Mother Jones
President Donald Trump’s open disdain for Americans who have died in war, “losers” and “suckers,” in his estimation, is well documented. But that hasn’t stopped him from exploiting fallen soldiers to prop up support for himself. This time, it’s the four service members who were killed over the last week as the US returns to full-scale war with Iran.
President Donald Trump’s open disdain for Americans who have died in war, “losers” and “suckers,” in his estimation, is well documented. But that hasn’t stopped him from exploiting fallen soldiers to prop up support for himself. This time, it’s the four service members who were killed over the last week as the US returns to full-scale war with Iran.
“All of them said very strongly, ‘We cannot let Iran have a nuclear weapon,'” Trump told reporters as he departed to attend a dignified transfer, the process by which the remains of fallen military members are moved from aircraft to vehicle, in Dover, Delaware, on Wednesday.
There is no evidence that the service members killed, as Trump so confidently claimed, ever said or believed this. It conveniently happens to be one of the exceedingly few talking points Trump has had for continuing an increasingly unpopular war on all his own. And what better device for repeating his excuse than dead Americans who can’t speak for themselves?
And, incidentally, a Trump campaign flier with a photo of him at a dignified transfer of soldiers killed in battle is being used to promote "private national security briefings" for a limited number of donors under his Never Surrender Inc. is the latest wrinkle of this shameless grifter
The assertion of the dead soldiers and Iran nuclear weapons was made without evidence or apparent shame, shortly after the president appeared to boast on social media about the total number of service members killed since the US first launched strikes against Iran in February. In doing so, Trump referred to the casualties of previous wars, seemingly arguing that 18 wasn’t so bad.
The comments are the latest evidence of Trump’s long-held, blatant disregard for those killed in war. Meanwhile, his administration’s celebration of war, both in absurd pageantry and ethos continues apace.
The assertion of the dead soldiers and Iran nuclear weapons was made without evidence or apparent shame, shortly after the president appeared to boast on social media about the total number of service members killed since the US first launched strikes against Iran in February. In doing so, Trump referred to the casualties of previous wars, seemingly arguing that 18 wasn’t so bad.
Afghanistan War: 20 years, 2,000 DEAD.
Iraq War: 9 years, 4,600 DEAD.
Vietnam War: 19 years and 5 months, 58,220 DEAD.
Korean War: 3 years and 1 month, 36,574 DEAD.
Venezuela War: 1 day, 0 DEAD.
Iran Military Conflict: 4 months, 18 DEAD.”
9 comments:
He doesn't care. That's what White people like about Trump.
Whites think they're winning.
Waiting on the Big, Beautiful Obituary.
Like you.
Trump is a lying disrespectful joke.
Trump
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We're on it
riding
free an
flooring it
MAGAs
in
full
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(with apologies to Diego Lee Rot)
Yes, MOFO, we're winning. Go soak your head in Brown pussy fluids, asshole.
Hey MAGA, why should we care about Jesus and dead soldiers? Go on now, virtue signal?
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Why should we care?
What a Big, Beautiful Day that will be. . .
Diaper Don speaks for our deceased soldiers. It’s never been about Iran obtaining a nuclear weapon. It’s about American superiority. The petrol dollar. An intelligent person would not be persuaded to engage in a meaningless war. Senility and dementia have clouded this coward’s
mind.
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