Trump silent as questions remain over deadly Niger ambush - By Barbara Starr and Ryan Browne, CNN

[mobeau69]

Updated 3:30 AM ET, Sat October 14, 2017

On Saturday October 7, the day the body of 25-year-old Army Sgt. La David Johnson was returned to Dover Air Force Base after he was killed in an ISIS ambush in Niger, President Donald Trump was golfing. It's not known if the President ever planned to attend the return of remains ceremony at Dover as he has in the past. But since the ambush on October 4 in Niger, he has not commented publicly on the deadliest combat incident involving US troops since he took office.

http://www.cnn.com/2017/10/13/politics/niger-attack-trump-silence/index.html

But, but, but Benghazzi.

[Fatemah2774]

1. Where is the respect for the military?

And what is the mission in Niger?

[Dulcinea]

20. I doubt he even knows where Niger is.

I shudder to think what he'll say when he finds it on a map. Language is not his strong suit.

[global1]

2. Trump's Benghazi....nt

[Lonestarblue]

7. Posting to Facebook

Every time there’s an article, I post it to Facebook with comments about Trump not bothering to acknowledge these deaths while finding plenty of time to tweet about the NFL and play golf. I also mention that lack of intelligence left the soldiers unprepared for the attack and ask why the Republicans are not investigating this attack as they did with Benghazi. Republicans will not investigate because they don’t actually care. Publicizing this through social media may be the only way to call attention to the story because Fox News will certainly never provide any information to red state America.

[global1]

11. FB Won't Work Anymore....

the deplorables will just say what you're posting is fake news by the Russians. Trump is destroying social media as well as everything else.

[StevieM]

9. It was ridiculous for Benghazi to be treated like a scandal. (eom)

[bitterross]

16. You are correct.

And as much as I loathe 45 I can't become one of the deplorables and act as if he is directly responsible for something that he is not. That would make me less of a person and my arguments less valuable when I want to hold him accountable for the many, many, many things for which he is directly responsible.

[Achilleaze]

3. chickenhawk republicans are pissing on the honor of our American soldiers

Shameful.

[enough]

4. Not hard to imagine what the Republicans would have done with this

if it had happened under Obama.

[ancianita]

5. He's a civilian placeholder for those busy structuring their takeover. That's it.

[Thor_MN]

8. If he reads future as furniture, imagine what would happen if he talked of Niger.

I really hope we can take over both sides of Congress next year.

[maddiemom]

12. !!!!! Don't even go there.

[JHan]

10. the silence from the GOP on this. just silence.

[ginnyinWI]

13. Johnson is black. Says a lot. n/t

[CanonRay]

14. He's busy trying to find Africa on the maps.

Then it will take a week to find Niger. Then maybe he will make a statement.

[kacekwl]

15. Has ANYONE asked him or

Con-way or Ms Huckabee ??? Anyone.

[Achilleaze]

17. He* needs to get off the gourmet golf course and stand up for our soldiers

What the Hell is wrong with the republicans?

* republican Draft-Dodger-in-Chief

[Rhiannon12866]

19. Nero fiddled while Rome burned. This fool golfs.

[SunSeeker]

18. K & R for exposure.