September 8, 2020 By Andrea Widburg
Two things happened, practically within minutes of Jeffrey Goldberg’s article in The Atlantic, the one that relied on anonymous sources to accuse President Trump of disrespecting America’s troops. First, people willing to put their names on the record, including people who don’t like Trump, leaped to his defense. Second, the Democrat party rolled out opposition material so quickly that it was either a miracle or the article was part of a carefully contrived set-up.
However, those supporting Trump ran into an obstacle when Jennifer Griffin, a Fox News National Security correspondent, tweeted out two more anonymous sources who claimed that Trump had disparaged the war dead and, significantly, that he could easily have made it to the Aisne-Marne Cemetery, even if his helicopter ride was canceled because of bad weather.
First, regarding those “former senior Trump administration officials” upon whom Griffin relies, as if they remain anonymous, there’s absolutely no reason to believe their claims about Trump saying mean things about the troops. There are a lot of “former senior Trump administration officials” who’ve proved themselves to be part of the Deep State and who willingly say or do anything to undermine Trump’s reelection chances. Their loyalty has proven to be to their careers, not to America or her Constitution.
John Bolton, to his credit, even though he dislikes the president, has come out firmly on Trump’s side regarding The Atlantic’s accusations:........To Read More....
No comments:
Post a Comment