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Garion_55

(1,915 posts)
Sat Sep 5, 2020, 06:10 AM Sep 2020

How many times did he visit the troops?

That is one easy way to know what he thinks of them.

how many times has he gone to visit them in iraq or afghanistan or anywhere else there are troops right now?

how many times has he visited them in the hospitals? privately, no media.

I can truly only remember one time he went to iraq i think thanksgiving?

i cant remember any hospital visits. any ceremonies of him handing the purple to an amputee.

the media should be asking that question.

how many visits to his golf courses vs trips to our troops?

hell even obama used to visit them all the time from what i can remember and according to the #MAGits, he hated the troops.

BTW when trump or his cronies want to prove he loves the troops what is the one and only thing they mention? PAY RAISE. money. materialism. not his many visits. not stories of his own family members service. praising other peoples service. no.

like every other thing with this monster its always about money. i gave them more thus they should love me more.

fuck you.

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bullimiami

(13,087 posts)
2. who cares? its all a show for trump. if he visited the troops everyday it would be about himself
Sat Sep 5, 2020, 08:14 AM
Sep 2020

and what it could do for him.

John1956PA

(2,654 posts)
3. Occasionally, I monitor a bit of a RW radio show to learn of any lies it may be spreading.
Sat Sep 5, 2020, 08:18 AM
Sep 2020

Last edited Sat Sep 5, 2020, 10:26 AM - Edit history (2)

Yesterday, the show featured a contributor who stated the incredible claim that Trump has made several non-publicized visits, some in the middle of the night, to a Washington-area airbase to honor the return of our fallen troops. The radio show has a large following of religion-minded conservative voters who believe the lies which are broadcast. Sadly, there is virtually no way to fact-check the lies which are being spread to Trump's base.

ON EDIT: My thanks goes to Sinistrous for pointing out that Dover AFB is not in the Washington area. (It is about 100 miles east of DC). The term "Washington-area airbase" was mine, not the contributor's. I got confused because the host (Jordan Sekulow) introduced the contributor (Wesley Smith) as having served at Andrews AFB. I have accessed the archived segment online, and I have listened again to Wesley Smith's remarks. What I understand from his allegations are the following: President Obama visited Dover AFB when media-covered ceremonies were conducted to receive the remains of our fallen heroes. Trump visited Dover AFB not only when widely-publicized ceremonies occurred, but also when there transpired smaller, non-media-covered ceremonies to receive the remains of fewer (i. e., one or two) of our heroes. Smith stated that "sometimes" Trump traveled to Dover AFB "in the middle of the night" for such ceremonies.

Sinistrous

(4,249 posts)
6. The remains of our military heroes
Sat Sep 5, 2020, 09:17 AM
Sep 2020

are almost always returned to Dover AFB, Delaware. Dover is hardly a “Washington area airbase”. Which indicates that this claim is BS, with a large dose of flatulence.

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