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From: NoBody@nowhere.com
On Fri, 25 Oct 2024 10:13:22 -0600, Skeeter
wrote:
>In article <8NOSO.2587465$azJ4.629654@fx16.ams4>, NoOne@private.corp
>says...
>>
>> On 10/25/2024 5:03 AM, NoBody wrote:
>> > 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.
>>
>>
>> Well, they are quoting decorated four-star generals who are on the
>> record and backed up by dozens of Trump insiders, so there's that.
>
>A set up by liars.
They're desperate now that Trump has the momentum. Nothing is
sticking though since we've heard all the lies before.
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