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riversedge

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Wed May 20, 2020, 10:51 AM May 2020

CRUEL #Trump Screws National Guard #coronaVirus Workers Out Of GI Bill Credit

one thing not mentioned is that these Nat. Guard folks will have been separated from their families as they put in their service.



5/20/20 4:04am

Trump Screws National Guard Virus Workers Out Of GI Bill Credit
With the knowledge that 90 days of service means the government would have to credit the National Guard's service, Trump is fine with terminating.


https://crooksandliars.com/2020/05/eye-2024-mike-pompeo-holds-elaborate

About the time you think there's no low too low, Trump finds a newer low. It's not enough to fire the State Department IG because Pompeo is a corrupt SOB, but he's also fired the transportation IG for looking into Mrs. Mitch McConnell's malfeasance and corruption. Yes, those things happened, but it wasn't enough.

You may recall that Donald Trump called out the National Guard to help with the virus response in areas that needed it. And now, it is time for their duty to end, and just in the nick of time, as Politico reports.

More than 40,000 National Guard members currently helping states test residents for the coronavirus and trace the spread of infections will face a “hard stop” on their deployments on June 24 — just one day shy of many members becoming eligible for key federal benefits, according to a senior FEMA official.

The official outlined the Trump administration’s plans on an interagency call on May 12, an audio version of which was obtained by POLITICO. The official also acknowledged during the call that the June 24 deadline means that thousands of members who first deployed in late March will find themselves with only 89 days of duty credit, one short of the 90-day threshold for qualifying for early retirement and education benefits under the Post-9/11 GI bill.

You read that right. The Trump administration has coldly calculated when those National Guard members who deployed to help our nation through a pandemic would accrue benefits, and cut them off with 24 hours to spare.

Rachel Maddow explains how they got to this place:....................................

What a sick, petty, piece of shit we have for a president.

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CRUEL #Trump Screws National Guard #coronaVirus Workers Out Of GI Bill Credit (Original Post) riversedge May 2020 OP
He is petty, vengeful, and gratuitously cruel. SharonAnn May 2020 #1
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