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  1. * Suggested Gen Milley should be executed, alleging he was colluding with China [Oct 24](https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-military/2023/09/28/milley-says-hell-ensure-family-safety-after-trumps-execution-remark/)
  2.  
  3. * Continues to dismiss TBIs sustained during missile strikes at an Iraqi base as “headaches” [Oct 24](https://www.militarytimes.com/news/pentagon-congress/2024/10/02/trump-downplays-troop-brain-injuries-from-iran-attack-as-headaches/)
  4.  
  5. * Claimed voting via absentee ballots while overseas was “cheating” in specific reference to military voting [Oct 24](https://apnews.com/article/overseas-abroad-voting-election-false-trump-uocava-2405939da88948a5500a19a04324510c)
  6.  
  7. * Claimed the Medal of Freedom was “much better” than the Medal of Honor because MOH winners have “been hit so many times by bullets or they’re dead” [Sep 24](https://www.politico.com/news/2024/08/16/trump-medal-of-honor-00174404)
  8.  
  9. * Disrupted a wreath-laying ceremony at Arlington during his 2024 campaign to elbow his way into a photo op [Aug 24](https://apnews.com/article/trump-arlington-cemetery-altercation-18086b03bb1214bc9b6a23f2aaea1c98)
  10.  
  11. * Called war casualties suckers and losers [Sep 20](https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2020/09/trump-americans-who-died-at-war-are-losers-and-suckers/615997/)
  12.  
  13. * After Congress passed legislation requiring the POW/MIA flag to be flown on federal property, Trump relocated the WH flag to the south lawn, away from the public [Sep 20](https://www.reuters.com/article/world/removal-of-flag-honoring-veterans-from-white-house-sparks-anger-idUSKBN2621E6/)
  14.  
  15. * Threatened to veto the annual military budget if Congress voted to rename military bases [Jul 20](https://www.npr.org/sections/live-updates-protests-for-racial-justice/2020/07/24/894976141/senate-approves-defense-bill-with-provision-to-rename-bases)
  16.  
  17. * Fired the CO of the USS Theodore Roosevelt for writing a letter asking for support during the COVID-19 pandemic, then sent his acting SECNAV halfway around the world to scold the crew for supporting the CO [Apr 20](https://www.politico.com/news/2020/04/04/trump-brett-crozier-letter-165020)
  18.  
  19. * Promised a 350 ship Navy, but cut shipbuilding budget by 20% in the last year of his term [Feb 20](http://www.ibew.org/media-center/Articles/20Daily/2003/200310_TrumpSlashes)
  20.  
  21. * Suggested deployment of 10k troops “all over the country” in the aftermath of January 6 [Jan 20](https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-demanded-10000-active-duty-troops-deploy-to-streets-in-heated-oval-office-meeting/)
  22.  
  23. * Referred to TBIs sustained by missile attacks as “headaches” [Jan 20](https://www.politico.com/news/2020/01/24/troops-brain-injuries-iran-trump-103625)
  24.  
  25. * In response to a disabled veteran appearing at General Milley’s Change of Command ceremony, asked Milley to ensure the soldier didn’t make anymore public appearances, saying “No one wants to see that, the wounded” [Sep 19](https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/mark-milley-trump-comments-wounded-veteran-b2416616.html)
  26.  
  27. * Ended automatic American citizenship for children of military members stationed overseas [Aug 19](https://www.military.com/daily-news/2019/08/28/children-us-troops-born-overseas-will-no-longer-get-automatic-american-citizenship.html)
  28.  
  29. * Illegally diverted military construction project funds to the border wall [Aug 19](https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-military/2020/06/26/appeals-court-trump-wrongly-diverted-25-billion-in-milcon-funds-for-border-wall/)
  30.  
  31. * Ordered the Navy to rescind medals from prosecutors who were prosecuting war criminals [Jul 19](https://www.npr.org/2019/08/01/747144221/navy-rescinds-awards-to-prosecutors-in-case-of-seal-acquitted-of-murdering-capti)
  32.  
  33. * Denied a former Marine entry into the United States for his scheduled citizenship interview [Jul 19](https://fox5sandiego.com/2019/07/17/marine-veteran-not-allowed-into-us-for-citizenship-interview/)
  34.  
  35. * Made the Blue Angels violate ethics rules by having them fly at his July 4th political campaign [Jul 19](https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2019/07/trump-july-fourth-rally-hatch-act-violation.html)
  36.  
  37. * Sent troops to the border to paint the fence for a better “aesthetic appearance” [Jun 19](https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-military/2019/06/06/some-troops-to-spend-the-next-month-painting-border-fence-with-mexico/)
  38.  
  39. * Used his D-Day interview at a cemetery commemorating fallen U.S. soldiers to denigrate a Vietnam veteran [Jun 19](https://qz.com/1637160/trump-slams-veteran-mueller-in-d-day-interview-at-normandy-cemetery/)
  40.  
  41. * Started his D-Day commemoration speech by attacking Bette Midler [Jun 19](https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/trump-trashes-bette-midler-wwii-dday-memorial-event-844515/)
  42.  
  43. * Made his second wife sign a prenup that would have cut off all child support if Tiffany joined the military [Jun 19](https://www.newsweek.com/tiffany-trump-child-support-payments-would-have-been-stopped-donald-if-she-joined-military-prenup-1442203).
  44.  
  45. * Ordered the USS John McCain out of sight during his visit to Japan. The ship’s name was subsequently covered. McCain Sailors were asked to skip the appearance [Jun 19](https://www.navytimes.com/news/your-navy/2019/05/30/white-house-tells-navy-to-keep-destroyer-mccain-out-of-sight-during-trump-visit-to-japan-report-says/)
  46.  
  47. * Pardoned war criminals [May 19](https://www.aclu.org/news/national-security/trumps-war-pardons-are-sabotaging-the-military-justice-system)
  48.  
  49. * Purged 200,000 veterans’ healthcare applications without notification [May 19](https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/op-eds/trump-administration-breaks-campaign-promise-purges-200-000-va-healthcare-applications)
  50.  
  51. * Attempted to deport the spouse of a fallen Army soldier. The decision was reversed after negative media attention [April 19](https://www.usnews.com/news/national-news/articles/2019-04-16/ice-reverses-decision-to-deport-husband-of-soldier-killed-in-afghanistan)
  52.  
  53. * Complained that John McCain’s family didn’t thank him for his funeral [Mar 19](https://www.npr.org/2019/03/20/705279001/trump-carries-on-criticism-of-mccain-as-a-republican-calls-his-words-deplorable)
  54.  
  55. * Refused to sign his party’s funding bill, forcing the longest government shutdown in history [Jan 19](https://www.politico.com/story/2019/01/25/trump-shutdown-announcement-1125529)
  56.  
  57. * Refused to pay the Coast Guard during his government shutdown, forcing service members to rely on food pantries [Jan 19](https://www.cnn.com/2019/01/22/politics/coast-guard-unacceptable-food-pantries-shutdown/index.html)
  58.  
  59. * Banned service members from serving based on gender identity [Jan 19](https://www.cnn.com/2019/01/22/politics/scotus-transgender-ban/index.html)
  60.  
  61. * Denied female troops access to birth control to limit sexual activity [Jan 19](https://www.businessinsider.com/study-military-deployment-birth-control-2018-12)
  62.  
  63. * Tried to deport a Marine veteran who was a U.S.-born citizen [Jan 19](https://www.militarynews.com/news/veterans/aclu-government-mistakenly-wanted-to-deport-us-veteran/article_2141c624-1a76-11e9-9142-33612671bdd0.html)
  64.  
  65. * When a man was caught swindling veterans’ pensions for high-interest “cash advances,” Trump’s Consumer Financial Protection Bureau fined him $1 [Jan 19](https://www.consumerfinance.gov/enforcement/actions/mark-corbett/)
  66.  
  67. * Called a retired general a “dog” with a “big, dumb mouth” [Jan 19](https://www.military.com/daily-news/2019/01/02/big-dumb-mouth-trump-hits-back-mcchrystal.html)
  68.  
  69. * Increased privatization of the VA, leading to longer waits and higher taxpayer costs [2018](https://www.propublica.org/article/va-private-care-program-gave-companies-billions-and-vets-longer-waits)
  70.  
  71. * Visited troops for the first time two years after taking office, following 154 vacation days at his properties. Notably stated “we’re no longer the suckers, folks” in his address [Dec 18](https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/26/us/politics/trump-iraq-troops-visit.html)
  72.  
  73. * Revealed the location and identities of Seal Team 5 on Twitter during his visit to Iraq, including names and faces [Dec 18](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/dec/27/trump-iraq-location-tweet-troops-visit-revealed)
  74.  
  75. * Lied to deployed troops, falsely claiming he gave them a 10% raise. In reality, it was 2.6% [Dec 18](https://www.militarytimes.com/news/pentagon-congress/2018/12/27/in-iraq-visit-trump-makes-false-claim-about-military-pay-again/)
  76.  
  77. * Tried to separate service members living with HIV [Dec 18](https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/pentagon-discriminates-against-hiv-positive-service-members-suit-claims-n950826)
  78.  
  79. * Gave three Mar-a-Lago guests unusual influence over VA policy [2018](https://www.militarytimes.com/veterans/2021/11/05/va-officials-concede-that-trumps-mar-a-lago-three-had-unusual-improper-access-on-vets-policy-issues/)
  80.  
  81. * Told troops on Thanksgiving that he was most thankful for himself [Thanksgiving 18](https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/trump-thanksgiving-2018-us-military-mexico-border-judges-trade-deals-khashoggi-a8648251.html)
  82.  
  83. * Urged Florida not to count deployed military votes [Nov 18](https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-military-disrespect-cemetery-florida_n_5be9f43ae4b044bbb1a783bf)
  84.  
  85. * Canceled an Arlington Cemetery visit on Veterans Day claiming he was too busy [Nov 18](https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-on-skipping-arlington-cemetery-visit-on-veterans-day-i-was-busy/)
  86.  
  87. * While in Europe commemorating the end of WWI, he skipped a US ceremony due to rain, though other leaders attended [Nov 18](https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-ap-top-news-weather-world-war-i-north-america-52462add34fd45ecb16319b564045d61?utm_source=copy&utm_medium=share)
  88.  
  89. * Sent troops to the border as a political stunt, causing them to miss Thanksgiving with their families [Fall 18](https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-military/2018/11/20/border-deployment-was-a-racially-motivated-stunt-new-hasc-chair-says/)
  90.  
  91. * Poorly implemented the Forever GI Act, causing the VA to miss veteran benefits, including housing allowances. Many veterans ran out of food and rent due to these delays [Oct 18](https://www.nbcnews.com/news/veterans/forever-gi-bill-faced-issues-2018-here-s-how-it-n951266)
  92.  
  93. * Doubled the rejection rate for veterans requesting family deportation protections [Jul 18](https://www.militarytimes.com/news/2018/07/05/more-veteran-requests-for-help-on-immigration-are-rejected-now-data-shows/)
  94.  
  95. * Told his Chief of Staff he “didn’t want any wounded guys” marching in a Bastille Day parade [Summer 18](https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2022/08/15/inside-the-war-between-trump-and-his-generals)
  96.  
  97. * Deported active-duty spouses, impacting 11,800 military families [Apr 18](https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-military/2018/04/01/as-many-as-11800-military-families-face-deportation-issues-group-says/)
  98.  
  99. * Tried to remove Individual Unemployability benefits for veterans after they turned 67, which would have reduced their disability income by up to $1300/month [Dec 17](https://www.stripes.com/migration/group-urges-white-house-va-to-reject-resurfaced-proposal-cutting-disabled-unemployed-veterans-benefits-1.561091)
  100.  
  101. * Told a veteran’s pregnant widow her husband knew what he was getting into, then attacked her publicly [Oct 17](https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-told-la-david-johnson-widow-that-he-knew-what-he-was-getting-into-congresswoman-says/)
  102.  
  103. * Approved a mission with insufficient intel, leading to an ambush and the execution of a Navy Seal [Oct 17](https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/how-trump-team-s-first-military-raid-went-wrong-n806246)
  104.  
  105. * Blocked a veterans’ group on Twitter [Jun 17](https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/trump-blocks-national-veteran-group-twitter-n771601)
  106.  
  107. * While visiting a Marine’s grave at Arlington, told his Chief of Staff “I don’t get it,” and asked “what was in it for him?” [Jun 17](https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-questioned-kellys-sons-sacrifice-on-memorial-day-grave-visit-2020-9)
  108.  
  109. * Discharged immigrant recruits who were awaiting citizenship before initial assignment [2017](https://www.npr.org/2018/07/09/626773440/u-s-army-is-discharging-immigrant-recruits-who-were-promised-citizenship)
  110.  
  111. * Claimed he knew more about ISIS and nuclear arms than American generals [Oct 16](https://www.axios.com/2019/01/05/everything-trump-says-he-knows-more-about-than-anybody)
  112.  
  113. * Said vets get PTSD because they aren't strong [Oct 16](https://www.politico.com/story/2016/10/trump-veterans-ptsd-not-strong-229050)
  114.  
  115. * Accepted a Purple Heart from a fan at one of his rallies and said: “I always wanted to get the Purple Heart. This was much easier.” [Aug 16](https://www.politico.com/story/2016/08/trump-purple-heart-226565)
  116.  
  117. * Told the parents of a deceased veteran their son wouldn’t be dead if he was President [Oct 16](https://www.cnn.com/2016/10/26/politics/donald-trump-khizr-khan-gold-star-family-iraq-war/index.html)
  118.  
  119. * Sent funds raised from a January 2016 veterans benefit to the Donald J Trump Foundation instead of veterans charities. About half of the funds were donated to veteran’s charities [Jan 16](https://www.factcheck.org/2019/11/posts-falsely-claim-trump-stole-from-vets/)
  120.  
  121. * Claimed John McCain wasn’t a war hero because he got captured [Jul 15](https://www.politico.com/story/2015/07/trump-attacks-mccain-i-like-people-who-werent-captured-120317)
  122.  
  123. * Quoted in his biography: "I felt that I was in the military in the true sense because I dealt with those people" because he went to a military-style academy and that he has "more training militarily than a lot of the guys that go into the military". [2015](https://www.politico.com/story/2015/09/donald-trump-military-service-213392)
  124.  
  125. * For a decade, sought to kick veterans off of Fifth Avenue because he found them unsightly nuisances outside of Trump Tower. “While disabled veterans should be given every opportunity to earn a living, is it fair to do so to the detriment of the city as a whole or its tax paying citizens and businesses?” - [1991](https://www.politico.com/magazine/gallery/2016/05/trumps-war-on-disabled-veteran-vendors-000637/?slide=0)
  126.  
  127. * Dodged the draft 4 times by having a doctor diagnose him with bone spurs. [1960s](https://www.cnn.com/2018/12/26/politics/trump-bone-spurs-vietnam-war/index.html)
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