Posted on 08/07/2017 9:55:37 AM PDT by Strac6
President Trump is on vacation, but that hasn’t stopped him from watching early morning cable TV and tweeting angrily in response.
On Monday, President Trump went after Connecticut Sen. Richard Blumenthal, who was on CNN earlier in the morning to discuss the ongoing investigation into possible collusion between the Trump campaign and Russian government.
Blumenthal also expressed concern that the Trump administration has “weaponized” investigations into leaks of classified information. On Friday, Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced that the agency will be aggressively investigating leaks to the media.
Blumenthal’s remarks touched off a trio of tweets from Trump, who began his vacation at his Bedminster, N.J. golf resort on Friday.
In 2010, The New York Times reported that Blumenthal falsely claimed that he served in the Vietnam War. In fact, Blumenthal served in the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve between 1970 and 1976, but he was stationed in the U.S. and never went to Vietnam. He had received five deferments between 1965 and 1970.
Blumenthal said after the Times revelation that he “misspoke” about being in Vietnam.
Trump himself received four student deferments and one medical deferment, preventing him from being drafted. But unlike Blumenthal, Trump has never claimed to have served in Vietnam.
Trump has gone after Blumenthal about his Vietnam statements in the past.
In February, after Blumenthal pledged to block Trump’s Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch, Trump criticized CNN anchor Chris Cuomo for not asking Blumenthal about his Vietnam record.
Saw a guy in New York City with a MOH lapel pin about 10 years ago. He was fat, 40 and unfit. He said he received it for "a big battle in Saudi." At my "request", he removed it and threw it down the gutter drain.
Today is Purple Heart Day
Blumenthal is a Phony Vietnam Con Artist. That’s probably why President Trump said it.
Blumenthal = Sinator Stolen Valor.
Trump is right again. Bluemental has always been an asshole in the Senate.
Purple Heart Day. Did not know. No wonder my knee hurts.
The lying Senator should keep his trap shut.
He is. As phony as Obama or hilLIAR
I can’t begin to express the contempt for POS like Bloomie. He represents exactly what’s wrong with American politics.
The hypocrisy and fraud stinks to High Heaven
Dear Dims....this ain’t your father’s pub President
Imagine if the media showed as much vitriol to Blumenthal as they did to Trump after he dissed McCain. I’d say stolen valor is a bigger insult to veterans than a few mean words.
It was a Susan collins resolution that passed as per her tweet
There’s a place for assholes in the Senate. All you need is a voting population that doesn’t care.
There’s a place for assholes in the Senate. All you need is a voting population that doesn’t care.
What was unacceptable was lying about ones military service. Blumenthal crossed that line, and doesn't seem to think there's anything wrong with that. The bigger question is what happened to CT. They really have a sorry state of politicians they elect.
This jerk claimed he was in Nam when he wasn’t....he also claimed medals he hadn’t been awarded. He was just a wanna be. He used these lies to get elected
Once again Trump is correct
HEY, DIR, by executive order, reinstate the Stolen Honor Law! THEN PROSECUTE offenders THE H*** with it! Hit politicians & political offenders extra-hard.
Trump tweeting the TRUTH. What else is new?
It’s “The People’s Republic of Connecticut”
Crime? One does not go into Bridgeport alone, day or night. It’s the “youts”, you know.
Really? I have a dead friend that thought that. He tried to convince me to join the reserves instead of enlisting as a regular. He said I was dumb for volunteering in 1971.
An who was that congress critter that claimed to have flown combat missions in Vietnam, when he just flew cargo between Japan and Saigon.
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