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mahatmakanejeeves

(57,378 posts)
Mon Oct 16, 2017, 02:31 PM Oct 2017

In a really ghastly lie, Trump says that Obama, unlike him, didn't call families of dead soldiers.

I try to avoid making "***** said:" threads, but this is too much to ignore.

Really? He said this?

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In a really ghastly lie, Trump says that Obama, unlike him, didn't call the families of dead soldiers.
11:08 AM - 16 Oct 2017



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ETA: Oh, he said it, alright:

Top Obama aides blast Trump for claiming Obama didn't call families of fallen soldiers
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In a really ghastly lie, Trump says that Obama, unlike him, didn't call families of dead soldiers. (Original Post) mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2017 OP
If a person believes anything he says, that person has no credible Eliot Rosewater Oct 2017 #1
Trump says it and Fox reports it as gospel. HopeAgain Oct 2017 #2
He hasn't even acknowledged that four Green Berets were killed in Niger LastLiberal in PalmSprings Oct 2017 #3
THIS cannot be repeated enough stuffmatters Oct 2017 #4
query. does THE MORON calL? do families hang up? pansypoo53219 Oct 2017 #5
Meanwhile, Trump ignores the 4 US soldiers killed by ISIS in Niger. SunSeeker Oct 2017 #6
He lied about the personal letters he wrote to families of those killed in niger JI7 Oct 2017 #7
"The check's in the mail." Beartracks Oct 2017 #8

Eliot Rosewater

(31,109 posts)
1. If a person believes anything he says, that person has no credible
Mon Oct 16, 2017, 02:37 PM
Oct 2017

value to the debate about the human existence.

BTW the deaths of innocents and American soldiers these days is almost entirely on Trump, he has changed the rules of engagement and has told the military that killing innocent brown folks is not an issue.

3. He hasn't even acknowledged that four Green Berets were killed in Niger
Mon Oct 16, 2017, 02:44 PM
Oct 2017

so why would he feel it necessary to call their next of kin?

JI7

(89,244 posts)
7. He lied about the personal letters he wrote to families of those killed in niger
Mon Oct 16, 2017, 08:07 PM
Oct 2017

So he said something about how they will be sent out today.

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