US President allegedly vilified soldiers: now Trump has a problem at the stupidest time

Donald Trump has insulted many people in his career. But now his alleged remarks about American soldiers overshadow the election campaign.

Alan Cassidy from Washington

Posted: September 6, 2020, 6:30 pm

Ameter Monday is Labor Day in the United States, when many Americans go to the beach for the last time if they can. So it seems that fall begins are rethereafter, the hot phase of the presidential electoral campaign traditionally begins. In this pandemic year, however, everything is a little different than usual: the travel plans of many Americans, but also the circumstances in which these elections are being held.

In North Carolina, one of the the most disputed states, have – strictly speaking – already started. More than 600,000 voters currently receive their ballots by mail, more than ever. Almost half of all states will submit the files this month. So many Americans won’t put up their crosses until Election Day, November 3., But now, these days

What else does Trump accuse others?

That is probably one of the reasons for the current enthusiasm for the magazine article «Atlantic», in which you can read that Donald Trump is said to have made disparaging comments about the fallen and wounded US soldiers: they were “losers” and “idiots.” The article, which is based on four anonymous sources, appeared last Thursday, but Donald Trump also launched his attacks on Sunday. «Atlantic» far. It is a “radical left magazine” that spreads “fake news and hate,” he tweeted.

In recent years, Donald Trump has insulted many people and treated them with bad words: immigrants, rivals, friends of the party, women, journalists. So far, it has survived the outrage it always provoked. But if it is true what «Atlantic» Trump faces a problem, because he touches the very core of his base.

Disrespect for the military, soldiers, and veterans – that’s exactly what Trump has been accusing others of for a long time. For example, footballers who kneel in protest at police violence when the national anthem is played.

Confirmed by other means

It is no wonder, then, that Trump sees grave political danger in this, and in the representation of the «Atlantic» with a vehemence that is unusual even by his own standards. In recent days, he has assembled an army of current and former employees of his administration, who have declared that Trump would never express disdain for members of the military.

At the same time, several other American media confirmed key passages from the «Atlantic»-Article, based on our own research. That included Of all things, Trump’s house too-Sender Fox Newsprompting the president to call for the station’s Pentagon correspondent to be fired.

It also doesn’t help Trump that some of his negative comments have been endorsed. He used to publicly refer to the late Republican Senator John McCain as a “loser.” He also said McCain could not be a war hero because he was captured and insulted the family of a fallen American soldier in the 2016 election campaign, statements that many commentators are now vocalizing.

Retired Major General Paul Eaton, founder of a progressive veterans organization, addressed Trump in a video that read: “You have shown your disrespect for the military countless times.”