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turbinetree

(24,703 posts)
Thu Jun 14, 2018, 10:56 AM Jun 2018

Trump claims parents of Korean War vets lobbied him during 2016 campaign. There's just one problem

"They said, 'when you can, president, we'd love our son to be brought back home' -- you know, the remains."

AARON RUPAR JUN 14, 2018, 9:14 AM


During a Fox News interview that ran on Wednesday evening, President Trump touted an aspect of his agreement with North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un that will allow for repatriation of the remains of American soldiers who died during the Korean War.

“One of the things that really I’m happy is that the soldiers that died in Korea, their remains are going to be coming back home,” Trump said. “And we have thousands of people that have asked for that — thousands and thousands of people.”

It’s true that there are families of veterans who fell in Korea who are still trying to recover remains. But Trump then told a story about parents of Korean War veterans who purportedly approached him during the 2016 presidential campaign.

“So many people asked when I was on the campaign,” Trump said. “I’d say, ‘wait a minute, I don’t have any relationship’ — but they said, ‘when you can, president, we’d love our son to be brought back home’ — you know, the remains.”

https://thinkprogress.org/trump-parents-korean-war-veterans-fox-news-26ef572e9174/


My grandmother passed away in 1976, my grandfather passed away in 1968......................My father is 88 years old and fought in the Korean War and is still alive------------------------this orange hair sack of lying shit is dangerous.......................and is a fucking sinister traitor to this country, and let's include "all" of the republican enablers of this shit, every fucking last one of them.......

November 2018 cannot get here fast enough.....................

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turbinetree

(24,703 posts)
2. I am 67 years of age and this piece of shit traitor is a fucking traitor, I am doing everything
Thu Jun 14, 2018, 11:06 AM
Jun 2018

I can to support Ben Jealous for Gov of Maryland and Jess Colvin for Congress to get rid of that other piece of shit Andy Harris...................Larry Hogan and Andy Harris are piece's of shit right along with this orange hair traitor sitting in the white house:

https://www.mddems.org/news-clips/hogan-trying-have-it-both-ways-healthcare

https://wtop.com/government/2017/05/local-lawmakers-vote-obamacare-repeal/



November 2018 cannot get here fast enough.....................we will win Maryland and Ohio.................

Demsrule86

(68,593 posts)
3. We are going to win Maryland and Ohio ...other places too...Sherrod is looking strong and I was
Thu Jun 14, 2018, 11:17 AM
Jun 2018

happy to see Cordray polling well.

turbinetree

(24,703 posts)
4. Yepper, spot on
Thu Jun 14, 2018, 11:22 AM
Jun 2018

And now the traitor and his family has had a lawsuit filed against him in NY for charity fraud....................on his birthday................ ..................he is going to have to tell us what is in his tax returns............................. .......................to show how much of fraud he is, and how he took that money.......................

turbinetree

(24,703 posts)
9. All good things come to those that are correct.......................
Thu Jun 14, 2018, 12:06 PM
Jun 2018

and Thanks for the compliment, we have to think positive, we are the democratic party, we move the country forward and we are patriots, for the people and by the people ......................

MineralMan

(146,317 posts)
5. The number of parents of Korean War veterans who are still alive is
Thu Jun 14, 2018, 11:22 AM
Jun 2018

almost certainly near or at zero. Trump's an idiot.

turbinetree

(24,703 posts)
6. He is a Traitor..........................nothing more and nothing less
Thu Jun 14, 2018, 11:26 AM
Jun 2018

And you are right, they the grandparents are near zero in that era of the population.............still living............he should produce that grand parent....................he is lying traitor


haele

(12,660 posts)
7. He'll ignore it and after Steve Miller does the math, the Mouth of Drumpf of the Day will claim...
Thu Jun 14, 2018, 11:30 AM
Jun 2018

"Fake news! What he really said was he heard from a group of sons of Korean War vets wanted their parents remains back, but as usual, you all wrote it down backwards to make him look stupid!"

Haele

ellie

(6,929 posts)
10. My father
Thu Jun 14, 2018, 12:06 PM
Jun 2018

fought in the Korean War. His father died in 1942 and his mother died in 1970. My dad died 20 years ago. Trump is a liar and a bad liar at that.

turbinetree

(24,703 posts)
11. He's a Traitor........and he just got busted for being a fraud him and his charity and Family
Thu Jun 14, 2018, 12:13 PM
Jun 2018

.............................happy birthday Traitor........................

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