Donald Trump spokeswoman Katrina Pierson is having a bad time right now, getting nailed by pundits and on Twitter both for blaming Hillary Clinton and President Obama for the 2004 death of Army Capt. Humayun Khan, whose father criticized Trump at the 2016 DNC, and for making antigay comments.
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Pierson dodged repeated questions by Wolf Blitzer, during a CNN interview Tuesday night, about whether or not Trump had apologized to the Khan family, after suggesting that the reason the late soldier’s mother, Ghazala Khan, hadn’t spoken was perhaps because she wasn’t allowed to speak.
Khan answered back in an article published by The Washington Post, saying, “Donald Trump has asked why I did not speak at the Democratic convention. He said he would like to hear from me. Here is my answer to Donald Trump: Because without saying a thing, all the world, all America, felt my pain. I am a Gold Star mother. Whoever saw me felt me in their heart.”
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Pierson, as Trump’s mouthpiece, tried to shift the blame to Clinton and Obama, in spite of the fact that when Capt. Khan died we were under the leadership of President George W. Bush. Thanks, Obama. Way to make Bush go to war!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VAtxCRfU1g0
Twitter is doing what Twitter loves to do in times like these, laughing at her expense with the hashtag #KatrinaPiersonHistory.
This is for @KatrinaPierson… #KatrinaPiersonHistory pic.twitter.com/3UYOXXASJY
— Benny (@BRios82) August 3, 2016
Remember that time when Obama and Hillary killed off the last Tyrannosaurus Rex? Jerks. #KatrinaPiersonHistory pic.twitter.com/7wTymWyNTa
— Professor Axiom (@ProfAxiom) August 3, 2016
Remember Mariah Carey's movie "Glitter?" It was produced by Obama & directed by Hillary. #KatrinaPiersonHistory pic.twitter.com/wxCnukFqST
— Tanya (@tgreene319) August 3, 2016
Remember when Obama hired that dude to destroy New York City #KatrinaPiersonHistory pic.twitter.com/RfX3PRQcTE
— #Resist (@ChadwickFurr) August 3, 2016
#KatrinaPiersonHistory Obama introduced John Lennon to Yoko Ono and well, you know… pic.twitter.com/Hr7HExbhPr
— EGCollins (@EGCollins) August 3, 2016
Obama gave Amelia Earhart directions to Kenya. #KatrinaPiersonHistory pic.twitter.com/OS7uJ1YCMy
— Scott Wooledge (@Clarknt67) August 3, 2016
Obama totally started chowing down before the Lord said grace. #KatrinaPiersonHistory pic.twitter.com/QmkkZsm3lK
— Sha (@quip1) August 3, 2016
Obama knew about that iceberg but didn't warn the captain of the Titanic #KatrinaPiersonHistory
— (((Tara Dublin))) ? (@taradublinrocks) August 3, 2016
#KatrinaPiersonHistory Obama was smoking in his room. pic.twitter.com/i9x668fOpC
— Scott Wooledge (@Clarknt67) August 3, 2016
@KatrinaPierson follower's poll results are in! Who's responsible for….? #KatrinaPiersonHistory pic.twitter.com/Ic36jE4qqn
— Blake Moliere (@BlakeMoliere) August 3, 2016
I made yuge sacrifices for this country to earn my fake Purple Heart! Just ask @KatrinaPierson if you need "facts"! https://t.co/lLDKNKoykl
— Donald J. Drumpf (@RealDonalDrumpf) August 3, 2016
She is also hearing about it over the time she took to Twitter to make antigay remarks. The incident stretches back to 2012, but is now coming more to light due to her “Thanks, Obama” gaff bringing her more into the spotlight.
@michael_atx You will never for acceptance, but you could win coexistance. Gay is not normal, accept that.
— Katrina Pierson (@KatrinaPierson) March 1, 2012
@michael_atx I fight against the 'choice' vs. born that way.I studied the science being genetic, or hormonal. Either way, it's an abberation
— Katrina Pierson (@KatrinaPierson) March 1, 2012
@michael_atx BTW, what's wrong with civil unions? Why do gay people feel so oppressed? People don't have to accept your lifestyle.
— Katrina Pierson (@KatrinaPierson) March 1, 2012
When asked for comment about her antigay tweets, and how that squares with Trump claiming he is a friend to the LGBT community, Pierson balked.
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“What does 2012 have to do with the 2016 presidential campaign?” she told The Huffington Post in an email.
Unfortunately for her, Twitter found them relevant.
Katrina Pierson expressed anti-gay sentiment in 2012, yet Trump wants people to believe he's LGBT friendly. https://t.co/2CkVBI7iJm
— MB (@Sugarcubedog) August 3, 2016
Racists, bigots, misogynists and Trump are not normal. https://t.co/AEnr4GgREu
— Marsha (@schiperose) August 3, 2016
We're "an aberration" but her slavish #Trumphumping isn't?https://t.co/x4NHy4wSEa
— Sandy Novak (@_SLNovak) August 3, 2016
Sigh. What happens when you hire trailer trash from Texas to be your spokesperson. @KatrinaPierson https://t.co/9rHsxnApCE
— Montel Williams (@Montel_Williams) August 3, 2016
I could call @KatrinaPierson something else too but I'm trying to be humane. https://t.co/Bc2LLjz2d3
— Montel Williams (@Montel_Williams) August 3, 2016
Ouch.
Brian
Let’s not quote silly Twitter. Twitter sucks.
Brian
Didn’t Twitter ban gay commentator Milo Yiannopoulos? I wonder if Twitter is homophobic….
Tobi
@Brian: Oh, they so banned you, didn’t they?!
DCguy
@Brian:
Why are you trying to hide the facts of that story? He encouragedid his followers to attack the black actress in Ghostbusters with rac-ist tweets. Sorry the facts wreck your story.
As for Pierson, turns out she also registered and took unemployment money while working for Cruz a few years ago so is basically a welfare cheat.
Mo Bro
To put things in perspective, Hillary Clinton did in fact vote for the Iraq war, which killed young Mr. Khan, while Donald Trump had zilch to do with the war, and even opposed it.
So yes, Clinton is more responsible than is Trump.
Brian
Twitter is known to ban people. It banned gay activist Milo Yiannopoulos. It is fair to ask whether Twitter is homophobic. Personally, I think Twitter is for twits but that’s another story.
DCguy
@Mo Bro:
I love how you Log Cabiners just keep on lying.
1. This woman is an unemployment cheat and criminal while she is yelling for cuts to those.
2. This woman attacked Obama for this guys death even though it happened under Bush, so that was a lie.
3. YOU claim that Trump always opposed the Iraq war, even though in 2002 he was on the Howard Stern show and said he supported it. And OOOPS, there’s a recording!
https://www.buzzfeed.com/andrewkaczynski/in-2002-donald-trump-said-he-supported-invading-iraq-on-the?utm_term=.kmMoodk6R1#.ciVkkyzQbj
So keep on lying.
@Brian:
And Brian, everybody knows that he was banned for attacking and getting his followers to attack the black actress in Ghostbusters. What is your agenda that you keep trying to hide that fact?
Masc Pride
@DCguy: Oh, you’re a fine one to accuse someone else of being a liar!
Still waiting on you to provide proof of all this Trump support that is supposedly in my every post. What’s the hold up?
DCguy
@Masc Pride:
I accused. If you have an issue with anything I posted up there, please, feel free to provide proof.
Masc Pride
@DCguy: I asked you for proof of something that you claim I regularly do on this site, which means it shouldn’t be so hard for you to link back to examples of something that supposedly happens so frequently. This was like the fourth request. Safe to assume that your declining to provide proof four times means you were lying and that you simply make up stuff in attempts to win arguments (like a 12 year old)?
DCguy
@Masc Pride:
Please point to where on this post I said anything like that. Oh wait, of course, you are just finding an excuse to alter the topic off of the fact that the Trump Surrogate lied and got caught.
Masc Pride
@DCguy: Someone as dumb as you are should be much better at playing stupid.
http://www.queerty.com/shame-marco-rubio-appearing-homophobes-orlando-20160803
I’ve asked you five times now to link back some proof that I “keep defending” Trump on “every post”. Prove you’re not a liar who just makes up BS arguments when he’s out of gas on the topic at hand. This is why it’s dumb AF to make up lies on a site where we’ve put our thoughts in writing.
NateOcean
The only thing I can come up with, that explains why Republicans say the things the do, is mental illness.