I am an American military veteran and I hereby repudiate Donald Trump

[Prisoner_Number_Six]

re·pu·di·ate
rəˈpyo͞odēˌāt/
verb
verb: repudiate; 3rd person present: repudiates; past tense: repudiated; past participle: repudiated; gerund or present participle: repudiating

refuse to accept or be associated with.
"she has repudiated policies associated with previous party leaders"
synonyms: reject, renounce, abandon, give up, turn one's back on, disown, cast off, lay aside
formal forswear, abjure;
literary forsake
"he repudiated his Catholic faith"
antonyms: embrace
deny the truth or validity of.
"the minister repudiated allegations of human rights abuses"
synonyms: deny, contradict, controvert, rebut, dispute, dismiss, brush aside; formal gainsay
"Hansen repudiated the allegations"

[SheriffBob]

1. me too

us army 1964-1967.

Trump is a draft dodger.

[The Second Stone]

10. In fairness to Vietnam era draft dodgers, it was

a war well worth avoiding. And unlike Bush, he doesn't pretend that he served honorably in the highly intoxicated, er I mean decorated, Texas Air National Guard.

[pinboy3niner]

11. 'Chickenhawk' is a better word for Trump and those like him

It avoids disparaging those who avoided the draft for reasons of conscience. As we know, that's something Trump does not possess.

[The Second Stone]

14. Hypocrite is a good word for that.

I don't blame people who avoided Vietnam because they were afraid. It was a stupid war fought for the reason that we were afraid of debating why we were fighting it.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

18. Instead, Trump said surviving sexual diseases in the 1970s was like the Vietnam War.

said surviving sexual diseases in the 1970s was harder than the Vietnam War.

[The Second Stone]

21. That focuses on the problems with his psychological make up

He's nuts.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

22. He's a narcissistic sociopath. . . . nt

[Moonwalk]

27. The only problem with pointing out Trump as a Draft Dodger...

Is that it's a pretty loose term. I think we need to specify the details of this "dodge." Here are the facts from Politifact.com:

The 2-S classifications are Trump’s student deferments. The first two covered his time at Fordham University in the Bronx, and the second two allowed him to stay in school when he transferred to study business at the University of Pennsylvania.

At the time, as Tigar wrote in his 1969 article, any college student who asked could get a student deferment. When he graduated in 1968, Trump’s classification shifted to 1-A, or "available for service."

Had that stood, Trump would have been drafted.

But Trump had a physical exam in September 1968. He had taken one less than two years earlier that did not disqualify him for service as we can tell from his 1-A classification in July 1968. However, his second physical was followed in October with a new classification, 1-Y. That designation put him near the bottom of any call-up list. It meant he would only be drafted if there were a national emergency.

Until recently, the only detail on record about that shift was it was medically related. After his comments about McCain, Trump said it had to do with bone spurs in his heels. Trump reportedly was active in college sports, playing baseball, tennis and squash.

That's all the facts we know. His story certainly isn't uncommon for those trying to skip out of 'nam in that time. Including Bill Clinton. And no one has ever spoken up to anything illegal in his deferment. But anyone who didn't go to war (and even with that medial issue, Trump could have volunteered) shouldn't be criticizing those who did while running for the job of Commander in Chief--meaning his remarks on McCain. Such a person also shouldn't be postulating that he's some kind of General Patton because he's a tough business leader.

Now to be fair, Hillary gets a kinda unfair pass on the question of being brave soldier. Women weren't given the chance to be drafted or dodge Vietnam--though likely her poor eyesight would have deferred her. But a Secretary of State who was in the war room when Bin Laden was taken out...I suspect you and other vets would judge that as giving her a tad more military experience than Trump and his time in a military prep school.

[onecaliberal]

2. Thank you.

[treestar]

3. Thank you for your service and continued patriotism.

[auntpurl]

4. For my grandfather, who was at Iwo Jima

and my father, a Vietnam vet, I denounce him.

[LiberalLoner]

5. Me too.

[MrScorpio]

6. I'm another American veteran and I also repudiate Donald Trump as well

I'm sure that many others do as well.

[TheBaculumKing]

7. I'll Second

U.S. Army, 1976-1983

[LittleGirl]

8. thank you

please get your brothers and sisters in arms and announce it to the world. We have to stop that mad man.

[sarge43]

9. "Turn one's back on"

US Air Force, '62-'83. Great great grandfather, great grandfather, grandfather, uncle, cousins, brother, nephews, great nephew.
Husband: USAF, '60-'80. Father, uncles, brother

Trump, you POS, you questioned the service of an American POW. Fork you with a Mk82.

[In_The_Wind]

12. Thank you!

[Separation]

13. 1994-2014 Retired

Im just glad that if this fucker does win, his signature will not be on any of my paperwork. On the other hand I also hope he goes down as the biggest loser in election history.

[MADem]

15. I took an oath to preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States,

and it is my belief that he is a danger to that document.

[workinclasszero]

17. So did I and Trump is the most dangerous threat to it

in my lifetime, I believe.

When is the expiration on that oath?

Never.

[MADem]

23. +1,000! nt

[workinclasszero]

16. USAF 84 to 87

Same here

[kairos12]

19. I join you.

Airborne Ranger 1978-1991.

[mainstreetonce]

20. For my father

A WWII hero,my other veteran family members,my friends and loved ones who are 9/11 survivors, I repudiate Donald Trump.

[FairWinds]

24. 1967-71 US Army

yes, I also repudiate that weasel.

But Sec Clinton's apparent militarism does concern me . .

I'll be glad to go into details if you wish . .

[BlueCollar]

25. As do I

US Navy veteran

1979-1983

[Wounded Bear]

26. Not sure I can repudiate someone I never supported in the first place...

However, I certainly reject everything Trump seems to stand for, even though figuring that out is kind of like nailing jello to the wall. He has no integrity whatsoever.

USMC 1970-77
Semper Fidelis

[MariaThinks]

28. thanks

[Farmgirl1961]

29. Thank you...Thank you for your service and for your courage

I thank you for your service. I thank you for being true to your values. I thank you for coming forth and repudiating Donald Trump. Let's have a movement. American military veterans against Donald Trump.

[tcbrola]

30. I am an American Fighting Man and I repudiate the Trump/Putin powerplay

US Army 1983-1986
US Air Force (retired) 1986-2006

[Prisoner_Number_Six]

31. I neglected to mention

I enlisted in the Air Force straight out of high school in '73.



My father was awarded a field commission to Warrant Officer in Italy. He was also awarded a Purple Heart when he and a buddy found themselves in a mine field. My father carried the shrapnel in his body until he died in 2003. His buddy never left the field.

My brother also enlisted in the Army in 1968.

[KMOD]

32. K&R

and Thank you!

[AwakeAtLast]

33. OIF Veteran Spouse

Count me in!

[denbot]

34. I am a veteran, and I too repudiate Putin's chew-toy!

Him and the party he rode in on!

[uponit7771]

35. +1

[texanwitch]

36. Me to.

In the name of my WWII father who was in the navy.

My Grandfather who was in combat in WWI.

My two brothers who were in Vietnam.

Last of all for a neigbor who died in Vietnam.

[Solly Mack]

37. As does my house.

[MohRokTah]

38. I am also an American Military Veteran and I, too REPUDIATE Donald Trump.

[raven mad]

39. Yep.

[CRK7376]

40. PISS OFF Mr Trump!

You are a weak, small-minded loser that has no honor. This Army combat veteran, six years enlisted, 32 years officer from 1977-2015, Korea, Germany, Afghanistan and multiple state-side assignments finds you ignorant and without morals. You spew hate, violence and intolerance. I have shared meals, water, ammo, socks, humanity, sympathy with my fellow Soldiers from all walks of live, rich/poor, Christian, Muslim,Jew, Hindu across the board. Thank God I am now retired and will not have to serve under you as the Commander in Chief if our nation were so unlucky as to elect you for anything. You are a Disgrace Mr. Trump!

[napkinz]

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