In the statement, Kelly is confirming, on the record, a number of details in a 2020 story in The Atlantic by editor-in-chief Jeffrey Goldberg, including Trump turning to Kelly on Memorial Day 2017, as they stood among those killed in Afghanistan and Iraq in Section 60 at Arlington National Cemetery, and saying, “I don’t get it. What was in it for them?”

Trump said he did not want to visit the graves of American soldiers buried in the Aisne-Marne American Cemetery near Paris because, “Why should I go to that cemetery? It’s filled with losers.” During that same trip to France, the article reported, Trump said the 1,800 US Marines killed in the Belleau Wood were “suckers” for getting killed.

Kelly concluded, “God help us.”

  • recapitated@lemmy.world
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    24
    ·
    1 year ago

    Trump talks like a 19 year old poser antifa edge lord about the US military and yet look at the people who voted him in.

    • baru@lemmy.world
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      24
      ·
      1 year ago

      antifa

      That stands for anti fascist. As such, it’s strange that you think Trump is anti facism. He tried to overturn an election. Just one of many examples.

      • RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world
        link
        fedilink
        arrow-up
        3
        ·
        1 year ago

        I think the word got used like any generic epithet, like “millennial” or whatever. “Antifa” has been corrupted by right wing propagandists to mean looting anarchist, leftist, vandal, etc.

      • Stabbitha@lemmy.world
        link
        fedilink
        arrow-up
        2
        ·
        1 year ago

        Trump talks like

        Oops! Looks like you missed the very beginning of the comment where it’s made clear this is a metaphor, not an actual literal description. It’s ok, it happens to the best of us. But in the future, if you think a comment says something outlandish like “Trump is antifa”, maybe go back and reread it?

    • catfish@programming.dev
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      6
      ·
      1 year ago

      I think he may be a lot more shallow, lets say a 3rd grader that never learnt to be compassionate and empathetic. More dangerous even.