Harry Dunn parents say they rejected Trump offer of cheque

[brooklynite]

Source: The Guardian

The family of a 19-year-old motorcyclist killed outside a Northamptonshire RAF base in a crash involving the wife of a US diplomat have said compensation from Donald Trump will not resolve the matter.

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The Dunn family’s spokesman, Radd Seiger, told PA Media that their meeting at the White House on 15 October ended with the president saying the secretary of the treasury, Steven Mnuchin, was “standing by ready to write a cheque”.

Seiger added: “It was almost as if he let it slip out. When he said: ‘We’ve got the driver here’, he basically meant we’re all going to have a big hug and a kiss and I’ll get my treasury guy to write a cheque. That’s how it was. On the day it just didn’t register with me, but the more I think about those words, the more shocking it is.”

Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/nov/07/harry-dunn-parents-say-they-rejected-offer-of-a-cheque-from-trump

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What tragedy can't be made better with some taxpayer money and a photo-op?

[mahatmakanejeeves]

1. Don't forget the lovely parting gift for the missus from Ivanka: a pair of knock-off shoes. NT

[Thomas Hurt]

2. Something embarasses Trump or he doing something a hole- ish

try to buy them off. Surprised he didn't lay out a NDA for them.

[5X]

10. "Surprised he didn't lay out a NDA for them", that comes after they

agree to take the check.

[ck4829]

25. It was probably going to be a "bonus stipulation" of the money

[olddad65]

3. A callous way to say "I don't really care about the tragic loss of your son. "

[erronis]

4. You can be that the check bounces.

Maybe dump forgot to sign it. Or it's from one of his own accounts?

Doesn't matter since the Dunns will be back in England and need to get in line behind thousands of other creditors to get paid.

[dewsgirl]

5. I remember him speaking to parents of fallen soldiers,

he told at least one of them he would send them a check for God knows what reason. Of course a check never surfaced.

[Siwsan]

26. He told that Gold Star Father he was going to give him a 'personal check' for $25,000

The father let it be known that he never received a check. Once THAT twist to the situation was released, by the press, the White House release a terse statement saying that the check WAS sent. Yea, as soon as the story hit the air waves, but not before.

edit: I should add that this situation had to do with the father telling trump*, during the phone call, that his son's ex-wife was the beneficiary to his military life insurance. I'm not sure if the issues was that he (the father) was going to be handling the funeral expenses, or what. It does make me wonder if trump* raised the issue about the insurance money because, really, that was likely the last thing on that father's mind.

[dewsgirl]

27. Of course he did. Vile POS.

[usaf-vet]

6. The deal maker my a$$. Trump is a one trick pony.

Write a check using taxpayer money. Who appropriated those funds?
What more proof should we need to see that he is stealing from the U.S. Treasury to bribe his way through his term.

[NCjack]

7. Thanks to no compassion-#45, each day

the people of the world hate us more.

[Silver1]

8. Is there no bottom?

This is beyond depraved. I'm so sorry for those parents and what he put them through.

[Haggis for Breakfast]

18. What he put them through is callous and reveals that he is incapable of any empathy,

but the woman who hit and killed the young man, left the country immediately afterward. What does that say about her ?

[Silver1]

22. It's hard for me to imagine

... how a person capable of doing what she did could ever experience any peace. And if she can she is as coldblooded as Trump.

[Vinca]

9. OMG - I'd say this is a new low, but it probably isn't.

[3Hotdogs]

16. There's always tomorrow.

[WillParkinson]

11. Wouldn't have gotten it anyway....

Sad to say. I'm very sorry for their loss, and especially for our dealing with it.

[Scarsdale]

12. How insulting.

I wonder what monetary value tRump would put on HIS kids? The parents want to see justice served for their son.

[Marie Marie]

13. Was it going to be one of those great big huge checks

that are presented in front of the cameras? Money solves everything and it makes for a great photo-op. What a shameless twit.

[ck4829]

24. God...

[PupCamo]

14. just can't

disgusting wastes of oxygen

[NBachers]

15. Sorry your 19-year-old son got killed, but we have a nice consolation prize for you!

[3Hotdogs]

17. Sorry about your troubles but we have an offer for you.

A viewer to our program, owns a men's store and has offered to send you 20 pairs of socks. That's a three years' supply of so...

Oh, I forgot, you only have one leg.

That's a six years' supply of socks.

[Grins]

19. He thinks the Treasury Secretary walks around with the nation's checkbook?

I just...

[BuffaloJackalope]

20. Blood money.

If he really wanted to help he'd send their son's killer back to the UK to face trial.

[Flaleftist]

21. I wonder if there is anyone else he told Mnuchin to write a check to make a problem go away.

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[ck4829]

23. Right thing to do