John Bolton denies claim Trump disparaged fallen American soldiers in France: 'Simply false'

 

Former national security adviser John Bolton disputed the main thesis of The Atlantic's recent report alleging that President Trump disparaged fallen American soldiers in France, calling the claim "simply false" in an appearance on "The Story" Monday.

"According to what that article said, the president made disparaging remarks about soldiers and people buried in the cemetery in connection with the decision for him not to go to the ceremony that was planned that afternoon, and that was simply false," Bolton said.

"I don't know who told the author that, but that was false."

The president canceled the planned 2018 trip to the cemetery for American war dead in France because of the weather and not because of disdain for the slain soldiers, Bolton said, contradicting the report from The Atlantic claiming that Trump described the Aisne-Marne American Cemetery as being "filled with losers."

"I don't know who told the author that, but that was false."

— John Bolton, 'The Story'

"The main issue was whether or not weather conditions permitted the president to go out to the cemetery," Bolton, who was in the room at the time, recalled.

Former Chief of Staff John Kelly presented "logistical reasons why the trip couldn't take place and the president assented to the recommendation that he not go," Bolton explained.

Trump "sort of took the facts as they were," Bolton said, calling the canceled trip a "very straight weather call."

Trump and the White House have vehemently denied the article and slammed the claims as "a hoax." Two sources who were on the trip in question with Trump also denied the legitimacy of the claims.

But two former senior Trump administration officials told Fox News that while Trump did not disparage the war dead at buried at Aisne-Marne, he has disparaged veterans in the past. One said Trump had used the term “sucker” to refer to Americans who fought in Vietnam, a claim Bolton said he wouldn't put past the president.

"I can’t prove the negative that he never said those things," Bolton told host Martha MacCallum. "The president has a habit of disparaging people. He ends up denigrating almost everybody that he comes in contact with whose last name is not Trump."

"I was simply responding to what I thought the main point of the Atlantic article that at the critical point Saturday morning when the decision was made not to go to Aisne-Marne that he made the disparaging remarks," Bolton said, "and he did not."

Fox News' Marisa Schultz and Paul Steinhauser contributed to this report.

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N.Y. businesswoman: New Yorkers are fleeing because of Bill de Blasio

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The New York exodus that began at the start of the pandemic has continued. New Yorkers are blaming Mayor Bill de Blasio and his policies. One America’s Caitlin Sinclair has more.

 

President Trump gives endorsement to House candidate Kimberly Klacik

 In this image from video, Kim Klacik speaks from Baltimore, Md., during the first night of the Republican National Convention Monday, Aug. 24, 2020. (Courtesy of the Committee on Arrangements for the 2020 Republican National Committee via AP)

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The president has highlighted Republican nominee Kimberly Klacik to represent Maryland’s 7th congressional district. President Trump gave Klacik his full endorsement on Twitter, where he commended her for her hard work in the city of Baltimore.

He has said she “brings with her the power and economic strength of the Republican Party.” The president urged residents to “be smart” and elect Klacik to reduce crime and increase jobs in the area.

President Trump has also praised her from being strong on inner city rebuilding, healthcare, the military and veterans.

Klacik’s speech at the RNC gained her major traction.

“We want safety in our neighborhoods. We want to make the most of the federal opportunity zone I’m standing in right now in West Baltimore. We want higher paying jobs and more business opportunities. We want lower taxes, school choice. We want a chance to get ahead, not just to get by.” – Kimberly Klacik, Republican nominee for Maryland’s 7th congressional district

The congressional candidate has also received support from Donald Trump Jr., who named Klacik a “MAGA” candidate of the week.

“Let me say this to Baltimore’s voters in the 7th district: You do have a choice to make your life better. You don’t have to settle anymore. For the first time in many years, the GOP is thriving in Baltimore city. Kim is at the forefront.” – Donald Trump Jr., son of President Donald Trump

She is set to face off against Democrat Rep. Kweisi Mfume in the general election. If elected, she will fill the seat previously held by late Rep. Elijah Cummings.

Steve Hilton: Trump is no intellectual, but he wins 'the battle of ideas'

 

Establishment Republicans and never-Trumpers "totally underestimate President Trump," but his ability to change the "climate of opinion" will leave a lasting impact on the party long after he leaves office, Steve Hilton said Sunday.

"Look, no one would call Donald Trump an intellectual," "The Next Revolution" host said during the opening of his show.

"I suspect he himself would consider [it] an insult, but ideas matter," Hilton explained. "Real power in politics is not just the office you hold and the policies you introduce, all of that is fleeting and temporary. Real power is when you change the way people think, you change the climate of opinion, you win the battle of ideas."

"That lasts way beyond the time you're in office."

Rattling off a series of accomplishments by the Trump administration, Hilton devoted much of his monologue to what he called the "Trump revolution" and fired back at "establishment Republicans" who criticize the president -- among them former National Security Adviser John Bolton who recently called Trump's presidency an "aberration" during an interview on "Good Morning America."

"What arrogance. What idiocy," Hilton said. "What do they give us, these establishment Republicans, two unwon wars in Afghanistan that killed over 400,000 people, disastrous trade deals that sent millions of jobs overseas and gutted the heartland. Open borders that even Bernie Sanders used to say destroyed jobs and lowered wages for the working class, and total surrender to the loony left campus authoritarians."

Hilton called Trump the first Republican president to " actually stand up to them and fight for America.

The host likened Trump to former British Prime Minister, Baroness Margaret Thatcher, and 40th U.S. President Ronald Reagen, who he said "changed how people think and...[and] shaped policy and politics for decades after they left office.

"These never Trumpers and establishment Republicans are utterly delusional if they think anyone except their smug friends in the media bubble wants to go back to how it was before Trump," he said. "They're so shallow and superficial that they can't see beyond their own prejudice."

Los Angeles’ Garcetti mocked over tweet urging residents to conserve energy

Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti

Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti, the city’s Democrat widely seen too have national ambitions, was roundly mocked on Twitter late Sunday after he urged residents to turn off major appliances to conserve energy during a historic heatwave.

“It’s almost 3 p.m.,” Garcetti’s tweet read. “Time to turn off major appliances, set the thermostat to 78 degrees (or use a fan instead), turn off excess lights and unplug any appliances you’re not using. We need every Californian to help conserve energy. Please do your part.”

Fox 11 reported that thousands of residents across Los Angeles County were without power and a California Independent System Operator declared a Stage 2 Emergency, which means the city is “taking all the steps to protect the grid, manage transmission loss and avoid outages.”

Garcetti’s tweet got the attention of Eric Trump, one of President Trump’s sons,  who tweeted, “Hard to believe this tweet is real from the Mayor of LA. This is what the democrats will do to this country... #Blackouts.”

Another commenter posted,  “What do our extremely high taxes pay for? Police have been defunded. Public schools are not in session. Where’s the money and resources going?”

Garcetti’s office did not immediately respond to an email seeking comment from Fox News.

Eric Schmitt, vice president of operations for the California Independent System Operator, which the Los Angeles Times said runs the power grid for much of the state, told the paper there could be power cuts to up to 3 million customers in the state.

“I think it’s fair to say that without really significant conservation and help from customers today that we’ll have to have some rolling outages,” he told the paper. “So this is really an appeal for people to help us out to get through what will prove to be a very, very difficult day.”

Downtown Los Angeles reached 111 degrees and a record-shattering high of 121 degrees was recorded in the nearby Woodland Hills neighborhood of the San Fernando Valley.

It was the highest temperature ever recorded in Los Angeles County, according to the National Weather Service. The mark rivaled the high in California's Death Valley, typically the hottest place in the country.

About 7 p.m., the California Independent System Operator declared an emergency and said power outages were imminent because a transmission line carrying power from Oregon to California and another in-state power plant went offline unexpectedly. The cause of the outages is unknown at this time, the agency said. But about 8:30 p.m., the agency issued a tweet calling off the emergency "thanks to conservation of Californians!"

It said no power outages were ordered by operators of the grid.

The Associated Press contributed to this report

 

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Nation's largest police union explains 'overwhelmingly' unanimous Trump endorsement

 

Police President Patrick Yoes

 

The head of the nation's largest police union said Saturday that members endorsed President Trump for reelection because of his strong call for law and order.

"Overwhelmingly it was unanimous to support President Trump," Fraternal Order of Police Presdient Patrick Yoes said on "Cavuto Live."

"We’ve worked very closely with President Trump over the last four years on many initiatives," Yoes said. "One of them was the First Step Act, which is the largest police reform act that’s happened in recent time. And we were very proud to be the only labor organization that stood and recognized that we want to find ways to improve and better the criminal justice system."

Yoes said his 350,000-member organization has also worked with Trump on his executive orders amid a stalemate in Congress. The endorsement was announced Friday.

"Unlike other organizations, we have a process where our members are actually part of the decision in making our endorsement," Yoes said. "It’s what happened yesterday. We completed our process with polling our members across the country and each one of the states where we exist and got unanimous support to endorse President Trump for a second term."

He said on a local level that some members may support Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden, but they voted on a national scale to reelect Trump.

"I can tell you, as an organization, we have reached out to the president on a number of occasions to talk about a number of issues on the stability of law enforcement, and not once have we walked away without having very meaningful dialogue and results," the union leader said.

Yoes slammed efforts to defund police in some cities as a response to the racial justice movement.

"If you look at every community," he said, "those who are least likely to be able to help themselves are the ones that are going to be hurt the most" by cuts in police funding.

In August, the New York City Police Benevolent Association endorsed Trump.

In past presidential races, the FOP endorsed George H.W. Bush in 1992, Bill Clinton in 1996, George W. Bush in 2000 and 2004, John McCain in 2008 and Trump in 2016. The FOP did not endorse any candidate in 2012.