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

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:When the WH was asked to comment yesterday, they didn't deny he said it.

The comment they made was appropriate.... these conversations are private.
As a parent of a soldier, I would be furious if a Congress person made public the call made to me by the CIC if my son were KIA.

OK, if the president called you and said this, you would be OK with that, right?

I'm sure Pp is only furious because the CIC is the person she voted for. I'm sure pps opinion would be different if the CIC was 42 or 44.

[Anonymous]

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Why is this democratic congresswoman politicizing something that should have no place in politics? The president spoke for 5 minutes with the grieving widow. And this democrat picked out one sentence out of context? Shameful. The widow probably hated it to see his late husband's death being used on CNN to attack the commander in chief.

I agree. And, Fredrica Wilson really should not be making any of this conversation public. It was a private conversation between a widow and the CIC.
Shame on Ms. Wilson.

Yes we should hide the wrong doings over our leaders.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
Why is this democratic congresswoman politicizing something that should have no place in politics? The president spoke for 5 minutes with the grieving widow. And this democrat picked out one sentence out of context? Shameful. The widow probably hated it to see his late husband's death being used on CNN to attack the commander in chief.

I agree. And, Fredrica Wilson really should not be making any of this conversation public. It was a private conversation between a widow and the CIC.
Shame on Ms. Wilson.

Yes we should hide the wrong doings over our leaders.

+1. Transparency helps us fix things that are wrong. Hopefully trump will be more careful in what he says to the next person he tries to 'comfort'. Then again, this is the guy who made a speech in front of the CIA memorial to staff in the line of duty and spent the whole time talking about how many people went to his inauguration.

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Besides being a rude comment to say to someone whose husband has been blown to bits, Trump's words indicate a dangerous attitude towards people in combat. If you can rationalize that these men 'knew what they were signing up for,' you won't feel as bad when they are killed and might not take as much care to avoid conflicts.

THIS - the comment makes it sound like Trump thinks these are his toy soldiers to play with. Combined with his inability to exhibit any diplomatic skills, it's particularly chilling.

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Anonymous wrote:Idk. I'm not a Trump fan. It's definitely tactless, but isn't it kind of true?

I think we should all get way more outraged about endless war than we do about which platitudes are ok to use with respect to those dying in the endless wars.

Its kind of true that his body rotted in the desert for several days and was probably chewed on by animals. So its fine to bring up, right?

Do you not see how a discussion about knowingly risking your life to serve your country is different than a discussion about a rotting corpse?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:When the WH was asked to comment yesterday, they didn't deny he said it.

The comment they made was appropriate.... these conversations are private.
As a parent of a soldier, I would be furious if a Congress person made public the call made to me by the CIC if my son were KIA.

And if the CIC said something callous and inappropriate to me in the same situation I would make sure anyone with eyes or ears knew about it.

Me too. He is a shameful excuse for a leader.

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Anonymous wrote:.@RepWilson standing by her comments, responding to this tweet from Trump on @NewDay saying "I have proof too, this man is a sick man,"

Does the congresswoman have receipts???

It's easy to record things with a smart phone. Not out of the realm of possibility that a recording surfaces. I hope it does. Let Americans hear the sobs of a widow grieving for her husband who was killed in combat. There are too many warmongering chicken hawks in power today who have no idea what it means to lose someone in battle because they've never served in the military.

True. People don't seem to be upset that the guy died - arguably unnecessarily. They're just upset that Trump came off as insensitive.

[Anonymous]

Next time there is a policeman killed in the line of duty, let's all say, "well, he knew what he signed up for.. but I guess it still hurts anyways", and see how that plays out with Trumpsters.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
Why is this democratic congresswoman politicizing something that should have no place in politics? The president spoke for 5 minutes with the grieving widow. And this democrat picked out one sentence out of context? Shameful. The widow probably hated it to see his late husband's death being used on CNN to attack the commander in chief.

I agree. And, Fredrica Wilson really should not be making any of this conversation public. It was a private conversation between a widow and the CIC.
Shame on Ms. Wilson.

Yes we should hide the wrong doings over our leaders.

BTW, the people who are criticizing Rep. Wilson should give it a rest. Their Orange leader is the one who started politicizing this whole conversation the time he started "whataboutism" about other presidents in similar situation. Gawd, these cultists will never acknowledge what an awful human being he is!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:When the WH was asked to comment yesterday, they didn't deny he said it.

The comment they made was appropriate.... these conversations are private.
As a parent of a soldier, I would be furious if a Congress person made public the call made to me by the CIC if my son were KIA.

And you are perfectly okay when people simply shrug their shoulders and say, "oh well, it's goes with the job," when a soldier, marine, sailor, police officer, fireman lose their life. It is after all what they all signed up for, including your child. That's sad.

[Anonymous]

How about he say something like this:

"knowing he might die, he still wanted to serve his country. He was a true patriot, and we are indebted to him, and to you and your family. My thoughts are with you."

Not that hard. And I'm no word smith either.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:When the WH was asked to comment yesterday, they didn't deny he said it.

The comment they made was appropriate.... these conversations are private.
As a parent of a soldier, I would be furious if a Congress person made public the call made to me by the CIC if my son were KIA.

Yes, this WH staff is the soul of discretion.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:When the WH was asked to comment yesterday, they didn't deny he said it.

The comment they made was appropriate.... these conversations are private.
As a parent of a soldier, I would be furious if a Congress person made public the call made to me by the CIC if my son were KIA.

And you are perfectly okay when people simply shrug their shoulders and say, "oh well, it's goes with the job," when a soldier, marine, sailor, police officer, fireman lose their life. It is after all what they all signed up for, including your child. That's sad.

And I think the widow also took this publicly, did she not?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Besides being a rude comment to say to someone whose husband has been blown to bits, Trump's words indicate a dangerous attitude towards people in combat. If you can rationalize that these men 'knew what they were signing up for,' you won't feel as bad when they are killed and might not take as much care to avoid conflicts. Trump doesn't get that for many people, like immigrants who join the military to get citizenship and people who join up straight out of high school because they can't afford college, the military is the best and sometimes the only prospect of advancement they have. If they had the opportunities and inherited wealth Trump had, they may have chosen a safer career.

The dead husband in question worked at Walmart, signed up for the congresswoman's mentorship program, and worked his way up to an elite level of the military. He is 1000X the man Trump is.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:When the WH was asked to comment yesterday, they didn't deny he said it.

The comment they made was appropriate.... these conversations are private.
As a parent of a soldier, I would be furious if a Congress person made public the call made to me by the CIC if my son were KIA.

So were DNC's emails but Trump had no problem teling wikileaks to make more of them public Hypocrisy.. thy name is Trump.