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Trump Outflanks CNN, Uses Free Airtime to Show the World America's 'Deplorable' Warriors
Townhall.com ^ | September 16, 2016 | Justin Holcomb

Posted on 09/16/2016 1:00:44 PM PDT by Kaslin

Donald Trump just used one of his classic surprise attacks the media, and it has CNN furious.

During what was supposed to be a press conference dedicated to Barack Obama and his place of birth, Trump instead used the platform to demonstrate to the world the toughness and vision of America's future.

Numerous generals and admirals took the stage with Trump, along with two Medal of Honor recipients who pledged their support to Trump and remonstrated Barack Obama.

One of my personal favorite American heroes, Mike Thornton, said that "we cannot stand four more years of leadership like (Barack Obama's), we need someone who is going to lead from the front like Donald Trump."

Thornton knows a thing or two about leadership. On October 31, 1972, he and his fellow Navy SEAL Tom Norris were engaged in a rescue mission of a downed American pilot in North Vietnamese territory. It was late at night just along the oceans edge when a group of 300 Vietnamese troops tried to overrun their position. According to the details from Thornton's Medal of Honor transcript, he did the unthinkable after Norris had been seriously injured during the firefight.

Upon learning that the Senior Advisor had been hit by enemy fire and was was believed to be dead, PO Thornton returned through a hail of fire to the lieutenant's last position; quickly disposed of 2 enemy soldiers about to overrun the position, and succeeded in removing the seriously wounded and unconscious Senior Naval Advisor to the water's edge. He then inflated the lieutenant's lifejacket and towed him seaward for approximately 2 hours until picked up by support craft.

Barack Obama and CNN thought they finally had Trump just where they wanted him, begging for forgiveness and publicly shaming himself. Instead, the American people heard for 20 short minutes the pride that many of Clinton's "deplorable" Americans have for their country.

Maybe Clinton will think twice next time before calling people like Mike Thornton "deplorable."


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Front Page News; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 0bama; clintonnewsnetwork
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1 posted on 09/16/2016 1:00:44 PM PDT by Kaslin
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To: Kaslin

Bazinga!


2 posted on 09/16/2016 1:02:24 PM PDT by Harmless Teddy Bear (Not a Romantic, not a hero worshiper and stop trying to tug my heartstrings. It tickles!)
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To: Harmless Teddy Bear

Big time


3 posted on 09/16/2016 1:03:18 PM PDT by Kaslin
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To: Kaslin

The media is pissed. I love how Trump treats the media with exactly as much respect as they deserve.


4 posted on 09/16/2016 1:03:33 PM PDT by RedWulf (Trump:Front Lines. Obama: Back Nine. Hillary:Nap Time.)
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To: Kaslin

I did not know about Mike Thornton until now. Good article. Thanks for posting it.


5 posted on 09/16/2016 1:03:46 PM PDT by be-baw (still seeking)
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To: muggs

ping


6 posted on 09/16/2016 1:05:07 PM PDT by timestax (American Media = Domestic Enemy)
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To: Harmless Teddy Bear

Goodness can be cleaver!

Truth, Beauty, Goodness, The American Way!

GO TRUMP!

God Bless him for doing this on our behalf.

Its tremendous really.


7 posted on 09/16/2016 1:05:26 PM PDT by Uversabound (Our Military past and present: Our Highest example of Brotherhood of Man & Doing God's Will)
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To: Kaslin

Was this today?


8 posted on 09/16/2016 1:06:10 PM PDT by canuck_conservative
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To: Kaslin

I hope Trump has the best security ever, including physical protection. You never know what those unhinged in media and progressive camp will unleash next.

One thing they absolutely hate is to be played like what Trump just did, and exposed to be the snotty imbeciles that they truly are.


9 posted on 09/16/2016 1:08:58 PM PDT by Sir Napsalot (Pravda + Useful Idiots = USSR; Journ0List + Useful Idiots = DopeyChangey)
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To: RedWulf

Shrillarity’s cabal had worked up a media ambush combined with Hillary’s speech to black women and also the presser by the Congressional Black Caucus. They were all going to hammer Trump from many angles on alleged “racism” and the “birther” issue today.

Instead, Trump torched their script and turned the whole thing into another fiasco for the Hillary campaign.

My sides hurt from laughing at this all day....


10 posted on 09/16/2016 1:11:13 PM PDT by Enchante (Hillary's new campaign slogan: "Guilty as hell, free as a bird!! Laws are for peasants!")
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To: Kaslin

I love how several of these honoured men stated they were among the deplorables.


11 posted on 09/16/2016 1:11:56 PM PDT by Lent
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To: Kaslin

Along with all the news media, we were awaiting the statement of Donald J. Trump, when 6 or more terrific military Americans kept speaking and introducing the next one. Trump kept politely waiting his turn, of course enjoying his well deserved praise. When his turn finally came, the speech was immensely short. And that was it!!


12 posted on 09/16/2016 1:13:19 PM PDT by YepYep (Build the America you want at your house and keep looking up.)
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To: Kaslin

Essentially, this is what Trump did to these fools this morning.

13 posted on 09/16/2016 1:15:52 PM PDT by NohSpinZone (First thing we do, let's kill all the lawyers)
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To: Kaslin

Why was Trump supposed to beg for forgiveness? I admit to being a little lost on this.


14 posted on 09/16/2016 1:16:21 PM PDT by InvisibleChurch (https://thepurginglutheran.wordpress.com)
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To: InvisibleChurch

POW’s aren’t heroes???


15 posted on 09/16/2016 1:21:08 PM PDT by Bringbackthedraft (Hillary 2016? BAD CHOICE!)
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To: Enchante

My sides hurt too. A few more days like this and I will be losing weight.


16 posted on 09/16/2016 1:25:43 PM PDT by BRL
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To: Kaslin

Translation: Trump punks MSM Hillary pimps and pimpettes ... but they are sooooooo smart!


17 posted on 09/16/2016 1:31:22 PM PDT by RetiredTexasVet (The Mofia is a private crime family; whereas, the DOJ is the gov't's political crime family.)
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To: Kaslin
The administration has treated our soldiers like cr**...from the disgrace of the Veterans hospitals to the suit against the soldier who wrote the book on taking out Osama.

I hope Trump can make that right.

18 posted on 09/16/2016 1:35:18 PM PDT by Sacajaweau
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To: NohSpinZone

LMAO! That is beautiful!


19 posted on 09/16/2016 1:37:19 PM PDT by Navin Johnson
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To: Kaslin

The press got a long overdue schlonging.


20 posted on 09/16/2016 1:39:15 PM PDT by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped)
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