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WinstonSmith4740

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20. OK, let me make sure I have this.

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Tue Mar 27, 2018, 02:39 PM

Mar 2018

We have veterans living on the street, veterans dealing with PTSD, active military woefully underpaid, and I'm sure a plethora of things I don't even know about. So instead of investing in the things our current/retired military really needs, first he going to blow over $30 million on a fricking parade, and now he wants to build his stupid wall on their backs, too. Somebody explain to me why Republicans are viewed as the ones supporting our military.

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Trump privately presses for military to pay for border wall [View all] demmiblue Mar 2018 OP

Perhaps Mexico's military? safeinOhio Mar 2018 #1

Sure. While you're at it, tap the VA, SS, Medicare, food stamps, National Park System, and NASA LastLiberal in PalmSprings Mar 2018 #2

Trump is getting his info from Fox and Friends Botany Mar 2018 #3

It's a pet idea running rampant in hard core con circles. Running in circles is a good place for it. Bernardo de La Paz Mar 2018 #7

If you can stomach it watch the full thing Botany Mar 2018 #9

Trumps Daily BRiefing Angry Dragon Mar 2018 #4

I've thought the military shold be paying for nutrition programs TBA Mar 2018 #5

So, he wants the bloated military budget as BarbaRosa Mar 2018 #6

This is the Orange Clown Shuffle djacq Mar 2018 #8

Trump is not going to get the military to pay Gothmog Mar 2018 #10

this was on faux earlier in the week..... getagrip_already Mar 2018 #11

I think Russia/Trump/Right wing gives Fox their show prep and then Trump just builds on what ..... Botany Mar 2018 #12

... left-of-center2012 Mar 2018 #13

Mexico! You bastard. What about MEXICO??? Piece of shit. -nt poboy2 Mar 2018 #14

Having the military pay for the wall is a problem jmowreader Mar 2018 #15

They'll Find Another Way ProfessorGAC Mar 2018 #18

There goes that raise the military expected from the great Omnibus Bill . . . Journeyman Mar 2018 #16

What soldier or sailor wouldn't give up a pay raise ... JustABozoOnThisBus Mar 2018 #19

He would have them make an unauthorized procurement and violate appropriations law BumRushDaShow Mar 2018 #17

OK, let me make sure I have this. WinstonSmith4740 Mar 2018 #20

How to Build Trumps Wall - Privatize It keithbvadu2 Mar 2018 #21

Seven more months of this insanity radliberal Mar 2018 #22

I thought the DHS was the department in charge of border security so wouldnt it be illegal to ask cstanleytech Mar 2018 #23