This is a thread about just SOME of the times that President Trump has disrespected the military.

[Nevilledog]

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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

4.) in one place - here you go. I know there is even more than I am putting here. Obviously we have all seen The Atlantic story from this week. theatlantic.com/politics/archi… But let's look at the other times Trump has said and done TRAITOROUS things.

Trump: Americans Who Died in War Are ‘Losers’ and ‘Suckers’
The president has repeatedly disparaged the intelligence of service members, and asked that wounded veterans be kept out of military parades, multiple sources tell The Atlantic.
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2020/09/trump-americans-who-died-at-war-are-losers-and-suckers/615997/

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.

Trump rips ‘failed’ Gen. Allen in rebuttal to DNC criticism
"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

6b.) She didn’t speak because she was too emotional & couldn’t - while Trump implied that it was because of Islam that she was not ‘allowed’ to speak.

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

7.) Trump told the wife of slain (by Isis in Niger) Sergeant La David Johnson, in a phone call that her husband "knew what he signed up for" and didn't appear to know his name.

Sgt. La David Johnson laid to rest in Florida, as Trump's condolence call controversy swirls on
The fight between President Donald Trump and Rep. Frederica Wilson was never mentioned during the service.
https://www.businessinsider.com/sgt-la-david-johnson-funeral-trump-wilson-controversy-2017-10

8.) Trump called West Point Cadets back to Campus at the height of the Coronavirus (as they were spread across the USA) to use as political props during a speech.

Trump Speech to Bring 1,000 West Point Cadets Back to Campus
The president’s off-again, on-again speech in June will bring back cadets who had scattered across the country to help counter the coronavirus.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/24/us/politics/coronavirus-trump-west-point.html

9.) Trump compares his life in business to that of a war veteran, as he tells the father of a fallen solider, “I’ve made a lot of sacrifices.”

Trump Responds To Father Of Fallen Soldier: “I’ve Made A Lot Of Sacrifices”
“I work very hard. I’ve created thousands of jobs,” the Republican presidential candidate said during an ABC News interview.
https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/tamerragriffin/trump-responds-to-father-of-slain-soldier

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.

Trump won't stop saying 'my generals' — and the military community isn't happy
Trump is making a habit of referring to the military in possessive terms like "my generals" and "my military."
https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-my-generals-my-military-2017-10

11.) Trump bans transgender soldiers from the military calling them “unfit.”

Trump’s Rollback of Transgender Rights Extends Through Entire Government
Whether it means serving in the military, working for a federal contractor or seeking medical help, regulations that once protected transgender people are under attack.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/06/us/politics/trump-transgender-rights.html

12.) President Trump wants budget cuts that slashes programs that veterans and their families rely on.

President Trump’s Extreme Budget Cuts Hurt Veterans
President Trump’s latest budget fails our veterans and their families by drastically slashing crucial programs they rely on.
https://budget.house.gov/publications/report/president-trump-s-extreme-budget-cuts-hurt-veterans

13.) Trump says to a room full of war veterans, that soldiers with PTSD “aren’t strong.”

Trump Suggests That Soldiers With PTSD Aren’t “Strong”
“When people come back from war and combat and they see maybe what the people in this room have seen many times over, and you’re strong and you can handle it, but a lot of people can’t handle it," Tru
https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/emaoconnor/trump-ptsd

14.) A controversial Navy Seal who was accused of war crimes & described as “toxic & evil” by fellow military, was hosted by Trump at Mar-A-Lago

Navy SEAL Eddie Gallagher meets with Trump at Mar-a-Lago
Retired Navy SEAL Eddie Gallagher met President Trump at Mar-a-Lago over the weekend to thank him for taking up his controversial case. Photos show Gallagher, 40, and his wife Andrea chatting with …
https://nypost.com/2019/12/22/navy-seal-eddie-gallagher-meets-with-trump-at-mar-a-lago/?_ga=2.148153527.1064726569.1599232765-1567272168.1599232765

15.) Trump is afraid of being killed when visiting Troops overseas and says, “I don’t think it’s overly necessary.”While adding, “I have done more for the military than any president in many, many years…”

Why doesn’t Trump visit troops fighting overseas?
After nearly two years in office, he has yet to visit a combat zone, and a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee says it's time he did.
https://www.militarytimes.com/news/pentagon-congress/2018/10/17/top-senate-democrat-urges-trump-to-visit-troops-fighting-overseas/

16.) Trump lied and said that he was “extremely busy” on Veterans Day and couldn’t visit the Arlington Cemetery. (Although his schedule - which is public - was empty that day.)

Trump skipped Arlington Cemetery on Veterans Day because he was "extremely busy"
The president reportedly wishes he had a "rare do-over" on those cemetery visits.
https://www.vox.com/2018/11/17/18100208/donald-trump-arlington-veterans-day

17.) Trump wouldn’t visit the graves of over 2,000 soldiers in France who died in WWI because it was raining.

Trump cancels WWI cemetery visit over bad weather
Generals John Kelly and Joe Dunford will go in his place.
https://www.axios.com/trump-wwi-cemetery-visit-cancelled-over-weather-88722706-ac6e-4543-8186-54a0addc597c.html

18.) Trump said that retired Navy Admiral William McRaven, who served for 37 years and organized the Osama Bin Laden raid, “should have gotten Bin Laden sooner.”

The takeaways from President Trump's sit-down with "Fox News Sunday"
"I hate to do it, but I will do it, I would give myself an A+, is that enough? Can I go higher than that?"
https://www.axios.com/donald-trump-interview-fox-news-sunday-b63096ef-0a44-4f0f-aea7-5e9f4e74b4cf.html

19.) Lt. Col. Alexander S. Vindman, a decorated Iraq war veteran who served on the staff of the White House National Security Council who should have been promoted had to retire due to a campaign of intimidation and retaliation from Trump.

Army Officer Who Clashed With Trump Over Impeachment Is Set to Retire
The White House had made clear to Pentagon officials that President Trump did not want to see Lt. Col. Alexander S. Vindman promoted.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/08/us/politics/vindman-trump-ukraine-impeachment.html

20.) Trump addresses members of the Wounded Warrior Project and says that he will only call them “warriors” and not “wounded”.

Remarks by President Trump at the 2019 Wounded Warrior Project Soldier Ride | The White House
East Room 11:07 A.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: (Applause.) Thank you very much. Thank you. Thank you very much. Please. I am thrilled to host the Wounded War
https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-statements/remarks-president-trump-2019-wounded-warrior-project-soldier-ride/

21.) Candidate Trump - who got five deferments (both medical & student) for Vietnam claims that John McCain - Vietnam Vet is “not a war hero because he was captured.”

Donald Trump Refuses To Apologize For Saying John McCain Is "Not A War Hero"
Trump did not serve in Vietnam. He received four student draft deferments and one medical deferment. Trump on Sunday refused to apologize for the comments.
https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/andrewkaczynski/donald-trump-on-john-mccain-hes-not-a-war-hero#.wjRKBKPPz
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[I_UndergroundPanther]

1. Good list

Hope people can add to this list.
Than when it's complete send it to Rachael Maddow.
And than send it to CNN NBC CBS news.
And a copy to Joe Biden

[smirkymonkey]

2. Kicked and bookmarked!

Thank you for posting!

[Nevilledog]

4. You are welcome. My copy link and paste skills are on fire today!

[Squinch]

3. Well done!!!

[Cha]

5. Good job, Nd!

[denbot]

6. A kick for my Veteran Brothers and Sisters..

Fuck anybody who supports this clown.

[Blue Owl]

7. In yo FACE Donny

I just watched the footage of him desperately denying everything and he needs to be confronted with all of the above...

[Stuart G]

8. Great Post..Thank You for your time and work in putting this post together..Also....Thanks for

all your time and work here at Democratic Underground. You help us to stay informed about important
events. These 21 examples are truly outstanding. Thank You !!!!

[Nevilledog]

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[EndlessWire]

9. Don't know how this fits in

but I am still po'd that he saluted that North Korean military guy.

[dalton99a]

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[dalton99a]

11. Kick