From the AP:
Former President Donald Trump on Saturday questioned why Nikki Haley’s husband wasn’t on the campaign trail, drawing sharp responses from both the former U.N. ambassador and her husband, who is currently abroad on a National Guard mission.
“What happened to her husband?” Trump told a crowd in Conway, South Carolina, as he and Haley held events across the state ahead of its Feb. 24 Republican primary. “Where is he? He’s gone. He knew. He knew.”
Um, this:
Maj. Michael Haley is being deployed as a staff officer with the 218th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, which the National Guard says is providing support in the Horn of Africa.
Before we go any further, this is not an endorsement of Ambassador Haley's candidacy. I mean, c'mon at her campaign website there's this:
Nikki was one of the most pro-life governors in America...
So, no. No endorsement. Simple as that.
My question here is for all the pro-military Trumpsters out there: Any comment on Trump's obvious disrespect for Maj Haley's military service?
I'd like to ask the guy who posted this on his Facebook page:
Then there's this from the Orange Vulgarity:
Speaking at a rally in Conway, South Carolina, Trump recalled how as president he told an unidentified NATO member that he would withhold U.S. help and “encourage” Russia to do as it wishes with allies that do not contribute enough to military spending.
“‘You didn’t pay? You’re delinquent?’” Trump recounted saying. “‘No, I would not protect you. In fact, I would encourage them to do whatever the hell they want. You gotta pay. You gotta pay your bills.’”
So, among many other things about the Constitution, Trump doesn't understand anything about the NATO treaty. It was ratified and signed in 1949. And as such:
The United States Constitution provides that the president "shall have Power, by and with the Advice and Consent of the Senate, to make Treaties, provided two-thirds of the Senators present concur" (Article II, section 2). Treaties are binding agreements between nations and become part of international law. Treaties to which the United States is a party also have the force of federal legislation, forming part of what the Constitution calls ''the supreme Law of the Land.''
He'd have no choice but to enforce the NATO treaty. It's the law of the land.
But let's return to the guy in Pennsylvania who's defending PA's veteran community. In his official bio, we read this:
Doug Mastriano...served four years with NATO and deployed three times to Afghanistan. Mastriano was the director of NATO’s Joint Intelligence Center in Afghanistan, leading 80 people from 18 nations.
So Senator. Any comment on Donald Trump's obvious disrespect for NATO? Seeing as you served with NATO for a number of years...
