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He still hasn't visited the troops (Original Post) SHRED Aug 2018 OP
He's too precious. Corgigal Aug 2018 #1
Thank you... Mike Nelson Aug 2018 #2
I made it to share SHRED Aug 2018 #3
:) Mike Nelson Aug 2018 #4
Thanksgiving is approaching. Get plastic turkey ready. Sneederbunk Aug 2018 #5
Trump won't visit the troops with even a plastic turkey. The Velveteen Ocelot Aug 2018 #6
He wants the troops to come to Washington and salute HIM. dalton99a Aug 2018 #7
Because he doesn't want to take their time away from practice marching for his parade!1 UTUSN Aug 2018 #8
Which isn't going to happen, which must totally piss him off. The Velveteen Ocelot Aug 2018 #11
He also hasn't held his second press conference gratuitous Aug 2018 #9
Yep dalton99a Aug 2018 #10
Not that they'd get any meaningful information - just the usual lies and gibberish - The Velveteen Ocelot Aug 2018 #12
He will, and he'll make it a highly partisan event. tman Aug 2018 #13
It's not that he's too cowardly to visit the troops. His bone spurs are acting up. Power 2 the People Aug 2018 #14
Because he's a draft dodging coward who knows he can't measure up to the smirkymonkey Aug 2018 #15
Nobody knows the military better than Trump PatSeg Aug 2018 #16
Aren't they (service members) sacrificing enough? Fritz Walter Aug 2018 #17
There are a lot of things the lsos has not done randr Aug 2018 #18
if it's not about him bdamomma Aug 2018 #19
Does visiting the GRU count? Oneironaut Aug 2018 #20
K&R Scurrilous Aug 2018 #21

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,699 posts)
6. Trump won't visit the troops with even a plastic turkey.
Mon Aug 20, 2018, 11:00 AM
Aug 2018

Bush's turkey was plastic (and so was he in a lot of respects) but at least he bothered to haul his ass over there and put in an appearance. Trump won't even do that.

gratuitous

(82,849 posts)
9. He also hasn't held his second press conference
Mon Aug 20, 2018, 11:08 AM
Aug 2018

Remember how much fun the Republicans and the media had with candidate Hillary Clinton and how she wasn't holding a press conference every other day during the 2016 campaign? Oddly, none of those folks seems all that concerned that it's been more than a year and a half since Trump held a press conference. I guess nobody can think of any questions they want to ask him?

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,699 posts)
12. Not that they'd get any meaningful information - just the usual lies and gibberish -
Mon Aug 20, 2018, 11:19 AM
Aug 2018

but he's passing up a wonderful opportunity to tell them they're the enemies of the people.

Power 2 the People

(2,437 posts)
14. It's not that he's too cowardly to visit the troops. His bone spurs are acting up.
Mon Aug 20, 2018, 12:21 PM
Aug 2018

Plus, there are no PGA approved golf courses in Iraq and Afghanistan.

 

smirkymonkey

(63,221 posts)
15. Because he's a draft dodging coward who knows he can't measure up to the
Mon Aug 20, 2018, 12:31 PM
Aug 2018

bravery of real men and women who serve this nation. He is an absolute disgrace. He doesn't deserve the title of "Commander-in-Chief". He's nothing more than a lily-livered pansy who has never committed an act of bravery in his life.

PatSeg

(47,447 posts)
16. Nobody knows the military better than Trump
Mon Aug 20, 2018, 12:32 PM
Aug 2018

"I know more than the generals, believe me."

Also no one understand ISIS better than Trump and he has a better vision about Syria than those "so-called great military geniuses".

"I love war, in a certain way."

No wonder he stays as far away from the military as possible. His idiocy precedes him.

Fritz Walter

(4,291 posts)
17. Aren't they (service members) sacrificing enough?
Mon Aug 20, 2018, 01:40 PM
Aug 2018

If I were in their combat boots, I'm not sure I could choke back the bile that saluting him would bring up.

He'd do them a lot more good if he'd just stop trying to provoke our foes and alienating our NATO and other allies!

randr

(12,412 posts)
18. There are a lot of things the lsos has not done
Mon Aug 20, 2018, 01:40 PM
Aug 2018

Played with his grandchildren at the WH
Taken his wife to dinner.
Invited the Nation in for a night of entertainment.
Given a big thanks and shout out to all the men an women fighting fires all summer.
Many, many, more Presidential duties and just plain old courtesies have been neglected.
And one more thing he has not done:
He has not slinked back to his Russian ghetto after realizing he was in way over his head.
I would go without an apology if he were to do just this one thing.

bdamomma

(63,849 posts)
19. if it's not about him
Mon Aug 20, 2018, 01:47 PM
Aug 2018

everyone is damned to hell. He just doesn't give a crap about anyone except himself.

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