Vindman: 'Total absolution if you are a leftist veteran' (Original Post) sheshe2 Oct 2019 OP
The Trump family stands for nothing but enriching themselves. guillaumeb Oct 2019 #1
Thinks like his daddy doesn't he bluestarone Oct 2019 #2
Let's see, Vindman: Self made man; up from humble beginnings; long record of service to the courtry gratuitous Oct 2019 #3
This. dem4decades Oct 2019 #7
In five years.......... MyOwnPeace Oct 2019 #13
Money does not buy CLASS, RESPECT, INTEGRITY, or HUMILITY..... ProudMNDemocrat Oct 2019 #26
Traitor tot. roamer65 Oct 2019 #4
Heehehe. sheshe2 Oct 2019 #8
Only in Trump's GOP.... TheRealNorth Oct 2019 #5
OFFS BumRushDaShow Oct 2019 #6
Awww.. Cha Oct 2019 #9
It's heartbreaking Cha! BumRushDaShow Oct 2019 #14
That's what we're Cha Oct 2019 #16
I know BRDS. sheshe2 Oct 2019 #10
You are welcome sheshe BumRushDaShow Oct 2019 #17
The GOP are weak useless creatures without heart or soul. sheshe2 Oct 2019 #18
fuck off junior spanone Oct 2019 #11
And while you're at it, take your sperm donor with you. Marie Marie Oct 2019 #12
These people are so beneath contempt StarfishSaver Oct 2019 #15
I just want to see them beneath a jail Hermit-The-Prog Oct 2019 #27
Junior isn't worthy to polish Vindman's boots. brer cat Oct 2019 #19
Every time he opens his mouth, he ends up proving that he is the dumber Trump brother smirkymonkey Oct 2019 #20
"I'M ERIC!!" bullwinkle428 Oct 2019 #22
Poor Eric. He's an idiot, but he pales in comparison to his brother. smirkymonkey Oct 2019 #24
Try shooting at something that actually shoots back at you, you filthy piece of shit!! bullwinkle428 Oct 2019 #21
Tell that to his face... Baked Potato Oct 2019 #23
Ha ck4829 Oct 2019 #25

guillaumeb

(42,641 posts)
1. The Trump family stands for nothing but enriching themselves.
Wed Oct 30, 2019, 06:19 PM
Oct 2019

And the GOP is the Party of catering to the rich as they pretend to respect veterans.

gratuitous

(82,849 posts)
3. Let's see, Vindman: Self made man; up from humble beginnings; long record of service to the courtry
Wed Oct 30, 2019, 06:22 PM
Oct 2019

Yeah, I can see why Jr. doesn't like him. He's everything the Trump family isn't.

MyOwnPeace

(16,926 posts)
13. In five years..........
Wed Oct 30, 2019, 06:51 PM
Oct 2019

it's going to be wonderful to see where Lt. Col. Vindman is (comfortable and confident in the service of his country) and Jr. (wearing orange, working in the laundry and looking forward to his release while serving 10 to 25).

ProudMNDemocrat

(16,785 posts)
26. Money does not buy CLASS, RESPECT, INTEGRITY, or HUMILITY.....
Thu Oct 31, 2019, 08:12 AM
Oct 2019

Jr. is going down. Just like with his other grifter Brother and Sister. The State of New York is going to get them and hit them hard where it hurts. They will rue the day they were born.

BumRushDaShow

(128,979 posts)
6. OFFS
Wed Oct 30, 2019, 06:33 PM
Oct 2019


Jr. needs to go to the nearest recruitment center and sign his ass up instead of insulting those who do. Hell, Biden's now-deceased son Beau was an Army JAG who deployed to Iraq.



Meanwhile big mouth Jr. is doing nothing but grifting like his con man father and ignoring his illegal immigrant mother.

sheshe2

(83,770 posts)
10. I know BRDS.
Wed Oct 30, 2019, 06:40 PM
Oct 2019

Sigh.

However thanks so much for posting that beautiful picture of Jill and Beau. Gone to soon.

BumRushDaShow

(128,979 posts)
17. You are welcome sheshe
Wed Oct 30, 2019, 07:37 PM
Oct 2019

I think people forget about Beau since Joe's other son has been in the midst of a smear campaign.

The GOP attacking those who came here to the U.S. and followed the rules and volunteered to give their lives, should not be mocked by these coward GOP idiots.

sheshe2

(83,770 posts)
18. The GOP are weak useless creatures without heart or soul.
Wed Oct 30, 2019, 07:43 PM
Oct 2019

I can't imagine a mom or a dad outliving their child. Heartbreaking that Biden lost two along with their mother.
 

smirkymonkey

(63,221 posts)
20. Every time he opens his mouth, he ends up proving that he is the dumber Trump brother
Wed Oct 30, 2019, 08:46 PM
Oct 2019

by far. At least Eric can manage to keep his fat trap shut most of the time.

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