I don’t think it will affect the election much. His white supremacist base will brush it aside because their racism is a higher priority. I have no doubt he said these things and is lying now. I agree with the media people who say the anonymous people should come forward but they don’t apply the same standard to Trump. They didn’t push him to say who was on the plane with the terrorists because they know he’s lying.
The president, who never served in the military, canceled a visit to a cemetery where American troops are buried, saying: “Why should I go to that cemetery? It’s filled with losers.” https://t.co/5V0WNfQnVb
— Glenn Kessler (@GlennKesslerWP) September 3, 2020
Conservatives love to talk about how much they supposedly care about the troops and the vets. Well, we can safely say now that was a load of crap, because they're sticking by Trump, who thinks soldiers are "suckers" and "losers". https://t.co/c58dRu0O96
— Amanda Marcotte (@AmandaMarcotte) September 4, 2020
The AP has now confirmed this reporting.
— Chris Murphy (@ChrisMurphyCT) September 4, 2020
I mean, seriously, no matter whether you agree w Biden on all his beliefs and priorities, how can anyone rationalize voting for someone to lead our troops who thinks they are “suckers” and “losers”. https://t.co/l9HSJvGijB
A senior Defense Department official I just spoke with confirmed this story by @JeffreyGoldberg in its entirety. Especially the grafs about the late Sen. John McCain and former Marine Gen. John Kelly, President @realDonaldTrump former chief of staff. https://t.co/ol2lhBbgv8
— James LaPorta (@JimLaPorta) September 3, 2020
The initial besmirching of McCain’s service and war heroism was on the record in front of cameras: “He’s not a war hero. He was a war hero because he was captured. I like people who weren’t captured.”https://t.co/8hVw6WQpcB https://t.co/W8wY860Kag
— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) September 4, 2020
By the way, much of the Atlantic story has been confirmed by other outlets and the president denied something about his handling of McCain’s death that was widely reported at the time and still true. I’ve also got reporting on Trump disparaging people who served in Vietnam. https://t.co/f9zVlKLThD
— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) September 4, 2020
This is beyond sickening. https://t.co/wM7ZX1rHjY
— David Axelrod (@davidaxelrod) September 4, 2020
Also why Trump won’t say anything about two Marine veterans imprisoned by Putin on trumped-up charges. Presumably he thinks they’re losers too.
— Max Boot (@MaxBoot) September 4, 2020
As I noted in @PostOpinions: https://t.co/WizZrzjX1h https://t.co/hK5oT9O6Aq
Yes, and if #Trump is now lying about what he said about John McCain on camera, why should anyone believe his denials of @JeffreyGoldberg’s story? https://t.co/P0GAYQ2KOZ
— EJ Dionne (@EJDionne) September 4, 2020
Seriously, @JeffreyGoldberg piece is important and terrific reporting. Where the hell were these sources when it happened? Did I miss the part where any of those who heard the President attack war heroes quit in protest, or went on the record to tell us about this now?
— Susan Glasser (@sbg1) September 4, 2020
A confident White House would have simply said, "This story is untrue."
— Rick Wilson (@TheRickWilson) September 4, 2020
The frenzied, rabid pushback is because the story is true, they know it, and they're trying to work the media refs with screams of "Duh Liburl Media!"
Trump heatedly denies that he referred to American soldiers killed in combat during World War I as “losers” and “suckers,” moving quickly to avoid losing support among the military and its allies just two months before an election. @maggieNYT https://t.co/bR1gEKxzYp
— Peter Baker (@peterbakernyt) September 4, 2020
Even Fox News confirms that Trump tried to keep wounded veterans out of military parades. https://t.co/uaQ0FTF5m6
— Tommy Vietor (@TVietor08) September 4, 2020
FOX confirmed it? Wow https://t.co/FhhPJ3hWLR
— Jason Cole (@JasonCole62) September 4, 2020
Fox confirms the story as well. Trump can't keep denying it. https://t.co/d1hWGzwRcp
— Drew Savicki (@SenhorRaposa) September 4, 2020
Joe Biden called President Trump’s reported insults of fallen soldiers “disgusting” on Friday. “It is deplorable. It is so un-American. It is so unpatriotic,” he said. https://t.co/00KJRkwbzE pic.twitter.com/7x8HR3j21S
— The New York Times (@nytimes) September 4, 2020
Sad! 