White House: Unfortunate If Widow Of Fallen Soldier Misunderstood Trump
Source: Talking Points Memo
By NICOLE LAFOND Published OCTOBER 20, 2017 2:53 PM
The White House is sticking by its line that President Donald Trump was respectful during his conversation with the widow of a fallen soldier, whose mother told The Washington Post that she felt disrespected by Trumps remarks.
During the White House press briefing Friday, press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said it was unfortunate if the family misunderstood.
Certainly if the spirit of which those comments were intended was misunderstood, thats very unfortunate. As the President has said, as General Kelly has said, who I think has a very deep understanding of what that individual would be going through, his comments were very sympathetic, very respectful, Sanders said. And that was the spirit in which the President intended them. If they were taken in any other way, thats certainly an unfortunate thing.
The comments follow a week-long firestorm that Trump started on Monday when he was asked about the deaths of four U.S. troops in Niger nearly two weeks ago. Trump claimed that Obama and other presidents, most of them didnt make calls, a lot of them didnt make calls, which was met with widespread condemnation from former Obama aides.
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WH Says 'Highly Inappropriate' For Reporter To Question 'Marine General'
By MATT SHUHAM Published OCTOBER 20, 2017 2:46 PM
The White House on Friday told a journalist who asked about errors chief of staff John Kelly made Thursday that it would be highly inappropriate to get into a debate with a four-star Marine general.
The militaristic language, used to refer to a civilian position in the White House, came when the reporter pointed out that Kelly had inaccurately accused a congresswoman of claiming credit for securing funding for an FBI building in Miramar, Florida in 2015.
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The reporter pressed: Would Kelly respond to reporting on his inaccurate statement?
I think hes addressed that pretty thoroughly yesterday, Sanders said.
He was wrong yesterday in talking about getting the money, the reporter countered.
If you want to go after Gen. Kelly, thats up to you, Sanders said. But I think that, if you want to get into a debate with a four-star Marine general, I think that thats something highly inappropriate.
http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/white-house-highly-inappropriate-question-marine-general
underpants
(182,769 posts)LenaBaby61
(6,974 posts)Better translation from the tRumputin White House:
"Who do you believe, US white folks or those lying Ni@@ers?"
Discussionist KING
(34 posts)LenaBaby61
(6,974 posts)It's REALITY though, and what tRumputin and his "GOOD PEOPLE" did and said wasn't nice either.
Here are tRumputin's "GOOD PEOPLE."
Some of tRumputin's "GOOD PEOPLE'S" work on Deandre Harris.
NOT NICE
yardwork
(61,588 posts)adigal
(7,581 posts)Irish_Dem
(46,918 posts)We are in trouble.
madaboutharry
(40,208 posts)There is no other way to explain it. It is a cult.
thegoose
(3,115 posts)All these hideously, blatantly ridiculous lies that the country is expected to swallow, delivered by an orange piece of shit and backed up by his despicable harridans.
IronLionZion
(45,427 posts)he's the real victim here. It's all the widow's fault.
TalenaGor
(1,104 posts)C_U_L8R
(44,998 posts)It's not her fault... and don't you dare blame her.
Apologize, you fuckers
keithbvadu2
(36,775 posts)Kelly is not in a position of 'Marine general'... Kelly is Chief of Staff.
A 'Marine general' would have no business speaking about funding for a FBI building.
Angry Dragon
(36,693 posts)dalton99a
(81,451 posts)Girard442
(6,070 posts)OK, "moderate Republicans" that would be your cue. Otherwise, just put on your brown shirts and be done with it.
keithbvadu2
(36,775 posts)HopeAgain
(4,407 posts)Let's get 'em boys...
Corgigal
(9,291 posts)fot trump to call a widow who was on her way to the airport to pick up her young husband body from the airport. Great timing asshole.
Highly inappropriate you guys got caught. Trump not playing golf this weekend ?
raccoon
(31,110 posts)I'm definitely no fan of Trump's, but how could he have known should be on her way to the airport?
Having said that, the White House is coming up with the usual horseshit, that is always the other person's fault. It's never his Majesty's fault. He could shoot somebody on fifth Avenue and the White House poodles would say the person should've gotten out of the way of the bullet.
Corgigal
(9,291 posts)was with them. Base commanders have phones. All protocol.
He just didn't care, wanted it done cause he got caught.
world wide wally
(21,740 posts)BumRushDaShow
(128,844 posts)truthisfreedom
(23,145 posts)They're so misunderstandable.
CanonRay
(14,101 posts)but a reporter? I don't think so.
Discussionist KING
(34 posts)see it.
yardwork
(61,588 posts)It is the responsibility of every citizen to question our military and our elected leaders. Thats our job.
Botany
(70,490 posts).... people in the car too.
greatauntoftriplets
(175,731 posts)It was highly inappropriate for herr drumpf to say that about a child's father.