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Portman Questions Report That Trump Called Veterans "Losers", "Suckers"

The Statehouse News Bureau | By Jo Ingles,
Jo Ingles
Published September 9, 2020 at 3:34 PM EDT
Flyover at veterans service at Ohio Statehouse, 2016
Jo Ingles
Flyover at veterans service at Ohio Statehouse, 2016

The story in quoting anonymous sources saying President Donald Trump referred to American soldiers who lost their lives in service as 鈥渟uckers鈥� and 鈥渓osers鈥� is still getting widespread reaction. But Ohio鈥檚 Republican U.S. Senator is casting doubt on whether Trump said what鈥檚 been confirmed by several news outlets.

President Trump has denied making the comments. So, when Sen. Rob Portman (R-OH) was asked about his thoughts on the story in his weekly conference call with reporters, he responded this way. 

鈥淚 don鈥檛 know how you renounce comments that people say didn鈥檛 occur," Portman says.

Since it was first reported in The Atlantic, the story has been confirmed by , , and .

Portman noted the anonymous sources in the article and says others are on the record saying Trump never made those remarks. Portman says President Trump has restored the military and deserves credit for that. 

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Jo Ingles
Jo Ingles is a professional journalist who covers politics and Ohio government for the Ohio Public Radio and Television for the Ohio Public Radio and Television Statehouse News Bureau. She reports on issues of importance to Ohioans including education, legislation, politics, and life and death issues such as capital punishment. Jo started her career in Louisville, Kentucky in the mid 80鈥檚 when she helped produce a televised presidential debate for ABC News, worked for a creative services company and served as a general assignment report for a commercial radio station. In 1989, she returned back to her native Ohio to work at the WOSU Stations in Columbus where she began a long resume in public radio.
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Jo Ingles is a professional journalist who covers politics and Ohio government for the Ohio Public Radio and Television for the Ohio Public Radio and Television Statehouse News Bureau. She reports on issues of importance to Ohioans including education, legislation, politics, and life and death issues such as capital punishment.
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