When President Trump jumped on a televised Thanksgiving conference call with the military, he fittingly opened with a list of things for which he is thankful: the sacrifices made by service members and their families. Their implacable leadership. Their toughness. Their heroism, perseverance and strength.
And after several good-natured chats with high-ranking officers stationed around the world, the president said farewell with one more word of thanks and hung up.
He then spoke to the press, some of whom were in the room with him — and that’s when he started on his list of grievances.
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