Posted on 10/17/2017 9:23:13 AM PDT by COUNTrecount
President Obama didn't phone Gen. John Kelly when his son was killed in action in Afghanistan, it is revealed as Trump is partially vindicated in his attack on predecessors
President Trump said Tuesday he had 'nothing to clarify' in remarks about calling families of the fallen
He spoke at length Monday about how he calls and writes families of the fallen
He claimed his predecessors 'didn't make calls'
Former White House officials angrily disputed that claim
Trump on Tuesday brought up White House chief of staff John Kelly, whose son was killed in action in Afghanistan in 2010
An administration official says Obama did not call Kelly afterward
1st Lieutenant Robert Kelly was killed in action in Afghanistan in 2010
Trump made his first public comments on the ambush in Niger on Monday that killed four elite U.S. troops They died in an Oct. 4 attack by ISIS-linked group, the deadliest of his term
The president said he wrote letters over the weekend and always feels 'badly' when he has to inform families Former President Barack Obama did not personally call Gen. John Kelly, a Marine General who had commanded a multinational force in Iraq, when his son got killed in action in Afghanistan, according to an administration source.
The source responded to an inquiry from DailyMail.com about Kelly after President Donald Trump raised a question about it
Trump the previous day had caused a flap by claiming his predecessors 'didn't make calls' to families of the fallen.
Trump's initial comments drew an angry response from prior White House officials who said their bosses called, wrote, and met with families. But the president stood firm when asked about it, and brought up his chief of staff.
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It is not the responsibility of the sitting President to call the families of those lost in combat. Whether they be Republican or Democrat. It is the responsibility of the unit commander.
Fine. Who started this crap?
Read my lips: Kenyan, Barack Hussein Obama was and will always be a hater of both the USA and its military folks. End of story!!!
Knowing obummer, he probably called the parents of a few ISIS members after they got killed.
Agreed. This conversation is loathsome.
If a General’s son is KIA, the POTUS should call.
Did anyone actually listen to his press conference. He did not state that previous Presidents had not called families. He said some did, some didn’t, some wrote, some didn’t.
Of course it's the responsibility of the unit commander. But it doesn't mean that the president shouldn't pay his respects to the family with a phone call.
Trump threw his rock. Fine by me. Let him correct the record on HIS terms. If it pushes the lefts button that’s even better. He knows we are not going to abandon him.
Probably not - but if it were your son and there were only a few lost in combat at the time, wouldn't it mean something to you if the Commander in Chief called?
By the way, unit commanders only rarely call the families of the KIA; usually they send letters. The direct contact with the families is done by the Casualty Assistance teams.
So, you think that Barack Obama was right not contacting then Major General John Kelly when his youngest son was killed in combat?
Why would someone who is best friends forever with Bill Ayers care about such a thing?
Maybe many more rocks coming... CINC might be opening the can on zero....
We all know who Obama really chose to honor and celebrate and that was deserter Bowe Bergdahl, when it had been known for five years by military personnel that he’d deserted and that six men had been killed searching for him.
That was about the most shameless, despicable and bizarre ceremony I recall ever taking place at the White House. That’s when Obama showed his true colors concerning the military.
Trump is smart enough to have his people research such things before he makes a statement. The media hasn’t figured that out yet.
His statement was SOME families didn’t get calls.
The lefties merely pointing to time when families DID get calls dosen’t disprove Trump’s statement.
The press is misquoting Trump again.
Hi.
MSM creates a subject narrative template.
MSM tries to implicate president Trump.
President Trump states the msm (and Dem party) are wrong.
MSM (and Dem party) goes apoplectic.
President Trump doubles (and triples) down with proof.
MSM (Dems) slither away.
Rinse and repeat.
Fun to watch.
5.56mm
Obammy has done more damage to our military than any enemy we have ever faced.
He has funded our sworn enemies with billions, ran cover for despots around the globe..
Some wartime Pres__ent he was..
Well aware. Did my time as a CACO. Never had to notify but handed enough flags to wives.
So, you think that Barack Obama was right not contacting then Major General John Kelly when his youngest son was killed in combat?
Of all of the evils BHO has done, I would not fault him in this arena. The caveat I would put to that is, as in the case of Gen. Kelly, it would be the utmost courtesy for the POTUS to speak face-to-face with the General, especially when he is a member of the Presidents Cabinet.
Obama was probably too busy honoring the Clock Kid at the White House...especially when he won the Muslim of the Year award from CAIR.
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