Letter to the Editor: Respect

To the Editor;

Respect

I remember the time when Republicans and Trump supporters were indignant that President Biden looked at his watch while receiving the bodies of service men and women at Dover Air Force Base. Off with his head, how disrespectful that he would look at his watch, what a no good…..

Four American service members were killed in an accident in Lithuania. It took several days to find the bodies because they were underwater in a swamp. On Thursday, Lithuanian government officials and the public held a dignified ceremony to honor the dead before sending the bodies back to the US. A foreign country gave more respect to America’s dead than our own President.

Where was our Commander in Chief who has not said one word about this tragedy? When the bodies of the servicemen arrived on American soil at Dover Air Force Base, Trump was riding around in a golf cart with son Eric, at Trump’s Doral Golf Club in Florida attending a golf tournament. After all nothing is more important than golf.

If Biden was condemned for looking at his watch as disrespectful, shouldn’t Trump supporters at least chastise Trump for proving once again that he has only disdain for the military and for those who have sacrificed their lives for this country? Trump has stated before that he doesn’t get why people risk their lives for our country when there is nothing it in for them and are suckers and losers for serving. At least, Biden was there.

But there will be no condemnation from Trump supporters. No shouts of how disrespectful he is because whatever he does is ok and above reproach. Just blatant hypocrisy and blind admiration for man who thinks more of a golf tournament than of fallen service members. Trump supporters, you are something else.

https://www.military.com/daily-news/2025/04/03/lithuanians-bid-farewell-4-us-soldierswho-died-during-training-exercise.html

https://www.mediaite.com/trump/just-in-trump-to-skip-dignified-transfer-of-four-deadsoldiers-at-dover-afb-to-attend-liv-golf-tournament/

Rosemary Schwartz

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RS April 10, 2025, 9:42 am Sjw and others who believe in truth over lies, thank you for your support. I plan to continue. Isn't interesting that the only way some can respond is to insult me. The insults only shows how petty they are. They will not offer any defense of trump because there is none Rosemary Schwartz

SJW April 9, 2025, 11:11 pm Rosemary, I enjoy your fact based letters. Keep up the good work. Trump is a fascist and has appointed boot licking idiots to his cabinet. He is purposely crashing the economy and following Hitlers playbook to the letter. He can't read, so Musk and the other idiots are pitching in. He should be impeached and/or removed by the 25th Amendment. He is bat-sh** crazy. FDT.

GB April 7, 2025, 7:23 pm RS, please get some help. The obsession you have for Trump isn't healthy. There are professionals who could help you. Please do all of us a favor and find one.

RS April 5, 2025, 5:08 pm Gerald I am not going to let you get by with not providing sources for your comment that Trump has called the families of the dead soldiers. I back up my comments with internet sources. I expect you to do the same. I did another check trying to find anything, anywhere, that states that Trump called the families and could not find any. Nothing even on FOX news. Trump had a busy week. First wrecking our economy and then off to golf. He just did not have the time to make the calls. But he had time to give an update on another golf outing. Don’t you think if he really wanted us to know about his golf game that would have made a point for the public to know he called the families? What I did find was more sources with information about him not attending the Dover event. Unless you can back up your claim with a legitimate source, I am calling BS on your claim. “On Saturday, Trump took part in a Senior Club Championship at his Trump National course in Jupiter Florida. It was from there that the update on his standing was sent out. “The President won his second round matchup of the Senior Club Championship today in Jupiter, FL, and advances to the Championship Round tomorrow,” was the line of text sent out by the pool that caught fire on Saturday.” Newsweek has not confirmed the exact timing of the dignified transfer, but an administration official said families of the deceased requested that no media be present. "The White House is requesting their respect for privacy today and has been working on correspondence to the families," the official added. April 4 Lawyer Tristen Snell wrote on X, formerly Twitter, that Trump "abandons fallen soldiers, goes golfing instead." He added: "This evening Trump was supposed to meet the families of 4 fallen US soldiers as their coffins return from Lithuania where they were killed in an accident. He canceled. Instead he dined with Saudi golf execs and sponsors for a golf tournament at one of his resorts." https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-skip-lithuania-soldier-memorial-golf-dinner-florida-what-we-know-2055166 April 4 An administration official told The Hill the families of the fallen soldiers requested no media be present at the transfer and that the White House is requesting their respect for privacy. Officials have also been working on correspondence to the families. https://thehill.com/policy/defense/5232651-trump-hegseth-dover-us-soldiers/ April 5 https://www.mediaite.com/politics/astonishingly-tone-deaf-media-fiercely-react-to-trump-touting-golf-win-north-korea-style-after-market-carnage-missing-solemn-ceremony https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-skips-return-of-dead-us-soldiers-to-play-golf-and-boost-his-business-instead/ar-AA1Cj9bD?ocid=BingNewsVerp Rosemary Schwartz

RLS April 4, 2025, 11:09 pm I also agree. If it was one of Trump's children it would be different but they will never serve their county.

KG April 4, 2025, 7:53 pm I notice that there are no comments on this. Ghost.. Where are all the vocalists on this subject? I don't remember any opinion about politics so silent.. just an observation. Btw. I agree

GB April 4, 2025, 7:05 pm Apples and Oranges Rosemary. Biden thought he was waiting on the Harry Potter train. He had no clue why he was there. He was just there.. Biden was checking to see if the check from the Chinese had cleared the bank.

GB April 4, 2025, 5:48 pm Nice try Rosemary but had you not been watching the Fake News Channel, you would know that the President infact did call the families. Sometimes it is more important for actions not to be publicly advertised. So if you don't know, you should not just fill in the blanks with whatever you want. That's not news..

BL April 4, 2025, 5:25 pm Your right on top of this stuff.Rep and Dem are all losing their investments and if your old you will never recover what you lost. Not enough time left.My private prison stocks are doing well. Slave labor.

NR April 4, 2025, 2:03 pm I agree

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