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Related: About this forumRetired Maj. Gen. Paul Eaton on Trump's Disparagement of US Military as 'losers' and 'suckers'
REFERENCE: https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2020/09/trump-americans-who-died-at-war-are-losers-and-suckers/615997/
When President Donald Trump canceled a visit to the Aisne-Marne American Cemetery near Paris in 2018, he blamed rain for the last-minute decision, saying that the helicopter couldnt fly and that the Secret Service wouldnt drive him there. Neither claim was true.
Trump rejected the idea of the visit because he feared his hair would become disheveled in the rain, and because he did not believe it important to honor American war dead, according to four people with firsthand knowledge of the discussion that day. In a conversation with senior staff members on the morning of the scheduled visit, Trump said, Why should I go to that cemetery? Its filled with losers. In a separate conversation on the same trip, Trump referred to the more than 1,800 marines who lost their lives at Belleau Wood as suckers for getting killed.
Belleau Wood is a consequential battle in American history, and the ground on which it was fought is venerated by the Marine Corps. America and its allies stopped the German advance toward Paris there in the spring of 1918. But Trump, on that same trip, asked aides, Who were the good guys in this war? He also said that he didnt understand why the United States would intervene on the side of the Allies.
Trump rejected the idea of the visit because he feared his hair would become disheveled in the rain, and because he did not believe it important to honor American war dead, according to four people with firsthand knowledge of the discussion that day. In a conversation with senior staff members on the morning of the scheduled visit, Trump said, Why should I go to that cemetery? Its filled with losers. In a separate conversation on the same trip, Trump referred to the more than 1,800 marines who lost their lives at Belleau Wood as suckers for getting killed.
Belleau Wood is a consequential battle in American history, and the ground on which it was fought is venerated by the Marine Corps. America and its allies stopped the German advance toward Paris there in the spring of 1918. But Trump, on that same trip, asked aides, Who were the good guys in this war? He also said that he didnt understand why the United States would intervene on the side of the Allies.
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Retired Maj. Gen. Paul Eaton on Trump's Disparagement of US Military as 'losers' and 'suckers' (Original Post)
CousinIT
Sep 2020
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COL Mustard
(5,897 posts)1. Trump Is The Real Loser
Thats why he works so hard to keep his information out of the public eye.
onetexan
(13,040 posts)2. WOW!! Quite an endorsement of Dems & a scathing rebuke of the Con
Thank u sir, u are a true patriot
The Jungle 1
(4,552 posts)3. It is time to be an American first.
mitch96
(13,895 posts)4. I hope people in the US military see this vid and believe what this Gen says... nt
Gothmog
(145,168 posts)5. That is a very powerful video
Delphinus
(11,830 posts)6. It is indeed.
And then I watched the Lincoln Project's one - tears.
Stuart G
(38,421 posts)7. Yes, I agree, "Very Powerful Video"
Drome
(50 posts)8. Jeffrey Goldberg: I Think Trump Is Genuinely Confused By Service
Hear hear, General Eaton!
CousinIT
(9,241 posts)9. Adding another, though you've probably already seen this one.
Stuart G
(38,421 posts)10. Thank You..another brilliant ad that should be seen everywhere...K and R