Jake Tapper Rips Trump For Calling Ambassador Taylor 'Human Scum'
Jake Tapper tackled Donald Trump's shameful characterization of Ambassador Bill Taylor as a "never Trumper" who is "human scum" at the end of State of the Union Sunday morning.
Tapper was particularly incensed about the "human scum" characterization, as were Taylor's colleagues and West Point classmates. Retired Colonel Bob Seitz spoke to Tapper about Taylor and his values for an article Tapper did covering reactions to Trump's smear.
Thousands of miles away, watching this all unfold, was one of Taylor's West Point classmates with whom he served in Vietnam, now retired colonel Bob Seitz, on the left in this photo in Vietnam, in 1971, Bill Taylor is on the right. For 18 months Seitz and Taylor jumped from helicopters and hiked through the jungle-covered mountainous terrain, enduring fatigue, hunger, bad weather, dying, killing, and a lot of terrible wounds. They were rifle company commanders of the 506th regiment of the 101st Airborne, the same regiment from the World War II book and series Band of Brothers. The motto of the 506? Currahee, meaning being we stand alone.