JOHN YANG:
The response from mature Obama officials became as soon as swift and forceful.
Ancient Lawyer Typical Eric Holder tweeted this photo and insisted: “Discontinue the rattling lying. I went to Dover Air Power scandalous with 44 and saw him comfort families,” a reference to one of Mr. Obama’s behind-evening trips to pay his respects to troops killed in Afghanistan.
Mr. Obama and President George W. Bush in general visited wounded warriors at Walter Reed and Bethesda hospitals, a be aware Mr. Trump has endured. In February, the president and his daughter Ivanka went to Dover for the return of the remains of a Navy SEAL killed in Yemen, the principle casualty of his administration.
So far this year, the Pentagon says 16 American citizens were killed in action. One other 17 sailors died in accidents. Within the principle year of the Obama presidency, 344 were killed in action.
At some level of last year’s marketing and marketing campaign, Mr. Trump publicly feuded with the Khans, the folks of a Muslim American soldier killed in Iraq, after they criticized him on the Democratic Conference.
On the serene time, the Khans stated: “President Trump’s selfish and divisive actions enjoy undermined the honour of the high region of enterprise of the presidency.”
The most fresh controversy comes as questions are being raised about how and why the four troopers died in Niger.
Senator Jack Reed is the pause Democrat on the Armed Providers and products Committee.
