Overview
- Pressed about a fundraising solicitation featuring an official image from a Dover dignified transfer, Trump said it was appropriate and claimed unmatched standing with the military.
- When an ABC News reporter asked for comment on the six service members who died, Trump attacked the network and cut off further questions without addressing the losses.
- Trump called a female journalist “a very obnoxious person” after she asked why he was sending 5,000 Marines and sailors, then moved to another question.
- The solicitation was sent by Never Surrender, Inc. and drew backlash from public figures including California Governor Gavin Newsom for using the solemn photo in a fundraising pitch.
- Reports on the scale of new deployments conflict, with some accounts describing an amphibious ready group of about 5,000 personnel while Fox News’ Jennifer Griffin reported roughly 2,500 Marines.