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Nancy Bainter's avatar

—he’d visit the hospitals filled with veterans or other areas where our soldiers are training in the field, but he’d need a golf cart since he doesn’t walk for any real reason or at any long distances, does he?

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IMPOed's avatar

Would not have given top secret documents to foreign countries naming and outing locations of American assets!

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Elizabeth Fenlon's avatar

Yes.

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Teri's avatar

Yeah well…that’s one old stink-hound who ain’t learning any new tricks.

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Bruce Landay's avatar

Well said! I’m a former Air Force officer and I’m horrified daily by what I see in the news. Trump acts like a dictator. He fires any generals who dare question him or don’t fit the MAGA image. I had the pleasure of serving with and under the types of officers and enlisted personnel who are now being systematically erased. The senior officers today are trying to stay out of politics as they should but Trump won’t allow it.

As an officer I swore an oath to the constitution, not a person. I hope all of the officers today remember that.

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Fred's avatar

And he would not have been a draft dodger, he wouldn’t have complained that it was raining and his hair would get wet instead of going to the Cemetary in France, he wouldn’t have denigrated a true war hero in John McCain, and asked at Arlington Cemetary “what was in it for them”. Anytime someone says Trump loves the military, throw this at them and see what they say.

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Michelle's avatar

100% agree so I wonder why anyone in the military supports him. The irony is astounding.

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Ellen Franzen's avatar

Once again, thank you, David.

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Leigh Horne's avatar

Boo-yah!

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Paul M Sotkiewicz's avatar

So well stated. Fact after fact. A true “chicken hawk”

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Raun Norquist's avatar

DjT is so broken and he wants all of us to feel as unloved and loathsome as he does. He is out of control and has nothing to lose. If he was not in the WH he would either dead or in jail. He has spawned unbridled hatred and what is amazing how many others are with him. Where is the love?

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Susanna J. Sturgis's avatar

Trump has no idea what "the military" stands for. (Truth to tell, sometimes I'm not 100% sure myself.) He does realize that in some quarters it's a sacred cow so he wants it on his side. Trouble is, to pull this off, he has to have some idea of what "the military" stands for among the people he's trying to win over. But he doesn't. Look at his past snarky comments about the late Sen. John McCain and about preferring service members who weren't wounded. He has no idea how many people who take the military seriously are hearing him.

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Phil Johnson's avatar

And shown disregard for those Americans and immigrants who are here lawfully and cannot be removed (Americans) and deported (immigrants) without due process under law.

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Robert Walden's avatar

Would not have pardoned the kidnappers of Gov. Whitmer. Nor the convicted criminals from Jan. 6.

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Marc Panaye's avatar

Mr. Rothkopf, as always you point to the wannabe emperor and shout "Look, the emperor is naked!"

You see it, I see it, a lot of people see it. But the maga-gop stays blind-deaf and mute.

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Teri Gelini's avatar

Truth !

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