Trump is damaging America’s reputation – and even his supporters are wising up (Barf alert)

MSN ^ | 7th June 2025 | Andrew Buncombe

[Ennis85]

Donald Trump has frequently poured scorn on those who served in the US military.

Even though he avoided serving after obtaining a note from a friendly doctor who said he had bone spurs, he famously mocked late Republican John McCain, the 2008 presidential candidate and a prisoner-of-war, saying he preferred people who did not get captured.

He would later stun his chief of staff, former Marine General John Kelly, during a visit to France for the centennial anniversary of the end of the First World War, when he allegedly claimed those who gave their lives were “suckers” and “losers”.

Now, the US President appears to be displaying similar disregard for thousands of Afghans who worked with the US and British military over a period of two decades, often putting not only their lives at risk but those of their families.

This week, Trump announced citizens from 19 countries would be either banned from entering the US or face restrictions.

Among those countries was Afghanistan, from which the US chaotically withdrew in August 2021 and which has since been ruled by the hardline Taliban, which has clamped down on women’s rights, and where citizens face a dire economic crisis.

The move may have pleased some Trump supporters, but it has infuriated those who have been working to bring to the US large numbers of Afghans who believe they are in mounting danger the longer they stay there.

For several years, a number of groups, made of former military personnel and religious organisations, have been smoothing the way for new arrivals who have successfully obtained the Afghan Special Immigrant Visa, or SIV. (There are similar groups in the UK, and the Royal British Legion is among those organisations to say Britain should “honour its commitment”.)

Shawn Vandiver, founder of #AfghanEvac, denounced the

[ABStrauss]

MSN bullcrap!

[Mr. Mojo]

Very first sentence is a shameless lie.

[lewislynn]

And yet the richest man in the world can’t buy him...Let that sink in.

[kiryandil]

Pure buncombe.   

[Dr. Sivana]

when he allegedly claimed those who gave their lives were “suckers” and “losers”.
WITHOUT EVIDENCE.

[mythenjoseph]

I absolutely loathe the biased reporting from MSN ...

[Vaduz]

Trump is damaging Non-America’s reputation.

Fact check complete

[Spok]

Libs are obsessed with their own fantasies which start to out as wishful thinking then evolve into full blown delusions.

[neverevergiveup]

This is quite laughable. MSN propped up a man who all world leaders knew was compromised. They lied about it, and even chastised those who pointed out the sad truth.

Further, I don't really care what America's ‘reputation’ is among people who are at risk of giving away their freedoms and way of life in order to follow some cult-like liberal ideology right off the cliff.

[kawhill]

MSN? That was all I needed to read.

[Pete Dovgan]

America’s reputation?
Under Joe Biden the US:

1. Pushed LBGTQ + on the world
2. Left its own citizens to illegals and illegal invasion
3. Essentially allowed foreign governments to poison and kill 100k US citizens a year with Fentanyl
4. Abused its legal system for political purposes
5. Had a political party attempt to bankrupt the nation with giveaways to NGO’s
6. Had a known demented puppet in the White House
7. Persecuted Christian’s and especially Catholics
8. Gave special advantages to people based upon race only
9. Started multiple wars or conflicts
10. Destroyed our own industries and attacked our manufacturing unions
11. Turned our back on our closest allies in the Middle East
12. Supported a terrorist organization that attacked and kidnapped US citizens.
13. Had unknown and unelected people giving away pardons and signing away treasury money.
14. Gave maximum sentences to grandmothers for ‘treaspassing’
While coddled murders from politically affiliated groups

This list is only getting started. If that’s the reputation that Trump ruined, then we all should be very thankful.

[ActresponsiblyinVA]

Libs want to talk about personalities not policies.

[Eli Kopter]

Wow. Andrew Buncombe managed to include every fake attribution to Trump that he could find. I think that Andrew’s mother was a hamster and his father smelled of Elderberry Wine.

[roving]

The last I checked, Trump’s poll numbers were up.

[Metrobank]

We don’t need more Muslim invaders. Somalia through Obama gave us that hideous Ilan Omar.

[MinorityRepublican]

They had all that power in 2024. We were very fortunate that they were incompetent.

If they were smart, they would have gone with Gretchen Whitmer and Josh Shapiro. I think that there's a good chance that they would have won.

[nesnah]

Andrew looks like he prefers weiners.

[Mark]

Most Stupid News.

[Sarah Barracuda]

LOL LOL good ol MSN, f’n liars. I 100000 percent approve of EVERY DAMN THING Trump is doing..EVERY SINGLE DAMN THING