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Two former sr Trump admin officials confirm . @JeffreyGoldberg reporting that President Trump disparaged veterans and did not want to drive to honor American war dead at Aisne-Marne Cemetery outside Paris.
According to one former senior Trump administration official: "When the President spoke about the Vietnam War, he said, & #39;It was a stupid war. Anyone who went was a sucker& #39;."
This former official heard the President say about American veterans: "What& #39;s in it for them? They don& #39;t make any money." Source: "It was a character flaw of the President. He could not understand why someone would die for their country, not worth it."
I read the source a few quotes from The Atlantic article. This former Trump admin official said, "The President would say things like that. He doesn& #39;t know why people join the military. He would muse, & #39;Why do they do it& #39;?"
Re: trip to mark 100th anniversary of WW I
Source: "The President was not in a good mood. Macron had said something that made him mad about American reliability and the need perhaps for a European army. He questioned why he had to go to two cemeteries. & #39;Why do I have to do two& #39;?"
Source: "The President was not in a good mood. Macron had said something that made him mad about American reliability and the need perhaps for a European army. He questioned why he had to go to two cemeteries. & #39;Why do I have to do two& #39;?"
President Trump& #39;s staff explained he could cancel (his visit to the cemetery), but he was warned, & #39;They (the press) are going to kill you for this& #39;." The President was mad as a hornet when they did.
When asked IF the President could have driven to the Aisne-Marne Cemetery, this former official said confidently:
"The President drives a lot. The other world leaders drove to the cemeteries. He just didn& #39;t want to go."
"The President drives a lot. The other world leaders drove to the cemeteries. He just didn& #39;t want to go."
Regarding Trump& #39;s July 4th military parade, during a planning session at the White House after seeing the Bastille Day parade in 2017, the President said regarding the inclusion of "wounded guys" "that& #39;s not a good look" "Americans don& #39;t like that," source confirms.
Regarding McCain, "The President just hated John McCain. He always asked, & #39;Why do you see him as a hero?" Two sources confirmed the President did not want flags lowered but others in the White House ordered them at half mast. There was a stand off and then the President relented.
