(10-19-2017, 12:29 AM)B2hibry Wrote:

(10-18-2017, 11:55 PM)TJBender Wrote: So what's the implication, then? You know the story behind this particular fallen soldier, right? Maybe the exceptional circumstances behind this man's death are why a Congresswoman would have been in the car?

That's not to excuse the politicization of this at all. Frankly, if anyone was going to open her mouth, it should have been the widow's decision to talk and the Congresswoman's corroboration, not the other way around. This was not something that was designed from the start to be a political ploy, but it was made into one, and say what you inevitably will to defend Trump, his words, even if out of context, were far less appropriate than what one would expect the commander in chief to say to the relatives of a slain soldier.

This soldiers death was not what would be considered a high profile or an extraordinary death. This was an Army Sgt. from Miami with a population just over 2.5 million. The Congresswoman was there for other reasons. Not her place to interject regardless of who the POTUS is, especially not hearing the entirety of the conversation. What words of condolences are appropriate? Any besides the ones from POTUS’s mouth right? The timing and nature of this situation reeks!

You seem to forget, not surprisingly, that Donald brought this whole issue up - when he was feeling sorry for himself for having to do his duty, and when he was slandering Obama and Bush. Donald always has to make it about Donald. And if a dead serviceman and his widow get caught in the crossfire then so be it. As long as they are talking about Donald and not healthcare or a few other things.

I doubt Donald was insensitive on purpose. He's just not an empathetic guy (except when it's about him). I imagine he was trying to console the widow by saying something about how the mission was dangerous, he knew what he was getting into, but he faced the danger. Or some such. He's just not very articulate when he goes off script or teleprompter. He probably tried to wing it and it come out as being clumsy.

The point is - Donald has another mess of his own making. And of the saddest issue imaginable.

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