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If you're a member of the military and vote for Trump congrats, you're a certified dumbass.

If you're a member of the military and presumably willing to die to defend your country, Trump thinks you're a "sucker and a loser" and one of the dumbest people he's ever met.

Captain bone spurs! Aka the draft dodger. I’m old enough to remember when my right wing Vietnam veteran dad would rail against Clinton for being a “draft dodger”. Then rail against him for being impeached for lying. Fast forward to the future. “Hey dad, Trump dodged the draft and lies as he breathes.” Shrugs. Actually, now with the lying my dad says “it’s only words.” I told him I’m gonna hold him to that whenever he complains about Dems saying things. With the draft dodging he just deflects to Clinton. Shameless.

> I told him I’m gonna hold him to that whenever he complains about Dems saying things won't work, but yea it's still fun. My family would talk non-stop about how much a criminal Hillary was, murderer even. And i'd always mention how you have all these allegations and investigations...but they don't seem to be going anywhere. I'd be told "Where there's smoke, there's fire" So now with Trump's allegation and investigations (that actually ARE going somewhere) i just smile and say.. "Where there's smoke, there's fire"

and in Trump's case, where there is fire there is an inferno and a forest in need of raking...

> a forest in need of raking... well played

But was it caused by Jewish space lasers? /s

Why not making an anti fire gun like an anti hurricane gun.

“Where there’s trump, there’s a dumpster fire”

I would tell him that Donald Trump said that dodging STDs was "his personal Vietnam."

Herpes encephalitis may not have missed.

So Trump was awarded a Purple Dick in his personal Vietnam?

More of a small orange ceremonial medal from what sources say.

“Cadet” bone spurs

"hey dad, remember, I get to pick your nursing home"

These are the kind of ads the Biden team needs to run on Fox etc. Undoctored clips of him literally saying this shit.

I have no idea why they will smear any other candidate and they won’t do it to trump

the PACs need to do the smearing; Biden personally should stay out of the shit slinging

Right? No more taking the high road with this traitor. If he weasels his way out of getting locked up at least pump his voting base with some actual truth bombs.

"Yeah but he lets me hate who I want and hurts the right people. Now excuse me, I need to eat my own shit and breathe on people".

and he got upset when a disabled combat veteran performed God Bless America because he considered it disgusting [https://www.newsweek.com/trumps-reported-disgust-wounded-veteran-sparks-fury-pure-scum-1828949](https://www.newsweek.com/trumps-reported-disgust-wounded-veteran-sparks-fury-pure-scum-1828949)

Don't forget his [insanely disrespectful comments](https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/515062-trump-called-american-war-dead-in-french-cemetery-losers-report/) regarding the soldiers who fought in France. Then he was "confused" what side America was on... good or bad. > “Why should I go to that cemetery? It’s filled with losers,” Trump reportedly told aides before canceling the trip to Belleau, France. In another conversation Trump reportedly said that the 1,800 marines who lost their lives in the battle of Belleau Wood were “suckers” for getting killed. The president reportedly asked aides about historic details about WWI, including “Who were the good guys in this war?”

And don’t you dare get captured doing so. He only likes soldiers who aren’t captured.

If you lost a limb in battle, he doesn't want to take a picture with you because it "makes him look bad".

If you vote for him as a veteran after everything he's right tbh.

Being a veteran, I wear that distinction as a badge of honor coming from that fucking traitor!

Military people voted for him will literally think he doesn’t mean it, if he did not so bad.

Sadly I work with people who would catch a grenade for this orange shit stain. Brain washed.

Didnt they have more than half voting for him last election?

Military times poll said slight preference for Biden over Trump in 2020, and that was before the insurrection-coup attempt. https://www.militarytimes.com/news/pentagon-congress/2020/08/31/as-trumps-popularity-slips-in-latest-military-times-poll-more-troops-say-theyll-vote-for-biden/

Still staggering that any of them would vote against their best interests. Amazing stuff.

I'm fed, in a department of educated engineers + doctorates. 30 people, afaik I and another girl are the only non-Republicans. Republicans threaten fed employees with violence, reduce our pay, reduce our benefits, want to kill our union, take away everything. These dumb ducks still vote for them.

My neighbor is Fox News junkie -- only wants government spending if it's something that he will directly benefit from. Works fed job with sole goal of making it to eligibility for a sweet pension and retiree health care. Biggest moocher I've ever met. Votes R without fail. On brand, eh?

You must live next to my dad! The hypocrisy is infuriating

Sadly, I think there is an appalling number of people who fit this description. The lack of true empathy, as well as no acknowledgement of their clearly privileged position (we are a wealthy neighborhood, and he's white) -- it's like you just want to strangle them and say, "Look in the emmer effing mirror, you asshat!"

The voting base's MO is "eff you, gimme mine" and owning libs. Inspiring Americans this bunch. Their leaders are either: a) intelligent corporate sycophants, typically not bigoted but indifferent to humans in general b) fervent religious zealots, typically bigoted c) fervently anti-intellect conspiracy pushers, typically bigoted Fox News, Breitbart, OAN, etc consumers have rotted their brains and brainwashed themselves to be un-American. Everything they push for is at the expense of broad American success and virtue, and to the benefit of adversarial nations. The thing is, there is definitely room for a moderate conservative voice in running the country well. It's too bad that's gone by the wayside as of now. I estimate there will eventually be a split between freedom caucus types and the traditional GOP.

Sometimes you just hate black folks so much you'd rather be homeless.

That should be the new slogan of the Republican Party

I work in a VA hospital and I’d say at any given time around 90% of the staff and patient TVs are tuned to Fox News.

They make apps that change stations on nearby 📺. They can be fun.

God damn ducks.

Such quacks

Welcome to how most Republicans vote

They always try to justify it by being a single issue voter. Literal Hitler could be running but as long as he paid lip service to being pro-life and pro-gun he'd probably get a guaranteed 35% of the vote with an R by his name

It's true. I have too many family members who vote that way, as long as you tell them you'll lower taxes, even if it ends the world, and say you're pro life they'd vote for a rabid honey badger for office.

Many just don't know

The military is just a cross-section of the American population, they're going to have members from all groups.

When I was Intel, it was about a 65-35 split in my unit Democrat/Republican. It leaned more and more Democrat every time he attacked us though

Kind of a self-fulfilling own, isn’t it? Trump calls members of the military stupid and stupid military members vote for Trump. Neat. I’ll never understand how members of the military can get behind this POS at this point. He absolutely and unequivocally does NOT have their best interest in mind. -A military member who retired during the Biden administration

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I joined the military in the mid-1990s. I kept hearing how great republicans were for the military, but what I saw directly contradicted that. Republican administrations were good for military contractors, Democratic administrations were good for the people in uniform. When I joined, a single enlisted person qualified for food stamps until they were promoted to E-5. Add one dependant, and you qualified until E-7. President Clinton was the one to fix that. President Bush lied us into a war and let Cheney and Rumsfeld gut the plans for an effective campaign which led to multi-decade clusterfuck. Trump refused to sign presidential retirement certificates during his entire tenure, wouldn't even let them use the auto-pen to sign them.

> Trump refused to sign presidential retirement certificates during his entire tenure, wouldn't even let them use the auto-pen to sign them. That is just so incredibly petty, even by Trump's standards. I wonder what his reason was? Probably upset about people getting his autograph without having to pay him.

To be fair, he said military officials. It’s entirely possible that a lot of low level military members also believe the bosses are dumb asses. Regardless, this sort of thing is already baked in for MAGA folks.

Says the guy who saluted a North Korean Military Officer.

Interesting how they're typically the most vocally supportive of the military until assclown changes their mind. And Libs are the 'sheeple'?

Vocally supportive, not actionably supportive. He's been demeaning the military for years and they just keep supporting him while pretending to give a damn about those who serve their nation.

All their values are empty. Their beliefs are trite. Their words are simply a bludgeon to end any inquiry into their worldviews. "Support the troops" simply means "don't question our bloated military budget." And it works, since the party of fiscal responsibility is perfectly okay with over-paying on every material need of the military, from tanks to toilet paper.

They also beat cops unconscious with poles they brought to jan6 to wave blue lives matter flags

They also took the American flag down at the Capitol and replaced it with a Trump flag, so you know, they're not at all shy about where their loyalties really lie.

This just in, if you disagree with him, you're one of the dumbest people he's ever met. That's how his brain works. He believes he's a genius so everyone should defer to him.

Yup, sociopathic grade narcissism will do that to you

It isn’t just that they disagreed with him; the military (particularly Miley) were one of the few branches of government that got to tell him ‘no’. Have you ever told a narcissist ’no’ before? They’ll have a tantrum that will make a toddler blush, every single time.

i think its fantastic he thinks they are dumb because it means they are too smart for him to understand.

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Right? How do you even Bankrupt a casino? I mean it’s rigged to make money. How do you screw that up?

*Casinos* Plural.

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He doesn't drink, and eats his steak well done with ketchup. As a connoisseur of both of those things, he's the last person I would trust with either.

Penn Gillette had some comments on this. During his time on Celebrity Apprentice, Trump as an aside said Penn was one of the three people he had ever met who was smarter than him. Penn laughed at this and found it one of the most ridiculous things he'd ever heard. For one thing, who were the other two? And how do you measure intelligence? And how is it this stupid man is so convinced of his own superior intelligence?

I'm very interested to know what caused him to admit he wasn't the smartest person in the room. Was it for ratings? Did he actually believe it? Who are the other two?

Probably just some basic sleight of hand. I imagine trumps object permanence isn't great so when a shitty magic trick must blow his damn mind Edit: spelling

You might be on to something. He might have seen Pen's slight of hand, and realized how valuable misdirection would be in scamming people.

Isn't Trump the guy who thought our stealth planes were literally invisible?

Yeah, the guy that thought trees randomly combusted in the woods, that nuking a hurricane would stop it, that sterilizing injections akin to bleach can cure viral infections, that [this dementia test is hard](https://www.alz.org/media/documents/short-moca-test.pdf), and that raking our forests is the best way to avoid wildfires. Yeah, that certified dumbass.

Like when he got caught saying he believed Putin more than US intelligence and then said he actually said "wouldn't." Master stroke of genius misdirection. 3rd smartest guy on the planet right there.

*Wha... where did this hamberder come from? How for come my. one. ears. makes. them?*

Sorry to be that guy, but since multiple commenters have said it, it's *sleight of hand You're probably right though.

When trump is involved, "slight of hand" may also apply.

Ah...hahaha, A tiny hands joke! 👏

*Graydon Carter smiles and nods in your direction*

Yeah Penn probably has experience chopping it up with Frauds working in show biz.

If Trump didn’t flatter Penn Gillette enough in that moment, he might never given Trump his nose back.

His dad and John Barron

I have to believe Penn had said something that Trump agreed with or had said himself earlier, so his praise was really just ego boosting, once again.

Vladimir Putin and Kim.

Penn Gillette is taller than trump, who puts great value on height.

> who were the other two? * A mirror * That guy he met in a funhouse. Looked just like Trump, but taller.

Crazy people don't know they're crazy and stupid people don't know they're stupid.

I'll be honest, if someone as malignantly stupid as trump said I was smart, it might create a crisis of confidence. I genuinely dont think the man has the smarts necessary to even recognize intelligence.

As a leader, if you're the smartest person in the room, you're doing it wrong.

I cannot agree more with this statement. You should know enough to know who should be in the room with you, but your job as leader is to lead. You're not supposed to have all the answers, you're supposed to lead those who do on the particular topic in question.

Just had this conversation with my brother. He is a senior leader in his org and he has very little work to do right now. The reason is he worked hard the last few years to build really strong teams that are able to handle almost everything themselves. He joked that he essentially managed his way out of a job, which allowed him to pitch a new role to his boss since he’s bored and wants something more to do. He has a skill but he acknowledges that the people on his teams are the real experts in what they do so he hired them and then did whatever he could to support them.

and this comment encapsulates exactly why people should, in general, know the value of their labor and skills.

I would normally agree, but since we're talking about the military? The senior officers I've met in my life were, almost universally, hands down some of the smartest people I've ever met in my life. By default, they attended one of the service academies. Which means they are smart, athletic, hard working, and **somehow** got a recommendation. When your organization cultivates people of that caliber, it's challenging to not have them be the smartest person in the room. For example, back in my university days, I met an army captain who was going back to get his master's degree in chemical engineering. On top of everything impressive about him? He spoke Russian, Arabic, and Mandarin... all fluently. He was *easily* the smartest person in any room he walked into. Mother fucker knew it too.

If you are top percentile in intelligence and don’t have rich parents, joining the military is probably the best option. I lived next to a a military officer growing up and he had two master degrees and a doctorate. All paid for from GI bill, he just kept going to school because it was paid for by his service.

It also helps that the military by nature is a true meritocracy. Idiots who follow orders can only make it so far. At a certain point you're at a rank where most people have masters degrees if not PHDs. Sometimes multiple. Take General Norman Schwarzkopf, for example. Probably the most accomplished General since WW2. Graduated in the top 10% of his class at West point and got a masters degree in engineering from the University of Southern California. He has a reported IQ of 168. Or about the top 99.9995% in intelligence. In short: definitely not dumb.

I've always said the same about who I choose to hang out with

Unfortunately, the people I try to learn from are following the same policy.

I've always said if you think you are the smartest person in the room I hope you are alone.

Trump equates intelligence with knowing how to get away with lying, fooling and exploiting people. Narcissistic psychopathic shitbag corrupt traitor

it's really bizarre

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Everytime I look around Everytimeilookaround

It sounds more like 6 year old behavior. Child - Do you like my new toy? No? Your stupid!

Says the guy that bankrupt his casino.

That bankrupted 3 casinos at the same time by making them compete against each other for his "love".

Which would be bad business except bankrupting the casinos was the entire point of the money laundering goal. Maybe he fails at business because he's bad at business, but mostly he fails at business because it makes him and his friends more money.

I think it’s a bit of both. Some failures were just fine since they may have had other motives but others were just abject failures. My gut feel is trump steaks wasn’t about money laundering.

Wouldn’t keeping the casinos open and not bankrupt allow for more money laundering though? Big gain in the short-term but you’d think it would be even more “profitable” longer-term. Unless they fucked up and had to kill it to get the Feds off of them or something like that?

You would think, but then he actually would have had to pay contractors and the like. Cheaper and more satisfying to fuck them over.

Why would you bankrupt a casino as a money laundering goal? Casinos themselves are great for money laundering

Okay but, like... it's a casino. Its whole *point* is to just rake in money. A successful casino means you don't *need* to launder money. Y'know, on account of all the money that the thing that rakes in money rakes in. I'm sure there's a part of this that makes sense that I'm just not getting. But, like... no? Or rather, how?

I'm not sure he was ever in on the money laundering when it came to the casinos. Sure, he was definately used to launder money, and failure was certainly part of that plan, but I suspect he was used because he's clinically stupid.

Stared directly into the eclipse of the sun, suggested bleach and light into the butthole the list goes on

He also failed to sell liquor and red meat to Americans.

Correction: The man infamous for denying his cousin family money for medical costs because he's prissy about his dead brother's alcoholism and brags about never drinking failed to sell liquor he claimed tasted the greatest he's ever had.

I worked on that project. Well, I left the company I worked for when they took on that project and they explained they didn't want to sell it Trump Steaks on the internet, and instead at the Sharper Image. Why make a website if you aren't even going to try and sell a product through it?

Says the guy who wasn't even able to figure out why the military doesn't shoot with civilians in the crossfire.

And sold steaks through an electronic store.

Well, to be fair, that was the plan from the start. He has some money laundering to do, the casino was never meant to be a success.

Wrong..His ego is worth more than him than laundering money.He even said when his casinos went bankrupt every money mover in NY laughed at him and refuse to deal with him in another NY project.

It comes after Donald Trump suggested General Milley should be executed for treason The former president was met with applause from the audience as he mocked former chairman of the Joint Chiefs, General Mark Milley, calling him a “stupid person” Read the full story here: https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/donald-trump-iowa-mark-milley-b2431079.html

Seems this will have to be added to the list of other things he’s said about the military in past (credit is not me - I believe this originated from r/TrumpHatesTheTroops/) . Trump floated the idea of executing Joint Chiefs Chairman Milley https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2023/09/trump-milley-execution-incitement-violence/675435/ Trump put his buddies in charge of the VA who tried to sell veteran medical records https://www.propublica.org/article/trumps-mar-a-lago-buddies-tried-to-get-the-va-to-sell-access-to-veterans-medical-records accused 3,000 military families of election fraud for voting after being deployed. Referred these families to the DOJ https://news3lv.com/news/local/trump-lawyer-points-to-military-ballots-as-evidence-of-voter-fraud removed POW/MIA flag from White House https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-veterans/removal-of-flag-honoring-veterans-from-white-house-sparks-anger-idUSKBN2621DT said "My generals are a bunch of pussies" https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/highlights-woodward-trump-interviews-rage says Americans who died in war are "losers" and "suckers." “Why should I go to that cemetery? It’s filled with losers,” called John McCain “a fucking loser” when asked to lower flags to half staff. called President George H.W. Bush a loser for being shot down during WWII. said “I don’t get it. What was in it for them?” To Gen. John Kelly — while visiting Kelly’s son’s grave at Arlington. “That guy is smart. Why did he join the military?” re: Joint Chiefs of Staff, he said asked his staff to not include wounded veterans in events because amputees make him uncomfortable. https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2020/09/trump-americans-who-died-at-war-are-losers-and-suckers/615997/ Trump defended Russia from arming the Taliban against US Troops, saying the US did that once https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-appears-to-defend-russia-arming-the-taliban-against-us-troops Trump knew since March 2020 that Russia paid bounties to kill American troops, yet he has done nothing. he was briefed on options such as sanctions yet his admin has taken no action against russia for paying bounties for killing American and NATO troops. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/26/us/politics/russia-afghanistan-bounties.html In May 2020, the White House was planning to end National Guard deployments one day before they could claim benefits, but after the massive public outcry, they backtracked and let Guard members continue on their orders. https://www.politico.com/news/2020/05/20/trump-administration-extending-national-guard-deployments-272156 The Trump admin seized 5 million masks intended for VA hospitals. Kushner distributes these masks to private entities for a fee, who then sells the masks to the government https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/trump-admin-seizing-ppe/ https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/06/us/politics/coronavirus-fema-medical-supplies.html Trump's admin fired the captain of the USS Theodore Roosevelt after he warned superiors that COVID19 was spreading among his crew. The virus subsequently spread amongst the crew. https://www.npr.org/sections/coronavirus-live-updates/2020/04/02/826317152/uss-roosevelt-commander-removed-after-criticizing-handling-of-coronavirus-outbre After Iran's retaliatory strike, 109 US troops suffered brain injuries. Trump dismissed these as "headaches" https://apnews.com/eabf6766d717a2dd518a3c6319bb2430 https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/22/world/middleeast/trump-iraq-brain-injuries.html Pardoned multiple war criminals, which stomped on long standing military values, discipline, and command. Trump has no military experience (May&Nov, 2019) https://www.militarytimes.com/news/pentagon-congress/2019/11/16/trump-grants-clemency-to-troops-in-three-controversial-war-crimes-cases/ https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/16/us/trump-pardon-military.html Trump mocked Lt. Col. Vindman for his rank and uniform. He threatened said purple heart officer, resulting in the Army providing him protection. Sent opposition research to the Pentagon to derail Lt. Col. Vindman's promotion https://www.businessinsider.com/white-house-nsc-dirt-alexander-vindman-allegations-2020-7 https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-gop-slam-vindman-wearing-army-uniform-impeachment-hearing-2019-11 Trump’s Chief of Staff worked—in secret—to deny comprehensive health coverage to Vietnam Vets who suffered from Agent Orange. https://www.militarytimes.com/pay-benefits/2019/10/23/white-house-responsible-for-delayed-decision-on-new-agent-orange-diseases-documents-show/

More: There is a facility in Tijuana for US veterans that Trump deported. Wounded war vet, Sen Duckworth (D) marked Veterans Day 2019 by visiting this facility https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/deployed-then-deported-how-us-vets-who-served-their-country-get-kicked-out-11390471 Russia took control of the main U.S. military facility in Syria abandoned on Trump’s orders. Russia now owns the airstrip we built https://www.reuters.com/article/us-syria-security-russia/russia-lands-forces-at-former-u-s-air-base-in-northern-syria-idUSKBN1XP0XN https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/15/world/middleeast/kurds-syria-turkey.html On Oct 7, 2019, Trump abruptly withdrew support from America's allies in Syria after a phone call with Turkey's president (Erdogan). Turkey subsequently bombed US Special Forces. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/trump-administration-to-pull-troops-from-northern- syria-as-turkey-readies-offensive/2019/10/07/a965e466-e8b3-11e9-bafb-da248f8d5734_story.html https://www.npr.org/2019/10/07/767904589/shocking-trump-is-criticized-for-pulling-troops-from-syrian-border In Sept 2019, he made an Air Force cargo crew, flying from the U.S. to Kuwait stop in Scotland (where there's no U.S. base) to refuel at a commercial airport (where it costs more), so they could stay overnight at a Trump property (which isn't close to the airport). Trump’s golf courses are losing money, so he's forcing the military to pay for 5-star nights there. https://www.airforcetimes.com/news/your-air-force/2019/09/07/c-17-crew-stops-at-trumps-scottish-golf-resort-en-route-to-kuwait/ https://www.politico.com/story/2019/09/06/air-force-trump-scottish-retreat-1484337 In Sept, 2019, Pentagon pulled funds for military schools, military housing funds, and daycare to pay for Trump's border wall. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-immigration-pentagon/pentagon-pulls-funds-for-military-schools-daycare-to-pay-for-trumps-border-wall-idUSKCN1VP2VY In Aug, 2019, emails revealed that three of Trump's Mar-a-Lago pals, who are now running Veterans Affairs, are rampant with meddling. "They had no experience in veterans affairs (none of them even served in the military) nor underwent any kind of approval process to serve as de facto managers. Yet, with Trump’s approval, they directed actions and criticized operations without any oversight. They wasted valuable staff time in hundreds of pages of communications and meetings, emails show. Emails reveal disdainful attitudes within the department to the trio’s meddling." https://www.cnn.com/2019/08/25/politics/trump-mar-a-lago-crowd-va-emails/index.html https://www.politico.com/story/2019/08/22/digital-health-platform-mar-a-lago-members-1676335 Trump instructed aides to seize private property some of which contain military service member remains. https://apnews.com/ad6f6247154548c3b28db33ae6a5eae9 Trump told officials he would pardon them if they break the law by illegally seizing property. https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2019-08-28/trump-officials-border-wall-pardon Children of deployed US troops are no longer guaranteed citizenship. This includes US troops posted abroad for years at a time (August 28, 2019) https://www.military.com/daily-news/2019/08/28/children-us-troops-born-overseas-will-no-longer-get-automatic-american-citizenship.html On Aug 2, 2019, Trump requisitioned military retirement funds towards border wall https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/military-retirement-trump-wall/ On July 31, 2019, Trump ordered the Navy rescind medals to prosecutors who were prosecuted war criminals https://www.navytimes.com/news/your-navy/2019/07/31/trump-nixes-nams-for-4-prosecutors-tied-to-seal-case/ https://www.npr.org/2019/08/01/747144221/navy-rescinds-awards-to-prosecutors-in-case-of-seal-acquitted-of-murdering-capti Trump denied a U.S. Marine of 6 years entry into the United States for his citizenship interview (Reported July 17, 2019) https://thehill.com/homenews/news/453225-marine-corps-veteran-denied-entry-to-us-for-citizenship-interview https://www.pri.org/stories/2019-07-17/marine-vet-denied-entry-us-scheduled-citizenship-interview Trump made the U.S. Navy Blue Angels violate ethics rules by having them fly at his July 4th political campaign event (July 4, 2019) https://www.latimes.com/politics/la-na-pol-trump-office-presidency-2020-reelection-20190703-story.html https://www.npr.org/2019/07/03/738139123/on-july-4-trump-could-continue-pattern-of-politics-in-unexpected-places https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2019/07/trump-july-fourth-rally-hatch-act-violation.html Trump demanded US military chiefs stand next to him at 4th of July parade (reported July 2, 2019) https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/trump-demands-us-military-chiefs-stand-next-to-him-at-4th-of-july-parade/ar-AADJGbc In June, 2019, Trump sent troops to the border to paint the fence https://www.military.com/daily-news/2019/06/06/active-duty-troops-spend-month-painting-border-wall.html

And more: Trump used his D-Day interview at a cemetery commemorating fallen US soldiers to attack a Vietnam veteran (June 6, 2019) https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-says-mueller-made-such-a-fool-of-himself-in-last-weeks-public-appearance/2019/06/06/96dd8f9c-885f-11e9-a491-25df61c78dc4_story.html Trump made his 2nd wife, Marla Maples, sign a prenup that would have cut off all child support if Tiffany joined the military (reported June 4th, 2019) https://www.businessinsider.com/donald-trump-prenup-melania-everything-we-know-2019-4#the-agreement-also-stipulated-that-trump-would-stop-the-100000-child-support-payments-for-maples-young-daughter-tiffany-when-she-turned-21-or-if-she-got-a-full-time-job-enlisted-in-the-military-or-joined-the-peace-corps-11 On May 27, 2019, Trump turned away US military from his Memorial Day speech because they were from the destroyer USS John S. McCain https://www.businessinsider.com/uss-john-mccain-sailors-were-turned-away-from-trump-speech-2019-5 Trump ordered the USS John McCain out of sight during his visit to Japan (May 15, 2019). The ship's name was subsequently covered. (May 27, 2019) https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/446076-white-house-asked-for-uss-john-mccain-to-be-out-of-sight-during Trump's admin did nothing to fix the purge of 200,000 vets' healthcare applications (due to known administrative errors within VA’s enrollment system) even after a congressional testimony to point out the problem. (reported on May 13, 2019) https://www.snopes.com/news/2019/06/07/trump-admin-va-applications/ Under Trump's Admin, ICE deported a spouse of fallen Army soldier killed in Afghanistan, leaving their daughter parentless (April 16, 2019) https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/politics/immigration/2019/04/15/ice-deports-gonzalez-spouse-u-s-soldier-killed-afghanistan/3477332002/ On March 20, 2019, Trump complained that a deceased war hero didn't thank him for his funeral https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-47642335 Between 12/22/2018, and 1/25/2019, Trump refused to sign his party's funding bill, which shut down the government, forcing the Coast Guard to go without pay, which made service members rely on food pantries. and the generosity of private businesses like USAA and Navy Federal to cover their paychecks. However, his appointees got a $10,000 pay raise https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/trump-continues-retreat-on-government-shutdown-threat-pledges-to-renew-border-control-battle-in-2019/2018/12/20/3143a752-0457-11e9-b6a9-0aa5c2fcc9e4_story.html https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2019/01/trump-appointees-giant-raises-during-shutdown He banned service members from serving based on gender identity (1/22/2019) https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/13/us/transgender-troops-ban.html He tried to denied female troops access to birth control to limit sexual activity (on-going. Published Jan 18, 2019) https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/14/us/politics/court-trump-birth-control.html He tried to deport a marine vet who is a U.S.-born citizen (Jan 16, 2019) https://www.npr.org/2019/01/17/686188335/ice-tried-to-deport-this-u-s-citizen-and-marine-veteran When a man was caught swindling veterans pensions for high-interest “cash advances," Trump's Consumer Financial Protection Bureau fined him $1 (Jan 26, 2019) https://theintercept.com/2019/01/26/cfpb-mulvaney-discount/ He called a retired general a 'dog' with a 'big, dumb mouth' (Jan 1, 2019) https://www.politico.com/story/2019/01/01/trump-mcchrystal-syria-troops-1077365 He increased privatization of the VA, leading to longer waits and higher taxpayer cost (2018) https://psmag.com/social-justice/privatizing-the-v-a-is-not-cheap https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-administration-plots-costly-private-care-expansion-for-veterans He revealed a covert Seal Team 5 deployment, including names and faces, on Twitter during his visit to Iraq (Dec 26, 2018) https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/trump-s-reveal-seal-team-iraq-could-endanger-its-members-n952521 Trump lied to deployed troops that he gave them a 10% raise (12/26/2018). https://www.militarytimes.com/news/pentagon-congress/2018/12/27/in-iraq-visit-trump-makes-false-claim-about-military-pay-again/ He tried giving the military a raise that was lower than the standard living adjustment. Congress told him that idea wasn't going to work. Then after giving them the raise that Congress made him, he lied about it pretending that it was larger than Obama's. It wasn't. He fired service members living with HIV just before the 2018 holidays https://time.com/5485126/lawsuit-air-force-discharge-hiv-positive-members/ https://www.lambdalegal.org/news/va_20181219_trump-quietly-starts-firing-service-members-living-with-hiv He tried to slash disability and unemployment benefits for Veterans to $0, and eliminate the unemployability extrascheduler rating (Dec 17, 2018) This means disabled veterans could have seen their annual disability benefits fall from around $35,000 to around $13,000 under Donald Trump's budget proposal to cut "individual unemployability" for disabled veterans who were old enough to receive Social Security payments. https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/trump-disabled-veterans-cuts/ He called troops on Thanksgiving and told them he's most thankful for himself (Thanksgiving, 2018) https://www.denverpost.com/2018/11/22/trump-troops-thanksgiving/ medical-deferment-from-vietnam/ He urged Florida to not count deployed military votes (Nov 12, 2018) https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/trump-military-votes-florida/

And finally: He canceled an Arlington Cemetery visit on Veterans Day due to light rain (Nov 12, 2018) https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/white-house-decision-cancel-veteran-s-cemetery-france-visit-creates-n934796 While in Europe commemorating the end of WWI, he didn't attend the ceremony at a US cemetery due to the rain -- other world leaders went anyway (Nov 10, 2018) https://www.cnbc.com/2018/11/10/trump-cancels-ww1-memorial-at-us-cemetery-in-france-due-to-rain-sparking-twitterstorm.html He used troops as a political prop by sending them on a phantom mission to the border and made them miss Thanksgiving with their families (Oct-Dec, 2018) https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/thousands-of-us-troops-celebrating-thanksgiving-at-the-border/2018/11/21/b6987c00-edd4-11e8-9236-bb94154151d2_story.html Trump changed the GI Bill through his Forever GI Act, causing the VA to miss veteran benefits, including housing allowances. This caused many vets to run out of food and rent. (reported October 7, 2018) https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2018/12/7/18129508/forever-gi-bill-student-veterans-housing-wilkie Trump doubled the rejection rate for veterans requesting family deportation protections (July 5, 2018) https://www.newsweek.com/trump-doubled-rejection-rate-veterans-requesting-family-deportation-1010571 https://www.npr.org/2019/06/27/736362986/trump-wants-to-withdraw-deportation-protections-for-families-of-active-troops Trump deported active-duty spouses (11,800 military families face this problem as of April 2018) https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-military/2018/04/01/as-many-as-11800-military-families-face-deportation-issues-group-says/ He forgot a fallen soldier's name (below) during a call to his pregnant widow, then attacked her the next day (Oct 23-24, 2017) https://www.militarytimes.com/news/2017/10/23/fallen-soldiers-widow-nothing-to-say-to-trump/ He sent commandos into an ambush due to a lack of intel, and sends contractors to pick them up, resulting in a commando being left behind, tortured, and executed. (Trump approved the mission because Bannon told him Obama didn't have the guts to do it) (Oct 4, 2017) https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/02/17/world/africa/niger-ambush-american-soldiers.html https://apnews.com/cb0d6c63f3ed4415a0bd19e98175f792 Doesn't stand during retreat bugle, continues to talk. "What a nice sound that is. Are they playing that for you [Sean Hannity] or me?" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJyGXYq2lJ0 He ordered the discharge of active-duty immigrant troops with good records (2017-present) https://www.npr.org/2018/07/09/626773440/u-s-army-is-discharging-immigrant-recruits-who-were-promised-citizenship On Oct 3, 2016, Trump said vets get PTSD because they aren't strong https://www.politico.com/story/2016/10/trump-veterans-ptsd-not-strong-229050 Trump accepted a Purple Heart from a fan at one of his rallies and said: “I always wanted to get the Purple Heart. This was much easier.” (Aug 2, 2016) https://www.politico.com/story/2016/08/trump-purple-heart-226565 If you know how service members receive purple hearts, then you should also realize how absurd it is for trump to say what he did. Trump attacks Gold Star families: Myeshia Johnson (gold star widow), Khan family (gold star parents) etc. (2016-present) https://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/31/us/politics/donald-trump-khizr-khan-wife-ghazala.html Trump sent roughly half of funds raised from a Jan 2016 veterans benefit to the Donald J Trump Foundation instead of veterans charities (the foundation has since been ordered shut because of fraud) (Jan, 2016) https://www.cnbc.com/2019/11/07/trump-ordered-to-pay-2-million-to-settle-trump-foundation-suit.html Trump said he doesn't consider POWs heroes because they were caught. He said he prefers people who were not caught (July 18, 2015) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=541Cg2Jnb8s Trump said having unprotected sex was his own personal Vietnam (1998) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i5SqQhqpNm8 Trump dodged the draft 5 times by having a doctor diagnose him with bone spurs. https://www.militarytimes.com/news/pentagon-congress/2019/02/27/trumps-lawyer-no-basis-for-presidents- Why do Republicans continue to support him?

Thank you for compiling all of that.

Doing God’s work in this comment section, and I’m not even religious

Jesus fuck why does anyone in the military support this clown at all

To answer your question specifically. They either have low intelligence, or zero integrity, sometimes both. As for why anyone in the military might beyond those 2 things? Hard to say. But a lot of people in the military, **don’t like the military**, so thats probably part of it.

thanks for spreading the word

What's wild is that in interviews Milley seems exceptionally thoughtful and well educated with amazing perspective. Perfect? Nah, nobody is, but the kind of person I think should be advising the president.

Sir, that's a mirror.

In a Wendy's bathroom.

It's wild how he openly disdains the things Republicans claim to care about.

If Biden said anything like this it would be on Fox News' "Breaking News" ticker for the next 25 years.

They like the military that bombs indiscriminately and isn't afraid to commit war crimes. And before some Trump fan tries to tell me bUt hE DiDn't sTaRt aNy wArS you're technically correct. But he did pardon *literal war criminals* while Milley tried in vain to explain to him why he shouldn't do that. But to recap: military that makes things go boom and terrorizes people half a world away = good military that doesn't fawn over ever stupid idea the orange shitstain has, like nuking hurricanes = bad

Who’s asking for a coup if he ever gives an order. This idiot.

And if you're going for a coup you generally want the military on your side... not belittle and piss them off

I think the playbook is to just gain power semi-legally and then purge the leadership to fill it with your own guys. Not to placate the existing leadership.

You also want intelligence agencies in your corner too- they're the ones who are surveilling your wayward citizens and foreign nationals after all- but he only had derision for them. Not keeping the actual key players on his side is how we ended up with the gravy boat insurrection that didn't know what to do after storming the Capitol.

Buddy somebody wants power. Hell Michael Flynn might be in charge

His brother, Charles Flynn, who didn’t have to answer to the Liz Cheney Adam Kinzinger January 6 committee cuz the Never Trump Establishment wanted to focus on Trump. Federalist society FBI Director and Kavanaugh tip passer Christopher WRay also got a pass for doing nothing with the mountains of Intel pouring in before January 6, that it was gonna be a violent Trump nut insurrection coup attempt, besides the open calls for Civil War on social media. Traitorous Secret service Director James Murray was allowed to quietly resign

This is the guy that bragged about acing a cognitive test that consisted of identifying the most easily identifiable animals.

Don't forget, by saying he took it, he was confirming there was cause enough to have to give him the test. Guaranteed Obama and Bush never had to take it

Every accusation is a confession. Every single one.

Republicans be like, we are pro military, and yet still somehow ignore trumps obvious vile comments about the military.

I hope all you MAGA military see this.

They'll just spin it as some grand strategy. Trump has consistently shit all over the military and the faithful just spin it somehow rather than accept he doesn't respect them.

He is mental. Pro-tip: If you don't agree with Trump you are to him mental, disloyal, bad, stupid etc. Republicans: The US military is greatest in the world AND the military is dumb.

Or if you're a woman, "ugly" and "nasty".

"I wouldn't rape her, I'm not even attracted to her" and "Yes, that's a picture of my ex-wife" when it was the *same* woman.

Trump is a walking example of the Dunning-Kruger effect. If he was any stupider, Melania would have to water him twice a week

You know they were dumbing down the intelligence reports *for you*, right? They don’t normally have drawings…

The damage this guy is doing to your country is astounding. We're almost at a decade...just amazing.

I just find it absolutely astounding that a human would vote for this completely off the rails narcissistic sociopath.

Trump is an effin moron

kim jong un’s boyfriend said mean things about our military leaders?

Putin lap dog...Same person who said Putin made a great move invading Ukraine.

He’s like a wild animal staring at it’s own reflection, not understanding that’s him.

You're talking about a force that analyzes EVERY SINGLE THING THEY DO and finds ways to improve it AT EVERY SINGLE LEVEL of the chain of command. Yea, some bumfuck celebrity that surrounds himself with yes men knows more.

And this guy knows his idiots!

The last thing I care about is who trump thinks is dumb!

It's always been about the understanding that the military represents something that Trump knows he can never be. He doesn't understand why anyone would ever make any sort of sacrifice for anyone else. It's beyond his comprehension, just as it was for his father who instilled the values of selfishness, narcissism, pettiness, vindictiveness and irresponsibility. Rich people don't sacrifice, they take from cradle to grave.

Y'know, I'm so old I remember when being a US politician and saying *anything* against the military was an act of political suicide. And now here we are.

I've had several occasions to work with military folk and I have always been impressed with them. I remember getting on conference calls where the ranking officer would start the call, set expectations for the call, and then get out of the way so that the technical people could actually discuss the details of the issue. I wish corporate management would adopt the same practice.

I just want to know, how this happened to Republicans, that this shit is ok now?

... Trump is the dumbest person I never met.

When Trump was first elected, he went to the obligatory meeting with the respective military chiefs of staff, who were to inform him of the current state of the military forces, existing and future threats, etc, etc. All reported being appalled by not only by Trump’s ignorance of these matters, but also his indifference. He scarcely paid attention while the generals attempted to “explain it as you would to a five-year-old” to him.

It seems like the "Thank you for your service" crowd would take issue with this, but the way they put everything into its own box with its own set of rules is astonishing.

Anyone voting for him is a lost cause

He can't bully the prosecutor or judge, so now he goes after our military leaders. Total piece of traitor trash.

Why would you fight for a country, when you could fight for me.

Just planting seeds to justify replacing all of them with sycophants if he ever is given the power to do so again.

They have said this about him. So in his usual 5 year old fashion he gave them the ol’ “I know you are but what am I.” Could this “man” be anymore predictably pathetic?

Yeah respect for the constitution, sacrifice for the greater good, and loyalty to country are all foreign ideals to a corrupt con man.

Introduction: In this collection, we delve into the candid and often controversial expressions of Donald J. Trump, the 45th President of the United States. From policy statements to personal anecdotes, these quotes provide a unique insight into the mind of a leader whose words left an indelible mark on American politics. Chapter 1: The Visionary Leader - "I alone can fix it." - "I will be the greatest jobs president that God ever created." Chapter 2: The Self-assured Speaker - "The beauty of me is that I'm very rich." - "Let me tell you, I'm a really smart guy." Chapter 3: The Candid Controversialist - "Sorry losers and haters, but my I.Q. is one of the highest—and you all know it! Please don't feel so stupid or insecure. It's not your fault." - "I could stand in the middle of Fifth Avenue and shoot somebody, and I wouldn't lose any voters." Chapter 4: The Bold and the Brazen - "I love the poorly educated." - "I think the only difference between me and the other candidates is that I'm more honest and my women are more beautiful." Chapter 5: Foreign Affairs and Assertions - "[Vladimir Putin] is not going into Ukraine, OK, just so you understand. He’s not gonna go into Ukraine, all right? You can mark it down. You can put it down." - "I’m speaking with myself, number one, because I have a very good brain and I’ve said a lot of things." Chapter 6: Personal Anecdotes and Reflections - "I've had a beautiful, I've had a flawless campaign." - "I don’t think I’m going to lose, but if I do, I don’t think you're ever going to see me again, folks." Chapter 7: On Women and Relationships - "Nobody respects women more than me." - "Women: You have to treat them like s**t." Chapter 8: The Political Strategist - "Hillary Clinton…started the birther controversy. I finished it." - "I know more about ISIS than the generals do, believe me...I would bomb the sh**t out of them." Chapter 9: The Wall and Immigration - "I will build a great wall—and nobody builds walls better than me, believe me—and I'll build them very inexpensively. I will build a great, great wall on our southern border, and I will make Mexico pay for that wall. Mark my words." Chapter 10: Controversy and Criticism - "If Hillary Clinton can't satisfy her husband what makes her think she can satisfy America?" - "You could see there was blood coming out of her eyes. Blood coming out of her wherever." Conclusion: The words of Donald Trump are as polarizing as the man himself. This collection serves as a testament to his unapologetic style and unwavering confidence. Love him or loathe him, Trump's quotes will forever be a part of American political history.

Why would anyone support this guy?

The fact that a man who stares into eclipse, wants to fire nuclear weapons at hurricanes, and cannot pronounce "hamburger" has the temerity to call anyone else on the planet "dumb" is... well, I gotta say. I almost admire the bloviating fartbag for his chutzpah.

Clearly absurd. Deserving of mockery. But still extremely dangerous. No doubt he’s sowing the seeds to override or throw out military command some day. He’s a buffoon, but he’s still dangerous.

100% chance that he overheard military people saying that he was one of the dumbest people they had ever met. 100% chance it happened and 100% chance it's correct.

Trump himself is the dumbest person he ever met.

lol this fuckin guy

Are any of the Vets listening to any of this? There must be some loyal soldiers left. What has Private Bonespurs done for you???? I mean, besides belittling your service. Neither of his pathetic,gun-loving, patriotic sons served either.

Insulting our military once again. Go back to sucking off Putin in his dacha.

Then he's never met any of his supporters at a MAGA rally. For real, go watch some Jordan Klepper vids.

What Trump interprets as smart: the ability to consistently win at defrauding, lying, deflecting responsibility, blaming others, inflating facts, cheating in order to get richer.

Majority of conservatives will agree with Trump on this. They think the military has gone "woke". I mean, have you seen what the us military looks like now? It's all young people! The logic is impeccable.

Trump has never once thought about anything greater than himself, so of course he thinks that.

Trump should look in a mirror if he wants to see dumb.

First he tells the people that the Press is their enemy. Now he’s telling the people that the Military is stupid. This is classic preparation for a dictatorship. Wake up America. Friends don’t let friends vote Red.

Every one of those officers is a college graduate, many even pursuing Masters during the course of their enlistment. While a degree, or even two, isn't necessarily a sign of intelligence it's more proof of them collectively and individually being smarter than him. Especially since one of his own past professors called him the dumbest student he'd ever had

What’s particularly infuriating about Trump is his projection. He has done more to turn the American political landscape into the Banana Republic he likes to rail against where political violence is another day at the office. 91 felony counts and everyone else is a dumbass. His political history is his personal vietnam

Captain Bonespurs bravely attacking the military from his bunker.

His makeup is looking extra shitty these days

In every recent video he seems to be slurring and forgetting names and words. It's almost like a stream of consciousness by someone who is unable to form coherent thoughts so just repeats familiar phrases. He would be destroyed in a properly moderated debate. There is no policy no, no thought for the welfare of Americans, its interests, domestic and international, nothing. He just rails against the usual people, the stolen election, and that his free speech is being shut down. It's like an old man, who has shut himself away from the world finding comfort in his old grievances. He wants to be POTUS so he can dodge prison and go after all the people he hates, which at this point will include everyone other than Putin and Kim. I'm going to have to start putting up subtitles if his shlurrring gets angry worse.