Of course I believe he said it. I assume Trump’s lying now like he does most of the time. It shows how he thinks people who are patriots are really suckers. More stuff will keep coming out…..
Update — it's now been 72 hours. https://t.co/eoebegKsKb
— Joe Lockhart (@joelockhart) September 6, 2020
Add CNN to the list:
— Ryan Goodman (@rgoodlaw) September 5, 2020
“The former official … largely confirmed reporting from Jeffrey Goldberg in The Atlantic magazine.”
From @Acosta
Headline: “Trump Referred to Marines Buried at Cemetery in France in Crude and Derogatory Terms”https://t.co/8YHHuMoA4I https://t.co/M9GAh6KtE7
JUST IN: President Trump referred to Marines buried at a cemetery in France in crude and derogatory terms, a former senior administration official confirms to CNN https://t.co/EyhTRKZ6nE pic.twitter.com/Y95R6iouwM
— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) September 5, 2020
Fox News Channel’s @JenGriffinFNC stands by her reporting on Trump repeatedly insulting U.S. military heroes.
— Josh Campbell (@joshscampbell) September 5, 2020
She circled back with one source today, who firmly said “this was not a one-off.” Her source says Trump repeatedly called John McCain and veterans “suckers.” pic.twitter.com/aPXSHKSeCR
What the military came to understand over the past four years is that, for all Trump’s talk of patriotism, he truly is transactional. Throughout his career, he has always believed that loyalty was for chumps. https://t.co/NUzBszGQA8
— David Ignatius (@IgnatiusPost) September 5, 2020
Trump claims he "called home, I spoke to my wife and I said 'I hate this. I came here to go to that ceremony.'"
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) September 5, 2020
Facts First: Melania Trump was on the same trip with Trump and was scheduled to attend the cemetery visit. She was not in the U.S. https://t.co/CNsLWL7JMA
A lot of people keep saying @TheAtlantic story about Trump won't matter because "nothing matters" when it comes to Trump. This notion is self-defeating and wrong, so I took a break from Labor Day weekend to write up how we can make sure it matters https://t.co/I8BIyZoxhR
— Dan Pfeiffer (@danpfeiffer) September 5, 2020
"Amid all the furious responses to the Atlantic article alleging that President Trump had called American troops 'suckers' and 'losers,' one thing leaps out: You didn’t see Republican members of Congress leaping to defend the president’s character." https://t.co/uSfEV4iZLT
— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) September 5, 2020
President Donald Trump, who received a draft deferment for bone spurs, has suggested that Vietnam veterans didn't know how to exploit the system to get out of serving, according to someone who has heard him make the remarks. https://t.co/Fh1uFU8mH0
— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) September 5, 2020
This is how former generals in politics create accountability problems in a democracy. Kelly took outright political positions – as a Cabinet secretary and Chief of Staff – but now he retreats behind the argument that he's a general, first and foremost, and will not speak up. https://t.co/BS8jcwscF8
— Tom Nichols (@RadioFreeTom) September 5, 2020
Here's the problem for Donald Trump with the Atlantic story | Analysis by CNN's Chris Cillizza https://t.co/hnEIdd1sxq pic.twitter.com/BvWijv90Pz
— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) September 4, 2020
.@JenGriffinFNC and I have been friends for 30 years, across several continents. We have indeed argued when she would critically cover Obama Administration's national security policies. She is a pro; she knows Pentagon; no agenda; @TheAtlantic story holds. This is just her.🇺🇸🇺🇸 https://t.co/32qXVbwJVQ
— Juliette Kayyem (@juliettekayyem) September 5, 2020
Please read this. It is from a calm and measured man. He is the quintessential American hero. He is a calm, humble, heroic, competent man. @Captsully. He was tested and measured up. Trump has failed history’s test. Trump is the greatest failure in Presidential history bar none https://t.co/iCBvufAP1y
— Steve Schmidt (@SteveSchmidtSES) September 5, 2020
Trump official: “The president means no disrespect to our troops; it’s just that the way he speaks, he can sound like an asshole sometimes.”
— Renato Mariotti (@renato_mariotti) September 5, 2020
Their defense is that Trump means no disrespect because he’s just an asshole. What kind of defense is that? https://t.co/MpsqJMDvOB
Might be harder to dismiss had Sanders not conceded to Mueller inquiry that she lied in telling reporters a "large number" of FBI agents had cheered Comey's firing.
— David Folkenflik (@davidfolkenflik) September 4, 2020
Reporter: Like 50.
HUCKABEE SANDERS: Yes.
She later conceded she had none. She said it was "slip of the tongue." https://t.co/y5iVJZYDIz
NEW TODAY: Trump's alleged comments about 'losers' buried in military cemeteries leave military leaders off-balance
— Dan Lamothe (@DanLamothe) September 4, 2020
In which @missy_ryan and I assess the state of play around the military community after @JeffreyGoldberg’s article in @TheAtlantic.https://t.co/gm6czEZtkY
Much being made of why former or current Trump administration officials won’t go on the record. As someone who has occasionally quoted such sources in essays, the reasons they have given me for anonymity include concern for their personal safety and that of their families.
— Tom Wright (@thomaswright08) September 4, 2020
It's a bit harder to educate readers/the public on this when the president, who has often been an anonymous source for folks over decades, disparages anonymous sourcing as people who don't really exist. https://t.co/EXp8SguU1T
— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) September 4, 2020
The president raged about the article Friday morning & advisers were panicked about how to counter it. They feared it heralded a drip of damaging stories from disenchanted former administration officials that could sway voters. @peterbakernyt @maggieNYThttps://t.co/k21AEEOIPA
— rickgladstone (@rickgladstone) September 4, 2020
If @TheAtlantic story is false, and it never happened, and John Kelly knows that, then it's kind of mystifying why Trump just now went completely apeshit on John Kelly. I mean, not just a little, but a full-on Trump broadside.
— Tom Nichols (@RadioFreeTom) September 4, 2020
I’ve worked for no one with more integrity than Gen. John Kelly…and no one with less than @realDonaldTrump. https://t.co/PIDoQZs7Pe
— Miles Taylor (@MilesTaylorUSA) September 4, 2020
As @maggieNYT & @jmartNYT reported a ways ago, Trump also told people it wasn’t him on the Access Hollywood clip, and that was was *on tape.*
— Nick Confessore (@nickconfessore) September 4, 2020
It’s ideal to get sources on the record but let’s not play pretend.https://t.co/p8zwQMr6G9
President Trump tried to rescind an order that lowered flags to half-staff across the U.S. to honor the late Sen. John McCain in August 2018, according to a former senior official at the Department of Homeland Security. https://t.co/M7rp1ptDB4
— The New York Times (@nytimes) September 4, 2020
Sad! 