[How Trump respected the Military, before and after becoming President]
Egged on by his father, the U.S. president began expressing contempt for Americans who fight in wars as far back as high school, his classmates say.
Egged on by his father, the U.S. president began expressing contempt for Americans who fight in wars as far back as high school, his classmates…
foreignpolicy.com
The president has repeatedly disparaged the intelligence of service members, and asked that wounded veterans be kept out of military parades, multiple sources tell
The Atlantic.
The president has repeatedly disparaged the intelligence of service members, and asked that wounded veterans be kept out of military parades, multiple sources tell The Atlantic.
www.theatlantic.com
According to the well-regarded
Military Times poll conducted in July-August of just over 1,000 troops of all ranks, his support among the military is about 38% with a favorable view and nearly 50% holding an unfavorable view, including 42% who “strongly” disapprove of his time in office. The same poll has former Vice President Biden leading Trump by 4% points, 37% to 41%. This is particularly surprising given traditional support for the Republican party among the military; Trump’s repeated claims about how popular he is with the force; and his strong push to increase defense spending. President Trump has essentially reversed his favorable/unfavorable numbers over his four years in office, declining by almost 10% points in favorability, and increasing unfavorable views by 13%. All this before T
he Atlantic’s reports of Trump calling military dead in a cemetery in Europe “suckers and losers.” Conceivably his numbers are even worse now.
Trump has seen his popularity with the active duty military fall fairly dramatically over the past four years due to several key factors.
time.com
How Mark Milley and others in the Pentagon handled the national-security threat posed by their own Commander-in-Chief.
www.newyorker.com