This whole issue is an example of Trump’s stupidity. He is correct on the issue, but too stupid to express it artfully enough. If he would have just expressed that as President he was going to stop refugee immigration from war torn middle eastern countries because of the high threat of letting terrorism on our shores he could have left the whole religion aspect out of it.
He could have harkened back to America’s recent past and the refugee immigrants we took in from South Vietnam to show America’s generosity. But he could have also expressed the fact that none of these people were a threat to America, indeed they were coming here to contribute. He could have even had former Vietnamese refugees speak on his behalf.
Now some of you might give me the tired old excuse that yeah Trump is not a professional politician. Yeah, well neither am I and I figured out what to say. I also don’t have a team of politicos advising me on what to say and I came up with that all by myself. There is no excuse. Trump keeps tripping himself up and can’t get out of his own way. We have the weakest and most corrupt candidate running on the Democratic side and we have our own candidate who acts like he’s trying to lose. It’s frustrating because in the end it is we, all of America that will lose.
“This whole issue is an example of Trump’s stupidity. “
Tell that to the 16 people he defeated in the primaries & to the 14 million who voted for him & the millions more supporting him now. Tell that to the progressive MSM tools he dominates every day. Tell that to the GOPe he baffles & bushes further into coming out 100% for Cankles. Methinks your outted yourself for all to see: GOPe.
Vote Trump 2016
The Dems were counting on GOP passivity in the face of a frontal personal attack.
They put someone up there who they thought could not be rebutted.
Khan is a highly placed Dem operative. He would replace the Constitution he waved around with Sharia law in a heartbeat.
He attacked Trump when it was Hillary who voted for the war that consumed their son.
And your theory is baloney.
The Dems felt that they had a winner in the Khan narrative that would continue to pay dividends, even after the first volley was fired.
Trump took the high road, and the media deliberately clipped his statements to exclude the part where he praised Khan’s son and service. Then the media played their assigned role to attack Trump after Khan’s initial parry, and formed the narrative they wanted.
And they would have done that no matter what Trump said.
Their toadies in the MSM are STILL trying to keep this story alive.
I am glad Trump did not bow down to the false narrative of the Khan-job.
Khan did not make this about his son—he made it personally about Trump.
And for that Khan needs to be held accountable.
Being a Gold Star father or mother does not give you automatic license to to attack other people.
Cindy Sheehan was another Gold Star mother that no one could defend themselves against. She was used until her use-by date expired and then kicked to the curb.
Trump is not stupid.
He has dealt with far more challenging people than the press and the Dems.
He is playing them like a fiddle and the concerto being played is wonderful to listen to.
He could have referenced his own military service and that of his sons, but since like the Romney and Burr families the Trump boys don’t serve, that was not possible.