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Claim: claims President Donald Trump volunteered his airline Tower Air to bring American soldiers home during Operation Desert Storm (Viral Story, 2020-01-08)
Evidence (2020-09-02): WASHINGTON ― In the world of President Donald Trump, he has paid his respects to "many, many" returning soldiers killed in the line of duty, with daughter and top presidential aide Ivanka Trump adding that "each time" she has stood by his side at one of these ceremonies, it has hardened his resolve to bring troops home. [...] According to a HuffPost review of Air Force records, there have been 96 "dignified transfers," as the military refers to them, at Dover since the start of Trump’s presidency, which saw the return of 127 Americans killed overseas. Trump has been there for four of the transfers, which brought home the bodies of nine soldiers. [...] Trump, nevertheless, during an Aug. 18 news conference claimed he had been to enough "dignified transfer" ceremonies in his three years in office to be present for the return of "many" soldiers. "I greet men and women coming home, and coming home after they’ve been hit. I’ve also greeted many, many at Dover — greeted many bodies coming back in," he said.
Claim: claims President Donald Trump volunteered his airline Tower Air to bring American soldiers home during Operation Desert Storm (Viral Story, 2020-01-08)
Evidence (2019-03-31): A viral Facebook post depicts President Donald Trump as a generous airline owner who donated his planes to transport American soldiers home from Saudi Arabia in 1991. But the details don’t square with what happened. [...] "Finally, the buses came and took the young man to the airport. The planes waiting were from Tower Air. The owner of Tower Air had volunteered his planes and staff to bring soldiers home for the cost of fuel only. Happily, the young veteran got home just in time for Easter weekend in 1991 and spent that time emotionally healing with friends and family surrounding him… "The Airline owner – Donald J Trump. [...] TruthorFiction, Did Donald Trump’s Tower Air Transport Soldiers Home From the First Gulf War?, March 4, 2016
Claim: claims President Donald Trump volunteered his airline Tower Air to bring American soldiers home during Operation Desert Storm (Viral Story, 2020-01-08)
Evidence (2020-02-29): A viral Facebook post claims President Donald Trump volunteered his airline Tower Air to bring American soldiers home from Operation Desert Storm. Trump was never the owner of Tower Air. His airline, Trump Shuttle, operated flights between New York, Boston and Washington D.C. from 1989 to 1992. [...] Yet, while Tower Air did charter overseas passenger and cargo flights for the Department of Defense in the 90s, the airline was never owned by Trump. Tower Air was founded by Morris Nachtomi, Zev Melamid, Mordechi Gill and Sam Fondlier, according to Airline History records. It ceased operations in 2002.
Claim: claims President Donald Trump volunteered his airline Tower Air to bring American soldiers home during Operation Desert Storm (Viral Story, 2020-01-08)
Evidence (2022-09-12): In May 2016, syndicated talk radio host Sean Hannity aired an item claiming that Donald Trump had sent a plane to give 200 stranded U.S. marines a much-needed ride home after Operation Desert Storm in 1991: [...] The story came up several times during the course of the 2016 presidential campaign (Cpl. Stickney even told it in person at a Trump rally), but skeptics questioned its validity despite a statement from the Trump campaign allegedly confirming it: "The Trump campaign has confirmed to Hannity.com that Mr. Trump did indeed send his plane to make two trips from North Carolina to Miami, Florida to transport over 200 Gulf War Marines back home. No further details were provided." [...] So the real story underlying the claim that Donald Trump personally sent his jet to pick up stranded soldiers and return them to the U.S. is that the military paid to charter a plane from an airline Trump no longer owned in order to bring those service personnel home.
Claim: claims President Donald Trump volunteered his airline Tower Air to bring American soldiers home during Operation Desert Storm (Viral Story, 2020-01-08)
Evidence (2016-08-11): It seemed like such a sweet story — Donald Trump sending his personal plane down to Camp Lejeune, N.C., when 200 Marines were stranded after fighting in the 1991 Persian Gulf War. At least that is the story that Sean Hannity of Fox News has touted on his website for several months. [...] "Stickney recalls being told that a mistake had been made within the logistics unit and that an aircraft wasn’t available to take the Marines home on their scheduled departure date," Hannity.com reported. But then Trump supposedly came to the rescue: "The way the story was told to us was that Mr. Trump found out about it and sent the airline down to take care of us," Stickney said. [...] But Kondra said the notion that Trump personally arranged to help the stranded soldiers made little sense. "I certainly was not aware of that. It does not sound reasonable that it would happen like that. It would not fit in with how we did business," he told The Fact Checker. "I don’t even know of how he would have known there was a need."
Claim: purports U.S. Marine Corps Gen. David H. Berger is allegedly 'missing in action' and hasn't been seen since Jan. 6, 2023 (Post, 2023-01-11)
Evidence (2023-01-11): The claim stems from a satirical website. There is no evidence supporting the purported claim.
Claim: purports U.S. Marine Corps Gen. David H. Berger is allegedly 'missing in action' and hasn't been seen since Jan. 6, 2023 (Post, 2023-01-11)
Evidence (2022-12-20): A post shared on Facebook purports U.S. Marine Corps Gen. David H. Berger stepped down following a recent phone call with former President Donald Trump. [...] The Facebook post purports Berger stepped down from his position as U.S. Marine Corps general following a recent phone call from Trump. The post further claims Berger told Trump he felt "out of the loop and in the dark" and could no longer effectively maintain his position as a result. [...] This is not the first time a satirical claim has been promoted as true. Check Your Fact previously debunked a social media post purporting 65 military officers, including Berger, received letters from Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin instructing them to "surrender or else."
Claim: purports U.S. Marine Corps Gen. David H. Berger is allegedly 'missing in action' and hasn't been seen since Jan. 6, 2023 (Post, 2023-01-11)
Evidence (2023-07-07): It was 2018, and then-Lt. Gen. David Berger was putting four years of simmering thoughts to the test in a wargame at the Naval War College, in hopes of figuring out a better way to employ forces in the Pacific. [...] A flurry of opinion pieces — some signed, some nameless — began circulating in March 2022, accusing Berger of creating a one-trick pony of sorts, a force optimized for a fight against China but no longer capable of conducting other types of missions around the globe. [...] Berger graduated and was commissioned a Marine Corps officer in 1981. He spent his first two tours on the West Coast, with deployments to the Pacific on amphibious ships.
Claim: purports U.S. Marine Corps Gen. David H. Berger is allegedly 'missing in action' and hasn't been seen since Jan. 6, 2023 (Post, 2023-01-11)
Evidence (2023-06-28): Marine Commandant Gen. David Berger has helped concoct lots of plans in his time as the top Marine: Plans to restructure the force. Plans to retain more Marines. Plans to overhaul outdated logistics. [...] Berger, who received his commission in 1981, said he does know that he plans to make time for his family. As a Marine leader, he hasn’t spent as much time with them as he wanted to, he said on the Marine Corps’ BruteCast podcast June 21. [...] As commandant, Berger faced a fierce backlash from a group of retired Marine leaders who have publicly denounced Force Design. The commandant has insisted that he, unlike the retirees, has access to a wealth of classified intelligence that backs up his plans.
Claim: purports U.S. Marine Corps Gen. David H. Berger is allegedly 'missing in action' and hasn't been seen since Jan. 6, 2023 (Post, 2023-01-11)
Evidence (2020-09-24): Exclusive: Interview with Marine Corps Commandant Gen. David Berger [...] Gen. David Berger discussed his plans to remake the force for the future, keep extremism out of the ranks, what's still needed to integrate women into the Corps, and coyotes — yes, coyotes — in an exclusive interview on Thursday. [...] Watch Defense One's full interview with General Berger here:
Claim: purports U.S. Marine Corps Gen. David H. Berger is allegedly 'missing in action' and hasn't been seen since Jan. 6, 2023 (Post, 2023-01-11)
Evidence (2019-07-11): General (Retired)David H. Berger [...] General (Retired) David H. Berger served as the Commandant of the Marine Corps from July 11, 2019 to July 10, 2023. [...] General Berger’s staff and joint assignments include serving as Assistant Division Commander of 2d Marine Division; policy planner in the Strategic Plans and Policy Directorate, J-5; Chief of Staff for Kosovo Force (KFOR) Headquarters in Pristina, Kosovo; and Director of Operations in Plans, Policies, and Operations, Headquarters, U.S. Marine Corps; Deputy Commandant for Combat Development and Integration.
Claim: purports U.S. Marine Corps Gen. David H. Berger is allegedly 'missing in action' and hasn't been seen since Jan. 6, 2023 (Post, 2023-01-11)
Evidence (2019-07-11): Gen. David Berger became the Corps’ 38th commandant following a passage of command ceremony held at Marine Barracks in Washington on Thursday. [...] Berger now presides over a Marine Corps at an inflection point as it continues to modernize its force for a fight with rising rivals like Russia and China. Here are some key issues Berger will face as the top Marine:
Claim: purports U.S. Marine Corps Gen. David H. Berger is allegedly 'missing in action' and hasn't been seen since Jan. 6, 2023 (Post, 2023-01-11)
Evidence (2019-07-11): Gen. David H. Berger is the right person to lead the Marine Corps in this era of great power competition with Russia and China, Acting Defense Secretary Dr. Mark T. Esper said at a ceremony in which Berger became the 38th commandant of the Marine Corps. Berger succeeded Gen. Robert B. Neller, who passed command to Berger at Marine Barracks Washington today. As the commandant, Berger is now a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. [...] Esper added that Berger has proven throughout his career that he possesses the intellect, the stamina and the courage needed to succeed in this demanding position.
Claim: purports U.S. Marine Corps Gen. David H. Berger is allegedly 'missing in action' and hasn't been seen since Jan. 6, 2023 (Post, 2023-01-11)
Evidence (2019-07-11): WASHINGTON, D.C. -- General David H. Berger received the battle colors of the Marine Corps from Gen. Robert B. Neller during a passage of command ceremony at Marine Barracks Washington, July 11, signifying his new position as the 38th Commandant of the Marine Corps. Berger, a Woodbine, Maryland native and 38-year Marine veteran, assumes responsibility as the senior ranking officer of the Corps.
Claim: purports U.S. Marine Corps Gen. David H. Berger is allegedly 'missing in action' and hasn't been seen since Jan. 6, 2023 (Post, 2023-01-11)
Evidence (2023-01-18): A post shared on Facebook purports U.S. Marines allegedly rescued their commandant, Gen. David H. Berger, from a Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) "safehouse." [...] The Facebook post purports U.S. Marines allegedly rescued Berger from a CIA "safehouse." The post further claims that the Marines stormed the "safehouse" near Cedarville, California, following a tip from an ex-CIA operative. [...] The article is a follow-up to an earlier article posted on the site purporting Berger was "missing in action" after he allegedly disappeared from Camp Pendleton on Jan. 6. (RELATED: Did David Berger Step Down As Marine Corps General Following A Conversation With Donald Trump?)
Claim: purports U.S. Marine Corps Gen. David H. Berger is allegedly 'missing in action' and hasn't been seen since Jan. 6, 2023 (Post, 2023-01-11)
Evidence (2024-09-14): David Hilberry Berger (born December 21, 1959) is a retired United States Marine Corps general who served as the 38th commandant of the Marine Corps from 2019 to 2023. [...] - ^ a b c d Loewensen, Irene (July 21, 2023). "David Berger's journey from Navy ROTC to 'boldest' Marine commandant". Marine Corps Times. [...] - ^ a b Reinwald, Mary H. (October 12, 2022). "General David H. Berger". Marine Corps Association.
Claim: purports U.S. Marine Corps Gen. David H. Berger is allegedly 'missing in action' and hasn't been seen since Jan. 6, 2023 (Post, 2023-01-11)
Evidence (2021-08-19): "We both believe -- without question -- that your service was meaningful, powerful, and important," Gen. David Berger and Sgt. Major Troy Black wrote in their letter. [...] Both Berger and Black encourage readers "to connect with your fellow Marines and their families."
Claim: purports U.S. Marine Corps Gen. David H. Berger is allegedly 'missing in action' and hasn't been seen since Jan. 6, 2023 (Post, 2023-01-11)
Evidence (2023-06-29): "When you're a service chief ... you have a moral imperative to make sure you set in place what's going to be needed five, six, seven years in the future," Gen. David Berger, the Marine Corps' 38th commandant, told reporters in one of his last official interviews in office on Wednesday, less than two weeks before he becomes a civilian. [...] When Berger took the reins of the Marine Corps in 2019, the seeds of transformation had already been sown, but it was under his tenure that the hard work of transforming the branch -- dubbed Force Design 2030 -- started to take place. [...] Berger also admits that the culture of the service still needs attention, too. Although he didn't deal with a scandal on the scale of Marines United -- a private social media group of mostly Marines that shared nude images of service members without their consent -- there were still public problems with sexism and misogyny. The Marines also drew headlines for their prominent participation in the riot at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Four active-duty Marines, three enlisted and one officer, were arrested for their role in the insurrection.
Claim: purports U.S. Marine Corps Gen. David H. Berger is allegedly 'missing in action' and hasn't been seen since Jan. 6, 2023 (Post, 2023-01-11)
Evidence (2023-07-21): Early in the military career of recently retired Marine Gen. David Berger, he and his wife, Donna, whom he had met when they were in sixth grade, made a promise to each other. [...] Berger’s last assignment before pinning on a fourth star as commandant in 2019 was as the commanding general of Marine Corps Combat Development Command, which develops and implements the very concepts at the center of Force Design. [...] Berger’s departure marked the first time the Marine Corps has been left without a Senate-confirmed leader in more than a century. Smith, as the second-in-command, assumed the role of acting commandant upon Berger’s retirement at Marine Barracks Washington.
Claim: purports U.S. Marine Corps Gen. David H. Berger is allegedly 'missing in action' and hasn't been seen since Jan. 6, 2023 (Post, 2023-01-11)
Evidence (2021-11-12): The goal that's driving what amounts to a cultural shift within the service, is for the Marines "to reflect America, to reflect the society we come from," Gen. David Berger, commandant of the Marine Corps, said in an interview with NPR's Morning Edition.
Claim: purports U.S. Marine Corps Gen. David H. Berger is allegedly 'missing in action' and hasn't been seen since Jan. 6, 2023 (Post, 2023-01-11)
Evidence (2023-07-10): Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III credited outgoing Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. David H. Berger's leadership in underscoring the Corps' adaptability in the face of a rapidly changing national security landscape. [...] As commandant, Berger led the implementation of the Marine Corps' Force Design 2030, the service's modernization blueprint aimed at bolstering U.S. deterrence and the Corps' ability to fight and win wherever called upon. [...] Berger said that, throughout his career, he strived to be a servant leader and to put the Marine rifleman at the center of every decision.
Claim: purports U.S. Marine Corps Gen. David H. Berger is allegedly 'missing in action' and hasn't been seen since Jan. 6, 2023 (Post, 2023-01-11)
Evidence (2020-03-30): David Evans Was Reported Missing On Jan. 18. His Body Was Found Four Days Later.: February 16, 2023 Edition [...] January 19, 2023 Edition [...] January 5, 2023 Edition
Claim: purports U.S. Marine Corps Gen. David H. Berger is allegedly 'missing in action' and hasn't been seen since Jan. 6, 2023 (Post, 2023-01-11)
Evidence (2020-03-01): Amanda Goode, College Archivist 6 September 2023 [...] Amanda Goode, College Archivist 19 January 2023
Claim: purports U.S. Marine Corps Gen. David H. Berger is allegedly 'missing in action' and hasn't been seen since Jan. 6, 2023 (Post, 2023-01-11)
Evidence (2024-09-24): - ^ Kahn, Gretel (January 17, 2023). "The most dangerous place to be a journalist is not an active war zone but Latin America". Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism.
Claim: purports U.S. Marine Corps Gen. David H. Berger is allegedly 'missing in action' and hasn't been seen since Jan. 6, 2023 (Post, 2023-01-11)
Evidence (2023-01-17): 6 The parties presented starkly different accounts of their relationships, as well as their relationship with the Third Party to this suit, Mr Berger, during the period 2019 to 2020. Mr Berger did not appear in these proceedings. As I will explain in these written grounds, whether the Plaintiff could succeed in its claim ultimately turned on whether it could adduce sufficient evidence to support its account of the relationships between the parties and the obligations they owed each other. [...] Second, Mr Berger did not purport to be acting on the 1st Defendant’s behalf in his communications with the Plaintiff: that much was clear from the fact that other entities such as "SM Marketing" and "Kings Road Capital Corp Private Limited" had been named as the contracting party in the draft contracts which Mr Berger sent to the Plaintiff. [...] In addition, the Plaintiff claimed that while the Defendants initially asserted that Mr Berger unilaterally dictated the fees he earned on the processing of BHH’s transactions, the 2nd Defendant had accepted that both Mr Berger and the 1st Defendant agreed to the allocation of Mr Berger’s fees – and this was consistent with Mr Berger being an "agent".
Claim: Former President Donald Trump claimed Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis "sort of mandated" the COVID-19 vaccine. (Donald Trump, 2023-06-22)
Evidence (2023-06-22): While DeSantis has expressed support for COVID-19 vaccines, he did not mandate them. DeSantis signed legislation that banned COVID-19 vaccine passports and vaccine mandates in 2021.
Claim: Former President Donald Trump claimed Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis "sort of mandated" the COVID-19 vaccine. (Donald Trump, 2023-06-22)
Evidence (2024-01-01): Ron DeSantis is Donald Trump with brains and without the drama was Dkr4188 now Dkr1999 for your first year, equivalent to Dkr166.58 per month. Make up your own mind. Build robust opinions with the FT’s trusted journalism. Take this offer before 24 October.
Claim: Former President Donald Trump claimed Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis "sort of mandated" the COVID-19 vaccine. (Donald Trump, 2023-06-22)
Evidence (2024-10-09): Since 2021, Governor Ron DeSantis has placed restrictions on the use of COVID-19 mitigations by local governments and private businesses via executive order; the state has expressly voided and restricted any future restrictions imposed by local governments, prohibited any mandate applying to COVID-19 vaccines (including COVID-19 vaccination as a condition of entry or employment), and has controversially prohibited local governments and school boards from mandating that face masks be worn at schools—a policy which resulted in legal disputes. [...] - ^ "Governor DeSantis Signs Executive Order Eliminating and Superseding Local COVID-19 Mandates". The National Law Review. Retrieved May 8, 2021. [...] - ^ "Gov. DeSantis signs 4 special session bills aiming to combat COVID-19 vaccine mandates". WTSP. November 18, 2021. Retrieved January 1, 2022.
Claim: Former President Donald Trump claimed Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis "sort of mandated" the COVID-19 vaccine. (Donald Trump, 2023-06-22)
Evidence (2022-11-18): As he moves toward a comeback bid for the White House, former President Donald Trump lashed out at Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, portraying him as disloyal for not stepping aside and forgoing his own presidential ambitions. [...] Trump said DeSantis came to him in "desperate shape" and "politically dead" in 2017. Trump said he rescued DeSantis by endorsing him in the Republican primary in which he beat Adam Putnam, the state's two-time agriculture commissioner. Months later, Trump said he delivered victory to DeSantis in his race against Andrew Gillum, the Democratic candidate. [...] After Trump's endorsement, DeSantis clobbered Putnam, the presumptive GOP frontrunner and two-time agriculture commissioner, in the 2018 gubernatorial primary, but barely squeaked out a victory against Gillum, the Democratic nominee.
Claim: Former President Donald Trump claimed Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis "sort of mandated" the COVID-19 vaccine. (Donald Trump, 2023-06-22)
Evidence (2023-03-23): The distance between former president Donald Trump and Florida governor Ron DeSantis is seemingly growing larger by the day. [...] Trump indirectly called DeSantis "gutless" for refusing to disclose whether or not he received a Covid-19 booster shot after DeSantis avoided answering the question during an interview. [...] He went on to bash DeSantis’ handling of Covid, claiming he was a "big Lockdown Governor" but also pointed out that Florida had more Covid deaths than New York. Trump continued to list bad qualities about Florida, using DeSantis as the governor as a scapegoat.
Claim: Former President Donald Trump claimed Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis "sort of mandated" the COVID-19 vaccine. (Donald Trump, 2023-06-22)
Evidence (2024-01-01): ‘Of course he lost’: Ron DeSantis dismisses Trump’s 2020 election claims was Dkr4188 now Dkr1999 for your first year, equivalent to Dkr166.58 per month. Make up your own mind. Build robust opinions with the FT’s trusted journalism. Take this offer before 24 October.
Claim: Former President Donald Trump claimed Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis "sort of mandated" the COVID-19 vaccine. (Donald Trump, 2023-06-22)
Evidence (2023-10-25): Donald Trump and Ron DeSantis traded memes and criticisms while, elsewhere on the trail, South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott made an unusual warning about Chinese students in the U.S., President Joe Biden slammed a decision to restrict abortion in a key swing state -- and a suspected Democratic primary candidate may have just sent out his first bus of the cycle. [...] Former President Trump and his campaign spent the day seizing on the 60-day deadline of what he has called the "kiss of death" timeline for GOP primary rival DeSantis. [...] Trump's team launched a "kiss of death" countdown and has been posting social media compilations of DeSantis' gaffes throughout the cycle -- as well as fundraising off of it. The DeSantis campaign fired back with a "Trump accident tracker."
Claim: Former President Donald Trump claimed Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis "sort of mandated" the COVID-19 vaccine. (Donald Trump, 2023-06-22)
Evidence (2024-09-18): On Tuesday, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Tuesday he signed an executive order to launch a state investigation into Sunday's apparent assassination attempt on Trump at his West Palm Beach golf club, saying "we need trust and transparency." [...] DeSantis questioned the federal government's ability to properly investigate and prosecute the second assassination attempt in two months on Trump. [...] The Department of Justice declined to comment when asked by ABC News for a response to DeSantis' remarks.