The guy wasn't a US citizen but he was a legal immigrant so this situation is still fucked. But still I doubt anyone higher up in the admin knew about this specific situation. This was probably handled by the officers in the immigration center he stayed at.

Trump's goons just deported an American citizen, with 0 criminal record, after detaining him and forcing him to eat pork because they knew he was Muslim, just because they could.

I don't particularly see any major parallels with this story and the examples that were given.  

Taste is subjective.  I would have taken it to be in better taste, if he at least dedicated a full tweet to the people that died for this country.  

The bothersome part for me is that Obama got hit on for less.

it's almost like after a shooting is the perfect time to talk about preventing more shootings. 

1). So you're OK with him stroking his ego while insulting the fallen soldiers of the very armed forces he is elected to lead? You're OK with a leader that is ignorant of protocols, decorum, procedure, propriety, operations and standards for the function he leads?

2). Uh, we do hear it constantly.  You just don't watch, read or listen to the news or editorials that lend to such discussions. Besides, when you have what amounts to a mass shooting practically every week...that's a pretty constant discussion.  And I say discussion in the loosest terms given the right has no interest whatsoever in said discussion.

3). You might want to talk to a Catholic or Muslim.  They do mourn their solemn holidays.  That said, the methods of observation for one group regarding their ceremonial institutions and special days are not directly equitable in methods of observation for other groups. By the way, Good Friday and Passover are not generally a 'celebrated' day.  You don't say, "Happy Good Friday" do you (I really hope not)?  Hang on....were you thinking of Easter?  The celebration of Jesus resurrection and rising from the grave?

All that aside, the observance of Memorial Day has always been one of solemnity, introspection, sacrifice, and sorrow.  In fact, by law, we are supposed to pause at 3 PM for 1 minute in silent observation.

4). You know ISIS isn't defeated, right?  I hope you didn't believe Trump when he made that claim. Even his own national security advisor, John Bolton, has had to admit they are not defeated. How did Yemen turnout, by the way?  And aren't we looking at a war with Iran now?  But that's irrelevant because you are playing the whataboutism game. But Obama this and Clinton that.  Are they president right now?  No.  Aren't you the people that always tell us "He won, get over it"? In other words, accept that Trump is president and deal with it.  Well, I'm dealing with it and calling him out for his bereft qualifications for military leadership.

5). Active duty is about 1.4 million.  A further 800,000 in reserves.  Plus around 21 million veterans. So about 23 million directly connected plus dozens of millions more family.  Who speaks for them requires a multifaceted answer.  One could say Trump himself as he is the Command in Chief. Another answer is the Secretary of Defense, James Mattis.  A 3rd option is the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the senior most military officer in the US, General Joseph Dunford, USMC. The first two are considered civilians and not actually military. And of course you can see each member speaks for themselves. But most who have personally spoken on the issue are not "happy" about it.

6). Well, hell yes that's something to be happy about.  Not sure what M.A.D. has to do with Memorial Day but I'm happy about it to.  So does it worry you any that Trump kept asking his foreign policy experts why we can't just use nukes?

So do you have an answer to the question?

He makes references to what Ben's said but doesn't seem to make any direct references to the book. Go further? The 'interview' was already over 15 minutes. How long does it take to get to the point? Obviously Ben has all day to sit and be whipped, because who doesn't?

Let's have a party. I'll bring the excuses and you can bring the spin and denial. Better yet, let's record it, post it online, and call it an interview...

I think this is at least partially U.S. news, as it involves Trump:

For 1,500 years, sumo wrestling has been done a particular way. Then Trump arrives and all THAT nonsense is out the window!

I especially liked the four foot made-up trophy Trump awarded the victor (whose victory he barely watched), called the "United States President's Cup", which he hopes will continue to be awarded "for many hundreds of years", lol!!

How do we know if he would have gotten to any other parts of the book since Ben couldn't take the first few questions. If you are going to be someone who throws around your opinion like an AX then maybe you should also be just as good when confronted on those opinions.  If the expected behaviour is that you get upset and mad then you did not perform to your own level.  The fact you keep defending Ben when even he doesn't defend his attitude himself shows more about you then Ben.

I will keep spinning and denying your opinion and you can continue to be the apologist with the bucket full of excuses.  I am more than happy to record that for you.