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DonViejo

(60,536 posts)
Tue May 23, 2017, 09:05 AM May 2017

In wake of Manchester blast, Trump decries terrorist 'losers'

Source: The Washington Post


By Philip Rucker May 23 at 5:44 AM

BETHLEHEM, West Bank — President Trump on Tuesday strongly condemned the suicide bomber who killed 22 people at an Ariana Grande concert in Britain, labeling terrorists “evil losers” and redoubling his efforts to obliterate “this wicked ideology.”

“So many young, beautiful, innocent people, living and enjoying their lives, murdered by evil losers in life,” Trump said. “I won’t call them monsters, because they would like that term. They would think that’s a great name. I will call them from now on losers, because that’s what they are. They’re losers. And we’ll have more of them, but they’re losers. Just remember that.”

Trump delivered his statement here in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, alongside Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, following a meeting the two leaders had about the prospect of peace between Israelis and Palestinians, as well as in the Middle East broadly.

Standing stood stone-faced as he read from a prepared text, Trump assigned a sobriquet he has used for his political enemies and media critics — “losers” — to terrorists broadly. He has given the label to such rivals as Rosie O'Donnell, Mark Cuban and Cher.

Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2017/05/23/in-wake-of-manchester-blast-trump-decries-terrorist-losers/

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Calista241

(5,586 posts)
2. I must admit that I laughed when I read that.
Tue May 23, 2017, 09:21 AM
May 2017

And he's probably right in that the terrorists enjoy being called monsters. Wow, I can't believe I just agreed with Trump on something.

IronLionZion

(45,427 posts)
4. Trump should have a travel ban on anyone who has a parent who was born in the UK
Tue May 23, 2017, 09:44 AM
May 2017

and then we can't let Trump back in our country until we can figure this all out. It's for national security reasons.

The last London terror attack was from a British-born asshole who had Christian parents. The fact that he was born 50 years ago led many RWers to say that assimilation is hopeless and we need to remove people who were born here.

Bengus81

(6,931 posts)
5. So...everyone he's labeled as a "loser" over the past couple of years is a Terrorist??
Tue May 23, 2017, 09:50 AM
May 2017

That CLOWN should step down today..............

Blue_Adept

(6,399 posts)
8. such a limited vocabulary
Tue May 23, 2017, 10:04 AM
May 2017

It truly is embarrassing because anyone with half an ounce of thought to their head will hear him and how he presents it and just cringe.

no_hypocrisy

(46,080 posts)
9. Now, THAT'S really gonna get to those terrorists!
Tue May 23, 2017, 04:50 PM
May 2017

According to Donald Trump, they're also crumbs, punks, zeroes, and wussies.

Archae

(46,318 posts)
11. In this case for a change he's right, calling them "losers."
Tue May 23, 2017, 08:30 PM
May 2017

They are.

Whenever I see a background of a typical ISIS member, alive or dead, they are unemployed or badly underemployed, working a shit job and have a criminal record for rinky-dink crimes like fighting in a bar or vandalism.

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