Attention Veterans: Try to Defend Trump's Disdain for Our Service Members If You Can
If you are a veteran that served this nation with honor how can you support a man who was not only a draft dodger, but who also continually disparages service members and their calling?
Trump’s warped sense of service is on full display where he equates the writing of big checks to his campaign, to men and women who’ve suffered life changing horrible injuries during combat in the defense of our nation, many of whom died during their service to protect or save the lives of others.
Donald Trump states that Medal of Honor recipients are all shot up or dead, but Miriam Adelson is healthy and beautiful. There is no equivalency between these two people.
Lance Corporal William Kyle Carpenter, Medal of Honor Recipient for Injuries and Bravery Under Fire in Afghanistan.
His citation reads:
For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty while serving as an Automatic Rifleman with Company F, 2d Battalion, 9th Marines, Regimental Combat Team 1, 1st Marine Division (Forward), 1 Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward), in Helmand Province, Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom on 21 November 2010. Lance Corporal Carpenter was a member of a platoon-sized coalition force, comprised of two reinforced Marine squads partnered with an Afghan National Army squad. The platoon had established Patrol Base Dakota two days earlier in a small village in the Marjah District in order to disrupt enemy activity and provide security for the local Afghan population. Lance Corporal Carpenter and a fellow Marine were manning a rooftop security position on the perimeter of Patrol Base Dakota when the enemy initiated a daylight attack with hand grenades, one of which landed inside their sandbagged position. Without hesitation, and with complete disregard for his own safety, Lance Corporal Carpenter moved toward the grenade in an attempt to shield his fellow Marine from the deadly blast. When the grenade detonated, his body absorbed the brunt of the blast, severely wounding him, but saving the life of his fellow Marine. By his undaunted courage, bold fighting spirit, and unwavering devotion to duty in the face of almost certain death, Lance Corporal Carpenter reflected great credit upon himself and upheld the highest traditions of the Marine Corps and the United States Naval Service.
Trump’s quote on the Medal of Honor recipients when comparing their service to a billionaire campaign donor.
“Miriam, I watched (Sheldon Adelson, her late husband) sitting so proud in the White House when we gave Miriam the Presidential Medal of Freedom. That’s the highest award you can get as a civilian, it’s the equivalent of the Congressional Medal of Honor, but civilian version. It’s actually much better, because everyone gets the Congressional Medal of Honor – that’s soldiers. They’re either in very bad shape because they’ve been hit so many times by bullets, or they’re dead,” Trump said.
“She gets it and she’s a healthy, beautiful woman, and they’re rated equal,” Trump said.
Senator Tammy Duckworth, a wounded veteran who lost both legs when an Iraqi grenade struck her helicopter, has her own opinions on Donald Trump’s total disdain and disrespect for our troops and wounded or dead warrior heroes, as she spoke at the Democratic National Convention.
Trump despises the military, belittles generals saying he knows more than they do about defeating ISIS and even stated that General Milley should have been executed for Treason. General Milley spoke out about this heinous threat.
Most of former Pres. 45's core supporters get their alleged "News" from far-right propaganda organs like NewsMax and OANN and far-right online influencers with zero knowledge of public affairs. But there are a lot of them who, if given access to the facts, especially all the evidence provided by 45's own former administration officials in the military, and especially if they've served in the armed forces themselves, would disdain him. What's needed now more than ever is for all of those former officials to step up as a group, hold a news conference, and confirm for the nation their allegations of 45's utter contempt for self-sacrifice, especially in the military. This, alone, should have been enough, long. ago, to tank his Presidency and reputation following his loss to Biden in 2020.
General Milley is an honorable man who has served his country with distinction. He upholds the oath he swore to defend the constitution. I have the highest respect for him and others who defend freedom.