Donald Trump has long been reported to hold some resentment against veterans and members of the military, and former Republican Rick Wilson has a theory about why. Wilson, who recently suggested Trump is tanking his own campaign, appeared on MSNBC to discuss Trump's most recent scandal involving the military and veterans, this time those who have received the highest honor they can get. “I watched Sheldon sitting so proud in the White House when we gave Miriam the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
That’s the highest award you can get as a civilian, it’s the equivalent of the Congressional Medal of Honor," said Trump at a political event. "But civilian version, it’s actually much better because everyone [who] gets the Congressional Medal of Honor, they're soldiers. They’re either in very bad shape because they’ve been hit so many times by bullets or they’re dead.
She gets it, and she’s a healthy, beautiful woman." ALSO READ: Donald Trump deep in debt while foreign money keeps coming: disclosure When asked about the comments, Wilson, the co-founder of the anti-Trump Lincoln Project, said, "I recall when he attacked John McCain. I recall when the stories broke about Trump calling veterans suckers and losers.
" "There is an endless pattern of Donald Trump's utter contempt for our military. There is an endless pattern of Trump's hideous degree of just spleen and hatred for them, because he thinks they are desperate to be in the military because of their socioeconomic circumstances," Wilson added. "He thinks it is like a welfare program that they should be ashamed of.
" He continued: "Donald Trump's relationship to the U.S. military has long been one where he thinks that his bluster makes him a leader.
He joked about one time, always wanting to get the purple heart. It's pretty easy, Donald. You could have gotten the purple heart if you had not been a draft dodger during the Vietnam war where 58,000 American men sacrificed their lives.
Donald Trump spent his time during the Vietnam war, as he racked around later, chasing women around New York. This is a guy who is beyond contemptuous." Watch below or click the link.
Former President Donald Trump has so far not been able to stick Vice President Kamala Harris with one of his famous nicknames. And with less than 90 days before Election Day, the opportunity may have passed. In 2016, Trump eked out a win over former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton by blasting her on the campaign stump as "crooked Hillary" (a nickname he has since repurposed for President Joe Biden in addition to "Sleepy Joe" ).
And he coasted through the Republican primary that year after blasting Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) as "Lyin' Ted." But according to Politico, 2024 is proving difficult with the sudden emergence of a new opponent for Trump at the top of the Democratic ticket.
And the ex-president has yet to come up with nicknames for Harris or Minnesota Governor Tim Walz that have stuck. “What you’re starting to see is the panic of, ‘We’re in these 80-something days, I don’t have enough time to learn a new trick. So what do I do with the tricks in my bag to at least throw her off her game?’” Democratic strategist Michael Starr Hopkins told Politico.
“But at this point, you’ve seen him so much, and he’s oversaturated himself that nothing shocks anybody anymore.” READ MORE: 'Crooked Joe instead of Sleepy Joe': Trump reassigns nicknames while ranting about indictments So far on the campaign stump, the former president has attempted to brand his new opponent as "Laffin' Kamala" and "Lyin' Kamala," in addition to "Crazy Kamala," which is a moniker he's also used for former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-California) and Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vemont).
Trump has also flirted with the nickname "Kamabla," though he has yet to stick to a single nickname when attacking her on his Truth Social platform. In fact, Trump has noticeably used nicknames for some Democrats while opting to refer to Harris simply by name. In one recent post to his social media platform, Trump wrote: " Kamala Harris wants NOTHING TO DO WITH CROOKED JOE BIDEN.
They are throwing him out on the Monday Night Stage, known as Death Valley." He added, "He now HATES Obama and Crazy Nancy more than he hates me! He is an angry man, as he should be. They stole the Presidency from him — “'It was a Coup!'" Mike Madrid, who is the co-founder of anti-Trump Republican group Lincoln Project, said Trump set himself apart by being the first major party candidate to come up with unique nicknames for his opponents.
But he noted that after eight years, the shtick may have become passe. “He was humiliating and debasing his opponents by abusing them in a way that was completely unconventional for American-style politics,” Madrid said. "The fact that he’s dragged us down to that low level of discourse makes the attack ineffective anyway.
” READ MORE: 'Disorienting': Trump advisors admit he's been 'knocked off his bearings' by Harris campaign The inability of the former president to brand his opponent is compounded by the fact that his own aides are admitting that Harris and the Democratic Party have effectively commandeered the media narrative since Biden exited the race on July 21. And that streak is likely to continue: Next week marks the start of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, after which candidates typically see a two to four-point boost in polls. September is also likely going to be a big month for the Democratic ticket.
Harris and Trump will meet for their first televised presidential debate in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on September 10th. Eight days later, the 45th president of the United States is expected to be sentenced for his 34 felony convictions in New York. Judge Juan Merchan could sentence Trump to as many as 20 years behind bars, though he likely won't begin serving any sentence until after the election — or if he wins, until 2029 — due to the lengthy appeals process.
Click here to read Politico's report in its entirety. READ MORE: 'Unhappy with the narrative': Trump privately seething about Harris' crowd sizes People were starting to "trickle out" of Donald Trump's Pennsylvania rally while he was still speaking on Saturday, leaving more "empty seats," according to a campaign reporter for USA Today. Trump , who early in his speech made waves online when he went off teleprompter to insult President Joe Biden , was also said by some to have confused what state he was in as he spoke in Wilkes-Barre over the weekend.
As Trump spoke past the one-hour mark, some MAGA supporters began to leave, according to reporter Zac Anderson, who covers Trump and Republicans for the news outlet. Anderson was reporting from the rally. ALSO READ: Donald Trump deep in debt while foreign money keeps coming: disclosure "Looks like people are starting to trickle out of the Wilkes-Barre Trump rally as he goes past the hour mark," the reporter wrote, including a video update.
"There appears to be more empty seats." Vice President Harris' presidential campaign flagged the news from Anderson, and wrote , "Trump’s audience is exiting as he rambles incoherently in Pennsylvania, leaving even more empty seats." Watch the video below or click the link.
Donald Trump on Saturday shouted out North Carolina from the stage while speaking at his rally in Pennsylvania, leading some observers to ask if the former president simply forgot where he was. Trump, who earlier in the speech admitted to going "off teleprompter" to insult his former political foe, Joe Biden , was talking about how long his speeches are when he made the possible error. He was specifically noting that people demand he speak more than Biden.
"They have a tent, and the tent is set up. They have hundreds of them, and they wait," Trump said. "And then I walk in, and speak for 15 minutes, and leave.
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Would that be ok, North Carolina?" Trump asked the attendees of his rally located in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. ALSO READ: Donald Trump deep in debt while foreign money keeps coming: disclosure The backlash online came instantly. Vice President Kamala Harris ' campaign quoted Trump as saying, "Would that be okay, North Carolina?" and then added simply, "He is in Pennsylvania.
" Republican Voters against Trump said, "Trump doesn't know what state he's in." "He just asked the crowd at his Pennsylvania rally, '..
.would that be okay, North Carolina?' Trump is the oldest candidate for President," the group added. Harris spokesman Sarafina Chitika also chimed in: "Once again asking: is [Trump] ok?" MSNBC executive producer Kyle Griffin said , "Trump confuses the state he's in — shouting out North Carolina when he's in Pennsylvania.
" One reporter had an alternate take. Julia Manchester of The Hill wrote, "Trump did not confuse Pennsylvania and North Carolina here." "He is addressing a group of supporters from North Carolina who are at his rally in Pennsylvania.
Before this clip he says 'I have another group from North Carolina . We love North Carolina,'" she added . Watch below or click here.
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