Trump Strong Supporter of US Military, 18 Jul 2015, Newsmax
Veterans
for a Strong America, an Iraq and Afghanistan veterans organization dedicated
to mobilizing Americans to communicate the importance of a robust national defense,
issued the following statement Saturday in support of presidential candidate
Donald Trump:
“Donald Trump was
recently extremely well received in Arizona while discussing national security
and border security. Senator John McCain’s reaction to Mr. Trump’s success in
Arizona is instructive in that it belies a concern the Senator clearly has
about how his stance on issues like immigration are perceived by his
constituents.
The feuding between Mr.
Trump and Senator McCain has nothing to do with Mr. Trump’s high regard for the
military or veterans as a whole. Mr. Trump is supporter of the U.S. military
and of America's veterans. It is well known that when Mr. Trump is attacked by
a detractor, he swings back. As veterans, we do not hide behind military
service to deflect criticism, and when Senator McCain attacked, Mr. Trump hit
back.
We are glad that Mr.
Trump has clarified his remarks to acknowledge that Senator McCain is a war
hero. But, Senator McCain is also a politician and what Donald Trump has tapped
into is that people just don’t trust politicians and the slow pace the Congress
is moving in addressing critical issues like border security, veteran’s issues
and military funding. Donald Trump has a history of calling out people and
groups that don’t deliver results. There are clearly problems that are being
identified by Donald Trump, that are not being adequately addressed by the
political leadership in Congress and the Administration today.
Phraseology aside, what
the American people are really concerned about is how 250,000 veterans – who
are also heroes – were put onto a VA death list, why 40,000 active troops are
going to receive pink slips over the next four years and why border security is
not addressed even as our porous border results in more financial strain on our
country and southern border states' budgets."
http://www.newsmax.com/Headline/donald-trump-mccain-war-record/2015/07/18/id/657844/
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