@Phil_Mattingly if he was president in 2004 when Capt Khan was killed? What even are we talking about?
— Ben Strand (@theonlyben) August 1, 2016
Corey Lewandowski may no longer officially be a part of the Trump campaign, but that doesn’t mean he can’t still mount jackassy defenses of his former boss’ appalling behavior.
On CNN this morning, Lewandowski made a stunning — and downright disgusting — claim:
Corey Lewandowski, on @CNN: "If Donald Trump were the president, Capt. Khan would've still been alive right now…"
— Phil Mattingly (@Phil_Mattingly) August 1, 2016
Listen for yourself (starts around the 2:19 mark):
Transcript:
Look, he said Captain Khan is a hero. The difference is if Donald Trump were the president, Captain Khan would still be alive today because we never would have entered the Iraq War in the first place. He’s been very clear about that.
Oh, yes. He’s been crystal-clear:
Lewandowski says Khan would be alive if Trump was president. Leaves out that Trump supported Iraq invasion at first.https://t.co/mAIoSJqlaw
— Sopan Deb (@SopanDeb) August 1, 2016
reminder: https://t.co/j1YHL2QWSG
— Phil Mattingly (@Phil_Mattingly) August 1, 2016
Corey Lewandowski may have no clue what he’s talking about, but that’s not about to stop him from brandishing his toxic ineptitude.
@Phil_Mattingly @CNN somehow they keep making this worse
— Geoff (@SeeMyVest) August 1, 2016
@Phil_Mattingly @CNN DISGUSTING!
— Kelly Wirth(((FRAT)) (@KellyWirth3) August 1, 2016
@Phil_Mattingly @CNN My god… That man has no shame. Why does CNN keep that embarrassment employed?
— GoalieDad (@GoalieDad1971) August 1, 2016
@Phil_Mattingly @CNN What an outrageous ridiculous stupid comment Cory!!!
— Cindy (@CindyHearn) August 1, 2016
@Phil_Mattingly @CNN Any moron who thinks he knows what would have happened is … well…. a moron.
— (((SMOD2016-CAT))) (@JeffMcIrish) August 1, 2016
@Phil_Mattingly @CNN Stunning in their cruelty
— emmalu (@emmalu) August 1, 2016
@Phil_Mattingly that is truly a disgusting and misguided thing to say on international television
— Maple Kingdom (@maplekingdom) August 1, 2016
@Phil_Mattingly @CNN now this is what a soulless zombie sounds like.
— Steve Berman (@lifeofgrace224) August 1, 2016
@Phil_Mattingly @CNN these people are beyond words twisted.
— Daniel Young (@danieljohnyoung) August 1, 2016
@Phil_Mattingly @elisefoley @CNN please get this guy off the air
— jeff grill (@GrillJeff) August 1, 2016
