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Tommy_Carcetti

(44,460 posts)
Sun Jul 19, 2015, 06:51 AM Jul 2015

Let's not forget Trump's quote was not only about McCain. [View all]

"I like people who weren't captured."

While he was directing his comment in context towards McCain, his comment stung towards anyone who may have been captured on the battlefield.

So regardless of what one might think about John McCain or the GOP, it's just a completely shitty thing to say.

It fits Trump's M.O. though. He's always talking about "winners" and "losers."

He'll happily identify himself as a "winner" despite having multiple business failures over his career. I guess being able to insulate his own personal wealth while thousands of his employees lost their jobs makes him a "winner" in his own mind.

And anyone who dares to cross his path will inevitably be identified as a "loser" by Trump on his rambling Twitter feed.

So in Trump's idiotic, feeble little mind, servicemen who manage to avoid capture might be the winners. Those who are captured and held as POWs, however, are the losers.

Donald Trump is a horrible, horrible human being.

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Trump ignored jury duty; he got draft deferments and despises those who fought muriel_volestrangler Jul 2015 #1
It both worries and enlightens me skepticscott Jul 2015 #3
You said it. The movie, "Idiocracy" is looking more and more like a documentary with each catbyte Jul 2015 #12
Why I support Trump's comments about McCain AverageGuy Jul 2015 #16
But Trump doesn't care about those nameless servicemen either. Tommy_Carcetti Jul 2015 #17
In that sense, Trump was right..McCain has not done skepticscott Jul 2015 #18
I wonder what he thinks about those killed. Renew Deal Jul 2015 #2
Or what he thinks of those injured vankuria Jul 2015 #5
Good point. nt Tommy_Carcetti Jul 2015 #19
Meglomanic! Chasstev365 Jul 2015 #4
Trump is as uncapable of understanding the realities of warfare and combat as sarge43 Jul 2015 #6
Reactionary aggression is all he has. Betty Karlson Jul 2015 #15
He's a genuine Republican! dmosh42 Jul 2015 #7
In my mind, dpatbrown Jul 2015 #8
Are you still anti-war? awoke_in_2003 Jul 2015 #20
Yes, dpatbrown Jul 2015 #23
The logic is: the only good soldier is a dead one! ananda Jul 2015 #9
He would consider Bob Dole as a looser and Bill Clinton, Limbaugh and all the rightwing draft LiberalArkie Jul 2015 #10
"loser". Trumps lips are looser than a fat goose's anus. nt. Bernardo de La Paz Jul 2015 #11
I've started calling him 'the mouth' oldandhappy Jul 2015 #13
Winers, losers. Trump would fit in with ancient Sparta: '(Come home) With your shield - or ON it'. FailureToCommunicate Jul 2015 #14
Message auto-removed Name removed Jul 2015 #21
rest assured, the GOP is working on a 'Donald Solution' HFRN Jul 2015 #22
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