Trump to widow of Sgt. La David Johnson: 'He knew what he signed up for'

[Southern Dad]

Re: https://www.local10.com/news/politics/trump-speaks-to-widow-of-sgt-la-david-johnson

This is not about you- It is about Trump.

Actually, it is apparently about those who support him.

 

[prometeus]

Re: https://www.local10.com/news/politics/trump-speaks-to-widow-of-sgt-la-david-johnson

If you want to call any of it dumb luck

As I said, I do not.

was miscalculation in the establishment ranks of both parties.

That it was, of epic proportions no less.

It is not even all about Trump.

It should not be, it is about the nation and we will be worse of because of Trump.

It is more about the populist anti-establishment movement. A similar movement in the UK led to BREXIT.

Yea and while entirely legitimate the populism does not validate the their premise, only makes it legitimate.

And referring to Trump as an asshole and those who voted for him as morons simply comes off as childish.

Yet it is entirely true and supported by the facts.

 

[Fearandloathing]

Re: https://www.local10.com/news/politics/trump-speaks-to-widow-of-sgt-la-david-johnson

Now you are editing the context of what Trump said. What he said was that "He knew what he was getting into". You obviously do not have even the most remote knowledge of military service. Today with the war on terror, anyone signing up for special forces absolutely expects to deploy on very dangerous missions. The Green Berets are not the Boy Scouts. Trump was giving the soldier a compliment. He knew what he was getting into, yet he signed up anyway. Very brave American. However I am sure the loon congresswoman did everything she could to make sure it was not taken that way.

Now you have crossed the line from reality to Trumpland.

You don't have to "understand" military service to understand Trump's comment was brutal and insensitive. added to his past record regarding women it is a legitimate scandal.

And then there is the fact he lied, again, and was caught out.

You can wrap yourself in a hundred and one flags about military service, be superior all you like, but it does not erase those facts about Trump,.

If anything, his actions are more likely to deter mommies from letting their boys serve. But in your rush to defend lies I guess you missed the most important point and that is clearly it is Trump who doesn't understand military service.

We know he was eligible for Vietnam....we also know he's never served which only rips the head off this festering boil called an administration.

 

[bubbabgone]

Re: https://www.local10.com/news/politics/trump-speaks-to-widow-of-sgt-la-david-johnson

Now you have crossed the line from reality to Trumpland.

You don't have to "understand" military service to understand Trump's comment was brutal and insensitive. added to his past record regarding women it is a legitimate scandal.

And then there is the fact he lied, again, and was caught out.

You can wrap yourself in a hundred and one flags about military service, be superior all you like, but it does not erase those facts about Trump,.

If anything, his actions are more likely to deter mommies from letting their boys serve. But in your rush to defend lies I guess you missed the most important point and that is clearly it is Trump who doesn't understand military service.

We know he was eligible for Vietnam....we also know he's never served which only rips the head off this festering boil called an administration.

Still? I already showed you. Trump didn't lie. Cowgirl lied.

 

[danarhea]

Re: https://www.local10.com/news/politics/trump-speaks-to-widow-of-sgt-la-david-johnson

Now you have crossed the line from reality to Trumpland.

You don't have to "understand" military service to understand Trump's comment was brutal and insensitive. added to his past record regarding women it is a legitimate scandal.

And then there is the fact he lied, again, and was caught out.

You can wrap yourself in a hundred and one flags about military service, be superior all you like, but it does not erase those facts about Trump,.

If anything, his actions are more likely to deter mommies from letting their boys serve. But in your rush to defend lies I guess you missed the most important point and that is clearly it is Trump who doesn't understand military service.

We know he was eligible for Vietnam....we also know he's never served which only rips the head off this festering boil called an administration.

Yea, Trump claimed bone spurs to avoid military service, but was seen frequently on tennis courts after he got out of the draft. 4-F my ass..... Oh, wait. That was Dick Cheney who got that because he claimed he has a boil on his ass. And these are the assholes who send other peoples' kids to die on the battlefield.

 

[MSgt]

Still? How insulting.

At what point does the political game shift to the next troop exploit? Maybe a Marine or soldier will die in east Africa for your meaningless political needs.

 

[ReverendHellh0und]

Re: https://www.local10.com/news/politics/trump-speaks-to-widow-of-sgt-la-david-johnson

Yes in a mocking tone. She was mocking the President following her now and said "Oh wow...I'm a rockstar now?....I'll have to tell my children. Like I said, she's not doing herself any favors...but she wasn't laughing about the incident and proclaiming herself to be a rockstar.

yes, laughing and mocking is something we should do over a dead soldier.

 

[MAGAnificent]

Re: https://www.local10.com/news/politics/trump-speaks-to-widow-of-sgt-la-david-johnson

Ah, so now you're looking down on me even though you don't know me. Of course; this "lefties don't understand service" is just a careless excuse for why the President failed to show empathy for a military widow.

It is obvious that our service is dignified and its members honorable for their service. Had the President chosen to explicitly commend the soldiers' bravery, we wouldn't be having this conversation.

As for your mischaracterization of the "loon" congresswoman, that's a dog whistle.

What you are failing to grasp is that Trump did show empathy for the military widow and did commend the soldier for his bravery, even if the widow and the lunatic congresswoman did not take it that way. You are merely repeating anti-Trump DNC talking points meant to keep this story in the news long enough to deflect from the Hillary/Obama/Putin Uranium One scandal.

 

[MAGAnificent]

Re: https://www.local10.com/news/politics/trump-speaks-to-widow-of-sgt-la-david-johnson

Now you have crossed the line from reality to Trumpland.

Beats the hell out of Hillaryland which is where you would prefer we would be over trump.

You don't have to "understand" military service to understand Trump's comment was brutal and insensitive. added to his past record regarding women it is a legitimate scandal.

Do you honestly think Trump intended anything he said in that call to be brutal or insensitive? If so, I cannot help you, as your vitriolic hatred of Trump is clouding your judgement. As for past scandal regarding women, what pray tell are you talking about. That tape of a locker room type discussion on the bus was obviously a political embarrasment, however not a scandal. A scandal would have been what Bill Clinton did.

And then there is the fact he lied, again, and was caught out.

Yawn....

If anything, his actions are more likely to deter mommies from letting their boys serve. But in your rush to defend lies I guess you missed the most important point and that is clearly it is Trump who doesn't understand military service.

Unless an enlistee joins at the age of 17 which very few do, it's not up to their mommies. I went in at 18 and did not need parental permission. And Trump clearly understands military service more then you do, despite his having never served.

We know he was eligible for Vietnam....we also know he's never served which only rips the head off this festering boil called an administration.

You do not know any such thing and neither do I. He had four college deferments, however he also had one medical deferment for bone spurs in his foot. In any case, to hear the left since Trump has been elected, any eligible mail during Vietnam who did not charge down to their recruiters office bang on the door and demand to be sent to Vietnam is a draft dodger. It does not work that way. The United States is not Israel. Even with the draft, not every American male was required to serve in the military. I enlisted even after drawing a high number in the draft lottery and I did not and still do not look down on politicians who took advantage of draft deferments. The military is not for everyone. However I do look down on those who actually received induction notices and evaded as Bill Clinton did.

 

[poweRob]

Re: https://www.local10.com/news/politics/trump-speaks-to-widow-of-sgt-la-david-johnson

And then there is the fact he lied, again, and was caught out.

Yawn....

That's a rather bold and public admission of fealty.

 

[Absentglare]

Re: https://www.local10.com/news/politics/trump-speaks-to-widow-of-sgt-la-david-johnson

What you are failing to grasp is that Trump did show empathy for the military widow and did commend the soldier for his bravery, even if the widow and the lunatic congresswoman did not take it that way. You are merely repeating anti-Trump DNC talking points meant to keep this story in the news long enough to deflect from the Hillary/Obama/Putin Uranium One scandal.

You are confusing how you chose to interpret it with how it could reasonably be interpreted. Telling a grieving widow that her husband signed up to die is a bad message, period.

 

[MAGAnificent]

Re: https://www.local10.com/news/politics/trump-speaks-to-widow-of-sgt-la-david-johnson

That's a rather bold and public admission of fealty.

Yawn.....

 

[MAGAnificent]

Re: https://www.local10.com/news/politics/trump-speaks-to-widow-of-sgt-la-david-johnson

You are confusing how you chose to interpret it with how it could reasonably be interpreted. Telling a grieving widow that her husband signed up to die is a bad message, period.

As I told one other lefty, first you would have to get over your vitriolic Trump hatred before you could make an objective observation on the issue.

 

[Absentglare]

Re: https://www.local10.com/news/politics/trump-speaks-to-widow-of-sgt-la-david-johnson

As I told one other lefty, first you would have to get over your vitriolic Trump hatred before you could make an objective observation on the issue.

First you would have to get over your obsessive President Trump love before you could make an objective observation on the issue.

 

[Fearandloathing]

Re: https://www.local10.com/news/politics/trump-speaks-to-widow-of-sgt-la-david-johnson

That's a rather bold and public admission of fealty.

And this attitude from people who went and stayed berzerk over Hillary's lie about dodging sniper fire.

What astonishes me is the depth of sewage in which they are willing to wallow amid the hypocrisy.

But wait, soon we will see a post insisting Trump NEVER lies.

 

[poweRob]

Re: https://www.local10.com/news/politics/trump-speaks-to-widow-of-sgt-la-david-johnson

And this attitude from people who went and stayed berzerk over Hillary's lie about dodging sniper fire.

What astonishes me is the depth of sewage in which they are willing to wallow amid the hypocrisy.

But wait, soon we will see a post insisting Trump NEVER lies.

I've already seen that in here. They demanded links to ACTUAL lies. Their contention was he was simply mistaken a few times but no lies. This was quite a while back.

 

[Fearandloathing]

Re: https://www.local10.com/news/politics/trump-speaks-to-widow-of-sgt-la-david-johnson

I've already seen that in here. They demanded links to ACTUAL lies. Their contention was he was simply mistaken a few times but no lies. This was quite a while back.

What scares me is that you Yankees are eating up faster than the Germans in 1933.

 

[poweRob]

Re: https://www.local10.com/news/politics/trump-speaks-to-widow-of-sgt-la-david-johnson

What scares me is that you Yankees are eating up faster than the Germans in 1933.

The mental gymnastics that would take.... Its not an impossible gymnastic move for those people but just think... all the 2nd amendment right-wingers would have to change their story from needing that amendment to fight government tyranny, to then be in support of it to assist government tyranny.

 

[j-mac]

Tell me, if not for politicizing, what was Trumps reasoning on bringing up past presidents and claiming they didn't do something? Is or is not the focus supposed to be on the families and not Trump or past presidents. Yes or no?

Fat chance of that happening regardless of what was said.

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[MAGAnificent]

Re: https://www.local10.com/news/politics/trump-speaks-to-widow-of-sgt-la-david-johnson

And this attitude from people who went and stayed berzerk over Hillary's lie about dodging sniper fire.

What astonishes me is the depth of sewage in which they are willing to wallow amid the hypocrisy.

But wait, soon we will see a post insisting Trump NEVER lies.

Your problem is that the left has so bastardized and yelled wolf so many times using the term "lie" that nobody takes those of you on the left seriously anymore when you use the term.

 

[MAGAnificent]

Re: https://www.local10.com/news/politics/trump-speaks-to-widow-of-sgt-la-david-johnson

I've already seen that in here. They demanded links to ACTUAL lies. Their contention was he was simply mistaken a few times but no lies. This was quite a while back.

Strangely when asked, those of you on the left cannot come up with any actual lies. Instead, if you respond at all, you come up with some nutjob internet link with a large list of unspecific nonsense.

 

[MAGAnificent]

Re: https://www.local10.com/news/politics/trump-speaks-to-widow-of-sgt-la-david-johnson

Not a Clinton supporter at all, nor a lefty.
I am disgusted by the childish lying ***** - Trump the sleazy moron.

I'd bet you voted for her.

 

[JANFU]

Re: https://www.local10.com/news/politics/trump-speaks-to-widow-of-sgt-la-david-johnson

Trump is now on the rush to send letters to the families of Soldiers killed
https://www.theatlantic.com/politic...ping-condolences-to-military-families/543606/

The Trump administration is scrambling to defend the president’s characterization of his communications with grieving military families, including rush-delivering letters from the president to the families of servicemembers killed months ago. Donald Trump falsely claimed this week that he had called “virtually” all fallen servicemembers’ families since his time in office.

Timothy Eckels Sr. hadn’t heard anything from President Trump since his son Timothy Eckels Jr. was killed after a collision involving the USS John S. McCain on August 21. But then, on October 20, two days into the controversy over the president’s handling of a condolence call with an American soldier’s widow, Eckels Sr. received a United Parcel Service package dated October 18 with a letter from the White House.

“Honestly, I feel the letter is reactionary to the media storm brewing over how these things have been handled,” Eckels told The Atlantic. “I’ve received letters from McCain, Mattis, and countless other officials before his. I wasn’t sure if the fact that the accident that caused Timothy’s death has still yet to officially have the cause determined played into the timing of our president’s response.”

 

[MSgt]

Re: https://www.local10.com/news/politics/trump-speaks-to-widow-of-sgt-la-david-johnson

I'd bet you voted for her.

That's the beauty for some of us. We don't have to own the victorious buffoon that conservatives cheered for all last year; nor did we have to see Clinton victorious after Liberals screwed over Bernie Sanders. Win/win for me.

 

[Rogue Valley]

Re: https://www.local10.com/news/politics/trump-speaks-to-widow-of-sgt-la-david-johnson