Hot take: Trump administration deployed Marines ‘to avoid a repeat of the Benghazi controversy’

The Trump administration’s decision to deploy Marines in response to an assault on the U.S. embassy in Baghdad shows its eagerness to avoid a repeat of the Benghazi controversy that dogged the Obama administration and Hillary Clinton’s State Department https://t.co/xDHmupeGPp

— POLITICO (@politico) December 31, 2019

So that’s why the administration was so quick to deploy the Marines in response to an attack on one of its embassies.

Holy shit, really? Americans, and sovereign American territory under attack, and the only reason to send backup is avoiding bad press? That’s the hot take. https://t.co/LNeqZWNkYs

— Anti-Smatter (@mdrache) December 31, 2019

Or maybe that’s just what an actual president SHOULD HAVE DONE!

— EducatëdHillbilly™ (@RobProvince) December 31, 2019

And stop with the passive agressive attempt to put Trump on defense. One hundred marines and two Apaches were on scene ASAP. That was advanced logistics and
Trump nailed it!#Trump2020

— Kathy Scheve (@katscheve) December 31, 2019

No. He's saving our people and our embassy because it's the right thing to do. Cowards worried about politics leave them to die and make up stories about a YouTube video while the equally cowards in the media regurgitate it.

— Noone important (@setnsail) December 31, 2019

Bingo !

— Wally G. ? (@Zoomm01) December 31, 2019

It's called "protecting American citizens abroad". That should be the headline.

— Ernie Meggison (@Erndidit) December 31, 2019

Or maybe they are there to protect Americans. Maybe Hillary and Obama could have thought that far ahead…..not possible with their limited, tunnel vision mindset. Trump is the one we’ve waited for! Marines are on the ground and they are proud to do their job for America.

— 5gentexan???????? (@5gentexan) December 31, 2019

It’s called leadership!

— Chip Abernathy (@92agz) December 31, 2019

Say, what happened at Benghazi? What exactly was that controversy? Any details you, as a "media" outlet would like to share about what did and did not happen and what our President and Secretary of State were doing during that time?

— Little Larry Sellers (@SpawnOfDanelaw) December 31, 2019

The controversy they blamed on a video?

— sandy (@sgalicastro) December 31, 2019

“Controversy.” 4 dead including an ambassador and Politico calls it a “controversy.”

— Luke is the dog, dummies (@iamdogluke) December 31, 2019

“Controversy” – murders of an Ambassador, a CIA Officer, and two former Navy SEALs…..??‍♂️

— Bryan Jones (@bpjauburn) December 31, 2019

It’s not to avoid controversy; it’s to save American lives. #FakeNews

— Starvin' Arvin (@VetArvin) December 31, 2019

You mean an American administration doesn't want an American ambassador to die while in a foreign country? Huh…..odd that ???

— William (@LastWordWilliam) December 31, 2019

At least Trump answered the phone…

— SaveOurCountry (@Got2BeBetterWay) December 31, 2019

Good to know we have a president who’s not asleep at the wheel.

— Moe Malarkey (@RJGeezer) December 31, 2019

It also shows an eagerness to do the right thing- to not fuck up and leave our ambassadors to be murdered- to not concoct a massive lie about a Youtube video being the cause… the contrast in leadership is pretty stark.

— Itsallgood, man (@recoveringlibrl) December 31, 2019

Or he just doesn’t want Americans to die.

— Bonchie (@bonchieredstate) December 31, 2019

Imaging protecting Americans and American property!! The horror the left must be experiencing.

— Who cares (@stillanass) December 31, 2019

Or maybe he's actually trying to defend Americans & American soil in Iraq.

Radical concept for you guys, but there it is.

— RussiaGate Was 100% Fake SpyGate Is 100% Real (@drawandstrike) December 31, 2019

You sound disappointed.

— MrsFiveO (@MrsFiveO) December 31, 2019

It was the correct action to take. Jesus, you all have to warp everything. Enemy of the people is absolutely correct.

— Rob G (@OHUTAK) January 1, 2020

It’s called… “Sending help when our people ask for it, and then not lying about why they are dead”

— Jamey (@Olmedic) December 31, 2019

It shows the @POTUS has continued to complete an obligation to protect the citizens in the embassy. His job. He is a patriot and is doing what a President should. #2020

— Disast3r Dave (@_DisasterDave) January 1, 2020

Or maybe, just work with me, they want to protect our embassy.

— Snow Miser (@Snow_Miser_) December 31, 2019

“Cruise ship captain steers around iceberg, showing his eagerness to avoid a repeat of Titanic disaster.”

— Arthur Fortune (@CBove1) December 31, 2019

American lives are important. Who knew!?

— Jeremy Bell (@thejeremybell) December 31, 2019

The propaganda is going now full force ?

— Clarel Roy (@clalexr) December 31, 2019

Yeah. That’s why they did it. Clowns.

— Left Defense (@LeftDefense) December 31, 2019

Maybe it’s been so long since the media awakened from their nap that they forgot what a real Commander-in-Chief does.

Related:

‘Ghoulish’: Progressive vets’ group really hopes attack on U.S. Embassy in Baghdad will be Donald Trump’s Benghazi https://t.co/LSVyd5qdmR

— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) December 31, 2019