by Debra Heine at American Greatness
An Atlantic hit piece alleging that former President Trump disparaged a slain Mexican-American Army private and her family in 2020, has been thoroughly debunked by those involved in the story, including the victim’s sister.
The report, written by Atlantic editor-in-chief Jeffrey Goldberg in the final weeks of the 2024 election, claims Trump fumed at her family of Mexican immigrants and refused to pay for the costs of a military funeral after promising he would.
The Atlantic also reported that Trump “frequently voiced his disdain for those who serve in the military” and voiced admiration for Adolph Hitler.
“I need the kind of generals that Hitler had,” Trump allegedly said in a private conversation in the White House, according to his former chief of staff John Kelly. “People who were totally loyal to him, that follow orders.”
“This is absolutely false,” Trump spokesperson, Alex Pfeiffer, wrote in an email to the Atlantic. “President Trump never said this.”
It is not disputed that the family of Vanessa Guillén,…
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