Donald Trump has done a lot of f*cked up things during his presidency, but this one has got to be one of the worst and most disrespectful moments yet.
Recently, the president made the decision to withdraw U.S. troops from Syria, which only earned him more criticism as everyone except for him recognized that it was an awful decision. Thin-skinned as ever, the president made a desperate move to defend his decision and made a bizarre video on the White House lawn. During that sloppy, unscripted video, Trump blasted his critics and defended himself — by saying dead soldiers supported his decision. Trump said:
These are heroes of the world. Because they’ve fought for us. But they’ve killed ISIS, who hurts the world. So our boys, our young women, our men, they’re all coming back, and they’re coming back now. We won. And that’s the way we want it.”
The most disgusting part happened as Trump pointed at the sky and said, “And that’s the way they want it.” Watch this debacle below:
After historic victories against ISIS, it’s time to bring our great young people home! pic.twitter.com/xoNjFzQFTp
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 19, 2018
We know Trump is hard to control, but how this got through the White House without someone putting a stop to it is unfathomable. Allowing Trump to claim that dead soldiers would have supported this plan — which was opposed by the Pentagon and State Department — is something the Trump administration deserves to be dragged for. And they are:
This video is bizarre. Trump seems to be saying that we’re about to bring home US soldiers from Syria because that’s what dead US soldiers want. I’ve watched this 3 times, squinting. It’s…??? Point being, what the hell is Bill Shine actually doing for that fat taxpayer salary? https://t.co/tch80tH1wU
— Mark Follman (@markfollman) December 19, 2018
In which the Commander in Chief says dead soldiers want him going against the advice of his generals https://t.co/gkFryaVHf9
— Peter J. Hasson (@peterjhasson) December 19, 2018
My God. He actually claims to have the endorsement of dead U.S. soldiers. This is sick. https://t.co/Gn0epFl4Rc
— John A. Daly (@JohnDalyBooks) December 19, 2018
You know, I thought this was a little odd and then I got to the part where THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES STARTS SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF SERVICE MEMBERS WHO WERE KILLED IN COMBAT AND POINTING TO THE SKY. https://t.co/tObpe5GkqL
— Drew McCoy (@_Drew_McCoy_) December 19, 2018
—> 20,000 to 30,000 ISIS fighters are still active in Syria and Iraq, according to a UN report released in August https://t.co/IOXQgIlWRC
— Trey Yingst (@TreyYingst) December 19, 2018
Pres Trump says the soldiers who died fighting against ISIS would want the US to pull our troops out of Syria.
Pres Trump: “We won, and that’s the way we want it, and that’s the way they (*points to the sky*) want it.” https://t.co/xPrIYvTiRG
— Frank Thorp V (@frankthorp) December 19, 2018
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