Trump says he did not "specifically" authorize Niger mission
Source: CBS News
President Trump told reporters Wednesday he did not "specifically" authorize the mission in Niger that left four soldiers dead, as he gave a wide-ranging impromptu press conference outside the White House with reporters before departing for Dallas.
The Niger mission has come under increasing scrutiny, as questions linger about how four U.S. soldiers died in the ambush. Asked if he authorized that mission that has drawn an intense level, Mr. Trump said, "No I didn't. Not specifically. But I have generals that are great generals, great fighters, these are warriors." This week, Mr. Trump has continued to grapple with the fallout from his call to the widow of Sgt. La David Johnson, one of the four soldiers who died.
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underpants
(182,868 posts)No one can approve every single mission.
Eliot Rosewater
(31,113 posts)That is how it works if you are an adult and a patriot.
iluvtennis
(19,868 posts)louis-t
(23,297 posts)Yeah, that's it.
angrychair
(8,732 posts)Duh
C_U_L8R
(45,018 posts)More like the chickenshit in chief.
George II
(67,782 posts)FakeNoose
(32,722 posts)Somebody should ask him to point out Niger and Chad on a map.
I'll bet 5 bucks he can't do it.
George II
(67,782 posts)Squinch
(50,993 posts)lagomorph777
(30,613 posts)Squinch
(50,993 posts)SummerSnow
(12,608 posts)But if the mission had been a success, he would be patting himself on the back with his chest out.
flotsam
(3,268 posts)When you told the military to do what they wanted-yes-you did specifically authorize this mission.
genxlib
(5,530 posts)iluvtennis
(19,868 posts)Angry Dragon
(36,693 posts)IllinoisBirdWatcher
(2,315 posts)turbinetree
(24,710 posts)and take NO, none, zilch, nada, zero responsibilities to find out there his intelligent presidential briefings what that hell is going on------nope this asshole lays the blame on his generals, and this fuck head has the nuclear codes-----------
What the hell am I missing here-----------------not much, its called passing the proverbial buck, just like everything he does, if it hurts him, don't blame me syndrome just like SGT Shultz:
usaf-vet
(6,196 posts)further proof that the buck never stops on his desk.
Blue_Tires
(55,445 posts)1. Donnie blames some other group or entity for something entirely his fault...
2. Other person/group denies it and the media spends a week on the he said/he said game
3. Some other bit of news pushes it off the front page and Trump skates without ever admitting a mistake or accepting responsibility
iluvtennis
(19,868 posts)Achilleaze
(15,543 posts)they are not serving America or the American people. They are serving their profits.
IronLionZion
(45,514 posts)unless it's good news. then it's all Trump
NastyRiffraff
(12,448 posts)Or if you're Donald Trump, blame somebody, anybody else.
What the hell does that mean, he didn't "specifically" authorize the mission? Did he know about it? If so and he said nothing to forbid it, he authorized it. Specifically.
Angry Dragon
(36,693 posts)Thomas Hurt
(13,903 posts)keithbvadu2
(36,876 posts)Can the CinC be court martialed for dereliction of duty?
Trump says he knows more then the generals.
All that spare time playing golf when he could have been planning missions and not killing soldiers by assigning less qualified underlings to the task of mission planning.
gladium et scutum
(808 posts)The C in C is not subject to the UCMJ
Brother Buzz
(36,458 posts)JDC
(10,130 posts)kairos12
(12,869 posts)Grammy23
(5,810 posts)migrated to his brain. That has to be the explanation.
Today I heard him say HIS generals have the power to make decisions. In other words, dont look at me.
riversedge
(70,283 posts)Thor_MN
(11,843 posts)We must investigate Hillary and Obama immediately!!! $90-$110 million ought to do it...
If it isn't obvious, you really ought think more....
workinclasszero
(28,270 posts)Only difference is Benghazi was a republican HS false flag plus the fault of republicans for cutting funds for security at embassies.
Which I believe they did on purpose so when Americans were attacked and killed they could blame it on President Obama.
Niger is very real which is why Donny Bone Spur is trying to weasel out of his complicity in it already.
I await the coming years and years of investigation and exposé on Fox news about this horrendous folly of Twitler.
of course
keithbvadu2
(36,876 posts)Trump lied and four died
workinclasszero
(28,270 posts)Trump lied and four died...Trump lied and four died...Trump lied and four died...
Trump lied and four died...Trump lied and four died...Trump lied and four died...
Trump lied and four died...Trump lied and four died...Trump lied and four died...
Trump lied and four died...Trump lied and four died...Trump lied and four died...
Trump lied and four died...Trump lied and four died...Trump lied and four died...
And then he abused and insulted the poor widow and children of the brave American that sacrificed his life for a fucking draft-dodger-in-chief!!
Angry Dragon
(36,693 posts)Trump is responsible-------end of story
Achilleaze
(15,543 posts)refuses to accept responsibility. What a f*cking gutless weasley republican dotard he is.
DK504
(3,847 posts)He didn't even know we had troops in Niger...usually the president doesn't authorize every single mission. Idiot.
I'd really like it if they stopped calling him President, they couldn't be bothered to call President Obama president. They only called him Obama, rarely heard him call him President Obama.
SergeStorms
(19,204 posts)he is 100% responsible for the Niger mission. That also means he'll blame everyone else before accepting one iota of responsibility. For Trump, that's par for the course.
truthisfreedom
(23,152 posts)The only thing he ever takes credit for is Obama's economy, which was 8 years in the making.
GusBob
(7,286 posts)If it was a successful mission who would claim credit first?