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DonViejo

(60,536 posts) Sat Jan 19, 2019, 09:11 AM Jan 2019

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Donald Trump to speak with families of four Americans killed in Syria

Source: USA Today

David Jackson, USA TODAY Published 7:28 a.m. ET Jan. 19, 2019 | Updated 7:36 a.m. ET Jan. 19, 2019

WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump said Saturday he is traveling to a Dover, Delaware, military base to meet with relatives of four U.S. service members killed in an attack in Syria.

"Will be leaving for Dover to be with the families of 4 very special people who lost their lives in service to our Country!" Trump tweeted. He did not provide further details.

The Department of Defense identified three of the Americans killed in the Wednesday attack by a suicide bomber: Army Chief Warrant Officer 2 Jonathan R. Farmer, 37, of Boynton Beach, Florida; Navy Chief Cryptologic Technician Shannon M. Kent, 35, of upstate New York; and civilian Scott A. Wirtz of St. Louis, Missouri.

The Islamic State (ISIS) claimed responsibility for the attack, which came less than a month after Trump declared victory over ISIS and announced a withdrawal of U.S. troops from Syria.

Read more: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2019/01/19/donald-trump-speak-families-four-americans-killed-syria/2623769002/?utm_source=feedblitz&utm_medium=FeedBlitzRss&utm_campaign=usatodaycomwashington-topstories

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Donald Trump to speak with families of four Americans killed in Syria (Original Post) DonViejo Jan 2019 OP

Oh lordy! FM123 Jan 2019 #1

I feel for those families. Will anyone remind the POS that he said sinkingfeeling Jan 2019 #2

Bet he fucks it up GusBob Jan 2019 #3

Yep.... and of course he'll have media present to make this about him groundloop Jan 2019 #4

He would be the LAST Scarsdale Jan 2019 #5

I wish that one of the families would refuse to meet with him. Grieving families should not have allgood33 Jan 2019 #6

That is the last thing they need right now appleannie1943 Jan 2019 #7

STumpy; "Let me begin with a list of my accomplishments." Maxheader Jan 2019 #8

Dancing Bear DownFromTheMountain Jan 2019 #9

But, but, but military planes are unavailable due to the shutdown... LakeSuperiorView Jan 2019 #10

Thoughts and prayers... Bayard Jan 2019 #11

They lost family members. Haven't they suffered enough? Jedi Guy Jan 2019 #12

Let's see, lets go back and see how how he handles what he did last time....... turbinetree Jan 2019 #13

Trump will tell the families that those "what's their names" knew what they signed up for. LudwigPastorius Jan 2019 #14

As if Turbineguy Jan 2019 #15

He'll need crib-notes to remember their names. NurseJackie Jan 2019 #16

Palin can print their names on his hand. keithbvadu2 Jan 2019 #17

Haven't the families nwduke Jan 2019 #18

FM123

(10,054 posts)

1. Oh lordy!

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Sat Jan 19, 2019, 09:16 AM

Jan 2019

Trumpy does not have an ounce of real compassion in him, I can only imagine the thoughtless and insensitive words that will fall out of his mouth....

sinkingfeeling

(51,465 posts)

2. I feel for those families. Will anyone remind the POS that he said

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Sat Jan 19, 2019, 09:25 AM

Jan 2019

ISIS was defeated in Syria?

GusBob

(7,286 posts)

3. Bet he fucks it up

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Sat Jan 19, 2019, 09:26 AM

Jan 2019

Bet he makes it political

We all have seen this movie before

groundloop

(11,519 posts)

4. Yep.... and of course he'll have media present to make this about him

Reply to GusBob (Reply #3)

Sat Jan 19, 2019, 09:32 AM

Jan 2019

(So we'll get to see his screw ups)

Scarsdale

(9,426 posts)

5. He would be the LAST

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Sat Jan 19, 2019, 09:39 AM

Jan 2019

person I would want to see in this situation. Talk about adding to the grief. He will likely come off the helicopter, clapping for himself. I would refuse to meet with the piss-poor excuse for a human.

allgood33

(1,584 posts)

6. I wish that one of the families would refuse to meet with him. Grieving families should not have

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Sat Jan 19, 2019, 09:50 AM

Jan 2019

to put up with him.

appleannie1943

(1,303 posts)

7. That is the last thing they need right now

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Sat Jan 19, 2019, 09:52 AM

Jan 2019

Maxheader

(4,373 posts)

8. STumpy; "Let me begin with a list of my accomplishments."

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Sat Jan 19, 2019, 09:58 AM

Jan 2019

Doubt me?

DownFromTheMountain

(226 posts)

9. Dancing Bear

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Sat Jan 19, 2019, 10:30 AM

Jan 2019

If he even bothers to do any bit of it, it still amounts to the Dancing Bear effect.."Oh, look at him act like a human! What a smart bear!".

LakeSuperiorView

(1,533 posts)

10. But, but, but military planes are unavailable due to the shutdown...

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Sat Jan 19, 2019, 11:07 AM

Jan 2019

Bayard

(22,110 posts)

11. Thoughts and prayers...

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Sat Jan 19, 2019, 11:41 AM

Jan 2019

No collusion!

Jedi Guy

(3,204 posts)

12. They lost family members. Haven't they suffered enough?

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Sat Jan 19, 2019, 12:08 PM

Jan 2019

I wouldn't want to be in the same zip code as Trump, let alone have him lie to my face about how he sympathizes with my loss.

turbinetree

(24,709 posts)

13. Let's see, lets go back and see how how he handles what he did last time.......

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Sat Jan 19, 2019, 12:19 PM

Jan 2019

LudwigPastorius

(9,156 posts)

14. Trump will tell the families that those "what's their names" knew what they signed up for.

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Sat Jan 19, 2019, 02:59 PM

Jan 2019

Then, he'll probably give them a leftover hamberders and toss rolls of paper towels at them.

He is incapable of human empathy.

Turbineguy

(37,356 posts)

15. As if

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Sat Jan 19, 2019, 04:59 PM

Jan 2019

having your loved one get killed isn't bad enough.

NurseJackie

(42,862 posts)

16. He'll need crib-notes to remember their names.

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Sat Jan 19, 2019, 05:14 PM

Jan 2019

keithbvadu2

(36,836 posts)

17. Palin can print their names on his hand.

Reply to NurseJackie (Reply #16)

Sat Jan 19, 2019, 06:57 PM

Jan 2019

Palin can print their names on his hand.

nwduke

(350 posts)

18. Haven't the families

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Sun Jan 20, 2019, 12:18 AM

Jan 2019

suffered enough!

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