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Ilsa

(61,695 posts)
Wed Jul 19, 2017, 07:06 PM Jul 2017

Widow of marine who died last week in airplane crash is pissed at trump.

https://m.facebook.com/newsandguts/photos/a.200985446973098.1073741828.199870617084581/268249350246707/?type=3

She said the only notation by the president was his tweet that he and Melania were saddened to hear of the tragedy.

Found the link through Rachel Maddow's facebook page linked to News and Guts. I'm sorry I can't post the text, but I don't know how to copy that to here.
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Ilsa

(61,695 posts)
2. A deplorable tried to shame her for looking for
Wed Jul 19, 2017, 07:11 PM
Jul 2017

Public recognition of her husband and the crew. There was plenty of slapping back.

BannonsLiver

(16,370 posts)
3. I feel for our military families under Drumpf
Wed Jul 19, 2017, 07:11 PM
Jul 2017

Even those who are too stupid to realize they've been had by this grifter.

SummerSnow

(12,608 posts)
4. he thinks his tweets are special and he thinks she should be grateful.
Wed Jul 19, 2017, 07:12 PM
Jul 2017

He has no time to for her and her family. He is busy obsessing over Obama

 

Wellstone ruled

(34,661 posts)
5. Donnie Boy has zero
Wed Jul 19, 2017, 07:43 PM
Jul 2017

empathetic feelings for anyone other than himself. Read his Bio,one cold ass human.

Vinca

(50,269 posts)
6. The military is only useful to Don as set dressing. The poor Marine would have been a prop at best.
Wed Jul 19, 2017, 07:47 PM
Jul 2017

Why so many military people were snookered by him is a real mystery.

Achilleaze

(15,543 posts)
7. the republican Draft-Dodger-in-Chief does not respect soldiers
Wed Jul 19, 2017, 08:02 PM
Jul 2017

or veterans. That's plain. The very existence of honorable men and women in service to America makes his Chickenhawk Republicanism obvious and ugly.

Ilsa

(61,695 posts)
8. When Trump accepted that Purple Heart from a veteran,
Wed Jul 19, 2017, 09:36 PM
Jul 2017

and commented that he'd "always wanted one of these," I thought maybe they'd get a clue.

Takket

(21,563 posts)
9. Rethugs hate soldiers and the military
Wed Jul 19, 2017, 09:39 PM
Jul 2017

That is why they are always slashing benefits and sending them to die in conflicts that serve no good other than their own.

I'm continually baffled as to why democrats never make attempts to point this out to the military.

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