The wife of a US service member responded to Trump’s callous statement this weekend, where he basically told everyone trapped on that ship to pound sand.
After playing a clip of Trump, when asked if the deployment was too long, saying, “No, no, no. Not nearly long enough,” CNN’s Jake Tapper asked the wife to respond. Tapper told the audience that they were keeping her and her husband’s identity a secret, which is good, because you know Trump and Whiskey Pete will be trying to retaliate against anyone they can identify that is brave enough to speak out about what’s going on.
Here’s the exchange via CNN, where she rightfully ripped Trump:
TAPPER: Thank you so much for joining us. What is your husband saying about conditions on the ship?
USS LINCOLN SERVICE MEMBER’S WIFE: My husband is appalled at the conditions on this ship. This is not his first appointment. This is not his first time being out there. And he is saying that it is the worst deployment that he’s ever been on. And he also says that his shipmates say the same.
The food is appalling, but the food’s been appalling the whole time. I think that the food on these ships are always pretty bad, but it’s more — it’s not just the quality, it’s the quantity, it’s the rationing. The portions are awful. So it’s really—it’s really not good.
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