Donald Trump Is Rush-Shipping Condolences to Military Families

[highplainsdem]

Source: The Atlantic

The Trump administration is scrambling to defend the president’s characterization of his communications with grieving military families, including rush-delivering letters from the president to the families of servicemembers killed months ago. Donald Trump falsely claimed this week that he had called “virtually” all fallen servicemembers’ families since his time in office.

Timothy Eckels Sr. hadn’t heard anything from President Trump since his son Timothy Eckels Jr. was killed after a collision involving the USS John S. McCain on August 21. But then, on October 20, two days into the controversy over the president’s handling of a condolence call with an American soldier’s widow, Eckels Sr. received a United Parcel Service package dated October 18 with a letter from the White House.

“Honestly, I feel the letter is reactionary to the media storm brewing over how these things have been handled,” Eckels told The Atlantic. “I’ve received letters from McCain, Mattis, and countless other officials before his. I wasn’t sure if the fact that the accident that caused Timothy’s death has still yet to officially have the cause determined played into the timing of our president’s response.”

He added that the letter “seemed genuine and even mentioned Timothy’s siblings.” It was “a respectful letter,” Eckels wrote. The family of Corey Ingram, another Navy systems technician who died in the collision on the USS John McCain, also confirmed to The Atlantic they received a rush-delivered letter from the White House on October 20. A third family, of another sailor who perished in the accident, John M. Hoagland III, said they, too, received a rush-delivery letter this week. It was not immediately clear whether White House condolence letters are typically sent via this expedited shipping.

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Read more: https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2017/10/donald-trump-is-rush-shipping-condolences-to-military-families/543606/

[Hassin Bin Sober]

1. Is he sending Trump Steaks?

[FakeNoose]

12. Plus free diplomas from Trump University

[Sneederbunk]

2. Amazing what can be accomplished when

you are caught with your pants down.

[Crash2Parties]

3. Can't admit he was wrong, doesn't realize this does it for him...

[KewlKat]

4. Wonder who is composing all these letters. It sure as hell isn't the con man.

[sandensea]

6. Frank 'newspeak' Luntz?

[djacq]

9. 100% Agree

If you ever listen to any of his speeches and statements, you can clearly tell that he didn't draft or write any of them. Trump couldn't sound authentic even if he tried.

[Corgigal]

5. Why his is competent office staff doing this now ?

It makes it look worst and a painful process to these families. Invite for a lunch or something, what is wrong with you?

[Mc Mike]

7. I hear they dusted off Rummy's autopen. nt

[LiberalFighter]

8. They should compare letters.

[leanforward]

10. I don't know how to react to this, rush delivery?

I don't care for the guy in the white house. He is trying to cover what he should have been done first.

Trying to CYA, makes it worse.

To me, there is no recovery for him and his staffs lack of empathy. IT MUST HAVE BEEN REAL in the first place at the time. Not weeks and months later.

It's too late. The guy in the white house needs to be impeached for treason.

[Control-Z]

13. In light of the fact that there had been

a condolence statement drafted one day after the deaths of the four US soldiers for the maggot to sign and send (a standard procedure in such cases, I understand), I find it ridiculous to even consider the possibility that there was a valid reason for even one of these late, rushed, deliveries.

[Achilleaze]

16. You nailed it. This is FAKE republican sympathy

It stinks.

republican-style "alternative caring" is pathetic.

[IcyPeas]

11. didn't kelly say donald asked him what to say?

doesn't that imply he hadn't made any calls before this?

[Mc Mike]

19. I was thankful that Ari Melber pointed out dRumpf had Kelly listening in to the 'sacred, private'

call, and dRump admitted it accidentally on the Fox biz morning show interview.

[rpannier]

14. To be fair to il douche

It's hard to squeeze in work around the 180 thousand holes of golf he's been playing
Combined with the endless twitting

[Achilleaze]

15. republican Draft-Dodger-in-Chief shows no respect to our Armed Forces

What no-honor sleazebags the republicans are...showing no honor to our sons and daughters in uniform who have sacrificed for the USA. Disgusting.

[Turbineguy]

17. It's what you do

when you forget to pay the rent.

[Hugin]

18. What is really interesting about this is they are using UPS instead of the USPS.

Man, their hate of the Federal Government runs deep... Very deep.

[Eliot Rosewater]

20. Because Trump admin is completely inept and horrible at governing they included CHAD

on the ban and that is why this happened.

If a democrat had done it, they would not be safe hiding on Mars inside a steel building , the deplorables would find them and end them.

[area51]

21. "It was 'a respectful letter,' Eckels wrote"

Then it obviously wasn't written by Trump.