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Is This Family Grieving a Soldier Killed in Action?

President Donald Trump shared the picture intending to criticize NFL players — but it was taken out of context.

by Arturo Garcia, Published Jan. 5, 2018


Image courtesy of Hayne Palmour IV / San Diego Union-Tribune


Claim:
A photo retweeted by President Donald Trump shows the widow of a veteran killed in the line of duty.
Rating:
Miscaptioned

About this rating


A California newspaper debunked an attempt by Donald Trump to criticize pro football players protesting extrajudicial killings by police by illustrating the real context behind a photograph he shared via his Twitter account.

On 4 January 2018, the San Diego Union-Tribune highlighted the following tweet from the president:

So beautiful....Show this picture to the NFL players who still kneel!


By Arturo Garcia

Arturo Garcia is a former writer for Snopes.


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