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   From: NoBody@nowhere.com   
      
   On Tue, 22 Oct 2024 21:05:02 -0500, Ubiquitous    
   wrote:   
      
   >With just two weeks until Election Day, Left-leaning magazine The Atlantic   
   >published an article on Tuesday accusing former President Donald Trump of   
   >disparaging a slain U.S. Army private in 2020.   
   >   
   >The Atlantic story, which was written by editor-in-chief Jeffrey Goldberg,   
   >claims that Trump “became angry” when he learned how much the funeral bill   
   >was for soldier Vanessa Guillén. The deceased 20-year-old, a daughter of   
   >Mexican immigrants, was murdered by a fellow soldier at Fort Hood in April   
   >2020. After her death, Trump spoke to her family at the White House and   
   >offered to cover the cost of her funeral, Fox News reported.   
   >   
   >Goldberg cites “attendees” and “contemporaneous notes of the meeting taken by   
   >a participant” to report that Trump fumed when he learned how much the family   
   >billed the White House for the funeral. According to The Atlantic, Trump   
   >responded by telling his staff, “It doesn’t cost 60,000 bucks to bury a   
   >f***ing Mexican!” Goldberg then wrote that the then-president ordered his   
   >chief of staff, Mark Meadows, not to pay the bill.   
   >   
   >Natalie Khawam, the Guillén family’s attorney, responded to The Atlantic’s   
   >story on X, accusing Goldberg of lying and exploiting her clients “for cheap   
   >political gain.”   
   >   
   >“After having dealt with hundreds of reporters in my legal career, this is   
   >unfortunately the first time I have to go on record and call out Jeffrey   
   >Goldberg@the Atlantic: not only did he misrepresent our conversation but he   
   >outright LIED in HIS sensational story,” Khawam wrote. “More importantly, he   
   >used and exploited my clients, and Vanessa Guillen’s murder… for cheap   
   >political gain.”   
   >   
   >“I would like to also point out that the timing of this ‘story’ is quite   
   >suspicious, as this supposed conversation that Trump had would have occurred   
   >over 4 years ago! Why a story about it now?!” she added. “As everyone knows,   
   >not only did Trump support our military, he also invited my clients to the   
   >Oval Office and supported the I Am Vanessa Guillen bill too.”   
   >   
   >Guillén’s sister, Mayra, also responded to The Atlantic piece and defended   
   >Trump, writing, “Wow. I don’t appreciate how you are exploiting my sister’s   
   >death for politics- hurtful & disrespectful to the important changes she made   
   >for service members. President Donald Trump did nothing but show respect to   
   >my family & Vanessa. In fact, I voted for President Trump today.”   
   >   
   >Despite the Guillén family’s quick refutation of The Atlantic story,   
   >Goldberg’s piece gained attention in the mainstream media with outlets, such   
   >as CBS News, covering it. Shortly after publication, however, Guillén’s   
   >family blasted Goldberg and his “sensational story.”   
   >   
   >     'CBS Evening News' anchor Norah O'Donnell opened the show with The   
   >     Atlantic story:   
   >   
   >     "Two weeks from Election Day, as the final battleground sprint is   
   >     underway. Every hour matters for these candidates as they try to reach   
   >     as many voters as possible in the key states that will…   
   >     pic.twitter.com/ki6qjVU1QW   
   >   
   >     — Curtis Houck (@CurtisHouck) October 23, 2024   
   >   
   >Meadows also pushed back against The Atlantic’s claims.   
   >   
   >“I was in the discussions featured in the Atlantic’s latest hit piece against   
   >President Trump. Let me say this. Any suggestion that President Trump   
   >disparaged Ms. Guillen or refused to pay for her funeral expenses is   
   >absolutely false,” Meadows said. “He was nothing but kind, gracious, and   
   >wanted to make sure that the military and the U.S. government did right by   
   >Vanessa Guillen and her family.”   
   >   
   >Ben Williamson, who was a spokesman for Meadows when he was Trump’s chief of   
   >staff, said he told The Atlantic before the piece was published that Trump   
   >“absolutely did not say that” regarding Guillén’s funeral bill. In The   
   >Atlantic piece, Goldberg wrote that Meadow’s spokesman “denied having heard   
   >Trump make the statement.”   
   >   
   >     On the left: I sent Atlantic a comment saying President Trump   
   >     “absolutely did not say that,” referring to the alleged comments   
   >     about Ms. Guillen they printed.   
   >   
   >     On the right: Atlantic translated that comment to “didn’t hear Trump say   
   >     it.”   
   >   
   >     Treat this dishonest piece accordingly. pic.twitter.com/pM1o1c9fEm   
   >   
   >     — Ben Williamson (@_WilliamsonBen) October 22, 2024   
   >   
   >Fox News anchor John Roberts added, “I was in the Oval Office (pool   
   >correspondent) the day Vanessa Guillen’s family visited. The meeting was   
   >somber, respectful, and according to Vanessa’s sister Mayra, very much   
   >appreciated.”   
   >   
   >This isn’t the first article Goldberg has written based on anonymous sources   
   >accusing Trump of disparaging military members. In September 2020, just weeks   
   >before the election, Goldberg published a story that alleged Trump called   
   >Americans who die in war “losers” and “suckers.” That piece was also refuted   
   >by Trump and numerous Trump administration officials who were present.   
      
   Well the Atlantic isn't fit to wrap cat litter in so there's that.   
      
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