Will be interested to see how it's played on Fox, if at all. My bet is the continue to lose their minds over Pelosi getting a haircut and ignore the fact Trump called wounded and killed veterans "losers."
Someone on reddit pulled together how good Trump is for the military. Here's his list:
Someone on reddit pulled together how good Trump is for the military. Here's his list:
- says Americans who died in war are "losers" and "suckers."
- “Why should I go to that cemetery? It’s filled with losers” he said about a U.S. military cemetery
- called John McCain “a ****ing loser” when asked to lower flags to half staff
- called President George H.W. Bush a loser for being shot down during WWII
- “That guy is smart. Why did he join the military?” Trump said of Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
- asked his staff to not include wounded veterans because amputees make him uncomfortable
- “I don’t get it. What was in it for them?” Trump said to Gen. John Kelly about dead veterans, while visiting Kelly’s son’s grave at Arlington
- Trump knew since Mar 2020 that Russia paid bounties to kill American troops. On July 29, Trump defended Russia arming the Taliban against the US saying the US once did the same thing
- In May '20, the White House ended National Guard deployments one day before they could claim benefits
- The Trump admin seized 5mil masks intended for VA hospitals. Kushner distributed these masks to private entities for a fee, who then sold the masks to the government
- On July 20, 2017, in room 2E924 of the Pentagon, Trump told a room full of Generals, "You’re a bunch of dopes and babies"
- Said 26,000 military sexual assaults were to be 'expected' bc America lets women serve
- Invited the Taliban to Camp David on the anniversary of 9/11
- Claimed that his military budget made up for his lack of military experience
- Claimed if a Humvee was hit by an IED, soldiers "go for a little ride upward & they come down."
- Pardoned multiple war criminals, which betrayed the men of the 1st Platoon who helped convict him for violating long standing military values, discipline, and command (May&Nov, 2019)
- Trump mocked Lt. Col. Vindman for his rank and uniform. He threatened said purple heart officer resulting in the Army providing him protection. The Admin sent opposition research to the Pentagon to derail his promotion
- Trump’s Chief of Staff worked—in secret—to deny comprehensive health coverage to Vietnam Vets who suffered from Agent Orange.
- There is a facility in Tijuana for US veterans that Trump deported.
- Russia took control of the main U.S. military facility in Syria abandoned on Trump’s orders. Russia now owns the airstrip we built
- On 10/7/19, Trump abruptly withdrew from Syria after a phone call with Turkey's president (Erdogan). Turkey subsequently bombed US Special Forces.
- In Sept 2019, he made an Air Force cargo crew stop in Scotland (where there's no U.S. base) to refuel at a commercial airport (where it costs more), so they could stay overnight at a Trump property (which isn't close to the airport). Trump’s golf courses are losing money so he's forcing the military to pay for 5-star nights there.
- In Sept, 2019, Pentagon pulled funds for military schools, military housing funds, and daycare to pay for Trump's border wall.
- Children of deployed US troops no longer guaranteed citizenship (August 28, 2019)
- On 8/2/19 Trump requisitioned military retirement funds for the border wall
- On 7/31/19 Trump ordered the Navy rescind medals to prosecutors who prosecuted war criminals
- denied a U.S. Marine of 6 years entry into the United States for his citizenship interview (Reported 7/17/19)
- used his D-Day interview at a cemetery commemorating fallen US soldiers to attack a Vietnam veteran (6/6/19)
- made his 2nd wife, Marla Maples, sign a prenup that would have cut off all child support if Tiffany joined the military (reported June 4th, 2019)
- On May 27, 2019, Trump turned away US military from his Memorial Day speech bc they were from the destroyer USS John S. McCain
- ordered the USS John McCain out of sight during his visit to Japan (May 15, 2019). The ship's name was subsequently covered. (May 27, 2019)
- deported a spouse of fallen Army soldier killed in Afghanistan, leaving their daughter parentless (April 16, 2019)
- On 3/20/19 Trump complained that a deceased war hero didn't thank him for his funeral
- tried to deport a marine vet who is a U.S.-born citizen (Jan 16, 2019)
- lied to deployed troops that he gave them a 10% raise (12/26/2018). Tried giving a raise that was lower than the standard living adjustment. Congress told him that wasn't going to work. After giving them the raise that Congress made him, he lied about it pretending that it was larger than Obama's. It wasn't
- canceled an Arlington Cemetery visit on Veterans Day due to light rain (Nov 12, 2018)
- While in Europe commemorating the end of WWI, he didn't attend the ceremony at a US cemetery due to the rain. Other world leaders went anyway (Nov 10, 2018)
- doubled the rejection rate for veterans requesting family deportation protections (July 5, 2018)
- "They knew what they signed up for." re: dead troops (10/18/17)
- said he doesn't consider POWs heroes because they were caught. He said he prefers people who weren't caught (July 18, 2015)
- No Trump in America has ever served in the military; this spans 5 generations and every branch of the family tree.
