Ex-NSA analyst rips Trump for exploiting trapped widow: She didnt want to stand up we know why

[sheshe2]

Former NSA analyst and columnist John Schindler reacted in horror on Tuesday after seeing Trump “exploit” Carryn Owens, the wife of slain Chief Petty Officer William (Ryan) Owens.

According to Schindler, the president crossed the line during his address to a joint session of Congress when he used Carryn Owens as a political prop.

Schindler immediately expressed his disgust on Twitter.

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More: http://www.rawstory.com/2017/03/ex-nsa-analyst-rips-trump-for-exploiting-trapped-widow-she-didnt-want-to-stand-up-we-know-why/

Exploitation, pure and simple.

[Wounded Bear]

1. K & R ...... nt

[C_U_L8R]

2. He's a serial abuser

And the most despised man in the world

[sheshe2]

15. Yes he is and cruel as well.

He is a sorry excuse for a human being.

[iluvtennis]

32. dT is not a human being, he's the devil incarnate...what he did to this widowed wife is more proof

[Amaryllis]

3. Couldn't bring myself to watch it last night. Waht happened? Did he ask her to stand up?

[sheshe2]

14. I am not sure if it was him..

or Ivanka sitting next to her. I just saw her standing and crying hysterically. It broke my heart.

[brer cat]

4. There is nothing and no one that he won't exploit

to feed his supercharged need for adulation. I'm sure he thought the applause was for his greatness.

I don't know why she agreed to attend this charade, but if it was presented to her as the nation honoring her husband's service she probably felt she had to. How sad that she had to stand for this abuse from the man responsible for putting her husband in harm's way just to try and one-up President Obama. There will be a lot of lives lost if he tries to best PBO; he doesn't have the intelligence, temperament, or judgment to even come close.

The faces on the Joint Chiefs is very telling. Throwing the entire intelligence community and now the military under the bus would normally be suicidal; we will just have to wait and see if trump survives what they are quite capable of throwing back at him.

[Fred Sanders]

16. The military must now seriously be thinking of a coup to remove this madman from power, if

they were not already.

[Alice11111]

30. I hope u are right and they do! "Tired of TRIVIAL wars,"

as he said. That was Bannons line. I saw the military guys caught that. I wonder how that made the widow feel and all our wounded soldiers? Those in the military now, like so we have a NON TRIVIAL war with this idiot as CIC. They will rebel eventually.

[Leghorn21]

36. He. Said. "TRIVIAL wars"?? Out loud? Omgomgomg. Wait - okay, so maybe I should instead say,

"Just keep yapping, five deferments! Nice work, good job, don't stop now lil donnie!"

Omg.

[Alice11111]

45. Actually, on CNN today, they said, "Trivial fights, " so I maybe

Misheard it or CNN was wrong. Maybe, it was my brain interpretation. I will check the transcript. Apologies.

[Leghorn21]

47. Alice, no worries, thank you! - but go read up on the breaking Sessions news and enjoy!!!! eom

[Alice11111]

46. ...but your response was funny anyway

[Leghorn21]

48. Thank you again, Alice! - but Sessions is funnier!! eom

[bdamomma]

51. Good combination

Intelligence agencies and the Military, 45 is playing with fire.

[sheshe2]

17. It was painful to watch.

I so badly wanted to wipe that smirk off his ugly face as she cried hysterically.

[Alice11111]

31. Speaking of, Smirker in Chief, Paul Ryan behind him

I despise him almost as much as DT. He is not a madman though, just he cares not about what he does to others. Somehow, his grandparents never taught him the golden rule. Mine were always reminding me, as good grandparents should.

[True Blue American]

40. Ryan

The main thing that caught my eye in the clips I saw this morning was Ryan and his unbearable smirk.

You think Trump is evil? Pence and Ryan are just as bad.

We now have the Evil Trio in charge of two branches of our Government!

[Alice11111]

49. I agree Ryan is probably equally evil, but his brain is not

as scrambled. He is smarter, but obsessive. Pence may not be quite as evil, but you have to add stupid to the equation (like trump, but not ADHD, just doesn't believe in science, evolution, kind of stupid). This is a very scary discussion about the people in charge of our planet. Yes, I agree, Trio of Evil, represents them well.

[underpants]

5. I said the same last night. He wouldn't move on until she stood FOR HIM

PERIOD!

[Brother Buzz]

10. He was seeking validation and retribution after being snubbed by her father-in-law a Dover AFB

She was a simple pawn, a victim, in this mess. Accountability isn't in his vocabulary.

[underpants]

11. To my eye it was worse than that

She clearly was completely overcome but Trump stood there basically demanding that she stand and honor HIM. Ivanka just stood there - everyone in the bubble knows when the Dear Leader is expecting homage.

[Brother Buzz]

12. I do not disagree, but....

can you accept the snub was the catalyst that lit his fuse?

[underpants]

13. Yes I can accept that

[LisaM]

34. Ivanka could have mitigated matters somewhat.

She could have comforted her, and pulled her back into her seat so it would stop. But she didn't. She just stood there in that inappropriate dress and mindlessly clapped and smiled with the rest of them.

[bdamomma]

52. Ivanka did shit

she didn't comfort her at all, just should there, very cold people.

That poor woman she lost her husband due to Bannon and 45.

[ATL Ebony]

6. Just WOW. tRump doesn't have a compassionate bone in his body.

How he thought his statement was even politically correct is beyond words, especially when he took no responsibility for the fiasco and continues to claim it was "Mission Accomplished" moment at the expense of one dead Navy Seals. Can someone please muzzle this idiot, he's such an embarrassment.

[sheshe2]

21. I agree with you 100%.

Welcome to DU ATL Ebony.

[dchill]

53. No Trump does.

It's genetic, evidently.

[Achilleaze]

7. the republican Draft-Dodger-in-Chief dodged responsibility for Mission FAIL

blames others, then USES the widow to wrap himself in STOLEN GLORY.

How Republican is that?

America deserves a lot better than the republican 'family values' role model.

[sheshe2]

23. The Cowardly Lion

is by far better looking than trump.

[True Blue American]

41. My thoughts

Exactly! The Lion was nice.

[sheshe2]

42. Yes

He was a kind and gentle guy (lion).

[kskiska]

8. She was probably told

that all that was required of her was to sit there, and that she would be briefly acknowledged. They lied.

[GoCubsGo]

9. Once again, Comrade Trump has pissed off the wrong people.

First the CIA/Intelligence, and now the military. My only question is: Which group is going to be the one that takes out this treasonous bag of human feces, the spooks or the military, or will it be a joint effort?

[sheshe2]

28. If you look at the pictures of SCOTUS

during the speech all 5 of them looked pissed as well...

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10028726979

[bdamomma]

54. hmmm.......

45 and Bannon aren't very smart. Not nice being played. The Military and Intelligence agencies aren't going to sit quietly on this.

[mountain grammy]

18. No mistake, the look on their faces..

outrageous.

[TNLib]

19. They look pretty mad

n/t

[dhill926]

20. I didn't watch (of course)...

but is this the move that had Van Jones gushing about how now he is president? Because if so....jesus christ, what a fucking fool...

[Gabi Hayes]

22. your last word starts with a "t,"

don't you mean?

he's talking the way he does now for a rea$on

[INdemo]

24. But yet the corporate media and the Republicans in Congress were having____________

during his speech and after

[defacto7]

25. The military does not take the sacrifice

of their own lightly. Ridicule, usery and public humiliation of family members of the fallen will be met with severe retribution at some point and there's nothing he can do to change that now. I'll repeat what's been said every day... Trump has no idea what he's up against, president or not.
Stupid is in full bloom.

[NastyRiffraff]

26. As usual, Dump showed his lack of class

not to mention courtesy, kindness, human decency.

No surprise, of course, but I get angry all over again every time he pulls shit like this.

[Dopers_Greed]

27. Republicans don't care about service members or their families

Just a bunch of chickenhawks that want to use them as their pets to look "tough"

[rtracey]

29. I refuse

The day after the election, I stated I would never watch anything Fuckump says on TV, read anything he says on internet, twitter, facebook, anything. I did not watch the "speech", or circus I call it. I refudiate him and all associated with him.

[MontanaMama]

33. How effing long is this shit show

is this shit show going to continue? If I were the spouse of a soldier, I would be begging them to leave the service. 45's administration will play god with the lives of our military personnel. They are a sick bunch.

[gopiscrap]

39. that's one of my biggest fears

[MontanaMama]

43. Oh my.

are you related to a member of the military, gopiscrap?

[gopiscrap]

35. trump is lower than pig shit fecal matter

[sheshe2]

37. You just described him perfectly.

[gopiscrap]

38. thank you language is so limited

[MontanaMama]

44. I just sounded out your DU handle...

I guess I'm a little slow on the uptake but that's a good one!

[bdamomma]

50. Oh Boy those Generals looked

upset.....I wouldn't mess with those guys. 45 is just an a$$hole. Likes to exploit people, remember during the debates he gathered up those women who were slandering the Clintons.