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Trump’s gripes against McCabe included wife’s politics, Comey’s ride home
by CAROL E. LEE

WASHINGTON — The day after he fired James Comey as director of the FBI, a furious President Donald Trump called the bureau's acting director, Andrew McCabe, demanding to know why Comey had been allowed to fly on an FBI plane from Los Angeles back to Washington after he was dismissed, according to multiple people familiar with the phone call.

McCabe told the president he hadn’t been asked to authorize Comey’s flight, but if anyone had asked, he would have approved it, three people familiar with the call recounted to NBC News.

The president was silent for a moment and then turned on McCabe, suggesting he ask his wife how it feels to be a loser — an apparent reference to a failed campaign for state office in Virginia that McCabe’s wife made in 2015.

McCabe replied, “OK, sir.” Trump then hung up the phone.

A White House official, who would not speak on the record, disputed the account, saying, "this simply never happened. Any suggestion otherwise is pure fiction.” The FBI declined to comment on the call.

kalm wrote:CAROL E. LEE

89Hen wrote:

kalm wrote:CAROL E. LEE

Racist

CAA Flagship wrote:

89Hen wrote: Racist

And Eagles fan.

89Hen wrote:

kalm wrote:CAROL E. LEE

Racist

kalm wrote:

89Hen wrote: Racist

ESPN has removed an announcer from its broadcast of the University of Virginia’s first football game next month because he has the same name as a Confederate general memorialized in statues that are being taken down across the country.

The network announced late Tuesday that the announcer, Robert Lee, a part-time employee who calls about a dozen college football and basketball games a year for ESPN, would no longer participate in the broadcast of the Sept. 2 game in Charlottesville, Va., which became the center of violent clashes this month during a white supremacist gathering.

89Hen wrote:

kalm wrote:

ESPN has removed an announcer from its broadcast of the University of Virginia’s first football game next month because he has the same name as a Confederate general memorialized in statues that are being taken down across the country.

The network announced late Tuesday that the announcer, Robert Lee, a part-time employee who calls about a dozen college football and basketball games a year for ESPN, would no longer participate in the broadcast of the Sept. 2 game in Charlottesville, Va., which became the center of violent clashes this month during a white supremacist gathering.

89Hen wrote:

kalm wrote:CAROL E. LEE

Racist

Ivytalk wrote:

89Hen wrote: Racist

You were thinking of ROBERT E. Lee.

CID1990 wrote:Considering that our last four Presidents have gone like this:

education deferment

TX Air Guard weekend warrior

Gen X urban pussy

Medical deferment

I'd say the ship has sailed on military service being a mark of Presidential credibility


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An Iraq War veteran, Duckworth served as a U.S. Army helicopter pilot and suffered severe combat wounds, losing both of her legs and damaging her right arm. She was the first female double amputee from the war.[3] Having received a medical waiver, she continued to serve as a Lieutenant Colonel in the Illinois Army National Guard along with her husband, Major Bryan W. Bowlsbey, a signal officer and fellow Iraq War veteran, until her retirement from the Army in October 2014.[4]

JohnStOnge wrote:The thing is, Trump did what he did when there was a draft. I may have done something similar. But it is what it is. I don't think any of those other Presidents tried to come off as Mr. Bad Ass like Trump does. Also remember that Trump has the distinction of ragging on John McCain. I don't think anybody has any questions about McCain's courage during military service. Maybe. But I don't think so.

Trump mouths off big time about pushing buttons or issuing orders where he's safe. But he is indeed a pussy when it comes to actually putting himself on the line.

Duckworth did put herself on the line, so she's got plenty moral authority to tell Trump to STFU.

An Iraq War veteran, Duckworth served as a U.S. Army helicopter pilot and suffered severe combat wounds, losing both of her legs and damaging her right arm. She was the first female double amputee from the war.[3] Having received a medical waiver, she continued to serve as a Lieutenant Colonel in the Illinois Army National Guard along with her husband, Major Bryan W. Bowlsbey, a signal officer and fellow Iraq War veteran, until her retirement from the Army in October 2014.[4]

JohnStOnge wrote:Duckworth did put herself on the line, so she's got plenty moral authority to tell Trump to STFU.

An Iraq War veteran, Duckworth served as a U.S. Army helicopter pilot and suffered severe combat wounds, losing both of her legs and damaging her right arm. She was the first female double amputee from the war.[3] Having received a medical waiver, she continued to serve as a Lieutenant Colonel in the Illinois Army National Guard along with her husband, Major Bryan W. Bowlsbey, a signal officer and fellow Iraq War veteran, until her retirement from the Army in October 2014.[4]