Parade, but not for all the military. Per the report, he specifically requested that wounded veterans, including amputees be excluded from the parade saying, quote, nobody wants to see that. Theres more. On memorial day 2017, Homeland Security secretary john kelly accompanied him on a visit to Arlington National cemetery where johns son is buried. While standing next to roberts grave, trump turned on kelly and said of members of the military who go to war, quote, i dont get it. What was in it for them . Trump has now responded exactly the way youd think. I know john kelly. He was with me. Didnt do a good job. Had no temperament and ultimately he was petered out, he was exhausted. He was totally exhausted. He wasnt able to function in the last number of months. He was not able to function. He was sort of a tough guy. By the time he got eaten up in this world, its a different world than he was used to, he was unable to function. He got even the alive. He was unable to handle the pressure of this job. Wow. All right. While horrendous, those comments right there and his reported comments about those that serve really are par for the course for trump who has publicly insulted john mccain, publicly attacked gold star families. But what trump reportedly sid in the atlantic article was so outlandish and so narcissistic, so cartoonish, that plenty of people actually doubt the reporting. But then it was confirmed by the Associated PressInvestigative Reporter who is a marine corps veteran himself with deep sources in the military. And then it was confirmed by the Washington Post which added an an Neck Department of transportation where trump also called those who served in the vietnam war, quote, losers because they hadnt gotten out of it. Now, youll recall trump received multiple deferments from that war noting that his quote personal vietnam was avoiding sexually transmitted diseases. The Washington Post reporting also added an account of trump telling senior advisers that he didnt understand why the u. S. Government placed such value on finding soldiers who were missing in action because they had performed poorly and gotten caught and deserved what they got. If you have any lingering doubt about the truthfulness of the story, here is fox news confirming it. Ive spoken with two senior u. S. Officials who were on the trip to france who confirmed to me key details in the atlantic article and the quotes attributed to the president. My source, a former Trump Administration official, told me when the president spoke about the vietnam war he said it was a stupid war. Anyone who went was a sucker. The president would say about american veterans, whats in if for them . They dont make any money. The source said it was a character flaw of the president. He could not understand why someone would die for their country. Not worth it. Regarding the french trip to mark the end of world war i, accord to this former official, the president was not in a good mood. French president macron said something that made him mad. He questioned why he had to go to two cemeteries. Why do i have do two . Regarding the july 4th military parade planning, during a Planning Session at the white house after seeing the bass steel day parade in 2017. President trump said regarding the inclusion of wounded guys, quote, thats not a good look. Americans dont like that. Now just to be clear, thats fox news. We dont typically use fox news to justify why a story is true or not, but its just instructive for you to understand what trumps response to that was. He responded late last night by tweeting that fox news correspondent, the one that you heard from, should be fired and the network is, quote, gone. Whatever that means. All right. Yesterday my next guest tweeted the following. Quote, service, duty, honor, and love of country are what bind together every person who has put on the uniform. These patriots have given so much to america. Donald trump will never understand the realities and sacrifices of military service. We all know who the real loser and sucker is. Joining me now, democratic representative Anthony Brown of maryland. Hes vice chair of the House Armed Services committee and we talk often, but you may not know this, Anthony Brown is a retired colonel with the u. S. Army reserve having served more than 25 years in the military. The congressman earned a bronze star medal in iraq. Congressman, good to see you. Thank you for being here. I dont know where to start except to ask you as someone who has served and someone who is on the Armed Services committee and has dealt with Service Members for much of your career, what was your response to what you heard the president had said . I think, ali, its been said by others before and i agree, this is no surprise. Im not shocked by what the president said. But i am appalled. It demonstrates that he lacks the empathy and even a basic understanding of the men and women who serve in uniform, of the military itself and its history and traditions, of military operations, and his words are consistent with his continue of dissing of the military. His disrespect for john mccain, his diminishing the intellect and the ability of general officers, his disrespect and disparaging, as you pointed out a minute ago of a gold star family, the kahn family, its a regular course of action for this president to really diminish the service and the value of the men and women who choose the military as their way to serve our country. As someone who has served, and i havent, so i have to ask you, whats the thing, whats the chip the president s missing on this . Is it just a lack of empathy or is it the questions hes purported to have asked, whats in if for them . Why do they do this . Why rescue people missing in action because they got lost . These people are losers for getting caught, for losing wars. I dont think the nation i think you and i have talked about this. The nation doesnt have a great understanding of what motivates military people to serve. So whats the message that youd like donald trump to hear now so that this nonsense stops . Id say President Trump, sit down with the men and women in uniform. Sit down with the privates and the specialists and the sergeants and you will soon understand that the reason why they raise their right hand in service to our country is because they love our country. Its selfless service. They understand the sacrifices that they are making, that their families are making, but they do to because they love our country. And they do it because they love their brothers and sisters in uniform. Its a difficult job whether youre in combat or not, military service is rigorous on the soldier and the soldiers family. But they do it for love of country and a commitment to one another. Thats why we do it. Thats why were willing to make the sacrifice. And we need to understand and see that theres a commander and chief who values our service, who will care for us if were wounded in that service and honor and respect us no less. And certainly honor and celebrate those of us who may be killed and not return home to our country that we love and the family who loves us. Hes got to be able to demonstrate that but he has to understand that. Sit down with a group of soldiers, sailors, and marines, understand what motivates them because its not selfinterest, its selfless service. Does this hurt donald trump . Because this isnt a secret, as you know, as you said, to anyone. And yet donald trump claims hes the most pro military president weve seen in a long time. He claims to luove the military. He loves goose stepping and ceremony and the trappings of the military and he likes to talk about generals all the time. But there are lots of military families. There are lots of gold star families. There are a lot of veteran families. There are a lot of amputees and wounded military families. They cant possibly countenance this. You know, ali, just this week the military times released a survey about a thousand men and women in uniform. Keep in mind that men and women in uniform are traditionally from a conservative background, twice as likely to identify as republican than democrat, yet today in that survey it was found that a majority of members in the military have an unfavorable view of the commander and chief, of donald trump. Keep in mind that four years ago within the military donald trump beat Hillary Clinton by 20 points. If the election were held today, military members support Vice President biden 4 Percentage Points more than donald trump. And thats because they see a commander and chief who is unfit. They see a president who is unfit to be commander and chief. And thats why its reflected in the way they feel. Why is that important . Look, men and women in uniform are going to do their job. Theyre is going to carry out every legal order. But if they dont have confidence in the commander and chief, that impacts morale. It impacts military readiness. So we need a commander and chief. And i think that in november the American People have a real choice. Do we want a commander and chief who is steady and principled like joe biden who has an empathy and understanding for the men and women who serve, why they serve, the sacrifices they make, a willingness to celebrate and honor them and their families, or do we want a commander and chief like donald trump who be littles them, who wont even stand up to russian president Vladimir Putin and call him out for putting bounties on the heads of u. S. Service members serving in afghanistan . Theres a real choice in november, and i think that the military members who vote, we know how theyre going to express their choice or make their choice. And i think voters generally need to make a choice. And i think if were looking for someone whos going to be a principal commander and chief, the choice is Vice President biden. I think that line you draw between these comments from the president and the russian bounties that are actually causing and have caused american Service Members to be lose their lives is the clear one. Captain was on an hour ago with me talking about the danger of this kind of messaging from the president. Good to see you. Thanks again and thanks for your service to the country. Thank you, ali. A retired colonel in the United States arm army reserve. On average, 1,000 americans are still dying every day from covid19. The Trump Administration has botched its coronavirus response. The president s strategy for saving american lives, he doesnt have one. It is what it is. Lives, he doesnt have one. It is what it is. A lot of folks ask me why their dishwasher doesnt get everything clean. I tell them, it may be your detergent. Thats why more dishwasher brands recommend cascade platinum. With the soaking, scrubbing and rinsing built right in. For sparklingclean dishes, the first time. 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The economic pain remains unrelenting for millions of working people of every race and background arent getting the relief they need. Meanwhile, wealthy are doing just fine and the painful truth is, we just have a president who just doesnt see it. He doesnt feel it. He doesnt understand. He just doesnt care. Last night President Trump mocked you for wearing a mask and said that this is a sign that you must have some, quote, big issues. Im a smart fella. I listen to scientists. This is not a game. Life and death. Life and death. I mean, i dont i dont get it. I mean, i just anyway, its hard to respond to something so idiotic. The day before biden made those remarks, trump gave one of his Longest Campaign speeches to date to supporters in pennsylvania. 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