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Trump: Americans Who Died in War Are Losers and Suckers
The president has repeatedly disparaged the intelligence of service members, and asked that wounded veterans be kept out of military parades, multiple sources tell The Atlantic.
JEFFREY GOLDBERG
5:32 PM ET
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 couldnt fly and that the Secret Service wouldnt 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? Its 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.
Belleau Wood is a consequential battle in American history, and the ground on which it was fought is venerated by the Marine Corps. America and its allies stopped the German advance toward Paris there in the spring of 1918. But Trump, on that same trip, asked aides, Who were the good guys in this war? He also said that he didnt understand why the United States would intervene on the side of the Allies.
Trumps understanding of concepts such as patriotism, service, and sacrifice have interested me since he expressed contempt for the war record of the late Senator John McCain, who spent more than five years as a prisoner of the North Vietnamese. Hes not a war hero, Trump said in 2015 while running for the Republican nomination for president. I like people who werent captured.
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2020/09/trump-americans-who-died-at-war-are-losers-and-suckers/615997/
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Trump: Americans Who Died in War Are 'Losers' and 'Suckers' (Original Post)
mcar
Sep 2020
OP
Read the whole thing. If you thought Trump was a disgrace already, be prepared
The Velveteen Ocelot
Sep 2020
#2
The Atlantic is a very reputable publication, so I'm sure they'd already seen it,
The Velveteen Ocelot
Sep 2020
#4
I think people are running out of words to say about this deplorable piece of shit...
demmiblue
Sep 2020
#6
Fiendish Thingy
(15,685 posts)1. This better be the lead story on every newscast tonight. Nt
The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,899 posts)2. Read the whole thing. If you thought Trump was a disgrace already, be prepared
for him to outdo himself. This needs to be distributed far and wide, especially to veterans and active-duty military people.
steve2470
(37,457 posts)3. I made sure to send it to the reputable news agencies nt
The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,899 posts)4. The Atlantic is a very reputable publication, so I'm sure they'd already seen it,
but it doesn't hurt to make the point that the piece needs plenty of attention.
trackfan
(3,650 posts)5. This article needs to spread far and wide. n/t
demmiblue
(36,903 posts)6. I think people are running out of words to say about this deplorable piece of shit...
and for the ones who remain completely loyal and refuse to speak out.
sarcasmo
(23,968 posts)7. Nothing will penetrate #Cult45.
Blue Owl
(50,529 posts)9. They didn't die so that this piece of shit could become the president
FUCK TRUMP
Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
(108,304 posts)11. Guess that's why more people in the military favor Biden
mcar
(42,403 posts)12. After this, I can't imagine why any veteran would vote IMPOTUS