In the statement, Kelly is confirming, on the record, a number of details in a 2020 story in The Atlantic by editor-in-chief Jeffrey Goldberg, including Trump turning to Kelly on Memorial Day 2017, as they stood among those killed in Afghanistan and Iraq in Section 60 at Arlington National Cemetery, and saying, “I don’t get it. What was in it for them?”
Trump said he did not want to visit the graves of American soldiers buried in the Aisne-Marne American Cemetery near Paris because, “Why should I go to that cemetery? It’s filled with losers.” During that same trip to France, the article reported, Trump said the 1,800 US Marines killed in the Belleau Wood were “suckers” for getting killed.
Kelly concluded, “God help us.”
This doesn’t matter. His supporters won’t hear about it. And if they did, they won’t believe it.
And if they did believe it, they would resort to the old faithful “I am better than [group of people] so I feel good about myself!”
I’d like to know just how many people commenting in this thread have actually read the whole article or just OP’s quote.
Point being, a lot of people claim to care but not enough to actually invest five minutes to read into something. I can imagine some people saying, “I don’t need to read the article. I already know what it’s going to say based on the headline and I’m going to comment here and tell others what I think”.
That has nothing to do with your politics other than our politics are now based on headlines and not full journalistic reports.
What’s your point here? The summary OP posted does a good job summarizing the article. It feels like you’re trying to imply the article is biased without saying that.
I’m not commenting on the article - it’s as a fantastic read that everyone should take five minutes to review.
I’m saying, don’t call out one group of people for not caring about the facts when no one cares about the facts anymore. Everyone reacts to headlines based on their own biases.
I don’t know, I did read the article. And it’s a few times worse than the quote above implies
TLDR, an accessory to crimes and all around piece of shit trying to make themselves look like less of a bad guy.
Man known for throwing people under bus thrown under bus. Seems poetic.
A person who is not truthful regarding his position on the protection of unborn life, on women, on minorities, on evangelical Christians, on Jews, on working men and women,
As suspected but also yikes.
A person who admires autocrats and murderous dictators. A person that has nothing but contempt for our democratic institutions, our Constitution, and the rule of law.
Also pretty clear. He wants to be a tinpot dictator in the same vein as Putin and Kim.
CNN reached out to the Trump campaign Monday afternoon, telling officials there that a former administration official had confirmed, on the record, a number of details about the 2020 Atlantic story, without naming Kelly, and seeking comment. The Trump campaign responded by insulting the character and credibility of retired Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman General Mark Milley, who had nothing to do with this story.
Lol.
Oh man, the last part. But it really shows how much they must be struggling with everything that is going on. Not that I’m complaining, I think I’ve earned it after last couple of years.
What’s interesting is that Trump seems to have no conception at all that he will go down in history as a terrible human being and general loser.
Watch now, how all the “patriotic” MAGAts try and defend the disgustingly disrespect to our fallen service men and women.
The more information that comes out about Trump, the more clear it is that he’s a full-on psychopath. I don’t think it’s possible for normal human beings to understand the depths of his depravity.
Despite the first hand evidence that Trump loathes those who gave life and limb for our country, I expect that a majority of current and ex-military will still vote for him.
Got a book to sell? I wonder if he knew all these disturbing things before he took the job.
Too little, Too late. John Kelly is culpable for everything trump said and did, and pretending to be outraged about it after the fact makes him a slimy piece of shit too. And the same goes for all the scumbags willing to look the other way for personal gain and political power. I hope your disgrace follows you for the rest of your lives.
These are only disturbing if you’re nationalist sycophant lol.
as they stood among those killed in Afghanistan and Iraq in Section 60 at Arlington National Cemetery, and saying, “I don’t get it. What was in it for them?”
In reality: A mostly useless death and waste of $2,300,000,000,000 that resulted in 20 years of occupancy ending in a swift win by the Taliban when they all rolled over to let their women become 2nd class citizens.
During that same trip to France, the article reported, Trump said the 1,800 US Marines killed in the Belleau Wood were “suckers” for getting killed.
He’s not wrong. The military preys on the youth like a pastor preys on a choir boy. Crude? Sure, disturbing? GTFO out of here with this fake hero worship when even Republicans themselves don’t give two shits about hypocrisy lol.
He’s a callous shitbag is why. That’s the correct answer. It has nothing to do with some deep thought on how the US exploits people, etc. It’s a response he gave because he doesn’t respect people regardless of whether they are dead or alive. The only people he respects are those in power.
