President Donald Trump has spent the last two days sucking up to Saudi Arabia despite knowing a Saudi national committed a mass shooting at the Pensacola Naval Air Station in Florida.
On Friday, a Saudi military officer shot and killed three Americans and wounded several others, including members of our own military. The FBI is currently investigating and is still debating whether to call this shooting an act of terrorism.
Rather than express outrage, however, Trump elected to suck up to the Saudis and even spouted Saudi propaganda on Twitter.
King Salman of Saudi Arabia just called to express his sincere condolences and give his sympathies to the families and friends of the warriors who were killed and wounded in the attack that took place in Pensacola, Florida….
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 6, 2019
….The King said that the Saudi people are greatly angered by the barbaric actions of the shooter, and that this person in no way shape or form represents the feelings of the Saudi people who love the American people.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 6, 2019
Trump would go on to continue kissing the Saudi king’s a** during remarks to the press. Trump said:
“I spoke with the King of Saudi Arabia. They are devastated, Saudi Arabia. We’re finding out what took place, whether it’s one person or a number of people. The King will be involved in taking care of families & loved ones … they’re going to help out”
Again, a Saudi military officer murdered Americans on a United States Naval base. This could be an act of terrorism. It could even be considered an act of war. After all, the Saudis also played a major role in the 9/11 attacks.
Yet, Trump is poised to let Saudi Arabia off the hook, thus sending a message that the Saudis can do what they want to Americans on our own soil and he won’t say a word against them. This proves once more that Trump is a threat to our national security and doesn’t give a damn about the lives of our soldiers.
Twitter users, including former intelligence officials, former lawmakers, political and Middle East analysts, skewered him.
A disgrace. The King of Saudi Arabia is devastated? And he “will be involved in taking care of families and loved ones…?” Give me a break. Mr. Tough Talk on Terror turns out to be Mr. Soft on the House of Saud. https://t.co/JsBUOI4IIC
— Bill Kristol (@BillKristol) December 7, 2019
If Trump wants to convey condolences from Saudi King Salman, fine. But you don’t do it on day -Americans are killed -untethered from a message of ironclad assurances from King to provide any/all info on shooter. Otherwise Trump sounds like what he’s become- a Saudi apologist.
— Aaron David Miller (@aarondmiller2) December 7, 2019
If Obama said this, Republicans would be screaming. If Obama ever acted like the pathetically apologizing, public relations flunky for Saudi Arabia that Trump is here, Republicans would be losing their shit. https://t.co/a6RDBo8J3d
— Joe Walsh (@WalshFreedom) December 7, 2019
Imagine if the attacker had been Iranian, a refugee, or an undocumented immigrant — the response would be very different.
We have a President who contours policy responses to his own interests. It’s always personal interests before national interests — even in times of tragedy. https://t.co/lFXISKFZIj
— Ned Price (@nedprice) December 6, 2019
There may be snarky responses to Trump’s tweets about the call with King Salman. I will not make them.
Let me just say:
I hope the President has more concern and time for the loved ones of those killed than he did for the King.
— Mieke Eoyang (@MiekeEoyang) December 6, 2019
Trump clearly values his financial partnership with the Saudis more than he values American lives. Had the shooter been from somewhere else in the Middle East, Trump would be calling them a terrorist. But because the shooter was a Saudi military officer, Trump is all too happy to let him attack our country and then suck up to the country responsible for that Saudi national.
Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) is right. Trump really doesn’t “give a sh*t about America.”
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