Trump Trashes Anonymous Claims He Called Dead Veterans ‘Losers, Suckers’

By Staff, Agencies

US President Donald Trump rejected claims that he bashed fallen soldiers as “losers” and “suckers,” hitting back at a recent story in the Atlantic that relied on anonymous sources, which he called “more made up fake news.”

The Atlantic article, published on Thursday, said Trump disparaged dead American soldiers on several occasions throughout his term, citing a flock of nameless officials and aides, none of whom would go on record with their accounts.

The story also noted Trump’s “contempt” for the late GOP Senator John McCain – who was taken as a prisoner of war during the conflict in Vietnam – saying he refused to support McCain’s funeral because “[the] guy was a loser.”

Trump weighed in on the claims later on Thursday evening, acknowledging that he was “never a big fan of John McCain,” but brushing aside the notion that he had ever denigrated US soldiers, deeming the allegations a “disgraceful attempt” to sway the 2020 presidential race.

This is more made up Fake News given by disgusting & jealous failures in a disgraceful attempt to influence the 2020 Election!

Speaking to reporters after a campaign trip to Pennsylvania late on Thursday evening, Trump argued “there is nobody that respects [the troops] more” than he does, and called the anonymous sources – if they even exist – “lowlifes and liars.”

While campaigning for the presidency in 2015, before McCain passed away, Trump harshly criticized the Senator, stating he was “not a war hero” and “I like people who weren’t captured” – one of the few on-record incidents cited in the Atlantic story.

Asked about his remarks later, however, Trump backtracked, saying “If somebody’s a prisoner, I consider them a war hero.”