'I don't get it': Trump questioned why retired Gen. John Kelly's son gave his life fighting in Afgha

[mfcorey1]

President Donald Trump questioned a Marine's sacrifice during a Memorial Day visit to his grave with the man's father, The Atlantic reported Thursday.

"I don't get it. What was in it for them?" Trump reportedly asked retired Marine Corps Gen. John Kelly, his former chief of staff, as the two stood beside 1st Lt. Robert Kelly's grave at Arlington National Cemetery in 2017.

A retired four-star general and one of Kelly's friends said that Trump "can't fathom the idea of doing something for someone other than himself."

The White House responded to The Atlantic story almost immediately, criticizing it as "just another anonymously sourced story meant to tear down a Commander-in-Chief who loves our military."

President Donald Trump openly questioned a young Marine's sacrifice during a Memorial Day visit to Arlington National Cemetery with his father, retired Marine Corps Gen. John Kelly, who served as the president's former chief of staff, The Atlantic reported Thursday, citing multiple sources.

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[Blue Owl]

1. Clearly he doesn't get it

Remove him AT ONCE -- this piece of shit is not entitled to cheat his way into office and destroy this once-great country...

[gratuitous]

2. Anonymously sourced?

Sounds like Gen. Kelly would have firsthand information about Trump's heartless comment.

[OAITW r.2.0]

5. Gen. Kelly can pop this pompos ass's election balloon right now.

Stand up and tell us, General. Did Trump say that?

[Buckeyeblue]

11. Agreed. This is a simple confirm or deny.

If Kelly confirms, I would say his presidency was over. But the deplorables don't care.

[mnmoderatedem]

12. simple logic

if he never said it, there is no reason for Kelly to not flatly deny it.

Same with Tillerson with his "moron" comment, McMaster with his "kindergarten" comment, and an endless supply of others. if it was never said, there is no one with cell phone audio proving you wrong, or any other evidence to the contrary. Just say I don't know where you got that information, but it's not true.

Yet they never do this. The either hide from the question, or dance around it.

[Buckeyeblue]

17. They don't want to piss off the deplorables

[soldierant]

28. Trmp*'s support in the militaru

is waning, apparently - it hasn't waned enough yet, but a strong statement from Kelly would affect it, for sure.

There is likely no one revelation and no one person who could single-handedly destroy his reelection - except maybe an assassin - and I do not want that and I don't think anyone here does either.

[Buckeyeblue]

29. Yes. His statement could make things tough on Trump.

And I agree...no assassin either. First, I wouldn't wish that on anyone and their family. And second, I don't want Trump turned into a martyr.

[uponit7771]

14. +1

[Docreed2003]

3. I can't begin to describe how angry and physically ill that statement makes me

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I watched young men like Kelly die in Afghanistan and I pieced together even more that were blown to pieces and their lives completely shattered as a result. I have no words to describe what a lowlife Trump is for that statement.

[blm]

8. 😥

[Evolve Dammit]

21. Agree. Very well stated.

[BKDem]

4. How could Kelly work for a piece of garbage like Trump?

[johnp3907]

6. $$$$$

Kelly is garbage too, in other words.

[BKDem]

7. Kelly is an asshole alright, but he's a military asshole who should despise "people" like Trump

[JI7]

15. Maybe he hates minorities more than he loves the things he loves

[oldsoftie]

19. Thats why he finally left. Everyone thinks "I can turn him around".

Then they realize chicken shit will never be chicken salad.

[JI7]

31. He left becsuse he was fired

[oldsoftie]

35. Was a firing announced? And wouldnt that just be more proof?

It was the "mutual agreement" BS. It was announced that he was "leaving at the end of the month". Regardless, actually being fired by trump would only provide more proof of what I said.

[jcgoldie]

9. John Kelly your table is ready

Stick a fork in this motherfucker he's done.

[nolabear]

25. If he doesn't back it up he'll carry that onus forever.

I never say stick a fork in him, but this one? Hoo boy.

[tulipsandroses]

10. The only military personnel Trump admires are the ones that vote for him.

He doesn't like captured ones, he doesn't like dead ones. Heck, he doesn't even like the living ones, he just threatened to defund to preserve confederate names.

[agingdem]

13. To Trump suckers and losers

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were boys who didn't have rich dads to buy them deferments...losers were those who served...suckers were those who died...the orange imbecile is a vicious sociopath...

[Evolve Dammit]

22. Yes. Cadet Bonespurs always has had a way out and a fixer. Fred, Roy Cohn, Michael Cohen, Bill Barr

At least Michael Cohen has sought redemption and is spilling.

[oldsoftie]

36. The biggest fixer was his dad bailing him out.

I wonder if you look at trumps net worth; his REAL net worth. Where was it when his dad died? And how did it progress AFTER he passed away? Without dad's money & constant help, I'd bet his value dropped as the years passed.

[Mr.Bill]

16. The last I heard Kelly was sitting on the Board of Directors

of one of the companies holding the kids in cages. I'm sure he'd making plenty of money and wouldn't want to upset the system that is providing the children.

[agingdem]

34. that's why Kelly is going to stay silent

he knew Trump was a deviant, a conman, a stupid depraved narcissistic sociopath but he agreed with the racial, ethnic, and xenophobic hate Trump was spewing... Kelly stood with Trump before his son's grave and listened to Trump devalue his son's sacrifice, measuring the loss of his child in dollars and cents and Kelly said nothing, did nothing,...and in fact, he became Trump's babysitter, his minder ...so I say please honor Kelly's son but do not shed a tear for John Kelly...

[oldsoftie]

18. I know someone who was AT that funeral. Trump is a PRICK draft dodger.

[Midnight Writer]

20. Trump once asked why Prince Charles cared about the environment, since it wouldn't affect him.

He figured Prince Charles would be dead before global warming got too bad, so why would he care?

Trump is a total sociopath. He is so far gone he doesn't understand anything but absolute selfishness.

[SWBTATTReg]

23. rump obviously doesn't understand the words 'Serve my Country'. He doesn't get it, never did,

never will. A pathetic loser.

[smirkymonkey]

24. I honestly thought this was satire when I first read it.

I could not believe anyone could be so heartless, stupid and cruel.

Fuck him.

[nolabear]

26. Stunning, eh? This is what narcissism is. People are merely objects.

You use them. Why would you sacrifice yourself for anyone?

Btw that fear of disfigurement, death, seeing any kind of human weakness and honoring a sacrifice—that’s the fear the narcissism is constructed to protect him from. Push this hard enough and he’s going to break. Look for a rise in the madness to reassure himself he’s mighty.

[NoMoreRepugs]

27. We are waiting General Kelly.

[BigmanPigman]

30. We have known this is his attitude for 4 years, so why is

everyone acting so surprised? Did they not believe it, did they think he would change? How intelligent is our military if they fell for this BS for years when he TOLD US this is how he feels over and over and over?!?

[Buckeye_Democrat]

32. Just more self-absorbed narcissism and sociopathy.

He can pretend otherwise sometimes, probably with the help of his aides, but his core personality is exposed periodically.

I still think he could start a nuclear war and not care as long as he gets shelter with his main squeeze, Ivanka. (Who is half-him, so that's probably appealing to that sicko!)

[Renew Deal]

33. He brags about how he witnessed 9/11 but can't figure out why someone would fight in Afghanistan?