Donald Trump Hates our US Soldiers.

A Thread:

#VeteransAgainstTrump
He 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 fucking loser” when asked to lower flags to half staff
“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
The Trump admin seized 5mil masks intended for VA hospitals. Kushner distributes these masks to private entities for a fee, who then sells the masks to the government

After Iran's retaliatory strike, 109 US troops suffered brain injuries. Trump dismissed these as "headaches"
Said 26,000 military sexual assaults were to be 'expected' bc America lets women serve

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)

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)

purged 200,000 vets' healthcare applications (reported 5/13/19)
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

banned troops from serving based on gender identity (1/22/2019)
denied female troops access to birth control to limit sexual activity (on-going. Published 1/18/19)

tried to deport a marine vet who is a U.S.-born citizen (Jan 16, 2019)

called a retired general a 'dog' with a 'big, dumb mouth' (1/1/19)
finally visited troops 2 years after taking office, but only after 154 vacation days at his properties (10/26/18)

revealed a covert Seal Team 5 deployment, including names and faces, on Twitter during his visit to Iraq (Dec 26, 2018)
called troops on Thanksgiving and told them he's most thankful for himself (Thanksgiving, 2018)

canceled an Arlington Cemetery visit on Veterans Day due to light rain (Nov 12, 2018)

doubled the rejection rate for veterans requesting family deportation protections (July 5, 2018)
deported active-duty spouses (11,800 military families face this problem as of April 2018)

forgot a fallen soldier's name (below) during a call to his pregnant widow, then attacked her the next day (Oct 23-24, 2017)
"They knew what they signed up for." re: dead troops (10/18/17)

On 10/4/16 Trump said vets get PTSD because they aren't strong

In Jan 2016, Trump sent funds raised from a veterans benefit to the Donald J Trump Foundation (the foundation was subsequently ordered shut down
said he has "more training militarily than a lot of the guys that go into the military" because he went to a military-style academy (2015 biography)

said he doesn't consider POWs heroes because they were caught. He said he prefers people who weren't caught (July 18, 2015)
Trump dodged the draft 5 times by having a doctor diagnose him with bone spurs.
No Trump in America has ever served in the military; this spans 5 generations & every branch of the family tree. In fact, the reason his grandfather immigrated to America was to avoid military service
Making this thread probably won't do me any favors in wrestling. I don't care. This is my platform and I will use it.

I will not sit by and watch my fallen comrades be called "suckers" and "losers"

Put political affiliation aside and do the correct thing and vote Biden/Harris
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