Our military is held together by trust. Those who serve trust one another to have their backs. We develop, and rely on, trust with allies and partners. And a level of basic trust binds the chain of command together, all the way to the top.

The very structure of the military relies on the expectation and trust that every Commander-in-Chief, party and politics and policy aside, will hold sacred the responsibility for our troops’ lives and will make every decision with troops’ and the country’s best interest at heart.

That trust has been implicit, until now. If you even have to stop and think about it, the entire concept of service erodes.

We have more to learn about Russian bounties for Taliban who killed US troops: What did the President know, and when? How will he hold Russia accountable? What we do know, right now, is that this Commander in Chief cannot be trusted.

. @JoeBiden, whose son served, said it bluntly and said it well: “It’s a betrayal of the most sacred duty we bear as a nation.... And it’s a betrayal of every single American family with a loved one serving in Afghanistan, or anywhere overseas.”

This situation is the work not only of a President who has betrayed his duty, but also of a Congressional GOP betraying its responsibilities by protecting him. They have demonstrated that they won’t change. Only one thing can change all of this: our vote.