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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
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He hasn't even acknowledged that four Green Berets were killed in Niger
LastLiberal in PalmSprings
Oct 2017
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Eliot Rosewater
(31,109 posts)1. If a person believes anything he says, that person has no credible
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.
HopeAgain
(4,407 posts)2. Trump says it and Fox reports it as gospel.
Why stop lying when it works for him?
LastLiberal in PalmSprings
(12,578 posts)3. He hasn't even acknowledged that four Green Berets were killed in Niger
so why would he feel it necessary to call their next of kin?
stuffmatters
(2,574 posts)4. THIS cannot be repeated enough
pansypoo53219
(20,968 posts)5. query. does THE MORON calL? do families hang up?
SunSeeker
(51,550 posts)6. Meanwhile, Trump ignores the 4 US soldiers killed by ISIS in Niger.
JI7
(89,244 posts)7. He lied about the personal letters he wrote to families of those killed in niger
So he said something about how they will be sent out today.
Beartracks
(12,806 posts)8. "The check's in the mail."
Same concept.
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