Having said what I said above, it is time for Mr. Trump to up his game and stop taking the bait. Should he he have responded to McRaven? Absolutely!! But not by the route he took. He has to stop the playground stuff as whether we want to admit it or not, it is hurting him.
He should have said, “as with all our military veterans and active duty members I have the greatest of respect. Unlike prior administrations I support them bigot. I support them. But that doesn’t mean the admiral is an expert on the issue of the unfair and hostile treatment I receive from the press. Let the Admiral run for office as a Republican and then he can tell me he how feels about the media then. I can assure you, if he did run for office as a Republican, they won’t have the respect for his military record that they show when he criticizes me.
Finally, I missed the admirals position on the media’s treatment of my physician, a serving naval officer.”
Dude! That was VERY good, especially the run as a republican part and the personal physician part.
I would have it McRaven a little harder, though, Remember, McRaven’s critique was Maxine Waters style over the top vicious and insane.
If a response is more than a few words as a takeaway on Twitter then what you’re suggesting is useless. That’s what President Trump understands and you don’t.