President Donald Trump drew laughs from some of his aides as he joked about what a “rough business” terrorism is while discussing an ambush in Niger that left four U.S. soldiers dead last year, according to a covert recording released Monday.
Trump made the comments during a closed-door meeting at the White House in the wake of the Oct. 4, 2017, attack on the U.S. special forces, who were advising local troops fighting Islamic extremists in the African nation.
Former White House communications aide Omarosa Manigault Newman secretly recorded the conversation and provided a tape of it to MSNBC on Monday afternoon.
The president can be heard on the tape telling his aides the U.S. and Nigerien troops “got attacked by 50 real fighters,” who he claimed were in Africa because the American military had chased them out of the Middle East.
“So it’s a rough business. I wouldn’t, I don’t think I’d want to be a terrorist right now,” Trump said, prompting guffaws from the staffers in the room. “It’s not a good life. … The reason they’re there is because we forced them out and the toughest, bravest are left, and it’s not nearly as many, it’s not nearly as intense, but it’s pretty intense, you see that happening. So that’s that.”
Yet another display of disrespect for veterans fighting for our freedom. But his idiot supporters will tell you taking a knee is unpatriotic. Fucking hypocrites. Grow some balls and stop your bullshit.
Another nothing. Seriously if you recorded Trump in secret there has to be something at least cringe worthy or swamp like.
Lincoln Perry
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Camden Ortiz
So, where is the link to the key piece of evidence to this claim? Is it possible for the people you are attempting to convince to hear the same tape and verify your argument?
Yeah, nah, they had no business being over in those countries. Any soldiers that die were asking for it.
Isaiah Russell
Yeah. Trump. Did you read the fucking OP? Trump is on tape heralding terrorists as "brave" and "tough" when there is countless evidence to the contrary. While implying and laughing at special forces being shit.
Kevin Anderson
I love seeing dead US soldiers on the news. The get what they bargained for.
Cooper Peterson
What exactly is wrong with what he said? Not wanting to be a terrorist right now because they have to go up against the US army is a funny thing to say. Having some respect for your enemies for being tough and hardened doesn't mean you agree with them or support them. This is literally nothing.
Ryder Gutierrez
One faggot to another, kudos for sourcing and citing. I listened to the entirety of what Trump said. Your suggested hot take would be like wanting to crucify someone for any mass tragedy they have 0 connection to, but it's totally different when it comes to DRUMPFPFPPFPFHHPFHPFPHPFPFFF.
Who wouldn't laugh at your elite forces being killed by a bunch of nigers
Luke Cruz
They laughed at "I don't think I'd want to be a terrorist right now. It's not a good life." That's it. I don't get it. I mean, I fucking hate Trump as a ZOG cuck, but I still don't understand why everyone's panties are in a bunch.
Ryder Perry
Because clickbait headlines sell and "inform" the way commentators did in the recent past and they can put the truth in the article to avoid litigation.
Evan Nelson
It's obvious he's laughing at the incompetence of the attackers.
Like sure, they got their kills but it cost way more than it should've.
Owen Hill
“So it’s a rough business. I wouldn’t, I don’t think I’d want to be a terrorist right now,” Trump said, prompting guffaws from the staffers in the room. “It’s not a good life. … The reason they’re there is because we forced them out and the toughest, bravest are left, and it’s not nearly as many, it’s not nearly as intense, but it’s pretty intense, you see that happening. So that’s that.”
Oh, in other words… he was actually laughing AT the terrorists who were getting their asses kicked!
