What @realDonaldTrump, commander in chief, said visiting troops in Iraq. Military families will also hear his views. “We are spread out all over the world. We are in countries most people haven’t even heard about. Frankly, it’s ridiculous.”
— Barbara Starr (@barbarastarrcnn) December 26, 2018
Jesus, all he had to do was go there and tell them we're with them and praying for them. One job. He had one job.
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Trump to Troops in Iraq: ‘We’re No Longer the Suckers, Folks’ https://t.co/NxtolgF3se via @thedailybeast— Tom Nichols (@RadioFreeTom) December 26, 2018
Speaking of not being the world's policeman: "If they want us to do the fighting, they also have to pay a price and sometimes that’s also a monetary price so we’re not the suckers of the world. We’re no longer the suckers, folks. And people aren’t looking at us as suckers"
— Ali Rogin (@AliABCNews) December 26, 2018
This is your occasional reminder that Trump is violating all kinds of norms when he talks like this in front of the troops and it’s pretty repellent. https://t.co/1mIrCLNf3D
— Daniel W. Drezner (@dandrezner) December 26, 2018