
The most memorable–and most debated–moment from Tuesday evening’s joint address to Congress by Donald Trump is when he honored the fallen Navy SEAL who died during a raid in Yemen. Trump asked the widow of Ryan Owens, Carryn Owens to stand and be recognized, but it soon became clear she didn’t necessarily want to stand up.
Former National Security analyst John Schindler says Trump used Carryn Owens as a political prop, and during the speech Schindler lashed out at the so-called president on Twitter:
Snr Chief Owens' widow…for God's sake leave this poor woman alone.
Trump gloating, of course…talking the Bible.
— John Schindler (@20committee) March 1, 2017
Anybody who saw the faces of the Joint Chiefs tonight when the cam hit them knows exactly what the US military thinks of Trump.
— John Schindler (@20committee) March 1, 2017
We're here to defend our hard-earned freedoms. No whining. We don't play nice, we don't care, and we don't take prisoners. #JeSuisDeepState
— John Schindler (@20committee) March 1, 2017
Bad decisions happen. War is war. Right until POTUS publicly exploits a widow whose husband's body is still warm. Fuck that. Fuck all that.
— John Schindler (@20committee) March 1, 2017
.@mdfsmith1 @Christi64297529 she was trapped. Literally. Terrible abuse of a grieving widow. She didn't want to stand up. We know why.
— John Schindler (@20committee) March 1, 2017
If watching POTUS publicly exploit S/Chief Owens' grieving widow didn't make your skin crawl, I worry about you — as an American & a human.
— John Schindler (@20committee) March 1, 2017
So "the generals" got S/Chief Owens killed, but let's spotlight his widow on live TV.
Has Stockholm Syndrome overtaken the whole country?
— John Schindler (@20committee) March 1, 2017
I have sympathy for Trump voters who got scammed. It happens. Got none for DC RW pundits who want to pretend that Trump just isn't Trump.
— John Schindler (@20committee) March 1, 2017
There are some who will tell you Trump was just trying to honor a brave American who died in service to his country, but those people have been conned by one of the most revolting con men to ever walk the face of the earth. Earlier today, I spoke with my brother, who served this country honorably in the United States Navy, and I asked him what he thought of that moment when Trump asked Carryn Owens to stand. His response says it all:
“Trump took a victory lap on the coffin of a man whose death was caused by him. He’s a piece of shit who doesn’t give a flying fuck about anyone but himself. To hell with him.”
This article was originally published by the same author at LiberalAmerica.org