Vanessa Guillén’s Sister Condemns The Atlantic for Claiming Trump Disparaged Soldier: ‘He Showed Nothing but Respect’
Candles and flowers decorate a makeshift memorial for US Army Specialist
Vanessa Guillen at Power House Gym on August 14, 2020, in Houston,
Texas.
The sister and family attorney of Vanessa Guillén, a U.S. soldier who was murdered in 2020, slammed a report by The Atlantic’s
editor-in-chief who claimed that Donald Trump refused to pay for
Guillén’s funeral after previously agreeing to. He also claimed that the
former president made racists remarks towards her ethnicity.
The article, which was written by Jeffrey Goldberg, claimed that
Trump was extremely upset after receiving a $60,000 funeral bill during a
2020 meeting in the Oval Office. Goldberg claims Trump stated “It
doesn’t cost $60,000 bucks to bury a f–king Mexican.”
Goldberg also claimed that Trump demanded his former chief of staff, Mark Meadows, not to pay the bill, stating “Don’t pay it!”
Vanessa Guillén was 20-years-old at the time of her death. She was
murdered in 2020 by Aaron Robinson, a soldier who was stationed at the
same base in Texas.
Robinson, along with his then-girlfriend, Cecily Aguilar, dismembered
Guillén’s body after the murder and hid it in the woods. Robinson ended
up committing suicide after a confrontation with police. Aguilar
pleaded guilty for aiding Robinson’s crimes, which resulted in a 30 year
prison sentence.
The release of the article sparked backlash from Vanessa’s sister,
Mayra Guillén, as well as the family attorney, stating that Trump has
done “nothing but show[n] respect to my family.”
“Wow. I don’t appreciate how you are exploiting my sister’s death for
politics-hurtful & disrespectful to the important changes she made
for service members, “ Mayra stated on X. “President Donald Trump did
nothing but show respect to my family & Vanessa. In fact, I voted
for President Trump today.”
Wow. I
don’t appreciate how you are exploiting my sister’s death for politics-
hurtful & disrespectful to the important changes she made for
service members. President Donald Trump did nothing but show respect to
my family & Vanessa. In fact, I voted for President Trump today. https://t.co/o8cDrKOKBV
Natalie Khawam, the Guillén family attorney, also released a
statement accusing Goldberg of exploiting the tragic death of Guillén
for political gain ahead of the election.
“After having dealt with hundreds of reporters in my legal career,
this is unfortunately the first time I have to go on record and call out
Jeffery Goldberg@the Atlantic: not only did he misrepresent our
conversation but he outright LIED in HIS sensational story,” she wrote
on X.
After
having dealt with hundreds of reporters in my legal career, this is
unfortunately the first time I have to go on record and call out Jeffrey
Goldberg@the Atlantic: not only did he misrepresent our conversation
but he outright LIED in HIS sensational story. More… https://t.co/uJtfsNTo37
“More importantly, he used and exploited my clients, and Vannesa
Guillenss murder… for cheap political gain. I would like to also point
out that the timing of this “story” is quite suspicious, as this
supposed conversation that Trump had would have occurred over 4 years
ago! Why a story about it now?!” she continued, questioning Goldberg’s
intentions.
“As everyone knows, not only did Trump support our military, he also
invited my clients to the Oval Office and supported the I Am Vanessa
Guillen bill too,” she added.
Meadows also spoke out against Goldberg’s accusations, stating that
“Any suggestion that President Trump disparaged Ms. Guillen or refused
to pay for her funeral expenses is absolutely false,” he wrote in an X
post. “He was nothing but kind, gracious, and wanted to make sure that
the military and the U.S. government did right by Vanessa Guillén and
her family.”
Additionally, the Trump campaign responded to the claims, stating that Goldberg’s report was “absolutely false.”
“President Donald Trump has spent his life caring for America’s
military heroes…,” stated Alex Pfeiffer, a Trump campaign advisor.
“There has been no greater advocate for our brave military men and women
than Donald J. Trump.”
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Candles and flowers decorate a makeshift memorial for US Army Specialist
Vanessa Guillen at Power House Gym on August 14, 2020, in Houston,
Texas.
The sister and family attorney of Vanessa Guillén, a U.S. soldier who was murdered in 2020, slammed a report by The Atlantic’s
editor-in-chief who claimed that Donald Trump refused to pay for
Guillén’s funeral after previously agreeing to. He also claimed that the
former president made racists remarks towards her ethnicity.
The article, which was written by Jeffrey Goldberg, claimed that
Trump was extremely upset after receiving a $60,000 funeral bill during a
2020 meeting in the Oval Office. Goldberg claims Trump stated “It
doesn’t cost $60,000 bucks to bury a f–king Mexican.”
Goldberg also claimed that Trump demanded his former chief of staff, Mark Meadows, not to pay the bill, stating “Don’t pay it!”
Vanessa Guillén was 20-years-old at the time of her death. She was
murdered in 2020 by Aaron Robinson, a soldier who was stationed at the
same base in Texas.
Robinson, along with his then-girlfriend, Cecily Aguilar, dismembered
Guillén’s body after the murder and hid it in the woods. Robinson ended
up committing suicide after a confrontation with police. Aguilar
pleaded guilty for aiding Robinson’s crimes, which resulted in a 30 year
prison sentence.
The release of the article sparked backlash from Vanessa’s sister,
Mayra Guillén, as well as the family attorney, stating that Trump has
done “nothing but show[n] respect to my family.”
“Wow. I don’t appreciate how you are exploiting my sister’s death for
politics-hurtful & disrespectful to the important changes she made
for service members, “ Mayra stated on X. “President Donald Trump did
nothing but show respect to my family & Vanessa. In fact, I voted
for President Trump today.”
Wow. I
don’t appreciate how you are exploiting my sister’s death for politics-
hurtful & disrespectful to the important changes she made for
service members. President Donald Trump did nothing but show respect to
my family & Vanessa. In fact, I voted for President Trump today. https://t.co/o8cDrKOKBV
Natalie Khawam, the Guillén family attorney, also released a
statement accusing Goldberg of exploiting the tragic death of Guillén
for political gain ahead of the election.
“After having dealt with hundreds of reporters in my legal career,
this is unfortunately the first time I have to go on record and call out
Jeffery Goldberg@the Atlantic: not only did he misrepresent our
conversation but he outright LIED in HIS sensational story,” she wrote
on X.
After
having dealt with hundreds of reporters in my legal career, this is
unfortunately the first time I have to go on record and call out Jeffrey
Goldberg@the Atlantic: not only did he misrepresent our conversation
but he outright LIED in HIS sensational story. More… https://t.co/uJtfsNTo37
“More importantly, he used and exploited my clients, and Vannesa
Guillenss murder… for cheap political gain. I would like to also point
out that the timing of this “story” is quite suspicious, as this
supposed conversation that Trump had would have occurred over 4 years
ago! Why a story about it now?!” she continued, questioning Goldberg’s
intentions.
“As everyone knows, not only did Trump support our military, he also
invited my clients to the Oval Office and supported the I Am Vanessa
Guillen bill too,” she added.
Meadows also spoke out against Goldberg’s accusations, stating that
“Any suggestion that President Trump disparaged Ms. Guillen or refused
to pay for her funeral expenses is absolutely false,” he wrote in an X
post. “He was nothing but kind, gracious, and wanted to make sure that
the military and the U.S. government did right by Vanessa Guillén and
her family.”
Additionally, the Trump campaign responded to the claims, stating that Goldberg’s report was “absolutely false.”
“President Donald Trump has spent his life caring for America’s
military heroes…,” stated Alex Pfeiffer, a Trump campaign advisor.
“There has been no greater advocate for our brave military men and women
than Donald J. Trump.”
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