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pnwmom

(108,973 posts)
Wed Mar 14, 2018, 05:23 PM Mar 2018

Trump, to Marines: "Trust me, you don't ever want to be on the other side of a fighting Marine."







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Trump, at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar:

"Trust me, you don’t ever want to be on the other side of a fighting Marine; it's trouble. It's painful."

Robert Swan Mueller III

Officer, U.S. Marine Corps, 1968–1971
Bronze Star (with valor)
Navy Commendation Medal (2) (with valor)
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Trump, to Marines: "Trust me, you don't ever want to be on the other side of a fighting Marine." (Original Post) pnwmom Mar 2018 OP
And Conor Lamb. The Velveteen Ocelot Mar 2018 #1
The most dangerous thing this guy has ever been next to is a box of donuts. dameatball Mar 2018 #2
*snort* smirkymonkey Mar 2018 #11
The republican Draft-Dodger-in-Chief* is mocking himself Achilleaze Mar 2018 #3
could someone project that on TrumPutin's hotel? Hermit-The-Prog Mar 2018 #5
That is not a photo of Robert Mueller needledriver Mar 2018 #6
Obvious clue for those who looked ... left-of-center2012 Mar 2018 #7
OK, thanks for the correction. Achilleaze Mar 2018 #13
No worries. needledriver Mar 2018 #14
The republicans mocked Purple Heart Americans who served America Achilleaze Mar 2018 #15
from maggot bone spurs, how would he know that? Motley13 Mar 2018 #4
That's right.. trump and his dumb ignorant Cha Mar 2018 #8
great comeback from Kirstol NewJeffCT Mar 2018 #9
He has no self-awareness or shame. kentuck Mar 2018 #10
That man misspelled Marine Corp in a tweet yesterday irisblue Mar 2018 #12
"Trust me" - okay stop there. Fuck no. -nt poboy2 Mar 2018 #16

Hermit-The-Prog

(33,313 posts)
5. could someone project that on TrumPutin's hotel?
Wed Mar 14, 2018, 05:33 PM
Mar 2018

That needs to be where Cadet Bone Spurs has to see it every day.

Twitter might overload as a result of his unhinging.

left-of-center2012

(34,195 posts)
7. Obvious clue for those who looked ...
Wed Mar 14, 2018, 06:45 PM
Mar 2018

"The pictured soldier has a single chevron and rocker on his left sleeve, indicating the Army rank of private first class.
Mueller, on the other hand, was a commissioned Marine officer who served as second lieutenant ...
he was likely wearing a single bar on his collar."

Achilleaze

(15,543 posts)
13. OK, thanks for the correction.
Thu Mar 15, 2018, 07:58 AM
Mar 2018

A lot of tricky shit out there in the world. In the interest of truth, I deleted that image. Here's another meme with, I believe, an accurate photo:

 

needledriver

(836 posts)
14. No worries.
Thu Mar 15, 2018, 10:56 AM
Mar 2018

Robert Mueller has a Purple Heart. John Kerry has three Purple Hearts, and you saw how the Republicans honored that!

Achilleaze

(15,543 posts)
15. The republicans mocked Purple Heart Americans who served America
Thu Mar 15, 2018, 12:13 PM
Mar 2018

and who gave their blood, just as republicans have also mocked our POWs. That is why they are known as deplorables.

Cha

(297,091 posts)
8. That's right.. trump and his dumb ignorant
Wed Mar 14, 2018, 06:47 PM
Mar 2018

mouth.. steps in it again!

This is brilliant from Kristol!

NewJeffCT

(56,828 posts)
9. great comeback from Kirstol
Wed Mar 14, 2018, 06:53 PM
Mar 2018

didn't know he had a sense of humor - I'd have expected that from Rick Wilson or Ana Navarro

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