Thread by @rise_alien

It's time to have a thorough review of all the times Trump has harmed Veterans. Hold on tight - this is a long thread:

1. Trump Dodged Draft 5 Times - No one in his family has ever served
2. Had is 2nd wife sign a prenup that would cut off child support if their daughter joined

3. Started a fake college that primarily took advantage of & targeted veterans
4. Started a fake charity that purported to help vets. Instead the money was used to fund his campaign/pay his legal fees
4. Tried to have vets kicked off 5th Ave. for decades - called them a nuisance

5. Said having unprotected sex was like Vietnam (1998)
6. Says POWs aren't heroes b/c they were captured (2015)
7. Attacks Gold Star Families (2016)
8. Says Veterans get PTSD b/c they aren't strong (2016)
9. Says he knows more about ISIS than Generals (2016)

10. Stands by remark that military women should be expected to be raped when men & women are "put together" (2016)
11. Accepts Prpl Hrt from Fan; says he always wanted one but "This one was much easier." (2016)
12. Discharges active duty immigrant troops w/good records(ongoing)

13. Blocks Veterans group on Twitter
14. Sends commandos into ambush due to lack of Intel. This results in a commando being caught, tortured & executed. Trump approved the mission b/c Bannon had told him "Obama didn't have the guts" to do it (2017)

15. Fires service members with HIV right before the Holidays (2018)
16. Gets 3 of his unqualified cronies from Mar-a-lago to run the VA
17. Calls troops on Thanksgiving & says he's most thankful for himself (2018)
18. Urges Florida not to count military votes (2018)

19. Cancels trip to Arlington Cemetery on Veterans Day due to rain (2018)
20. Doesn't visit US Cemetery marking end of WWI due to rain. Other world leaders attend (2018)
21. Uses Troops as political props and sends them to the border during Holidays (2019)

22. Doesn't pay Veteran benefits (2018)
23. Doubles the rejection rate of Veterans requesting deportation relief (2018)
24. Trump tax bill raises taxes on Gold Star families - which is eventually fixed by Senate
25. Deports active duty spouses - affecting 11,800 families (2018)

26. Forgets a fallen soldier's name during a call to his widow then attacks her the next day (2018)
27. Refuses to sign party's funding bill & forces military to go w/o pay while simultaneously giving his appointees a $10,000 raise (2018/2019)

28. Doesn't pay Coast Guard forcing service members to rely on food pantries (2019)
29. Bans and fires service members based on gender identity against advice of Pentagon (2019)
30. Denies birth control to female troops to limit sexual activity (2019)

31. Tries to deport a marine who is a US born citizen (2019)
32. When a man was caught swindling Veteran Pensions w/high interest rates, Trump's CFPB gave a fine of one dollar
33. Called a general a "dog" w/a "big dumb mouth" (2019)
34. Reveals covert Seal Team deployment info.

35. Lies to troops & says he gave them a 10% pay raise. He didn't (2018)
36. Finally visits troops 2 yrs after taking office &154 vacation days at his properties
37. Makes Blue Angels violate ethics rules while spending millions of tax dollars for a military parade on July 4th

38. Uses D-Day interview at cemetery commemoration of fallen US soldiers to attack a Vietnam Veteran
39. Starts D-Day commemoration speech by attacking Bette Miller (2019)
40. Turns away US military personnel from his speech b/c they were from the USS John McCain (2019)

41. Covers the name of the USS John McCain during his speech (2019)
42. Pardons war criminals (Ongoing)
43. Purges 200,000 veteran healthcare applications due to "admin errors"
44. Deports spouse of fallen soldier killed in Afghanistan - leaving their daughter parent-less

45. Complains a deceased war hero didn't thank him for his funeral (2019)
46. Diverts military housing funds to pay for his border wall
47. Military is forces to make layovers at Trump's failing Turnberry resort (2019)

48. Trump uses Military to protect Saudi assets - says it's okay b/c they are paying him for it. Creating the appearance we have a mercenary military available to the highest bidder

49. White House Twitter account slams a decorated Lt. Colonel for doing his duty & testifying before Congress. This causes death threats to him & his family causing them to require military protection (2019)

50. Donald Trump Junior recounts in his "best selling" book that a visit to Arlington Cemetery reminded him of all of his "family's sacrifices"

Keeping in mind -

NO ONE IN THE TRUMP FAMILY HAS EVER SERVED