President Donald Trump warned Thursday that he may have contracted the Covid-19 of members of the Gold Star family circle who were too close to him when they told stories of his loved ones who died in the line of duty.
As Politico’s report noted, the president spoke to Maria Bartiromo of Fox Business on the phone and reflected on her meeting with the Gold Star families on Sunday, September 27. Daughter and father, ” said Trump. ” And, you know, everyone’s come up to me and they’re telling me a story.
As the Republican explained, a circle of grieving relatives approached him to “tell me a story about” my son, sir, in Iraq. Or: “He in Afghanistan. ” And, “Lord, you did this, and you did, and then you charged to save your friends. “And, “Yes, sir, he killed, but he kept his friends. He’s so brave, sir. “
Describing his reactions to those families, Trump added, “I can’t say, ‘Go back, stand up 3 meters,’ you know?I just can’t do it . . . Give me 12 feet. Stay 12 feet away when talking. “. . . [Members of the Gold Star Family Circle] come within an inch of my face. They need to hug me and kiss me. And they do. And, frankly, I’m not going to tell you to back off. I’m not going to do it. “
At first, it should be noted that Trump’s agenda is suspicious, although we still don’t know exactly when the president contracted the virus, the occasion with Judge Amy Coney Barrett was on the eve of the occasion with gold star families – and given the number of other people who attended the Rose Garden meeting, he turns out to be the main culprit.
But even setting that aside, what would a president have, before his candidacy for re-election, when millions of votes are being cast, to recommend that the circle of family members of fallen heroes be guilty of his illness?clashes with Gold Star families?
During last night’s debate, Vice President Mike Pence tried to guarantee the public that Trump “not only respects but loves everyone who has served in our armed forces, and any suggestion otherwise is ridiculous. “
There’s a lot of evidence pointing in the opposite direction. The president complains this morning that The Gold Star families are too close to him, which makes Pence’s rhetoric a little hard to believe.
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