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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What are you blathering about?
Should I write more slowly so you can understand, Major?
“Who started this crap?”
Not one person. “They” knew the Russia-Clinton info was going to be released, so had to find something for the MSM to glom onto to overshadow the collusion/treason issue. The goof with the cowboy hat agreed to be a team player and get this fabricated story front-and-center to suck the oxygen out of the real news.
No, but it may help you realize just how incoherent your ramblings happen to be.
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