So Trump hates the military lol! The same military he's devoted a good deal of his time defending and rewarding for their service, Shame on the Dems for making this crap up.
To be clear, Trump doesn’t give a **** about the military anymore than he gives a **** about every other group of Americans. He attempts to give the false impression that our military supports him because he thinks it makes him look strong and tough. Never mind the fact that he repeatedly did everything he could to avoid service.
Now, with so many of our military’s highest ranking retired officers officers openly and emphatically calling Trump out for his constant assaults on democracy and rule of law, Trump says it’s the enlisted folks who matter, and their with me, but guess what, they aren’t either.
“In the latest results — based on 1,018 active-duty troops surveyed in late July and early August — nearly half of respondents (49.9 percent) had an unfavorable view of the president, compared to about 38 percent who had a favorable view.”
Trump’s popularity slips in latest Military Times poll — and more troops say they’ll vote for Biden
And when has Trump “defended” our military? Cite/link references.
“Rewarding” the military does have some merit, but even in that regard Trump hasn’t exactly stood out. The biggest pay raise he’s managed is 3.1%. W’s last budget gave the military a 3.9% raise, and Obama’s first budget (‘10) approved a 3.4% raise.
Then Trump’s “10% raise” lie directly in the faces of military members in December of ‘18;
“You protect us. We are always going to protect you. And you just saw that, because you just got one of the biggest pay raises you’ve ever received,” he said. “You haven’t gotten one in more than 10 years — more than 10 years. And we got you a big one. I got you a big one.”
“They said: ‘You know, we could make it smaller. We could make it 3%. We could make it 2%. We could make it 4%.’ I said: ‘No. Make it 10%. Make it more than 10%.”
Trump Boasted 10% Raises to the Troops He Visited. The Actual Raise Is Lower | Time