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Link to tweet
Asked why President Trump didnt wear a mask while honoring WW II veterans in their 90sjust a day after one of his personal valets tested positive for COVID-19press secretary Kayleigh McEnany said, They made the choice to come here http://on.forbes.com/60191C3ZR
lunatica
(53,410 posts)Trump is not responsible for any deaths.
LakeArenal
(28,863 posts)Turbineguy
(37,385 posts)they fought on the wrong side.
LisaL
(44,974 posts)rzemanfl
(29,576 posts)Grown2Hate
(2,013 posts)sanatanadharma
(3,743 posts)The poster implies, correctly, that trump does not honor the veterans.
Susan Calvin
(1,650 posts)I agree.
dalton99a
(81,656 posts)just like her boss
Maru Kitteh
(28,344 posts)Last edited Sat May 9, 2020, 09:00 PM - Edit history (1)
At least they got to see DEAR LEADER before they willingly contracted a highly virulent, deadly disease.
ETA: Because people did not get it (I thought DEAR LEADER in all caps would suffice, I was wrong) I shall now insert the emoji.
Blue_true
(31,261 posts)Their risk, their outcome.
Maru Kitteh
(28,344 posts)No I do NOT blame the WWII Veterans who fought against the Axis forces, Nazis and an Imperial war machine if they end up dead from fucking Trump. I don't even care who they voted for. HE, and his administration are charged with the protection of these living and rare witnesses to history. The vets were all in their nineties. I'd wager every last one of them had a POA. They should not be expected to have a complete and detailed understanding of the severity of this global emergency. If they get sick, TRUMP is responsible.
Blue_true
(31,261 posts)Those men didn't have to necessarily had combat roles, or roles transporting and guarding Nazi prisoners of war like two of my uncles had.
Sorry. They chose to be in Trump's presence. Their choice, their risk. I know that if either of my WWII uncles were alive, he would have said FUCK TRUMP!!!!!
Maru Kitteh
(28,344 posts)Blue_true
(31,261 posts)It is hard for me to hold them blameless for a negative outcome for them. I was really young when my uncles were alive, but I was old enough to remember how one viewed Reagan and how the family of the other felt about that president. I am sure that Trump would be held in even greater disdain than Reagan, so much so that neither man would want him to come near them.
Maru Kitteh
(28,344 posts)Blue_true
(31,261 posts)chose to be in his presence, I am just saying that is likely the very last thing that either of my uncles would have chosen.
Maru Kitteh
(28,344 posts)to state with any absolutism how any one of them may have been affected - however - I think three of them would have played the "all politicians are corrupt!' card and they would have participated because it was a military honor. They would argue the CIC was almost always a flake and didn't matter.
The other 2 would have been horrified at DFT and refused.
My dad would have said .......................................................................................................................................................................
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............................................................................................................................................................................. Fuck that guy."
(all dashes to be filled with the epithets of your own choosing)
niyad
(113,699 posts)Blue_true
(31,261 posts)babylonsister
(171,104 posts)Maybe they were honoring an important time in their lives before they can't.
Maru Kitteh
(28,344 posts)Let me clarify again. OF COURSE IT'S TRUMP'S FAULT if they become ill. Asshole had to have his photo op. Again.
Susan Calvin
(1,650 posts)I have no way of knowing how much information they did or didn't
Maru Kitteh
(28,344 posts)My dad was a WWII vet, as were all 5 of my uncles on that side. Every time I think my hate cannot get any deeper for Trump, he finds a new way to blow out the bottom.
Blue_true
(31,261 posts)They likely worship his name.
AirmensMom
(14,649 posts)There is absolutely nothing that would make me voluntarily come within a mile of his evil presence.
LeftInTX
(25,667 posts)They all said, "We're gonna die soon anyway".
She tried to explain to consequences of this, but he would not listen.
I think it's pretty selfish, knowing he could infected more people than himself.
Susan Calvin
(1,650 posts)Education is key.
LeftInTX
(25,667 posts)https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/politics/arizona/2020/05/08/arizona-wwii-veteran-96-joined-trump-commemoration-gregory-melikian-despite-coronavirus-pandemic/3097624001/
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/07/us/politics/coronavirus-white-house-military-aide.html?referringSource=articleShare
Susan Calvin
(1,650 posts)Depends on how much information they had
Blue_true
(31,261 posts)lpbk2713
(42,770 posts)"Next question please?"
marble falls
(57,403 posts)Susan Calvin
(1,650 posts)People are making the choice to come back to work because they're losing their unemployment benefits.
Marcuse
(7,540 posts)PCIntern
(25,619 posts)I suppose shes implying that they told them that Trumpy was not going to wear a mask and they came anyway.
Totally Tunsie
(10,885 posts)she chose to work for Chump?
iluvtennis
(19,888 posts)AllaN01Bear
(18,600 posts)musicman65
(524 posts)we are done with all his rat pack in november
SpankMe
(2,972 posts)PatrickforO
(14,600 posts)Disgusting.
TreadSoftly
(219 posts)JustABozoOnThisBus
(23,375 posts)... the YOUNG WW2 vets are a lot smarter.