Trump to teleconference with military on Thanksgiving
Source: The Hill
The White House announced Wednesday night that Trump would be participating in a Thanksgiving teleconference with members of the military on Thursday morning. The president will be at his Florida resort in Mar-a-Lago on Thanksgiving.
Trump has yet to visit troops deployed in a war zone, a trip that has become a tradition for sitting presidents.
Trump told the Associated Press in a recent interview that he doesnt think visiting troops in a war zone is overly necessary.
Trump has drawn backlash in recent weeks, including for his decision not to visit Arlington National Cemetery to commemorate Veteran's Day.
Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/417957-trump-to-teleconference-with-the-military-for-thanksgiving
BlueInRedHell
(100 posts)Marie Marie
(9,999 posts)Teleconferences are known to get out of control.
kimbutgar
(21,188 posts)Blue Owl
(50,494 posts)n/t
left-of-center2012
(34,195 posts)... those damn bone spurs!
flibbitygiblets
(7,220 posts)And hey, since when did Trump give two shits about military? This is a half-assed PR stunt because of all the Veterans' Memorial fuck-ups last week. Bloodless psychopath.
left-of-center2012
(34,195 posts)Someone should invent something we could carry with us to keep rain from falling on our heads.
torius
(1,652 posts)to real troops.
secondwind
(16,903 posts)The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,836 posts)for five minutes and call it good? Maybe show him the turkey leg and the beautiful cake he's eating?
watoos
(7,142 posts)that's KFC on a fancy dish.
C_U_L8R
(45,020 posts)and that they should be thankful for his tele-presence.
Bleccch.
George II
(67,782 posts)Sneederbunk
(14,300 posts)Takket
(21,625 posts)how their rations taste.
JDC
(10,133 posts)RockRaven
(14,998 posts)afraid.
politicaljunkie41910
(3,335 posts)Like he phoned in his visit to Arlington National Cemetery on Veterans Day? I don't think so.
If I were those members of the military, (and I am an Army Veteran) and Trump, after having done the things he's done the past couple of weeks, decided to teleconference with members of the military on Thanksgiving from the luxury of his palace in West Palm Beach Florida; I wouldn't bother to answer the phone. If he asks about it later, we'd just all say that we never received the phone call; or tell him that he must have dialed the wrong number or had a bad connection.
After all, we were there and he wasn't. Who's going to tell him otherwise? Particularly since he has already said that the reason that he doesn't want to visit with members of the military deployed in war zones overseas is: 1) because he doesn't want to get killed going to visit them in a war zone; and 2) because he doesn't believe they should be there in the first place.
(So it's their fault that they are on their 4th deployment to some hell hole in some 3rd world country, dodging incoming bombs and artillery fire on Thanksgiving or the Christmas Holidays?)
Crutchez_CuiBono
(7,725 posts)w an all volunteer army....it IS their fault but...hey, he asked for the job too hey?
DesertRat
(27,995 posts)Link to tweet
Marie Marie
(9,999 posts)YessirAtsaFact
(2,064 posts)Same thing with cadet bone spurs.
KY_EnviroGuy
(14,494 posts).............
trusty elf
(7,401 posts)Response to left-of-center2012 (Original post)
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dalton99a
(81,570 posts)politicasista
(14,128 posts)He should be banned for military related events (i.e. Medal of Honor, etc.)
Judi Lynn
(160,621 posts)appleannie1943
(1,303 posts)sakabatou
(42,174 posts)So how much more will he fuck up?
duforsure
(11,885 posts)Is too scared to be there in person, and again is MIA for them. His having them at the border for his PR stunt he should have been there with them if he had any honor for our service members, but he's too lazy to do that, but he'll travel anywhere to play golf. This President has failed again, and shows his real feeling by what he does, or refuses to do , and how he lies. The American people were lucky he was never in the service, he would not have been trusted when it came down to it somewhere fighting.
Achilleaze
(15,543 posts)What a lazy shit the republicans have imposed on America's honorable troops, the nation, and the world
sarge43
(28,945 posts)watoos
(7,142 posts)of writing his speech? Trump, nor anyone in the White House gives a shit about the troops or has any trace of empathy.
Cryptoad
(8,254 posts)that he has a good supply of condoms stocked up , so they start shooting those rock chunking kids asap,,,,,,,,!
Paladin
(28,272 posts)To put it mildly......