10/23/17: We learn the E.P.A. will block three scientists – from the E.P.A. – from speaking at a conference in Rhode Island.
The researchers were set to talk about their findings, included in a detailed 400-page report, linking climate change to damage to waters, wildlife, and fish in and around Narraganset Bay.
As for Trump, he is up early and focused on the gravest threat to America’s future. The tweet comes at 6:53 a.m.: “Two dozen NFL players continue to kneel during the National Anthem, showing total disrespect to our Flag & Country. No leadership in NFL!”
His second tweet shows just how much he cares about his own eggshell ego. At 7:30 a.m., after finishing a second bowl of Lucky Charms, Trump taps out another tweet. “I had a very respectful conversation with the widow of Sgt. La David Johnson, and spoke his name from beginning, without hesitation!” he insists.
Yes, Trump fans, it’s true, even if all you do is stare at the television and never switch off Fox News.
Your favorite president has doubled down in an argument with
another Gold Star family. First, he claimed a congresswoman who reported on
the call he made to Sgt. Johnson’s widow was a liar (see: 10/18/17). Now, after Johnson’s widow backs up the congresswoman “100 percent,” the
President of the United States can’t resist
implying the widow is lying too.
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Sgt. Johnson's children at his funeral. |
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IN AN IRONIC COINCIDENCE, Trump spends part of the afternoon pinning the Medal of Honor on Vietnam War hero, retired U.S. Army Captain Gary M. Rose. It’s an honor long overdue.
Not far away, Senator John McCain stops to chat with a reporter. During the conversation, McCain mentions an unfair feature of the draft used during the Vietnam Era. “One aspect of the conflict, by the way, that I will never ever countenance is that we drafted the lowest-income level of America, and the highest-income level found a doctor that would say that they had a bone spur.”
He
isn’t saying someone got out of the draft because they had a bone spur. He is saying they found
a doctor who would say they did.
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