Tuesday, September 8, 2020

Is Trump's criticism really so unprecedented?

 The latest anti-Trump headline is "Trump launches unprecedented attack on military leadership he appointed." President Trump criticized military leadership,saying:

I'm not saying the military's in love with me -- the soldiers are, the top people in the Pentagon probably aren't because they want to do nothing but fight wars so that all of those wonderful companies that make the bombs and make the planes and make everything else stay happy,

This is termed an "unprecedented attack". Yet reading this statement it sounds a lot like statements from "doves" in Congress who want shrink the military. So it doesn't look like this is an unprecedented attack, unless it's the fact it's an "attack" by a President who has increased the military budget.

Notice the pattern -- the Trump administration has supported the military overall but the headlines are all "Trump hates the military" because something could be taken negatively.