05-15-2018, 10:07 PM
I wish the media would let go of the outrage about a staffer disparaging John McCain during an internal meeting. I respect McCain, primarily for his extraordinary service in Vietnam, but I don't expect Trump and company to show any respect for true patriots who dare not to lick Trump's ass.
The female staffer said "it doesn't matter, he's dying anyway" regarding McCain's objection to CIA director nominee Gina Haspel and somebody leaked it to the press. The staffer called and apologized to McCain's daughter, but Trump hasn't acknowledged or apologized for the idiotic comment.
Calls for the staffer to be fired and over a week of media outrage are too much, in my opinion. Trump, who dodged the draft and said his service involved avoiding contracting an STD while his peers were off fighting for our country, has attacked McCain himself many times (before and after McCain was diagnosed with brain cancer). So, I don't know why anyone would think him capable of apologizing on behalf of someone else.
Trump, of course, is more focused on the "dirty traitor leaker" than the disrespect by his staff (despite the fact that he's profusely praised leaks that worked in his favor).
Anyway, the more interesting story which journalists should be digging deeper into is Trump's recent declaration that he's going to "save Chinese jobs" by trying to lift sanctions against a Chinese telecom company, ZTE, which was found to be a threat to our national security.
The puzzling about-face by Trump comes just after China agreed to fund $500 million of an Indonesian development project which would feature a Trump Hotel and golf course. It's just one of several puzzling presidential decisions made after foreign governments took action that benefited the Trump organization or Ivanka's business. I wanna know if the activities are causally related, because it sure smells like shit on the surface.
The female staffer said "it doesn't matter, he's dying anyway" regarding McCain's objection to CIA director nominee Gina Haspel and somebody leaked it to the press. The staffer called and apologized to McCain's daughter, but Trump hasn't acknowledged or apologized for the idiotic comment.
Calls for the staffer to be fired and over a week of media outrage are too much, in my opinion. Trump, who dodged the draft and said his service involved avoiding contracting an STD while his peers were off fighting for our country, has attacked McCain himself many times (before and after McCain was diagnosed with brain cancer). So, I don't know why anyone would think him capable of apologizing on behalf of someone else.
Trump, of course, is more focused on the "dirty traitor leaker" than the disrespect by his staff (despite the fact that he's profusely praised leaks that worked in his favor).
Anyway, the more interesting story which journalists should be digging deeper into is Trump's recent declaration that he's going to "save Chinese jobs" by trying to lift sanctions against a Chinese telecom company, ZTE, which was found to be a threat to our national security.
The puzzling about-face by Trump comes just after China agreed to fund $500 million of an Indonesian development project which would feature a Trump Hotel and golf course. It's just one of several puzzling presidential decisions made after foreign governments took action that benefited the Trump organization or Ivanka's business. I wanna know if the activities are causally related, because it sure smells like shit on the surface.