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Rhiannon12866

(205,480 posts)
Thu Nov 11, 2021, 05:35 AM Nov 2021

Trump Insult To Wounded Troops To Be Remedied; Purple Heart Medals Increased: USA Today - TRMS



Rachel Maddow shares reporting from USA Today that U.S. troops wounded by Iranian missile strikes on air bases in Iraq who were discouraged from applying for a Purple Heart medal while Donald Trump publicly minimized their injuries will now have their Purple Heart applications processed. Aired on 11/10/2021.


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Trump Insult To Wounded Troops To Be Remedied; Purple Heart Medals Increased: USA Today - TRMS (Original Post) Rhiannon12866 Nov 2021 OP
Cadet bone spurs is a coward, duforsure Nov 2021 #1
You're right, it was all about "loyalty" to him rather to the country they pledged to serve Rhiannon12866 Nov 2021 #3
It's worse than that sarge43 Nov 2021 #4
Yes, "Cruelty is the point." Rhiannon12866 Nov 2021 #6
Rachel ripped trump a new asshole over this, last night. Paladin Nov 2021 #2
She is correct, that was utterly vile. 2Gingersnaps Nov 2021 #5

duforsure

(11,885 posts)
1. Cadet bone spurs is a coward,
Thu Nov 11, 2021, 06:00 AM
Nov 2021

And exposes himself once again as being against our people in our military because he wanted absolute loyalty to him, and he couldn't get it, so he attacks them . He uses this same tactic on all those that won't pledge absolute power to him.

Rhiannon12866

(205,480 posts)
3. You're right, it was all about "loyalty" to him rather to the country they pledged to serve
Thu Nov 11, 2021, 07:55 AM
Nov 2021

And he couldn't deal with that...

Paladin

(28,264 posts)
2. Rachel ripped trump a new asshole over this, last night.
Thu Nov 11, 2021, 07:51 AM
Nov 2021

She was clearly and justifiably furious about it, going out of her way to trash him for his bone spurs. Well done, as usual.

2Gingersnaps

(1,000 posts)
5. She is correct, that was utterly vile.
Thu Nov 11, 2021, 11:06 AM
Nov 2021

My late brother survived Vietnam, but came home covered in Agent Orange scars. It killed him here. He was a good, decent, hard working, loving family man. In other words, everything Dear Leader is absolutely not.

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