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Going to review some of Trump's biggest failures with the military and veterans community this week as we approach Nov 3rd. Let's start way back and remember Trump's long history of disrespect for military service before the White House. Strap in for a thread! #LincolnProject
Trump was sent to military school by his father and thinks it means he served. He's spun his experience for decades, but, it's also the first time his toxic leadership got him in trouble when he was moved out of a command position in less than a month. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/decades-later-disagreement-over-young-trumps-military-academy-post/2016/01/09/907a67b2-b3e0-11e5-a842-0feb51d1d124_story.html
Then he went off to college and used deferrals and finally a completely dubious 'bone spurs' diagnosis to dodge service. He would later tell his lawyer Micheal Cohen, 'You think I'm stupid? I wasn't going to Vietnam'. Only 'suckers' joined the military. https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-bone-spurs-avoid-draft-vietnam-military-service-trip-full-story-1343222
His disdain for military service is documented. His prenup with Marla Maples in 1993 laid out the ways their daughter Tiffany would lose her financial support before turning 21 including taking a full-time job, joining the Peace Corps...or the military. https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2019/06/marla-maple-prenup-donald-trump-marriage
Then in May, 1998 Trump goes on Howard Stern's show and claims his sexual adventures were more dangerous than serving in combat. He jokes that his having sex with so many women was his own Vietnam and he deserved the Medal of Honor for avoiding STD's. https://money.cnn.com/2016/10/14/media/trump-stern-vietnam-stds/index.html
In May, 2013 Trump offensively tweeted about sexual assaults in the military. "26,000 unreported sexual assaults in the military-only 238 convictions. What did these geniuses expect when they put men & women together?" Everything is about sex and money. https://www.cnn.com/2016/09/08/politics/donald-trump-military-sexual-assault/index.html
His disdain for service didn't change when he decided to run for President. While appearing at an event in July, 2015 he smeared John McCain saying “He’s not a war hero. He was a war hero because he was captured. I like people who weren’t captured.” https://www.politico.com/story/2015/07/trump-attacks-mccain-i-like-people-who-werent-captured-120317
He showed again his complete lack of understanding of military service when appearing at an event in Oct, 2016 he implies that vets with mental health issues are weak. "...you're strong and you can handle it but a lot of people can't handle it." https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/onpolitics/2016/10/03/trump-ptsd-comments/91509626/
Then during the DNC the parents of fallen soldier Humayun Khan criticized his Muslim ban proposal. "Go look at the graves of brave patriots who died defending the United States of America. You will see all faiths, genders and ethnicities. You have sacrificed nothing and no one.”
Trump responded with racist innuendo “If you look at his wife, she was standing there. She had nothing to say. She probably, maybe she wasn't allowed to have anything to say.” Saying he was "viciously attacked" by the grieving parents. https://thehill.com/policy/national-security/290049-trump-khan-feud-a-timeline
Let's not forget this all happened before he even made it to the White House. From dodging military service to dismissing the service of those who did, Donald Trump has never had any respect for the military and hasn't gained any as President. Vote him out. @ProjectLincoln
