The big story in the media today is that President Trump called the widow of one of the soldiers killed a few days ago in Niger and in the course of conveying the condolences of the nation supposedly said of the dead man that "he knew what he signed up for." The Democrats, the media and many on social media are going berserk over this. How heartless! But that's not right.
What Trump was originally reported to have said was "he knew what he signed up for, and he went anyway." In other words, despite the known dangers, the brave soldier went anyway to defend this country.
How often have we heard a policeman or soldier described as someone who ran toward the bullets when shooting started rather than running away from them? It's much the same thing. It's a comment on the courage in the face of danger displayed by the policeman or the soldier. So is what Trump supposedly said. It's a major compliment to the heroism of the dead soldier, not some insensitive or mean thing as the media is portraying it.
The truth is that it is disgusting that a private call meant to comfort the widow of this brave fallen soldier has been turned into a political circus by the Democrats and the media. The poor widow has suffered a grievous loss. Can't they leave her alone? That would be the decent thing to do.
What Trump was originally reported to have said was "he knew what he signed up for, and he went anyway." In other words, despite the known dangers, the brave soldier went anyway to defend this country.
How often have we heard a policeman or soldier described as someone who ran toward the bullets when shooting started rather than running away from them? It's much the same thing. It's a comment on the courage in the face of danger displayed by the policeman or the soldier. So is what Trump supposedly said. It's a major compliment to the heroism of the dead soldier, not some insensitive or mean thing as the media is portraying it.
The truth is that it is disgusting that a private call meant to comfort the widow of this brave fallen soldier has been turned into a political circus by the Democrats and the media. The poor widow has suffered a grievous loss. Can't they leave her alone? That would be the decent thing to do.
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