1/10 The Atlantic has learned that Donald Trump has repeatedly disparaged the intelligence of service members, asked that wounded veterans be kept out of military parades, and called our soldiers who lose their lives fighting "suckers" and "losers." theatlantic.com/politics/archi…
2/10 He didn't want to visit the Aisne-Marne American Cemetery near Paris because the rain would ruin his hair and didn't understand why he'd want to visit the 2,289 American "losers" buried there.
apnews.com/52462add34fd45…
apnews.com/52462add34fd45…
3/10 Belleau Wood is THE battle where America & its allies stopped the German advance toward Paris in the spring of 1918.
The ground on which it was fought is venerated by the Marine Corps.
Trump called the 1,800+ marines who lost their lives there “suckers” for getting killed.
The ground on which it was fought is venerated by the Marine Corps.
Trump called the 1,800+ marines who lost their lives there “suckers” for getting killed.
4/10 “Who were the good guys in this war,” Trump asked of WWI.
He also said that he didn’t understand why the United States would intervene on the side of the Allies.
He also said that he didn’t understand why the United States would intervene on the side of the Allies.
5/10 Trump's opinion of war hero John McCain is infamous: “He’s not a war hero. I like people who weren’t captured.”
6/10 Even after his death, Trump has consistently attacked John McCain, including the infamous episode with the Navy scrambling to hide the USS John McCain during a Trump visit that had it berthed nearby. nyti.ms/2Ibpl6p
7/10 Trump also referred to former President George H. W. Bush as a “loser” for being shot down by the Japanese as a Navy pilot in World War II.
It's no wonder a 5-time draft dodger compared dodging STDs to serving in Vietnam.
It's no wonder a 5-time draft dodger compared dodging STDs to serving in Vietnam.
8/10 Trump has also been notoriously silent about American soldiers killed on the his, often entirely failing to acknowledge them at all, as well as picking fights with Gold Star families, deporting veterans, and the like.
Here's a whole thread on that:
Here's a whole thread on that:
https://twitter.com/windthin/status/1301575337499918336
9/10 Trump even had a prenup that threatened to cut child support for daughter, Tiffany, if she ever joined the military or even the Peace Corps. politicususa.com/2019/06/04/tru…
10/10 Is it any wonder that the man who is supposed to be our "Commander-in-Chief" betrayed our Kurdish allies and then never stood up for American soldiers in Afghanistan when Russia put a bounty on their heads?
Why would he? They're all "suckers" and "losers" to Donald Trump.
Why would he? They're all "suckers" and "losers" to Donald Trump.
I meant to post the first post in this thread, not the last. Here it is:
https://twitter.com/windthin/status/1120197199932137472
PS: I meant to post the first post in my thread on how Trump treats veterans, active duty members of our armed forces, and their families. Instead I accidentally posted the most recent post.
Here's the right link:
Here's the right link:
https://twitter.com/windthin/status/1120197199932137472
No wonder Trump's kids turned out the way they are with Trump riding herd over them to turn them into mini-hims. He told Don Jr. he'd disown him if he joined the military.
And Don Jr. displayed the same bravery we've come to know from his father.
And Don Jr. displayed the same bravery we've come to know from his father.
https://twitter.com/MaddowBlog/status/1301704234665156609?s=20
1/2 Trump takes after his father and grandfather, it seems: draft-dodging, lying, cheating, and racism all run in the family. thenation.com/article/trump-…
Trump didn't want wounded veterans to attend a military parade because 'nobody wants to see that,' report says.
businessinsider.com/trump-didnt-wa…
businessinsider.com/trump-didnt-wa…
Need more proof #TrumpHatesOurMilitary?
The Pentagon has ordered Stars and Stripes to shut down for no good reason
Trump wants to pull funding from Stars and Stripes, a newspaper for American troops that served our soldiers since the Civil War. usatoday.com/story/opinion/…
The Pentagon has ordered Stars and Stripes to shut down for no good reason
Trump wants to pull funding from Stars and Stripes, a newspaper for American troops that served our soldiers since the Civil War. usatoday.com/story/opinion/…
He is no Commander-in-Chief.
He is no leader.
Trump is the loser, because #TrumpHatesOurMilitary.
From .@votevets
He is no leader.
Trump is the loser, because #TrumpHatesOurMilitary.
From .@votevets
Gold Star families speak about the sacrifice of their loved ones, Trump's "losers" and "suckers".
#TrumpHatesOurMilitary #TrumpHatesVeterans
From .@votevets -
#TrumpHatesOurMilitary #TrumpHatesVeterans
From .@votevets -
Rachel Maddow Features Gold Star Father Ad and Trump Losing Ad
10/10 Trump Calls for Firing of Fox News Reporter Who Confirmed President Disparaged Veterans slate.com/news-and-polit…
Biden to Trump: My son "wasn't a sucker"
"When my son was an assistant U.S. Attorney who volunteered to go to Kosovo while the war was going on, as a civilian, he wasn’t a sucker." axios.com/biden-to-trump…
"When my son was an assistant U.S. Attorney who volunteered to go to Kosovo while the war was going on, as a civilian, he wasn’t a sucker." axios.com/biden-to-trump…
Trump Ended 2018 France Trip Having Art Loaded on Air Force One
Trump liked the art at the U.S. ambassador’s historic residence in Paris so much he ordered it to be brought home to the WH.
WH art curators examined it & discovered that the art was fake. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
Trump liked the art at the U.S. ambassador’s historic residence in Paris so much he ordered it to be brought home to the WH.
WH art curators examined it & discovered that the art was fake. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
Draft Dodger Don: Trump Hates Our Troops
#DraftDodgerDon #TraitorTrump #TraitorInChief
From .@MeidasTouch -
#DraftDodgerDon #TraitorTrump #TraitorInChief
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1/5 Here's the problem for Donald Trump with the Atlantic story
CNN, Fox News, the New York Times, the Washington Post and the Associated Press have all corroborated parts of The Atlantic's reporting.
cnn.com/2020/09/04/pol…
CNN, Fox News, the New York Times, the Washington Post and the Associated Press have all corroborated parts of The Atlantic's reporting.
cnn.com/2020/09/04/pol…
2/5 A former senior administration official ... confirmed to The Washington Post that the president frequently made disparaging comments about veterans and soldiers missing in action, referring to them at times as “losers.”
washingtonpost.com/politics/trump…
washingtonpost.com/politics/trump…
3/5 Fox News confirms Trump mocked US troops as ‘suckers’; Biden calls him a disgrace syracuse.com/us-news/2020/0…
4/5 ...current and former officials contacted on Friday ... did verify that Mr. Trump resisted supporting an official funeral and lowering flags after the death of Senator John McCain of Arizona, a Vietnam War hero whose military service he had disparaged.
nytimes.com/2020/09/04/us/…
nytimes.com/2020/09/04/us/…
5/5 A senior Defense Department official with firsthand knowledge of events and a senior U.S. Marine Corps officer who was told about Trump’s comments confirmed some of the remarks to The Associated Press, including the 2018 cemetery comments. apnews.com/b823f2c285641a…
1/2 The Atlantic's editor-in-chief says his story about Trump calling vets 'losers' is just the beginning cnn.com/2020/09/06/med…
2/2 ‘This is only the beginning’: Atlantic editor tells Trump more is to come over his soldier insults rawstory.com/2020/09/this-i…
1/2 I can't help but notice that Trump's response of "I've done more for the military than almost anyone else" is basically the same one he gives when called out on his racism.
In both cases, it's a lie.
#TrumpIsATraitor #TrumpHatesOurMilitary
occupydemocrats.com/2020/09/04/tru…
In both cases, it's a lie.
#TrumpIsATraitor #TrumpHatesOurMilitary
occupydemocrats.com/2020/09/04/tru…
2/2 Put simply, Trump does not comprehend at even a basic level why anybody would do anything that didn't directly benefit themselves.
And that is the position he has taken on everything his entire life, and the reason the GOP has made him their messiah of greed now.
And that is the position he has taken on everything his entire life, and the reason the GOP has made him their messiah of greed now.
1/3 Anybody still want to claim Trump isn't capable of calling fallen soldiers, POWs, and veterans "suckers" and "losers"?
https://twitter.com/rabrowne75/status/1303038895806992384?s=20
It is undeniable, if you look at everything he has ever done and said, that Trump Hates Our Troops.
#TrumpHatesOurVeterans
From .@ReallyAmerican1
#TrumpHatesOurVeterans
From .@ReallyAmerican1
Doing a little crossover here, this is my thread about how since the 1980s Trump has pushed to use American's military as mercenaries and legbreakers to force other countries to pay the U.S. like some giant protection racket:
https://twitter.com/windthin/status/1143559225165176832
Donald Trump can’t comprehend what it means to sacrifice. He’s un-American.
Serving the nation is the epitome of American honor.
From .@ProjectLincoln -
Serving the nation is the epitome of American honor.
From .@ProjectLincoln -
Donald Trump called Americans who died fighting for our country "losers and suckers." Joe Biden considers them "the spine of this nation."
This November, we have a choice. Let's make the right one.
From .@rvat -
This November, we have a choice. Let's make the right one.
From .@rvat -
2/2 Our nation’s veterans react to the Atlantic article about Trump's comments about the military.
From .@JoeBiden -
From .@JoeBiden -
I do not know who put this video out, other than that it was shared by Alyssa Milano:
#TrumpHatesOurMilitary
#TrumpHatesOurMilitary
https://twitter.com/Alyssa_Milano/status/1301941865462272004
Trump, under fire for alleged comments about veterans, has a long history of disparaging military service
washingtonpost.com/politics/trump…
washingtonpost.com/politics/trump…
"Only an animal would say a thing like that," Trump said of the allegations that he called veterans and fallen war heroes "losers" and "suckers."
No, Mr. Trump. Not even an animal would. Only you.
usatoday.com/story/news/pol…
No, Mr. Trump. Not even an animal would. Only you.
usatoday.com/story/news/pol…
1/3 Trump launches unprecedented attack on military leadership he appointed cnn.com/2020/09/07/pol…
2/3 Trump says troops love him, attacks top brass ‘who want to do nothing but fight wars’ stripes.com/news/us/trump-…
Donald Trump's attack on military brass shows that he hasn't learned a thing about how the military hierarchy works; though the rank and file are sometimes at odds with the top brass, there is a respect for the chain of command that is vital to the functioning of the military.
The sad thing about this story is it's TRUE; I've seen a thread naming her & other Trump cronies as character witnesses for Trump.
Sarah Huckabee Sanders Lends Her Impeccable Reputation for Honesty and Credibility to Defending Trump newyorker.com/humor/borowitz… via .@NewYorker
Sarah Huckabee Sanders Lends Her Impeccable Reputation for Honesty and Credibility to Defending Trump newyorker.com/humor/borowitz… via .@NewYorker
The greatest lie Donald Trump convinced people of is that he is just like us. But he is nothing like any of us.
None of us would call our war heroes and veterans "losers" and "suckers."
From .@donwinslow - #TrumpIsNotLikeYou -
None of us would call our war heroes and veterans "losers" and "suckers."
From .@donwinslow - #TrumpIsNotLikeYou -
I like presidents who care about more than just one person.
I like presidents who understand why our fallen heroes are heroes.
#ILikeJoeBiden
I like presidents who understand why our fallen heroes are heroes.
#ILikeJoeBiden
3/5 Jimmy Hatch, former US Navy-Special Operations, and director of @Spikesk9fund, has a message about our nation.
Please watch, from .@Renew_Democracy -
Please watch, from .@Renew_Democracy -
4/5 Stand Up for Our Veterans. They Stood Up for Us
Our veterans protected our freedom. They stood up for us and we must stand up for them.
From .@Renew_Democracy -
Our veterans protected our freedom. They stood up for us and we must stand up for them.
From .@Renew_Democracy -
5/5 VoteVets' Maj. Gen. Paul Eaton (ret.) Responds To Trump's Attack On Pentagon Officials
From @votevets
From @votevets
It's 9/11, and the Trump regime is celebrating by discovering that their scheme to secretly withhold millions from the FDNY 9/11 health program has just been outed.
#TrumpDoesntCare #TrumpHatesOurFirefighters #TrumpHatesFirefighters #OneVoiceVets
nydailynews.com/news/politics/…
#TrumpDoesntCare #TrumpHatesOurFirefighters #TrumpHatesFirefighters #OneVoiceVets
nydailynews.com/news/politics/…
‘Pure Evil’: Report On Trump Administration Draining Fund For FDNY’s 9/11 Responders Draws Outrage
forbes.com/sites/lisettev…
forbes.com/sites/lisettev…
Never before have we had a president who attacked the men and women who rose to defend our country, calling them suckers and losers.
Never before have we had a president who let two to three 9/11s happen every week.
From .@ProjectLincoln -
Never before have we had a president who let two to three 9/11s happen every week.
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