Trump Invites Benghazi Survivor, Gold Star Mom To Attend Monday Debate

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a rally, Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2016, in Clive, Iowa. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
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The Donald Trump campaign invited a Benghazi survivor and a Gold Star mother, among others, to attend Monday night’s presidential debate, NBC News’ Hallie Jackson reported.

Here’s the full rundown:

Mark Geist, who survived the 2012 attack on a U.S. diplomatic compound in Benghazi, Libya, has endorsed Trump and appeared in a National Rifle Association ad criticizing Clinton.

Karen Vaughn, a Gold Star mother, organized a meeting between Trump and several Gold Star families shortly after the Republican nominee lashed out at the Khan family. She said she was not offended by Trump’s attacks on the Khans.

Retired Army Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn serves as an adviser to Trump. He accompanied the Republican nominee to his first intelligence briefing, where he reportedly interrupted intelligence officials several times.

Gen. Keith Kellogg is a former Army lieutenant general and foreign policy adviser to Trump and former executive at CACI International, a defense contractor.

Bruce LeVell is the executive director of the National Diversity Coalition for Trump and former chairman of the Gwinnett County, Georgia, Republican Party. He has insisted that Trump is “not a racist.”

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  1. Avatar for johnrm johnrm says:

    So since people in the audience cant boo or yell, We’ll be treated to watching these folks reel in their seats or make non verbal accusations during the debate.

  2. Avatar for tena tena says:

    Too goddamn funny! He could not let it go.

    hahahahahahahahahaha

  3. Gee, is it too late to invite Mr. and Mrs. Khan?

  4. Avatar for mantan mantan says:

    Flynn serves as an adviser to Trump and a conduit to Putin. (fixed your sentence)

  5. Clinton’s invited some guests too. Apparently TPM writers are too fixated on the clown show to go any further. It’s like the line in When Harry Met Sally, I’ll have what she having.

    The guests are 9/11 survivor Lauren Manning; domestic violence survivor Maxine Outerbridge; Anastasia Somoza, a woman with cerebral palsy who appears in a Clinton ad; and longtime Clinton pen pal Aleatha Williams.

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