The silence is deafening. Two days after a devastating report on Donald Trump disparaging members of the U.S. military, there’s not a long line of Republicans rushing to defend the president. Not even a short line. Politico’s Playbook writes:
“Amid all the furious responses to the Atlantic article alleging that President Donald Trump had called American troops “suckers” and “losers,” one thing leaps out: You didn’t see Republican members of Congress leaping to defend the president’s character.
“Some of this may be the late summer recess talking. But I’m told telephones and the internet still work outside of Washington — and Trump’s closest allies on Capitol Hill did not exactly rally to his defense. Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), for one, managed to praise the president for saving the military publication Stars & Stripes, but said nothing directly about the big story White House aides and loyal alumni were scrambling to discredit. Other prominent GOP members ignored the subject altogether.”
After Fox News confirmed much of the Atlantic story, Donald Trump called on the Fox reporter to be fired.
While many members of the military remain quiet on Trump’s reported actions, former Army captain, and Biden surrogate Jason Kander has no problem expressing his feelings.
