Thread by @kaosu_

A thread of all the times Trump dishonored U.S. veterans and military service.

#TrumpLies
#TrumpHatesOurMilitary

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July 2015

Trump dishonored U.S. Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz.

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businessinsider.com/donald-trump-j…

February 2016

Trump dishonored Sen. Lindsay Graham, US Air Force and Colonel.

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politico.com/story/2016/02/…

July 2016

Trump dishonored retired four-star General John Allen.

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politico.com/story/2016/07/…

July 2016

Trump dishonored the family of Capt. Humayun Khan

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nytimes.com/2016/07/31/us/…

August 2017

Trump attacked Sen. Richard Blumenthal, a Vietnam veteran.

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washingtonpost.com/news/post-poli…

October 2017

Trump dishonored US Army Sgt. La David Johnson.

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theatlantic.com/politics/archi…

April 2018

Trump dishonored retired Air Force Lieutenant General James Clapper, the former director of national intelligence.

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thehill.com/policy/nationa…

June 2018

Trump dishonored Marine Corps veteran, Rep. Conor Lamb of Pennsylvania.

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thehill.com/homenews/campa…

November 2018

Trump dishonored retired Admiral William McRaven, a former Navy Seal.

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washingtonpost.com/world/national…

January 2019

Trump dishonored retired four-star General Stanley McChrystal.

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theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/…

May 2019

Trump dishonored FBI Director Robert Muller, a Vietnam veteran.

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businessinsider.com/trump-falsely-…

August 2019

Trump dishonored Rep. Seth Moulton, a marine in Iraq.

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boston.com/news/politics/…

October 2019

Trump dishonored former Defense Secretary Jim Mattis, a retired four-star general.

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militarytimes.com/news/pentagon-…

October 2019

Trump dishonored John Kelly, retired Marine general

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cnn.com/2019/10/28/pol…

October 2019

Trump dishonored Bill Taylor, the US's chief envoy to Ukraine

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businessinsider.com/bill-taylor-ga…

October 2019

Trump dishonored Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, a Purple Heart

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militarytimes.com/news/pentagon-…

June 2020

Russia offered Taliban militants bounties to murder U.S. troops, which has led to the deaths of several Americans.

Trump was told in writing in February and still hasn’t taken any actions.

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nytimes.com/2020/06/26/us/…

“The president has repeatedly disparaged the intelligence of service members, and asked that wounded veterans be kept out of military parades.” @TheAtlantic

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theatlantic.com/politics/archi…

Trump’s budget cuts hurt veterans.

✖️ ~1.7M on Medicaid
✖️ ~9.3M on Medicare
✖️ ~1.2M on SNAP
✖️ 37K homeless in 2019, no housing vouchers
✖️ cuts to Social Security’s DI hurts wounded warriors

#TrumpHatesVets

More: budget.house.gov/publications/r…

#TrumpLies more than 150 times that he is responsible for getting the veterans Choice program created.

👉🏽 cnn.com/2020/08/08/pol…

1️⃣ Choice was signed into law by @BarackObama in 2014 (obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/blog/2014/08/0…)

2️⃣ It was McCain’s bill (usatoday.com/story/news/pol…)