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1/ President Trump, who never served in the military, canceled a 2018 visit to a cemetery where American troops are buried, saying: “Why should I go to that cemetery? It’s filled with losers.” theatlantic.com/politics/archi…
2/ The remark is one of several new revelations about Trump’s seeming contempt for military service, @JeffreyGoldberg reports: theatlantic.com/politics/archi…
3/ When Senator John McCain died in August 2018, Trump reportedly told his senior staff, “We’re not going to support that loser’s funeral.” theatlantic.com/politics/archi…
4/ Why does Trump seem to disdain military service? “He has a lot of fear,” one officer with firsthand knowledge of Trump’s views said. “He doesn’t see the heroism in fighting.” theatlantic.com/politics/archi…
5/5 While Trump took great interest in staging a military parade in D.C., sources say he rejected the idea of such a parade including wounded veterans, because “nobody wants to see that.” theatlantic.com/politics/archi…
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