Anonymous wrote:The only defense Trumplovers have is that...the call should be secret and private? Oooookay.

Why is it so hard to admit that Trump SHOULD NOT HAVE SAID THIS?

Anonymous wrote:There are many awful things President Trump has done and continues to do. However this instance is not one of them, but rather reflects more his inarticulate nature and lack of good interpersonal skills.

I actually understand what he may have been trying to convey to the grieving widow, and that is, "your husband understood the extreme peril of his military service, and yet he was such a brave man that he nevertheless agreed to undertake that burden on behalf of his country each and every time he was called upon to do so."

I really wish the media would avoid harping on the low-hanging fruit, which comes across as overkill and feeds into the President's narrative that the media hates him and is out to get him about every little thing. Stick to reporting the bigger picture, it is awful enough.

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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.

Fox politicized Obama doing the same thing, but with more empathy and class.

Why can't the Trumpeters acknowledge that this exchange was awful? It's like there isn't even agreement on what class and empathy look like. Truly sad.

It was not Rep. Wilson’s place to share publicly any conversation between the widow and the CIC. She was wrong to comment on this conversation at all.
And, considering this Representative is a Democrat who, no doubt, is opposed to Trump’s administration.......Are we certain what she said is accurate?

Other family members in the car have reportedly filed a formal complaint with the military re: the call.

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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.

Fox politicized Obama doing the same thing, but with more empathy and class.

Why can't the Trumpeters acknowledge that this exchange was awful? It's like there isn't even agreement on what class and empathy look like. Truly sad.

It was not Rep. Wilson’s place to share publicly any conversation between the widow and the CIC. She was wrong to comment on this conversation at all.
And, considering this Representative is a Democrat who, no doubt, is opposed to Trump’s administration.......Are we certain what she said is accurate?

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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.

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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.

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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.

Fox politicized Obama doing the same thing, but with more empathy and class.

Why can't the Trumpeters acknowledge that this exchange was awful? It's like there isn't even agreement on what class and empathy look like. Truly sad.

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.

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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.

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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.

Anonymous wrote:The right-wing nutjobs who are defending Trump over this would have probably forced Obama's resignation had he said something like this.