Trump repeats conspiracy theory about Obama when pressed on contacting families of fallen soldiers

[riversedge]

Source: think progress




"The traditional way, if you look at President Obama and other presidents — most of them didn’t make calls."

Oct 16, 2017, 3:02 pm




During a surprise press briefing Monday, President Trump claimed that President Obama did not call the families of fallen soldiers. The president was answering a question about how he was responding to the death of four elite U.S. special forces in Niger earlier this month.

Trump explained that he had written the families personal letters and said that he will call them “at some point” after “a little time” has passed.

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Trump’s false accusation echoes a conspiracy theory Trump helped elevate long before he was even a candidate for office. The Gateway Pundit, a conservative outlet which has its own White House press credentials, wrote in 2012 that Obama had sent the same form letter to all fallen soldiers’ families, signed with auto-pen. The White House countered at the time, saying that the president personally signs every letter.


Although the president on Monday claimed he was focused on the families of the fallen troops, he seemingly had other things on his mind this past weekend: Trump visited golf courses for his 72nd and 73rd times as president on Saturday and Sunday, respectively. He’s been in office for 38 weeks.

Read more: https://thinkprogress.org/trump-obama-soldiers-families-d685525afbf2/

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I saw a clip of trumps rant about this issue just a bit ago. damn!!



"For his part, Trump tweeted his support for the Gateway Pundit’s debunkd conspiracy theory."

Link to tweet

Link to tweet

[mountain grammy]

1. damn bloated jerk..look at them..faces of evil.

[NBachers]

2. How many miles will the line stretch to piss on his grave?

[Historic NY]

3. Each letter had a slightly different signature...

[Alice11111]

4. I believe he has O confused with Repub Rumsfeld. Rumy

really did that.

DT is just obsessed with Obama. Destroying Obama's good works is DTs life's work. The devil.

[PearliePoo2]

5. This sick, demented excuse of a man owes President Obama a PUBLIC apology..TODAY!

But that would require character. This p.o.s. does not, nor never has had and never will have an ounce of character.
As Mika said just now on 'Morning Joe', "This is a new low, he's hit rock bottom."



K&R

[Girard442]

6. Wrong about the "rock bottom".

There's no expectation so low that tRump can't fail to meet it.

[PearliePoo2]

8. I agree with you.

Stay tuned Mika, this sadistic creature squatting in the White House has new lows yet to set.
Rock bottom? Hardly.
Hurry Mr. Mueller, so there's still something recognizable of this Country. Save us from a nuclear winter!

[Bernardo de La Paz]

7. Image with the facts. But his base will eat any lie he makes.

[world wide wally]

9. I if this is what the "values voters" consider a messenger from God,

I can see how the future of religion is in serious trouble.

[skypilot]

10. Conspiracy theory???

This is a little off-topic but I really wish the phrase "conspiracy theory" could be put to rest. The claim made by Gateway Pundit is not a conspiracy theory, it is simply a lie. There is no conspiracy or theorizing of any kind involved. What is happening to the English language?

[Eyeball_Kid]

11. Yes.

[Blue_Tires]

12. The good old days when an autopen was grounds for impeachment...