Did Trump just say Douglas MacArthur was sacked because he used foul language ?

[DemocratSinceBirth]

He was sacked because he wanted a war with China which Americans had no stomach for.

[leftofcool]

1. I think he was talking about Patton but it's hard to tell.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

3. Both were great soldiers but Patton was a bad guy.

I don't know much about MacArthur's views beside the fact he was hard right. Patton was an anti-semite and a liberal-baiter.

[teamster633]

8. And even then,

Patton was temporarily relieved of command for striking a soldier who was suffering from combat fatigue, not for using foul language.

[Chiyo-chichi]

2. He didn't even know who he was talking about.

He didn't say the general's name. He said "you know who I'm talking about."

[haele]

4. If Trump thought MacArthur was sacked for bad words, he never heard Truman...

Truman wasn't as bad as Johnson, but he was known to get a bit explicit when hot under the collar.
Infantry in WWI - and had little use for Generals - or anyone else - who strutted around like little emperors.
MacArthur had a problem accepting limitations. That's why he was sacked.

Haele

[DemocratSinceBirth]

6. David Gergen said he worked with eight? presidents...

David Gergen said he worked with eight? presidents and while all used profanities in private, none used profanities in public. He was referring to Trump's profanities and vulgarisms.

[Shandris]

5. I haven't even seen the speech and it's Patton.

His strategy is so very obvious, once you know what it is. But I'm sure they'll jump to show him 'lying' again, just like he wants them to.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

7. Patton was effectively sacked for slapping two soldiers...

My pops served under him in North Africa.

[SCantiGOP]

10. Right

He was visiting soldiers in a hospital and asked what was wrong with one who was huddled in a corner. He was told he had had a nervous breakdown, then called "shell shock" but now PTSD.
Patton went bullshit, saying he was a disgrace to the wounded soldiers, slapped him and told him to get back to his unit. The outrage ended up with him being disciplined and was basically the end of his career.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

11. I was reading about the incident

Public reaction was mixed. Most officers were aghast. That's because they knew what war can do to a person. The public didn't.

[H2O Man]

9. no