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In reply to the discussion: "$60,000 to bury a fucking Mexican?" [View all]appmanga
(967 posts)5. This poor young lady was murdered and then turned into a campaign prop...
...and, in the end, Trump did what he so often does: he stiffed the people he owed money.
I catch hell in some quarters for saying this, but what he said about John McCain convinced me Trump was a grade-A piece of shit. You could disagree with his politics (I know I did), but to belittle a man who was tortured, held captive in terrible conditions, bur decided to not be used by the Viet Cong by taking advantage of his standing as the son of a Navy bigwig to come home. Trump would have committed treason to get back home.
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The POS. Sounds like she was an American citizen. But regardless of that, his remark was despicable
raccoon
Oct 22
#3
Also, NOWHERE did I remotely suggest that these family members were "evil" or that they were trying to . . .
markpkessinger
Oct 22
#10
My Aunt's funeral was the last one I had to deal with and that was 17 years ago. I don't remember the final cost
Wiz Imp
Oct 22
#19
I have seen numbers online and heard numbers on TV commercials for life insurance
Wiz Imp
Oct 22
#30
Absolutely. I'm sure it was a military funeral with honors. The point is..he politicized her passing
Deuxcents
Oct 22
#39
Mexicans spend a lot of money on funerals if they can afford it, including
SaintLouisBlues
Oct 23
#54
Way to go to shore up the Latino vote. (except the Cuban Community) Just like the Haitian vote.
Botany
Oct 23
#52
The fact that the family maintains a high opinion of Trump after how he treated them is absolutely sickening.
Wiz Imp
Oct 22
#32
Yes, I remember now. Cesar Chavez and the UAW. I was in California when the grape boycott was in effect...
brush
Oct 22
#46