FOX news confirms that Trump disparaged veterans ...

[wing2000]

...from The Atlantic article

I’ve asked numerous general officers over the past year for their analysis of Trump’s seeming contempt for military service. They offer a number of explanations.

.....

Yet another, related, explanation concerns what appears to be Trump’s pathological fear of appearing to look like a “sucker” himself. His capacious definition of sucker includes those who lose their lives in service to their country, as well as those who are taken prisoner, or are wounded in battle. “He has a lot of fear,” one officer with firsthand knowledge of Trump’s views said. “He doesn’t see the heroism in fighting.” Several observers told me that Trump is deeply anxious about dying or being disfigured, and this worry manifests itself as disgust for those who have suffered.

 

[Jimmy D]

Why is there no particular reason to think that it’s true?

Because Trump would never utter anything disparaging or disrespectful against his fellow countrymen. He’s the very model of tact and respect.

 

[SimplyMe]

I've also seen any number of posts quoting Russia Today, either directly or otherwise. So there are always options.

You mean there is a difference?

 

[A_Thinker]

Or being physically attacked and injured, your family threatened and property vandalized. All that can and has happened in addition to one's employment being deliberately sabotaged.

Once Trump is out of office, things will return to normal ...

 

[SimplyMe]

And we haven't established that any of it is true. There's no particular reason to think it is but there are several reasons for thinking it's not.

That's why the discussion turned to what a candidate is best off doing when he is attacked like this.

There is every reason to this this is true -- his treatment of John McCain starting back in 2015, when Trump claimed he liked "people who weren't captured." Thinking that those that are captured or killed in action are "losers" seems to fit with that mindset.

The issue here, to me, seems to be that the comments in France seem to still be unverified -- it seems to be only the Atlantic who is claiming it. I'm not sure if that is because there weren't many staffers in the room at the time, and it comes from John Kelly (who as Chief of Staff often would be alone with Trump) or just is an exaggeration -- though it has been verified that Trump did not attend because he did not want to go, not to any logistical issue.

The issue for you, several sources (such as the Washington Post and Fox News) have independently verified the comments at Arlington National Cemetery. The other issue is Trump destroys his own credibility denying these claims when, in the middle of his Tweet storms, he denies the comments he is on tape making about John McCain. Again, these type of comments fit in perfectly, and so seem to be very believable, with some of the comments he made while trying to denigrate Sen. McCain.

 

[A_Thinker]

So, he's guilty of it even if he is not guilty of it. I'm not completely surprised that this finally came out.

He was already guilty of it (i.e. John McCain, Gen. Kelly's son).

This are just new incidents being reported ...

 

[Albion]

Once Trump is out of office, things will return to normal ...

I'm almost certain that that will not happen.

These people live for the conflict. But having tasted of victory, they will simply redirect their acts of violence and intimidation against a wider range of chosen enemies.

 

[A_Thinker]

I'm almost certain that that will not happen.

These people live for the conflict. But having tasted of victory, they will simply redirect their acts of violence and intimidation against a wider range of chosen enemies.

Sounds more like the Tea Party ...

 

[camille70]

Trump calls for firing of Fox reporter who confirmed Atlantic article on veterans

https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1302083885384249344?s=20

 

[Akita Suggagaki]

Trump calls for firing of Fox reporter who confirmed Atlantic article on veterans

https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1302083885384249344?s=20

Doesn't he have better things to do?

 

[Nokomis]

Trump calls for firing of Fox reporter who confirmed Atlantic article on veterans

https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1302083885384249344?s=20

Not surprising and true to his nature.

 

[Tigger45]

Patriots committed to not allow bad weather to stop them from showing respect to their fallen comrades.

 

[ArmenianJohn]

He’s having a twitter meltdown over this. It really hit a nerve!

100% - and you can tell it hit a nerve with his followers just by their posts in this thread. Meltdown is exactly the right word.

 

[Kenny'sID]

Trump was surely guilty of collusion as well.

 

[cow451]

Doesn't he have better things to do?

A poster would think so.

 

[FenderTL5]

Doesn't he have better things to do?

Well, there's golf.

 

[Searching1God]

Something has to be done about all these news articles that won't put a name on their sources. In the past it was OK because news organizations always verified what was said before publishing. Now they just run with a statement as fact.

It's called smear piece and it's been their favorite tactic in the past years.

They rely on most people not really reading the fine prints but running away with the titles.

 

[Searching1God]

Trump calls for firing of Fox reporter who confirmed Atlantic article on veterans

https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1302083885384249344?s=20

Typical smear piece of yellow journalism. The title of the link does not match what's inside the article, which clearly states

...claimed the president referred to American World War I veterans buried in France's Aisne-Marne American Cemetery, as "losers" and "suckers" back in 2018, a claim which Griffin admitted she had not confirmed.

Don't believe me, see for yourself, take the time to click on the link and actually read the article.

 

[Pommer]

Typical smear piece of yellow journalism. The title of the link does not match what's inside the article, which clearly states

...claimed the president referred to American World War I veterans buried in France's Aisne-Marne American Cemetery, as "losers" and "suckers" back in 2018, a claim which Griffin admitted she had not confirmed.

Don't believe me, see for yourself, take the time to click on the link and actually read the article.

If he works it right, he can get just the people who meet with his approval hired at all major news outlets, that way he won’t have to have any “bad press”.
Winning!

 

[Searching1God]

If he works it right, he can get just the people who meet with his approval hired at all major news outlets, that way he won’t have to have any “bad press”.
Winning!

No.

We need to have journalists that are impartial and who have enough integrity to report fact based news, instead of becoming gossip columnists who are giving "tea" based on unnamed sources.