Trump Brags About Classified Syrian Battle At Manhattan Fundraiser

TOPSHOT - US President Donald Trump addresses the US Naval Academy graduating class on May 25, 2018 in Annapolis, Maryland. (Photo by Nicholas Kamm / AFP) (Photo credit should read NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP/Getty Images)
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Though the White House has taken pains to keep a February U.S.-Russia skirmish in Syria under wraps, President Donald Trump had no such reservations at a Wednesday fundraiser in Manhattan where he bragged that American troops took out hundreds of Russians in as little as ten minutes, according to a Tuesday Politico report.

According to the New York Times, the fighting actually lasted about four hours, leaving 300 to 400 pro-Assad troops dead.

Per Politico, the fundraiser took place in midtown’s Lotte New York Palace Hotel where top donors could get a ticket for $50,000 per person.

Trump also reportedly patted himself on the back for moving the U.S. Embassy in Israel to Jerusalem, saying that he does not blame other presidents for lacking the courage needed to go through with the aggressive move.

The event reportedly raised $5 million to be used for both Trump’s campaign and the RNC.

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  1. Of all the dumb and evil things Trump has done, I can’t get too worked up about this because it was widely reported as the time.

  2. Imagine how badly national security could be compromised if he actually read the daily briefings…

  3. This is why I have to contradict anyone who says “But Pence is worse!” Our lives are in danger every minute this person occupies that office. Literally our lives in danger.

    I’ve read Jared finds them keenly interesting. Gives him information he can make dirty deals with and shake down whole nations.

  4. At some point the tumblers are all going to click into place and DJT will slip and publicly disclose that he’s broke, in Putin’s pocket, and can only get aroused in a beekeeper’s suit.

  5. Next Book:
    How to win Friends and Influence people in the Military

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