Kelly said he saw Wilson’s listening into to Trump’s call with Myeshia Johnson as part of a pattern in the degradation of certain “sacred” parts of American life
General Kelly - it appears that you are unfamiliar with fundamentals of modern communication in automobiles - probably because you have staff members to attend to your every need - Well often when driving in a car, people - like the widow in this case - have their phones on speaker phone - so they can hear it - and so, if they are the one driving, can focus on the road (plus in many states that is the law)
Look - your boss F’ed up by being inarticulate and hugely insensitive - and then made it monumentally worse by being an asshole about it -
we have had 45 Presidents in this country’s history - and after this crap hit the fan - guaranteed 44 of them would have taken a few moments, called the widow and expressed sympathy and apologized for any appearance of callousness - … made clear that the heartfelt thoughts that were meant to come across were simply intended to express the country’s indebtedness to each fallen soldier - acknowledge that their courage is incalculable - that their bravery knows no equal - these valiant individual fully understand the risks - but they are willing, for all of us, to stare danger in the face and act on behalf of the nation. Yes, in a sense, they “know what they sign up for” - but it is so so much more than that … and they are unflinching in their fulfillment of their duties - and above all, we want you to know that, we as a nation recognize that you as a family have suffered a tragic loss and we wish to express this and our unending support to you, with the greatest sincerity .
See General Kelly - Is that so freaking hard? You of all people should know that when a soldier has been lost, it really is best to take a knee - bow your head and honor the lost life - and that applies to the Commander in Chief - and all of this ego noise for the President is classless He needs to just STFU especially since - it is only a few solemn moments for high ranking officials- and they move on - and it is a lifetime of loss for the families.