Nov 11, 2026 · 4:16 PM UTC
The Trump legacy from Veterans will be that he hired the "Mayokas " of this admin who lies, gaslights and ignores Vets calls for help at VA facilities nationwide and refuses transparency by not releasing the actual numbers of claims denied en mass vs adjudicated! Shameful legacy! – at San Diego, CA
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5 OF TRUMP'S MOST CONTROVERSIAL REMARKS ABOUT U.S. SOLDIERS AND VETERANS
🇺🇸 1. On American soldiers killed in war (2020):
"Losers" and "suckers."
— Reported by The Atlantic and subsequently corroborated in part by former White House Chief of Staff John Kelly. Trump denied the remarks.
🇺🇸 2. On Vietnam War POW John McCain (2015):
"He's not a war hero."
— Trump, Family Leadership Summit, Iowa. Recorded on video.
🇺🇸 3. On American prisoners of war (2015):
"I like people that weren't captured."
— Trump, referring to John McCain. Recorded on video.
🇺🇸 4. On fallen American soldiers (2017):
"I don't get it. What was in it for them?"
— Trump, according to former Chief of Staff John Kelly, describing remarks at Arlington National Cemetery. Trump disputed Kelly's account.
🇺🇸 5. On soldiers awarded the Medal of Honor (2024):
"It's actually much better."
— Trump, comparing the civilian Presidential Medal of Freedom favorably with the military Medal of Honor. Recorded on video.
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