Thread by @DadoftheDecade, Even BEFORE #Bountygate, so many of my fellow #Veterans became #VetsAgainstTrump. I [...]

Even BEFORE #Bountygate, so many of my fellow #Veterans became #VetsAgainstTrump. I wrote the following in @GlobeOpinion before we knew about the Russian Bounties Trump ignored. Some highlights of just how anti-veteran he is follow in this thread. (1/13) https://www.bostonglobe.com/2020/02/03/opinion/trumps-landmines-rollback-is-last-straw-veterans/

Trump’s land mines rollback is the last straw for veterans - The Boston Globe

Undetonated mines lie in wait for generations, indiscriminate in their destruction, unable to tell friend from foe, child from adult. They simply kill. This is what Donald Trump wants us to unleash...

https://www.bostonglobe.com/2020/02/03/opinion/trumps-landmines-rollback-is-last-straw-veterans/

Trump's tenure in the political eye has been a never-ending string of attacks on veterans. He is a draft dodger — not out of principle but out of cowardice. #BountyGate #VetsAgainstTrump #VetsForBiden (2/13) https://www.militarytimes.com/news/pentagon-congress/2019/02/27/trumps-lawyer-no-basis-for-presidents-medical-deferment-from-vietnam/

Trump made up injury to dodge Vietnam service, his former lawyer testifies

Michael Cohen told lawmakers that Trump said it would be 'stupid' to serve in Vietnam.

https://www.militarytimes.com/news/pentagon-congress/2019/02/27/trumps-lawyer-no-basis-for-presidents-medical-deferment-from-vietnam/

After dodging the draft, @realdonaldtrump bragged that trying to dodge sexually transmitted infections was “my Vietnam.”

58,220 Americans died in Vietnam. (3/13)

#VetsAgainstTrump #VetsForBiden https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/06/05/trumps-flippant-talk-about-vietnam-war/

Analysis | Trump’s flippant talk about the Vietnam War

In a new interview, he suggests he's compensating for not putting his life on the line by increasing the defense budget. And that's merely the latest.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/06/05/trumps-flippant-talk-about-vietnam-war/

During his campaign, Trump famously denigrated a gold-star family whose son was killed on the battlefield. #VetsAgainstTrump #VetsForBiden (4/13) https://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/31/us/politics/donald-trump-khizr-khan-wife-ghazala.html

Donald Trump Criticizes Muslim Family of Slain U.S. Soldier, Drawing Ire

In an ABC interview, Mr. Trump implied that Ghazala Khan’s silence while her husband spoke about their soldier son’s death at the Democratic convention may have been because of her Muslim faith.

https://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/31/us/politics/donald-trump-khizr-khan-wife-ghazala.html

Trump belittled every single American prisoner of war in attacking the late Senator John McCain, stating, “I like people who weren’t captured.” (5/13)

#POWMIA #VetsAgainstTrump #VetsForBiden https://www.politico.com/story/2015/07/trump-attacks-mccain-i-like-people-who-werent-captured-120317

Trump attacks McCain: 'I like people who weren't captured'

He takes his feud with the Arizona senator to a new level.

https://www.politico.com/story/2015/07/trump-attacks-mccain-i-like-people-who-werent-captured-120317

When calling the families of the first service members killed during his presidency, Trump could not remember the name of Sergeant La David Johnson. (6/13)

#VetsAgainstTrump #VetsForBiden https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/donald-trump-us-soldier-widow-forgets-husbands-name-call-sergeant-la-david-t-johnson-a8015251.html

Soldier's widow speaks out for first time on call with Trump: 'He couldn't remember my husband's...

'What Congresswoman Wilson said was 100 per cent correct'

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/donald-trump-us-soldier-widow-forgets-husbands-name-call-sergeant-la-david-t-johnson-a8015251.html

Trump promised a fallen service member’s father a $25,000 check, but only sent it months later when it was reported that he had never followed through. (7/13)

#VetsAgainstTrump #VetsForBiden https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/trump-offered-a-grieving-military-father-25000-in-a-call-but-didnt-follow-through/2017/10/18/8d4cbc8c-b43a-11e7-be94-fabb0f1e9ffb_story.html

Trump offered a grieving military father $25,000 in a phone call

“No other president has ever done something like this,” Trump told the late soldier’s father. The man said he has not received the check, but the White House said Wednesday that it was sent.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/trump-offered-a-grieving-military-father-25000-in-a-call-but-didnt-follow-through/2017/10/18/8d4cbc8c-b43a-11e7-be94-fabb0f1e9ffb_story.html

The Trump Foundation illegally misused funds raised for a veterans charity. (8/13)

#VetsAgainstTrump #VetsForBiden https://www.npr.org/2019/11/07/777287610/judge-says-trump-must-pay-2-million-over-misuse-of-foundation-funds

Judge Says Trump Must Pay $2 Million Over Misuse Of Foundation Funds

The money will go to a group of charities. The New York judge said money raised at a 2016 veterans fundraiser "was used for Mr. Trump's political campaign and disbursed by Mr. Trump's campaign staff."

https://www.npr.org/2019/11/07/777287610/judge-says-trump-must-pay-2-million-over-misuse-of-foundation-funds

Earlier this year he minimized the traumatic brain injuries incurred by dozens of service members in the aftermath of the Trump-ordered assassination of an Iranian general. (9/13)

#VetsAgainstTrump #VetsForBiden https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/president-trump-minimizes-concussion-injuries-iraq-attack-headaches/story?id=68448853

President Trump minimizes concussion-like injuries in Iraq attack as merely 'headaches'

President Donald Trump brushed aside the concussion-like injuries of U.S. service members as not "very serious," though VA and DOD consider them to be serious.

https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/president-trump-minimizes-concussion-injuries-iraq-attack-headaches/story?id=68448853

Trump railroaded the patriotic and decorated @AVindman out of the military for *doing his job* and reporting national security concerns on the Ukraine call which led to Trump's impeachment. (10/13) https://www.military.com/daily-news/2020/07/08/vindman-retiring-army-lawyer-blames-trump.html

Vindman Retiring from Army, Lawyer Blames Trump

The statement from attorney David Pressman said Vindman was leaving the Army after more than 21 years.

https://www.military.com/daily-news/2020/07/08/vindman-retiring-army-lawyer-blames-trump.html

And of course, Trump did nothing when he learned about #Bountygate. Russian bounties on the heads of American troops overseas, and Trump. Did. Nothing. (11/13)

#VetsAgainstTrump #VetsForBiden https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/26/us/politics/russia-afghanistan-bounties.html

Russia Secretly Offered Afghan Militants Bounties to Kill U.S. Troops, Intelligence Says

The Trump administration has been deliberating for months about what to do about a stunning intelligence assessment.

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/26/us/politics/russia-afghanistan-bounties.html

And just last week, Russian troops attacked and injured US Forces in Syria. Trump has done NOTHING about it. (13/13) https://www.cnn.com/2020/08/27/politics/pentagon-russia-syria/index.html

Pentagon slams Russia for 'provocative and aggressive behavior' that injured US troops in Syria

The Pentagon slammed Russia's military on Thursday for what it called "deliberately provocative and aggressive behavior" that injured multiple US military personnel following a collision between...

https://www.cnn.com/2020/08/27/politics/pentagon-russia-syria/index.html

From the very beginning of his campaign, Trump has been the most anti-veteran and anti-servicemember candidate and president in American history. It's why as a veteran I am with #VetsAgainstTrump and #VetsForBiden. If you honor our service, you must be too. </end>

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