The Atlantic has come under intense scrutiny over a report that said it disparaged a Mexican-American Army private who was killed while former President Donald Trump was in office, and some of those involved in the report said: They claim that the report is “false” and that it is a “hit piece.”
Jeffrey Goldberg, editor-in-chief of The Atlantic, wrote a lengthy article published Tuesday about President Trump's interactions with the family of Vanessa Guillen, the 20-year-old daughter of Mexican immigrants who was killed by a comrade in arms in April 2020 at Ft. I started writing a report. Hood.
When her body was discovered two months later, President Trump comforted Guillén's family at the White House and offered financial aid to cover funeral costs. But when Trump received the bill, Goldberg reported, he became furious and refused to pay, saying, “It costs less than $60,000 to bury a fucking Mexican!”
According to reports, Guillén's family lawyer Natalie Khawam told Goldberg that the family received no money from Trump and that some of the costs were ultimately covered by the military and donations. It is said that he spoke.
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President Donald Trump poses with Gloria Guillen (3rd left), mother of Fort Hood soldier Vanessa Guillen, who was found dead after disappearing from Fort Hood, Texas, at the White House in Washington. He is meeting with her family and lawyers in the Oval Office. DC, July 30, 2020. (Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images)
Mr. Khawam accused Mr. Goldberg of lying.
“I have dealt with hundreds of reporters during my career as a lawyer, but unfortunately this is the first time I have had to go on the record and call out Jeffrey Goldberg at The Atlantic. “More importantly, he blamed the murder of my client and Vanessa Guillen for cheap political gain,” Khawam wrote in a sensational article. I would also like to point out that, like this supposed conversation, the timing of this “story” is highly questionable. Something like President Trump should have happened over 4 years ago! Why talk about it now? ! ”
“As everyone knows, Mr. Trump not only supported our military, but he also invited my clients to the Oval Office and supported the 'I am Vanessa Guillen' bill. I'm Vanessa Guillen.''I'm grateful that we were able to gain bipartisan support for the Act.''And thanks to everyone's hard work and hard work, our service members are now doing more as they serve our country.'' protection and rights,” she added.
Mr. Guillén's sister, Myra Guillén, also slammed Mr. Goldberg's report and expressed support for Mr. Trump.
“Wow. I don't understand how you're politicizing my sister's death. It's harmful and disrespectful to the important changes she made for our military,” Guillen said. “President Donald Trump has nothing but respect for my family and Vanessa. In fact, I voted for President Trump today.”
“My sister's death should never have been politicized. Unbelievable,” she wrote in another post.
Goldberg also claimed that during a meeting in the Oval Office in December 2020, President Trump received a bill for Guillén's funeral and became furious.
“At one point, President Trump asked, “Did you get charged for the funeral? How much did it cost,'' Goldberg wrote, according to two people who attended the meeting. “According to those in attendance and contemporary notes they recorded of the meeting, an aide responded: Yes, I received the bill. The funeral cost was $60,000.”
Goldberg continued: “Trump was furious: 'It doesn't cost $60,000 to bury a fucking Mexican!'” He turned to his chief of staff, Mark Meadows, and ordered him to “don't pay!” Later that day, he was still upset. “Can you believe it?'' he said, according to a witness, “trying to trick people and trick me.''
“The personal qualities Mr. Trump displayed in his response to Mr. Guillén's funeral expenses — contempt, outrage, frugality, racism — hardly surprised his inner circle,” Goldberg told readers. spoke. “President Trump has frequently expressed disdain for those who serve in the military and their dedication to duty, honor, and sacrifice.”
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Wreaths will be laid at a march and wake in memory of the slain Army Special Forces. Vanessa Guillen on July 12, 2020 in Austin, Texas. (Sergio Flores/Getty Images)
The Atlantic report was called out by Meadows and others.
“I was part of the debate that was featured in The Atlantic's latest hit article against President Trump. Let me just say this: President Trump disrespected Ms. Guillen and refused to pay for her funeral. Any suggestion that he did is completely false,” Meadows wrote to X. Not only was he kind and compassionate, he also wanted to make sure the military and the U.S. government were doing the right thing according to Vanessa Guillen and her family. ”
Meadow spokesman Ben Williamson shared a screenshot of a statement provided to Goldberg, saying “President Donald Trump never said that,” and that Goldberg did not agree with the report. criticized how he had “translated” that comment. I heard President Trump's statement. ”
“Please respond appropriately to this dishonest work,” Williamson warned.
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Theo Wald, a former deputy aide to President Trump who helped translate the president's meeting with the Guillén family, also spoke out against the report.
“President Trump is deeply concerned about Vanessa Guillén and is appalled by the tragedy the Guillén family has endured,” Wald wrote. ”[Mayra Guiellén] Back then, she defended her sister calmly and confidently, and she was right again today. “The Atlantic hit is a lie.” President Trump, for example, had no interest in cameras. He met privately with the Guillén family for 20 minutes and offered to greet reporters only if it would be helpful to praise Army Specialist Guillén and raise awareness about her case. He even said that the press was vipers that day. Boy was President Trump right. ”
Atlantic editor-in-chief Jeffrey Goldberg has come under fire after critics accuse him of lying in his election “hit piece” against former President Trump. (Countess Jemal/Getty Images, The Atlantic)
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In his article, Goldberg made another explosive claim that Trump once said, “We need generals like Hitler. People who are completely loyal to Hitler and follow his orders.” It cited two anonymous sources who reportedly heard Trump's remarks. white house.
A spokesperson for President Trump called the claim “absolutely false” and told Goldberg, “President Trump never said that.”
Notably, Goldberg said that in 2018, then-President Trump belittled the fallen soldiers buried at the Aisne-Marne American Military Cemetery near Paris as “suckers,” and that in 2018, the site was “filled with losers.” He was also the journalist behind a 2020 report that claimed that Based on anonymous sources.
Trump and White House officials strongly denied Goldberg's report at the time.
