Reason #15 to Vote Blue on Nov 5
I know Trump supporters that fervently advocated for the display of the POW/MIA flag on our local post office flag pole and on our Town Common flag pole. Good! But then, how can they can support a candidate for President who said of the late Senator John McCain, who was tortured during 6 years as a prisoner of war in Vietnam, “He’s not a hero; He’s [only] a war hero because he was captured. I like people who weren’t captured.”
What a stupid slander on our POW’s! Bravery in the military is required and can put your life at greater risk for death or capture in some situations.
Despite never serving in the military himself, he referred to Americans who died in war as “losers” and “suckers.”
While in France, Trump skipped visiting the graves of American service members killed in World Wars I and II because it was raining.
At a 2017 Memorial Day commemoration at Arlington Cemetery, Trump commented, “I don’t get it. What was in it for them?” to his then-Secretary of Homeland Security, General John Kelly, about the graves of the soldiers, sailors, airmen and Marines.
Trump said he didn’t want to be seen with wounded veterans because “it doesn’t look good for me.” He also admonished senior Pentagon officials for allowing a wounded war veteran to sing during an event because “no one wants to see that, the wounded.”
Trump frequently insults military officials’ intelligence; he has called the military officials with whom he worked “some of the dumbest people I’ve ever met in my life.”
He uses the military as a political prop, using the Department of Defense as a background to sign the first anti-Muslim travel ban, and delivering an overtly political address while on a trip to a war zone,
He also set up a situation in which he could be photographed with the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff while clearing Black Lives Matter protestors from in front of the White House. General Milley was extremely uncomfortable with this departure from American military tradition and apologized publicly (video below).
Trump indicated at a November 2023 rally that he would not hesitate to use U.S. troops against American citizens and U.S. cities if he felt like it.
These are only some of the examples that support Reason #15. Apart from the first two paragraphs, all of the above examples of Trump’s ignorance of the military and disdain for the people in uniform come from the National Security Action website. By clicking here, you can read 2x the number of examples I have taken from them.
Vote for Harris to defeat Trump and prevent him from being Commander-in-Chief.
Resource:
- List of many examples of Trump’s misunderstanding or disdain for the military at National Security Action: https://nationalsecurityaction.org/trump-disrespects-the-military
- See also the many links within the above post.
- Examining the support for several of the specific allegations: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fi0pgP0ZtfU
