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Trump reportedly called fallen soldiers “losers” and “fools”
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Trump allegedly called the war dead “loser” and “idiot”
According to a media report, US President Trump has repeatedly made disparaging remarks about the downed soldiers. His comments are said to refer to the war dead at the Aisne-Marne American cemetery in France. The White House denies the reports.
According to a report by The Atlantic magazine and Pentagon employees, US President Donald Trump made several disparaging comments about the dead soldiers. The White House denies it.
ORAccording to a media report, US President Donald Trump has made several disparaging remarks about the slain prisoners or members of the military. The war dead at the Aisne-Marne American cemetery in France are said to have been described by Trump as a “loser” and a “fool,” as “The Atlantic” magazine reported. This has been confirmed by the AP news agency from the Defense Ministry.
Trump said this when a daily briefing on November 10, 2018 was about visiting the cemetery on the outskirts of Paris, a senior Defense Department official with first-hand knowledge said.
National Security Council and Secret Service officials told Trump that traveling there by helicopter was risky due to the rainy weather and recommended driving there.
Trump later said, reportedly, that he did not want to visit the cemetery because it was “full of losers,” as the Defense Department employee put it on condition of anonymity. In another conversation about the trip, Trump described the 1,800 Marines who died in the Battle of Belleau Forest in World War I, according to “The Atlantic,” as “dumb” because they were killed.
White House calls report “bad”
“This report is obviously incorrect,” said Alyssa Farah, the White House’s director of strategic communications. “President Trump values the military very much. You’ve shown your commitment to him at all times – you’ve kept your promise to give our soldiers a much-needed raise, increase military spending, sign critical reforms for veterans, and help military spouses. These nameless anecdotes are completely baseless and insulting fiction. “
In 2015, shortly after the start of his election campaign, Trump called war veteran John McCain, who had spent years a prisoner of the Vietnamese, a “loser.” “He’s not a war hero,” Trump said of McCain at the time. “I like people who have not been captured.”
