Fox News national security correspondent Jennifer Griffin reported Friday that two anonymous former “senior” U.S. officials had confirmed “key parts” of the Atlantic‘s story …
Fox News national security correspondent Jennifer Griffin reported Friday that two anonymous former “senior” U. S. officials had confirmed “key parts” of the Atlantic‘s story about the president, but could not confirm “the most salacious” part. On Thursday evening, the Atlantic reported that President Donald Trump had referred to dead American World War I troops in France as “losers” and “suckers” in 2018; and that he canceled a trip to a military cemetery because he did not want his hair wet. The story was based on claims by four anonymous sources. Nearly a dozen current and former administration officials went on the record to refute the story — notably, former National Security Advisor John Bolton, who has become a Trump critic. Nevertheless, many on the left claimed Fox News had “confirmed” the story based on several tweets by Griffin. Two former sr Trump admin officials confirm.@JeffreyGoldberg reporting that President Trump disparaged veterans and did not want to drive to honor American war dead at Aisne-Marne Cemetery outside Paris. Jennifer Griffin (@JenGriffinFNC) September 4,2020 According to one former senior Trump administration official: “When the President spoke about the Vietnam War, he said, ‘It was a stupid war. Anyone who went was a sucker’.” — Jennifer Griffin (@JenGriffinFNC) September 4,2020 This former official heard the President say about American veterans: “What’s in it for them? They don’t make any money.
