He Needs A Time-Out
Trumplethinskin™ has been having a series of tantrums that put his lack of empathy and overabundance of pettiness front and center.
Trump perceived John McCain’s remarks at the ceremony where McCain received the 2017 Liberty Medal of the National Constitution Center [text] as a personal attack because, like his favorite interior designer, Louis XIV, Trump believes that “L’etat, c’est moi.” Trump reacted by threatening McCain. McCain responded by noting: “I’ve faced far greater challenges than this.”
When the media asked why the White House hasn’t mentioned the deaths of four Special Forces NCOs in Niger, Trump headed off on a tangent that unlike Obama and earlier administrations, he sends letters and calls the next of kin of service members who are killed in action. This set off statements from former members of both the Obama and Bush staff about the response of those Presidents on the deaths of members of the military. [It is now known that the National Security Council staff prepared a statement the day after the soldiers were killed, but nothing was done with it.]
Then when Trump finally called the wife of Sgt. La David T. Johnson he told her that [her husband] “knew what he signed up for …but when it happens it hurts anyway.”
The call was on speaker phone and Congresswoman Frederica Wilson and Sgt. Johnson’s mother were also in the car. Both women agree that Trump said that, and both are angry about it and the fact that Trump never mentioned Sgt. Johnson’s name. As usual Trump denied saying that and threatened Florida Congresswoman Wilson [known for her hats].
October 18, 2017 17 Comments
