John Kelly's son Robert (RIP) was married

[OKNancy]

He was married 3 years to Heather Landry.
If and when President Obama would write or call, would not he call the wife?

[Corgigal]

1. This is in the past.

We're talking about obama's administration, it was completed with dignity and grace. This is not about obama, dumbass trump brought it up cause he's an idiot.

[OKNancy]

2. I'm very aware of the topic and what Trump has done

They are making some fuss about "ask Obama if he called Gen. Kelly". Then the White House comes out with a statement that Obama did not call him.
It is my contention that Obama would call the wife.
Of course Obama is too classy to bring it up.

[Angry Dragon]

8. I think it is time for Obama to point the lies Trump is telling about him

Not attack Trump, just point out the lies. It would help protect the American people from Trump

[yardwork]

10. Well, I dont think that Obama will weigh in on this subject.

President Obama has too much empathy and class to drag a bereaved widow into this. (I’m sure that he’s rolling his eyes in private, though.)

[Angry Dragon]

12. I think Obama has enough class to make Trump look the fool and also bring condolences to the widow

I think Obama is the only one with enough clout to bring Trump up short.
Obama has to only point out the lies of Trump when they point to Obama

[Angry Dragon]

5. He was asked a question he was not prepared for he went to his default position

he lied. I would wager he has not called any or very few. I would also say he probably has not written any letters.
He ran out of crayons

[tblue37]

9. WaPo checked. He has called 13 of 29 families, if I remember correctly. Four got

neither call nor letter.

But what also upsets people is the fact that he ignored these 4 deaths for 12 days while tweeting about the NFL and other nonsense and golfing all the time, even as the men's coffins arrived at Dover AFB. He never acknowledged their sacrifice at all until questioned about it by a reporter yesterday.

[Angry Dragon]

13. thank you for the information

[VOX]

7. On the contrary, if #45 lies about Obama's actions, it very much pulls everything into the present.

The goddamned lying by #45 and his inner circle has been taking place on a heroic scale. There has never been so much deceit, obfuscation, opacity, and out-and-out howlers that DEMAND to be re-played, and un-spun as many times as necessary, so that #45 ultimately stands ALONE atop his ever-growing hillock of lying bullshit.

[ribrepin]

3. I don't know why news media doesn't mention this.

[FM123]

4. Yes. I think it was customary to call the spouse if the soldier was married.

[onenote]

15. true. but if we don't know whether Obama called the spouse, why raise the question?

From what I've seen reported, no one claims Obama put in condolence calls with respect to every service member that died overseas during his presidency (around 2000 I believe).

This isn't and shouldn't be about comparing Obama and Trump. It's about Trump. Period.

[stevenleser]

6. If the father was a serving officer, particularly 0-7+ the protocol might be to call that person

There might be an issue of who was listed as “next of kin” on the official records. You fill that stuff out when you enter the military and if it changes you are supposed to keep it up to date but this person may not have done that.

All speculation. I have no idea.

[all american girl]

17. When my husband was deployed, we had to make everything current.

Everyone was on the same page as to who was to contacted, will, and the such. His wife would have been the one called, after he died and by the president...and Kelly nows this.

[underthematrix]

11. I'm AA, so I'm gonna splain it like a black person

If Gen Kelly and his wife were sitting at Michelle Obama's table at a breakfast for Gold Star families six months later then it seems beyond logical that the President and First Lady had spoken to Gen Kelly and his wife numerous times before the event. I don't think we will ever get a statement from President Obama or Gen Kelly because apparently they had a personal relationship. So don't expect either one of these men to say anything.

[lunasun]

14. Believe me if Obama was not doing what is proper as CIC re fallen heroes we would have

had to hear about it a long time ago, if he even got close to some RW ers opinion that he wasn't showing proper respect it would have been a big issue during his presidency .
No one should worry about trump comparing himself to Obama

[all american girl]

16. Yes it would

If my husband had died in Iraq, I would have been called, not his parents...his dad having served 28 years in the Army and is a retired COL. I am his next of kin, not his parents. Also, before going, things like who to call, wills, and everything you can think of is clearly written out. So, again, trump is a lying piece of shit, and Kelly nows better.