Posted on 09/07/2020 10:38:19 AM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum
Former Deputy White House Chief of Staff Zach Fuentes denied to Breitbart News The Atlantic’s account of President Donald Trump’s comments about troops in Europe.
Fuentes unequivocally denied The Atlantic’s report last week, a huge blow to the establishment media narrative. Fuentes personally briefed President Trump on the weather situation that led to the trip being canceled. He is also a close personal confidante of former White House Chief of Staff John Kelly.
“You can put me on record denying that I spoke with The Atlantic,” Fuentes told Breitbart News on Monday. “I don’t know who the sources are. I did not hear POTUS call anyone losers when I told him about the weather. Honestly, do you think General Kelly would have stood by and let ANYONE call fallen Marines losers?”
He specifically also stated that he believes The Atlantic’s sources “are unlikely first hand accounts.”
“They are conflating those people from something the day after,” Fuentes said.
Fuentes also told Breitbart News he is upset that Trump has been speaking negatively about Kelly.
“On a separate note, I am disappointed to see POTUS talk about General Kelly so negatively in the middle of being accused of saying negative things about the military,” Fuentes said. “If anyone understands selfless service, it’s General Kelly.”
The fact that Fuentes—Kelly’s closest ally—is now publicly denying the report from The Atlantic is a monstrous strike against the credibility of the report. Several Trump critics, including former National Security Adviser John Bolton, have also denied this happened.
Every person who was allegedly in the room who has spoken up so far has denied the account of what happened. Fuentes’ denial, reported here exclusive on Breitbart News first, deals another strike against The Atlantic’s credibility.
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We can get to the bottom of this if we ask Vindman if he has been told if it happened.
“Fuentes’ denial, reported here exclusive on Breitbart News first, deals another strike against The Atlantic’s credibility.”
What credibility?
The Atlantic and Democrat are liars. Just another troll for the BS media to run with. They can NEVER out their source.
C’mon, Atlantic. Put your money where your mouth is you left-wing BS artists. Out your “sources” or come out and say your “story” is BS.
Kelly should have been right out front and center and shot down these devilish accusations the instant it hit the airwaves. He could have called the Foxes and told them it never happened ... He deserves a public flogging.
Deals another strike? Shoot, that’s strike three looking for the Atlantic.
I would expect President Trump’s friends and allies to stick up for him.
But when even his disgruntled ex-employees and enemies stick up for him, we KNOW that this accusation is a slanderous lie.
Is Kelly going to come out and make a comment?
There's also no way this former Army Captain would allow similar disparagement to my fellow servicemembers.
It’s clearly a BS story now but Biden is running ads based on the lie. The DNC knows a lie told often enough becomes truth to many. The GOP should be out there denouncing this as the rats would be but they are bunch of silent traitors.
Absolutely.
And the alleged incident was TWO YEARS AGO, so they would have had plenty of time to say something.
“They are conflating those people from something the day after,” Fuentes said. and WTH is THAT supposed to mean???
Both Kelly and Mattis should have better managed their political ambitions.
OK. Melania has a great rack. And so?
A good deflection. Works for me.
Maybe Trump was refusing to visit a GERMAN cemetery in France during that visit?
Not Melania.
THIS should have come out 2 DAYS AGO!!!
1. It takes up the oxygen for 24 to 48 hours and knock team Trump off messages. Instead of attacking Biden, the president and his team have to prove the falsity of an obviously stupid accusation.
2. It is designed to peel off a few votes of military and vets. I am sure that an overwhelming majority of them do not believe the accusation but there might be a few who only get their news from the network who will have doubts sown in their minds, enough to perhaps vote for Biden or more likely, to stay home.
Actually, I think it is an opportunity to go after Biden on the issue.
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