1.) This is a thread about just SOME of the times that candidate & President Trump has disrespected the military, fumbled military responses & praised dictators. I know that it won't change minds of die-hards who don't even believe any of this is true. The *ONE hope I have from
2.) people who refuse to believe that it's true - tells me that they don't want it to be true because they know it's wrong. Maybe, MAYBE there's hope for them. (Sadly, I doubt it.) Then there are people who have been so brainwashed that they don't CARE if it's true as many
3.) Americans now have the same radical views that Trump does -and try to frame people like me as "rah-rah-military-and-war" while they brainwashed-ly don't see the problem with Putin. Anyway. If anyone reading this is undecided - or anyone reading this just wants a lot of facts
5.) At a rally in Denver, July 2016, after saying that his kids had star power - he ranted about General John Allen. "You know who he is? He’s a failed general. He was the general fighting ISIS. I would say he hasn't done so well, right?” Trump said. https://www.politico.com/story/2016/07/donald-trump-general-john-allen-226462
6a.) “Trump belittled the parents of a slain Muslim soldier who had strongly denounced Mr. Trump during the DNC, saying that the soldier’s father had delivered the entire speech because his mother was not “allowed” to speak.” - July 2016
10.) In a total break from tradition & reality, Trump refers to the military as “MY generals and MY military…” which upsets lifelong military members who understand that the military belongs to the nation, not the president. https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-my-generals-my-military-2017-10
22.) Trump praised President Xi of the People’s Republic of China as being a King. "President Xi, who is a strong man, I call him King, he said, 'But I am not King, I am president.' I said, 'No, you're president for life...."
http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/1904/03/cg.02.html
24.) Trump praised Turkish Pres Erdogan (sued by Swedish authorities for genocide & crimes against humanity) "It's my honor to be with a friend of mine, somebody I've become close to in many respects, & he's doing a very good job: the President of Turkey." https://tinyurl.com/y6lgfh23 
25.) Candidate Trump criticized Obama praising Putin instead. "The man has very strong control over a country....but certainly in that system, he's been a leader. Far more than our president has been a leader." https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=T50EGndMJnM
26.) Trump has praised North Korea’s dictator Kim Jung Un many times. "Kim Jong Un has been somebody that I've gotten to know very well and respect, and hopefully -- and I really believe that, over a period of time, a lot of tremendous things will happen.” https://tinyurl.com/y4b8l48o 
37.) Again as I said this thread is only SOME of Trump's words/actions re: the US military. I will throw some bullet points below in a last (but not totally comprehensive list) and you can Google.

*August 2017, Trump called Sen. Richard Blumenthal "a phony Vietnam con artist."
38.) *Jan 2019, Trump said retired 4-star General Stanley McChrystal was fired by former President Barack Obama "like a dog."

*Aug 2019, Trump told Democratic Rep. Seth Moulton, (formerly served as a US marine in Iraq) "You remain a frickin' coward."
39.) *Oct 2019, Trump called his former Defense Secretary Jim Mattis (retired 4-star general) "the world's most overrated general."

*Oct 2019, Trump called Bill Taylor US's chief envoy to Ukraine, a "Never Trumper" then said that, "Never-Trumpers" were human scum.
40.) *June 2020, Trump brought active military to the streets against the American people.

I think that's a good ending spot for now.
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