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thomhartmann

(3,979 posts)
Mon Nov 12, 2018, 09:15 PM Nov 2018

Why Does Donald Trump Want to Ignore Votes from Veterans

Donald Trump is angry that after election day a mysterious source of votes has turned up, unknown to him, these votes from from overseas military officials who have ten days after the official election day for their ballot to be received, the President that claims to be the "biggest supporter of the military" doesn't seem to want these votes from active duty military members to count...

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Haggis for Breakfast

(6,831 posts)
5. We are nothing more to him
Mon Nov 12, 2018, 11:44 PM
Nov 2018

than a convenient back drop prop or photo op.

Anyone who shows such an utter lack of respect for veterans or active duty personnel is unfit to be called The Commander In Chief.

This is unprecedented for a sitting administration.

We must remove him from office.

Siwsan

(26,262 posts)
2. He doesn't really give a toss about either Active Duty or Veterans
Mon Nov 12, 2018, 09:19 PM
Nov 2018

I suspect he thinks his successful evasion of the military makes him, somehow, smarter and better than all of us. I say it makes him a useless coward.

NCjack

(10,279 posts)
4. I suspect that GOP internal polls show that the military
Mon Nov 12, 2018, 10:26 PM
Nov 2018

is voting pro-DEM. The military vote could 1) show that they are now pro-DEM, and 2) swing the election to the DEMs.

Doreen

(11,686 posts)
6. I would like to know what the republican vets who voted for him are
Tue Nov 13, 2018, 05:35 AM
Nov 2018

going to tell us as to why he is still such a great president? He just proved to them in several ways in three days that they do not mean a damn thing to him.

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