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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsTrump Stopped Going to Dover AFB To Receive Bodies After Getting Berated On First Visit
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/donald-trump-dover-afb-returning-soldiers-bodies-lie_n_5f4ebdc9c5b6250f655c1ca8WASHINGTON ― In the world of President Donald Trump, he has paid his respects to many, many returning soldiers killed in the line of duty, with daughter and top presidential aide Ivanka Trump adding that each time she has stood by his side at one of these ceremonies, it has hardened his resolve to bring troops home.
In the real world, Trump has traveled to Dover Air Force Base in Delaware exactly four times ― fewer than half as many times as his vice president ― and avoided going at all for nearly two years after getting berated for his incompetence by the father of a slain Navy SEAL, according to a former White House aide who spoke on condition of anonymity.
Bill Owens, the father of William Ryan Owens, refused to shake Trumps hand at that Feb. 1, 2017, encounter, the aide said, and then told Trump that he was responsible for his sons death for approving the disastrous raid in Yemen without bothering to understand the risks.
He refused to go back for two years, he was so rattled, the aide said, adding that the main reason Trump had approved the raid just five days after taking office was that predecessor Barack Obama had refused to do so.
In the real world, Trump has traveled to Dover Air Force Base in Delaware exactly four times ― fewer than half as many times as his vice president ― and avoided going at all for nearly two years after getting berated for his incompetence by the father of a slain Navy SEAL, according to a former White House aide who spoke on condition of anonymity.
Bill Owens, the father of William Ryan Owens, refused to shake Trumps hand at that Feb. 1, 2017, encounter, the aide said, and then told Trump that he was responsible for his sons death for approving the disastrous raid in Yemen without bothering to understand the risks.
He refused to go back for two years, he was so rattled, the aide said, adding that the main reason Trump had approved the raid just five days after taking office was that predecessor Barack Obama had refused to do so.
So glad Mr. Owens told his corrupt ass off.
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Trump Stopped Going to Dover AFB To Receive Bodies After Getting Berated On First Visit (Original Post)
steve2470
Sep 2020
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GusBob
(7,286 posts)1. Bill Clinton
If I recall correct
Bill Clinton was handing out a medal of honor to a dead soldiers family
The dad bitched him out something along the lines of: I have no respect for you
Clinton handled it like a man should
UTUSN
(70,494 posts)2. SHITLER gets rattled over lots: Barking dogs, sharks, eagles, grief stricken parents...
Totally Tunsie
(10,885 posts)4. ...stairs
SeattleVet
(5,468 posts)5. ...ramps...
EleanorR
(2,373 posts)3. Didn't he bring a friend once? Jon Voight?
keithbvadu2
(36,360 posts)6. Cadet Bone Spurs wanted to play the faux tough guy Prez.