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live love laugh

(13,120 posts)
Mon Jun 29, 2020, 03:34 PM Jun 2020

Trump doesn't seem to like the military very much.

Last edited Mon Jun 29, 2020, 04:48 PM - Edit history (1)

He’s:

⚰️sanctioned-by-silence Putin’s bounty on US soldiers.
⚰️killed hospitalized VA veterans using them as guinea pigs for his personal profit from hydroxychloroquine.
⚰️sanctioned firing navy Captain Brett Crozier for protecting his fleet from Covid.
⚰️undermined the military code of justice pardoning war criminals.
⚰️reassigned and blocking the promotion of Purple Heart veteran Vindman
⚰️attacked Gold Star families

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Trump doesn't seem to like the military very much. (Original Post) live love laugh Jun 2020 OP
Trump only likes the IDEA of the military. yellowcanine Jun 2020 #1
Show of Force, yes! GopherGal Jun 2020 #4
This message was self-deleted by its author kimbutgar Jun 2020 #2
He loves military parades, though. sop Jun 2020 #3
Attacks Gold Star families lame54 Jun 2020 #5
edited to add this to the list nt live love laugh Jun 2020 #9
And Yet With All This.... global1 Jun 2020 #6
If they would simply grovel at his feet Bettie Jun 2020 #7
Only when he can use them for his benefit. Arkansas Granny Jun 2020 #8
He just uses the military for his own purposes. Same with everyone else. MoonRiver Jun 2020 #10

yellowcanine

(35,699 posts)
1. Trump only likes the IDEA of the military.
Mon Jun 29, 2020, 03:41 PM
Jun 2020

Gons, tanks, airplanes. In other words, the hardware of war. The people? Not so much.

GopherGal

(2,009 posts)
4. Show of Force, yes!
Mon Jun 29, 2020, 03:49 PM
Jun 2020

He's all in favor of that.
Pledge to uphold the constitution, not so much.
Loyalty to the men and women reporting to/dependent on you, completely incomprehensible to the Dotard.

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Bettie

(16,111 posts)
7. If they would simply grovel at his feet
Mon Jun 29, 2020, 03:56 PM
Jun 2020

and tell him they will do whatever he asks without question, he'd love them.

Otherwise, they are those little green plastic army men in his mind.

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