After the murder of Vanessa Guillenthe 20-year-old Mexican soldier, at Fort Hood, Texas, in 2020, the then president Donald Trump reproached that “It doesn’t cost 60 thousand dollars to bury a damn Mexican”.
According to The Atlantic magazine, Donald Trump became enraged after offering his financial help for mourning expenses and finding out that Vanessa Guillén’s funeral would cost around 1 million 197 thousand Mexican pesos current.
The above despite the fact that, in front of the media, the former president appeared next to the Guillén family y He promised: “If I can help you with the funeral, I will help you, I will help you with that. “Financially, I will help you.”.
Vanessa Guillén. (Especial.)
Donald Trump exploded with his cabinet upon learning the price of soldier Vanessa Guillén’s funeral
In a report in The Atlantic, reporter Jeffrey Goldberg stated that during a meeting at the White Houseon December 4, 2020, Donald Trump exclaimed that it does not cost 60 thousand dollars to bury a Mexican.
At said meeting, officials would have appeared to discuss a national security issue, but at the end of the meeting, Donald Trump asked the then secretary of the army, Ryan McCarthy, to present the progress on the murder of the soldier Vanessa Guillen.
When asking about funeral costs, an official responded, “We received the bill; he funeral It cost $60,000,” a fact that angered Donald Trump and he ordered the then chief of staff, Mark Meadows, not to pay that amount.
After shouting ““It doesn’t cost 60 thousand dollars to bury a damn Mexican!”Trump continued his tantrum and questioned “Can you believe it? Damn people, trying to scam me,” according to The Atlantic.
Vanessa Guillén’s family assures that they did not receive financial help from Donald Trump
He murder of Vanessa Guillén outraged the Latin community residing in the United States, since the young woman of only 20 years was beaten to death by Aaron David Robinsona comrade at Fort Hood, helped by his girlfriend, Cecile Anne Aguilar, who burned the soldier’s body.
Due to the brutality of the case and pressure from the media, the case was taken up by Donald Trump, who promised to help the Guillén family with funeral and legal expenses.
However, as stated Natalie Khawamthe lawyer for the Guillen family, assured The Atlantic that the family never received any money from Trumpsince some of the costs were covered by the Army and donations.
For his part, Alex Pfeiffer, a spokesman for Trump, rejected the former president’s saying “It doesn’t cost $60,000 to bury a damn Mexican.” and assured: “President Trump never said that”.
Donald Trump (Jim WATSON/AFP)