🚨If you’re looking for a textbook example of Stolen Valor, look no further than Donald Trump’s campaign and the 50 Veterans who signed this letter.
29 of the signatures come from Republicans who falsely claim they retired from military service.
The most egregious example is Ronny Jackson, the former Navy officer reduced in rank from Rear Admiral to Captain after retirement.
(Follow this thread as we call them out one by one)
@RonnyJacksonTX - you were demoted from Rear Admiral to Captain – why are YOU committing stolen valor for claiming you’re a retired flag officer?
@TroyNehls – to see you signing a letter to ANYONE about stolen valor is the height of hypocrisy. Ask anyone who’s seen you wearing that Combat Infantryman’s Badge that you never earned!
@RogerMarshallMD – you did seven years – why are you claiming you’re retired?
@ScottForFlorida – you served for 29 months – why are you claiming you’re retired?
@Babin4Congress – you did four years in the Air Force – why are you claiming you’re retired?
@RepJimBaird – you did three years in the Army – why are you claiming you’re retired?
@Jim_Banks – you’re still serving as a supply officer in the Navy Reserve – why are you claiming you’re retired?
@BostForCongress – you spent three years in the Marine Corps – why are you claiming you’re retired?
@MikeCareyOH15 – you spent 10 years in the National Guard – why are you claiming you’re retired?
@EliCrane_CEO – you served for 13 years as a Navy SEAL – why are you claiming you’re retired?
@Vote_Davidson – you spent 12 years in the Army, including your West Point time – why are you claiming you’re retired?
@DunnCampaign – you served in the Army for 11 years – why are you claiming you’re retired?
@FallonForTexas – you spent four years in the Air Force – why are you claiming you’re retired?
@brettguthrie – you spent three years in the Army – why are you claiming you’re retired?
@CaptClayHiggins – you served in the National Guard for 6 years – why are you claiming you’re retired?
@WesleyHuntTX – you served for five years in the Army – why are you claiming you’re retired?
@DarrellIssa – you served for four years in the Army – why are you claiming you’re retired?
@JenKiggans – you served in the Navy for ten years – why are you claiming you’re retired?
@nicklalota – you served in the Navy for eight years – why are you claiming you’re retired?
@LopezforCO – you served for four years in the Air Force – why are you claiming you’re retired?
@standwithbarry – you served eight years in the Air Force – why are you claiming you’re retired?
@realannapaulina – you served five years in the Air Force – why are you claiming you’re retired?
@MaxMillerOH – you served six years in the Marine Corps – why are you claiming you’re retired?
@CoryMillsFL – you served five years in the Army – – why are you claiming you’re retired?
@GReschenthaler – you served 5 years in the Navy – – why are you claiming you’re retired?
@HalRogersKY5 – you spent eight years in the Army – why are you claiming you’re retired?
@gregsteube – you spent four years in the Army -– why are you claiming you’re retired?
@VoteTimmons – you’re still in the Air National Guard – why are you claiming you’re retired?
@Brandon4ny22 – you spent five years in the Navy – why are you claiming you’re retired?
Unlike Republicans, we can admit when we get something inaccurate, we revise our post to 28 of the signatures come from Republicans who falsely claim they retired from military service.
The notion of a president claiming immunity for ordering the assassination of a political rival using the military like SEAL Team 6 is fundamentally against the principles of democracy and the rule of law.
Here are several reasons why such an act would be VERY detrimental:
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The Constitution enshrines the rule of law and the separation of powers. The president using the military as a tool for personal vendettas, and not allowing the judiciary to hold a president accountable violates these principles. It undermines the checks & balances designed to prevent the abuse of power.
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Democracy relies on peaceful transitions of power and the electoral process, not through violence or force.
Utilizing the military to target political rivals would move us into an age of authoritarianism and away from democracy.
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What a HUGE night across America, particularly in Virginia. In the state legislature races, EIGHT VoteVets-endorsed candidates won in some of the toughest districts, helping Democrats keep the Senate and flip the House!
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Congratulations to all the #VoteVetsEL projected winners!
We've got something to say about the fringe attacks happening on our LGBTQ+ Troops coming from the right. So listen up.
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There are real threats facing us, and we need all hands on deck to defend our country. Our Military is the most lethal and capable fighting force in the world because it's made up of our best, brightest and strongest.
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The fringe right wants to impose its extreme social engineering on our Military by alienating and kicking out LGBTQ+ Troops.
They'd sacrifice our security and Military for their social agenda.
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Donald Trump is consistently a clear and present danger to our national security. His followers believe his lies and end up dying on his behalf.
Trump is not just a danger to our nation, he's a danger to his followers.
Today is #MemorialDay. While it has become a day for BBQ's, beaches and sales, please remember the real reason for this day, and why so many have off work to observe it.
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Interestingly, no one agrees where Memorial Day started. Numerous places claim it, which only proves how important we as a nation agree it is to remember our fallen.
At any rate, the name Memorial Day wasn't official until 1967, some 100+ years after the first observances.
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This is also not Veterans Day. While we'd argue any day is a good one to thank a Veteran for their service, and ask how they are, today is dedicated to those we've lost.
If the Supreme Court draft decision on Roe v. Wade becomes law, the impact on people serving in the military would be disastrous.
And some experts believe it could harm military readiness.
Consider the facts: (THREAD 🧵)
First, more than half of all states are poised to ban abortion if the Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade. States like Texas, Georgia and Florida, which are home to hundreds of thousands of troops and military families on some of the nation’s largest military bases.
Now consider that most active duty troops and military families don’t get to choose where they are stationed — meaning that safe, legal abortion will be inaccessible to them if this decision becomes law.