Veterans say Trump fundraiser uses them as ‘political props’

Posted by | January 29, 2016 07:37 | Filed under: News Behaving Badly Politics

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WASHINGTON — Several leading veterans activists and supporters denounced Donald Trump’s hastily arranged fundraiser for veterans in Iowa on Thursday night as a “political ploy.” “The politicization of veterans’ issues is at an all-time high,” Paul Rieckhoff, founder and CEO of Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America, said in an interview. “We hope all the candidates…

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14 responses to Veterans say Trump fundraiser uses them as ‘political props’

  1. rg9rts January 29th, 2016 at 08:26

    Ever see a politician miss the Memorial Day Parade??? While the closest many of them have come to serving …is themselves at the post parade barbie

  2. Obewon January 29th, 2016 at 08:58

    Donnie’s website to solicit funds for veterans — donaldtrumpforvets.com — discloses at the bottom that donations go directly to the Donald J. Trump Foundation, a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization. Palin had no comment on how much she’ll reap from Trump’s free PR stunt aimed at avoiding FNC friendlies trying to connect two of Megyn Kelly’s braincells together.

  3. William January 29th, 2016 at 09:22

    The Goobers will throw money at this as quickly as they threw money at Glenn Becks “I have a delusion” rally on the steps of the Lincoln memorial. (fine print. The donations went to wounded warriors after Becks expenses were paid).

  4. William January 29th, 2016 at 09:34

    Just sayin” .http://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/28/us/wounded-warrior-project-spends-lavishly-on-itself-ex-employees-say.html?smid=fb-nytimes&smtyp=cur&_r=1

    • Suzanne McFly January 29th, 2016 at 13:55

      There was a story on that this weekend on one of the investigative shows. I don’t know who wouldn’t be pissed about spending millions on team building in Colorado. Just a bunch of criminals in the worse sense.

  5. Tommie January 29th, 2016 at 09:46

    What better way to get support than to use the VETS, who have been treated horribly for a loooooooooong time! What an a$$!

  6. Larry Schmitt January 29th, 2016 at 10:03

    Some people have really drunk the tRump Kool-Aid. This is one comment at MarketWatch on a story about this topic:
    “Macy’s dropped all of Trumps line of goods from their stores for political reasons – now apparently Macy’s is on the rocks. Coincidence? These left-leaners seem to bite their own noses off to spite their faces. The number one rating for FOX news is fading fast but they still don’t get it. This ‘chief executive’ Rieckhoff will without a doubt find out very soon what he has stepped in.”

  7. William January 29th, 2016 at 10:46

    A draft dodger polishing his image on the backs of veterans. Disgusting.

    • jybarz January 29th, 2016 at 22:20

      Was he disqualified due to mental illness or yellow fever?

      • William January 30th, 2016 at 00:57

        A bone spur. (he can’t remember which foot when asked recently).

  8. CandideThirtythree January 29th, 2016 at 20:50

    Trump filed TWO petitions to get the city to remove wounded vets who had businesses from near his buildings.

    http://www.mediaite.com/online/trump-wouldnt-allow-disabled-vets-to-be-near-trump-tower/

    • Tommie January 29th, 2016 at 23:38

      Real nice, huh?

      • CandideThirtythree January 30th, 2016 at 01:16

        Makes me wanna toss my cookies just thinking about it. Both of my children were in the military, my father was a POW, my uncle was one of Eisenhower’s drivers when he was in the military…pretty much the majority of people in my family were in the military so I get highly offended when when people play veterans for fools.

        • Tommie January 30th, 2016 at 13:07

          My father served also, so i know how you feel!

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