Rieckhoff: And what I would tell folks is: if they treat veterans like this, if they treat retired generals like this, how do you think they're going to treat everyone else? How do you think they're going to treat you? We are just first.
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You know why they are targeting veterans right? They are civilian soldiers. We have 15.8 million veterans in the United States, which is 6.1% of the civilian population. We only have about 2.1 million active troops in the U.S.
Let them have cake. That's how they'll treat the rest of us. While prices skyrocket & housing becomes unaffordable & savings accounts go empty. https://youtu.be/i9If_4f_604
Social security will be the last annihilated but only after he declares Marshall Law. Ending THIS program would get people on the streets with torches and pitchforks and they know it.
Dems need to do whatever is possible/legal to get every fired military officer from Generals on down to remain loyal to America and stand by for further instructions from those who truly love this country!
And yet veterans keep voting for GOP! So what are they gonna do about it coz black pple told everyone exactly how this shjt was going to go down! We are sipping our tea on the side for a reason; so white pple can stop being shielded from the fire black pple take when they protest!
As a Veteran I'm as confused how any of my fellow Vets thought an Authoritarian Insane Lying Draft Dodging addict sexual abuser who hid his taxes& financial Relationships w Dictators fm the public wasn't going to sell our Nation out while attacking NATO allies as a 🇷🇺 proxy
spot on! if there is no climate crisis and Trump is only about peace, why do all the billionaires have bunkers? don’t listen to what they say watch what they do
Riekhoff should first check with his vets. 63% still support Trump, and 52% agree with his agenda. This is the survey as late as Mar 3rd. 26% say they are willing to give up their jobs if Trump asks them to. It's calcified, the least to say. TINA!
The private sector will never be up to being reliable stewards or good civic partners. Health care, education, and many other public goods simply can’t be relegated to markets. They’re not commodities and they’re not always “efficient.”
The real difficulty in getting through to those who continue to support Trump is their collective belief that what he is doing won't have an impact of them. Meanwhile 401Ks are being gutted, costs are rising and the $US is in danger of losing its status as the reserve currency.
Exactly!
The fact that the Republicans will stand idly by and do nothing while veterans lose jobs and benefits tells me they truly don’t care what happens to the rest of us.
It’s insane to me how empty so much of the Right’s “patriotism” and “gusto” turned out to be. They truly don’t give a fuck at all about the very people they made half their political identify around. Just pathetic and so sad to see.
It’s been super obvious since W. After lying to us about WMDs as justification to invade Iraq, we were told that questioning the war made us anti-American enemies of freedom and that we didn’t support the troops.
Hard agree absolutely, especially with how little care and support vets get after sacrificing so much for the country. It’s just wild to me that they’re still saying all this shit with their full chest cheering on the VA getting gutted. It’s like a premium version of cognitive dissonance.
I am scared we are already here. Democratic leadership is a disappointment. Holding up signs and otherwise being silent is a weak defense. Republicans in Congress get some courage.
First they came for the immigrants, and I said nothing. Then they came for the federal workers, and I said nothing. Then they came for the veterans, and I said nothing.....
Right? Does everybody forget that they wanted to hang? Mike pence? It's like we have no memory in this country of anything past a year or two. Not to mention the people that have forgotten that Russia is evil.
How does it end for JD the first time he disagrees with the Traitor? How does it end for US of JD declares the election results vood and lets the Traitor stay in power?
George put it best: https://youtu.be/k5FoqbqRV2o
I've always wondered how the biography would describe the sequence of events where John Roberts was forcibly impeached by the very Traitor he gave immunity to.
The fantasy of the GOP for as long as I can recall has been to tear down federal agencies and parse off the pieces to the billionaire private sector class. Wake up. It doesn’t care about the farmer or the VET or the mom on WIC. It sees dollar signs. Rape & loot the best agencies.
If they treat veterans and military leaders like this, who will want to join the US Military? Hey let me risk my life even though I won't receive the care I need if I am wounded, lose a limb, or suffer a brain injury.
Step 1: Win the three special elections, flipping majority control of the House. 2: Hakeem Jeffries, smart, decent, capable human being, becomes Speaker of the House, 2nd in line for presidency. 3: Well, who knows what could happen to the Russian Asset and Nazi sidekick?
Not Jeffries. I like him and he is well spoken and educated and of course capable, but he wants to be nice. He wants to do it the right way, and that's what got us into this mess. Mess we need somebody that can crack some balls.
You'd think, what you state makes perfect sense. But instead since his 1st term, trump has been walking them out and degrading them like it's a sport. Very eye opening, telling about those who were supposed to lead
White privilege and america's ideas of business people. Started by white people and business people. Has long ago dictated that utter morons are somehow intelligent. And it has yet to be dispelled.
Trump has a team of four of his administration negotiating with the Ukrainian opposition party as we speak, in order to bring about wartime elections that can drive President Zelensky from power. If they succeed, WW3 will become inevitable.
Donald Trump - the second biggest c@nt on the planet.
Professionally trained by the most powerful military in the world. Battle-hardened in worldwide hot wars. Skilled in the use of lethal weapons. Wounded & needing therapy. Abandoned by a fascist madman.
Anyone who has ever fought for American democracy, all of our brothers, sisters, fathers, mothers, aunts and uncles and every generation of Americans, now that Trump has capitulated to Russia, are in Trump’s own words, “SUCKERS AND LOSERS”. TRUMP WILL DESTROY AMERICA. WAKE THE FUCK UP.
All they care about is $$$
How can they extract the most profit for them and their billionaire buddies
They aren’t concerned with the impact this will have on everyday Americans / they see us as replaceable labor
Hey Paulie been watching you since the days of OPTRUTH, your "both sides are the same" finally, genuinely fucking us but hey at least you got to be on TV for the last 20 years.
What do serving military members think of this?
At least some percentage are from military families, no?
How do they reconcile their family members being treated like this?
She should be fired for what she said about the 13 year old boy. He is not going to be there when MAGA supporters were to storm the capitol but she said she hopes he doesn’t KILL himself. No one was murdered or died by suicide. And why would he kill him self.
STOP TALKING ABOUT elonia musky!!! START TALKING ABOUT THE FOTUS ALLOWING elonia musky to do all these terrible things to the Federal Government!! To distract & deflect, THE FOTUS is only using elonia musky as a prop or shield for HIMSELF AND WHAT HE IS ACTUALLY DOING/INSTRUCTING to destroy the govt
If I call him “elmo”, then you’ll make up something about that I shouldn’t do. Simple cure, block me. I don’t see it as any sort of feminizing. I just don’t like posting out his actual name because I hate his fucking guts as I do the felon! That’s MY personal purpose behind it. You do you! So will I
what you all miss, he's been degrading and demoralizing military over time. IT IS WORKING, they are not strong, but whiny and weepy facing him, they are not up to are defense. no one has evidence otherwise
Theres 17 million vets in this country, some of whom are armed better than some units in the US military. No country in their right mid would break the social contract.
Well, except for Putin, and Putin signed his own death warrant.
They are shattering it. And they are doing it on purpose.
They've wanted to do it for a long time because social contracts mean obligations. And they want their "freedoms" and be completely and totally free of any and all obligations. This is the very core of who they are
Trump made it abundantly clear that he has zero respect for those who serve. He thinks they're suckers and losers. There are many vets who are MAGA and they are not going to take this well.
Hogsex is trying to remove all non-white men and all women from the military. They won't have enough white men for combat.
Just wait until they have to reinstate the draft and all the white MAGAs sons are called up. #FAFO
My son once asked me if I was sad that he had no children to give me grandchildren and I said no - he was joy enough for me.
Now I can see how that worked out so I do not have to worry about children in all of this.
My heart goes out to those that do though and I send you strength and love.
I have an almost-16 yr old daughter. While I don't have to worry about a draft, she wanted to go to go into astrophysics and her dream job at NASA one day. I see her giving up on that dream a little more every day with all the misogyny right now. Getting women into STEM was hard already but now...🤷♀️
Every one of the 77 million who voted for Hump and the 20 million who couldn't be bothered to vote all need to get smacked....OK that wouldn't solve the mess we are in, but I sure hope these 97 million people PERSONALLY feel the negative effects of their vote for fascism or no vote at all. Karma!
And that should have been the end of it, instead, we had fellow Americans that thought that was funny. On no level. Is that funny to me. That guy's a hero as far as I'm concerned because he has had to overcome that disability to live in a world that doesn't view them as whole people.
I understand they are not the first.What he’s saying is that if they are willing to go after veterans which are seen as an untouchable group by Republicans then no one is safe.
How can we fight them if we’re too busy fighting each other? This is class warfare!
This could have been said in 2016 after Trump’s treatment of the Gold Star family of Humayun Khan. That not being a dealbreaker to Americans, plus obviously the McCain comments, was the first sign he’d be disgusting towards veterans
He outright dissed
Sen McCain!
Said he was a Loser cause he was captured
& He didn't like losers!
This pile of human entrails treats military worse than any enemy of the State!
Why Would Anyone Support His Cruelty to
America's Freedom Fighters?
STILL waiting for that
Front Page
Orange Obit
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It is coming. And then all bets are off once Vance and the rest have full power. Mark my words. Right now, tRump is just the scapegoat to get it started. He serves no purpose beyond chaos. Once it is at a certain point, they will no longer need him.
I'm not so sure folks will rally round Vance. He's not a TV Star in their eyes! Rural America puts lots of stock in celebs - Not So Much in poli's! Vance also doesn't have the global visual recognition the idiot has!
Would really prefer the entire lot gone!!
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If Trump passes while in office voters don't matter. Vance becomes president. Folks aren't that fond of him! And 2026 is an opportunity to gain back seats in house! Lots of folks aren't happy with the 💩's antics!
We just need the orange one gone For A Start!!
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I actually think it will be way harder for Vance et al once Trump is gone. They don't have the weird inexplicable appeal Trump seems to have and there will be a HUGE fight for who will lead the Republicans. Vance is an eyeliner-abusing troll with no appeal to the GOP outside of "Trump likes me!"
Trump has always been jealous of the respect shown to anyone who, unlike him, has served. He has a sick, poisonous need to destroy everyone who makes him feel inferior
The SAD PART, is that they told us exactly what they were going to do! Pple still voted for them. We need Jesus coz good luck was for during the election!
He's going to build everything the " Greatest " ...greatest LIES, Greatest ECONOMIC FAILURES , GREATEST COLLAPSE OF AGRICULTURE , BIGGER AND GREATER FINANCIAL LOSS FOR THE PUBLIC...GROCERIES WILL BE UNAFFORDABLE, MEDICAL CARE NON EXISTENT , DEMAND FOR USA OIL AND MILITARY ????
Joining others to correct the record. Veterans are by no means the first targeted group, ffs. Trans people and LGBTQ+ folk, Black and brown people, women … it just seems to matter more when white men start feeling the pain.
Thank you for saying this. Came here to say the same. Cant ask for help now when we asked you for help and they mostly voted for Trump. So they can keep their little hats and license plates and discounts. And they can collectively fuck off in my book. Vets didn’t stand up for America.
And I fucking stood up for this shithole with my service and my vote against fascism. I know plenty of vets who did as well.
So maybe throttle it back or target those who actually fucked us all.
Well fucking vets fucked us by voting en masse for fascism. So I don’t care anymore about their hc, or their special jobs, or special awards and discounts not a single other group gets. Not sure why you all think we would. As teachers are attacked not of vet stands up.
Seeing as how fucking furious this response has made me.
I have to point out that I have not received any special awards or special jobs due to the fact I am a vet.
I did however have my 30 year old manufacturing business wiped out by that syphilis ridden shitbags tariffs the first go around…..
Also thanks for not giving a shit about my 30 year old untreated PTSD that through the VA I finally had addressed thanks to the system.
So in summation…No…not all vets “fucked us” (guess I and other vets who lean farther Left like me don’t count).
Step back and think before you type this bullshit
While you all were off fighting for rich oligarchs, we were here teaching US kids how to hide from active shooters no military member has ever protected them from. And women were fighting for hc access, and equal pay. POC and trans people are fighting for their right to exist. Not soldiers.
We are on the same page in the end.
Why did POC vote for this, why did people in the LGTBQ community vote for this, why did women vote for this, why did vets vote for this, why did teachers vote for this etc.
Do you throw out the entire fucking group because of a few dipshits?
Hey fuckhead,
I served in in the 90’s …Desert Shield / Desert Storm as a twenty something without many options even being a white as a milk bottle male. (came from a family with a disabled and blind father while my mom supported us all..) I live with the regret of fighting for oil NOW at 59…
Ah yes the time honored Democratic tradition of the circular firing squad…
At this point it doesn’t fucking matter “who was targeted first” or that some of my fellow veterans voted for this shit.
I fucking didn’t and yet have to suffer the consequences of people from ALL THOSE GROUPS voting for this
Not all of us voted for that piece of shit. But if you think we only served our country for "little hats and license plates and discounts" then fuck you too.
Vets it is time. You got a lot from the American people for your service that you volunteered to do. Now it’s time to actually serve your nation. Will you? Or will you let a fascist king take over your country?
Maybe we’re all are so fucking tired of fighting this country’s fucked up wars for it while civilians sat back at home tanking the economy and reelecting the same assholes that fuck us over.
Here’s an idea-maybe those of us left at home are fighting wars here on US soil that US soldiers should be fighting. Not one of you was defending our freedom in Vietnam, Korea, Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria etc-you were fighting for rich guys to stay rich.
Well where the fuck are you all? Where have you been? I see you in your little participation trophies, with your own private hc system while people like me who actually served here at home in a classroom get attacked. Your country needs you to defend her now and you’re all silent,until it hits you.
If vets actually defended America, we wouldn’t be here today. The fact is this, you defend a king. You’ve never been conscripted to defend America since WWII.
Let’s all stop pretending.
Participation trophies? We EARNED our healthcare system by doing things like going to Vietnam and various desert shitholes and getting cancer from the burn pits and Agent Orange. And we're not being silent.
Whatever I got toxic black mold from my classroom. And still had to teach kids how to hide from bullets. That’s called serving your country. Hanging out in so foreign land ain’t it. Sorry time to tell some hard truths. There is no proof vets can or will protect this country.
Oh whatever, it’s all performative. You haven’t earned anything more than teachers have earned. And they serve their country, not bs rich folks giving them orders. Vets the time for you to step up has come and gone. When American women needed you, you were voting for the fascist.
I agree with this and believe that what is happening to the VA and veterans, who have given their whole selves to our country, is horrific. Just not first in the line of Trumps’ fire, and far too many will continue to support him. It’s all so fucked up.
And what? I gave myself to my country too. And what do I get? No hc, no social security, no discount, no special hat or license plate or Memorial Day. Nothing. I had to teach children how to hide from bullets, while my marine friend sat comfy in an embassy in Sweden. That ain’t defunding America.
Now a fascist king takes over while vets by the millions voted for it, or didn’t vote at all. And now I’m supposed to care? Hey folks, remember the cautionary tale, “when they came for me there was no one left.” Well vets there is no one left but you to help you. You didn’t help us, expect the same.
It’s a fact! This country is going to fall apart bcoz white people have been sold hate! This is not new, it’s as old as America. Every damn election it is about those people are coming to take from you and white pple eat it up wholesale! Few will wake up so the fall of America is inevitable, period!
If veterans and retired generals are being treated this way, it speaks volumes about the respect (or lack thereof) for others. We should all be concerned about how this sets the tone for how everyone is treated moving forward.
They’re all narcissistic, elitist anarchists whose ultimate goal is to destroy any institution that they imagine in their fever dreams has been captured by “the left” - which they can’t define but know when they see it.
Personally, I want to know why they are targeting red states without decency with red states because they think it’s ok to gut NOAA, Social Security, Air Traffic Controllers, Department of Education. Red states are already suffering as they are yet threatening them to enrich? #Demvoice1
Thats right, they only care about themselves. BUT once they are hit by the pain themselves they will start to understand. Its the only way they'll get it.
I would tell folks "is it really a good idea to shit on people with extensive firearms and ordinance training, who can drive tanks and pilot fighter jets and numbers?"
WRONG. FIRST would be Native Americans who welcomed the colonists to this land, only to be robbed of said land & placed on reservations. SECOND would be African-Americans who were brought here to be slaves & dehumanized. It's a long list, but I do agree that disrespect for veterans is despicable.
I see that democrats are doing what we do best , getting bogged down in minutiae ,and diving straight into “buT ThIs GROUp wAS FiRsT!” while shooting each other in the foot.
For fuck sake…shut the fuck up and focus on fixing the damage.
And I am referring to the fucking comments section…
As a member of a couple of the groups vying for top status as “fucked over” or “targeted” I should have seen this coming.
The biggest problems with the VA, even according to Republicans in Congress as recently as Dec were
1. Backlogs because of staffing issues
2. Backlogged applications
3. Lack of communication because of 1&2
So how does firing 86,000 people do anything other than exacerbate those problems?
Gives them excuses to hand the operation over to the private sector. Privatization has been the goal. They want to take control away from “the people” so they can take our tax money with no strings attached.
Fucking Private Sector is already having trouble just keeping up with an aging population! Throw military in that & it's gonna be a real cluster!!
The Idiot's Minions are Cutting Anything to fix their trillion $$ budget
WHICH IS NOTHING BUT TAX BREAKS FOR EXTREME WEALTH!!
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right bc the gop is always pro military. but maga is not the gop. they need their own ticket - they would LOSE. the gop was annoying but they were never THIS BAD. russia ?! no.
We want out of this mess with this guy - where's the landofthe free leader?!?!
Pro military when they sent a them to Iraq to get their bodies blown apart by IEDs for bullshit reasons, while all the money went to Raytheon, Haliburton, Boeing?
I would say to Rieckhoff that they weren’t the first. He just didn’t seem to care or notice the plans and actions against women, lgbtq+, immigrants, children, et all…. But thanks for getting on board 4 months too late
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https://youtu.be/FtQNVoEWsP4?si=rEG2T9SY51Rc0qTN
With a lot of the people in these roles having voluntarily joined.
It's absolute horse shit that Republican's disservice them while asking us to worship them (Veterans).
The fact that the Republicans will stand idly by and do nothing while veterans lose jobs and benefits tells me they truly don’t care what happens to the rest of us.
George put it best:
https://youtu.be/k5FoqbqRV2o
You got fooled.
No charisma, no fire in the belly, nothing to attract support.
is this a moment where congressional Dems bring Generals McMaster, Mattis, Miley on board as consultants/liaisons with military? Fill the void
It's time for good trouble. Be seen. Be heard. Be brave. And make it as hard as possible for the bad guys
“Da. Da, da. Da.”
Donald Trump - the second biggest c@nt on the planet.
Project 2025 had other plans and America is under seige.
What could go wrong?
KOREAN WAR, VIETNAM, GULF WAR, IRAQ, AFGHANISTAN!
VETERANS DESERVE BETTER!
*MARCH 14TH 2025* *VETERANS MARCH*
*WASHINGTON DC*
You vets matter and we love you.
Thank you so much for your service and sacrifices 💙
Not well.
How can they extract the most profit for them and their billionaire buddies
They aren’t concerned with the impact this will have on everyday Americans / they see us as replaceable labor
This is the guy!!
Reickhoff 2028.
He’ll turn the Reich off!
Reickhoff 2028!!
Great job 😒
At least some percentage are from military families, no?
How do they reconcile their family members being treated like this?
I mean- they are trained to literally fight, and not with words.
Well, except for Putin, and Putin signed his own death warrant.
They are shattering it. And they are doing it on purpose.
They've wanted to do it for a long time because social contracts mean obligations. And they want their "freedoms" and be completely and totally free of any and all obligations. This is the very core of who they are
...And then they came for me....
Now that you are experiencing what it is like when Republicans control everything
1) Do you regret refusing to endorse Democrats
2) Will you endorse Dems in 2026?
3) Do you stand by your claim Dems are "just as bad" & veterans are equally screwed by both parties?
When Nicole Wallace repeatedly pressed him saying it was a binary choice, either a Democrat wins or Trump wins he'd say "I reject that"
He'll screw us over for GOP 1st chance he gets
It started with us.
I wonder how many prolife veterans realize that.
1) gain the right to vote,
2) be able to get credit in our own names,
3) have the sovereign right to make medical decisions about our own bodies,
4) and to possess the highest office in the land (POTUS)
Mark my words.
Just wait until they have to reinstate the draft and all the white MAGAs sons are called up. #FAFO
Now I can see how that worked out so I do not have to worry about children in all of this.
My heart goes out to those that do though and I send you strength and love.
We just must rise and not make this our future .
I like your thinking.
Mark my words.
How can we fight them if we’re too busy fighting each other? This is class warfare!
Sen McCain!
Said he was a Loser cause he was captured
& He didn't like losers!
This pile of human entrails treats military worse than any enemy of the State!
Why Would Anyone Support His Cruelty to
America's Freedom Fighters?
STILL waiting for that
Front Page
Orange Obit
🤬💙🇺🇦💛✌🏽
Would really prefer the entire lot gone!!
💙🇺🇦💛🌈💪🏽♀️✌🏽
We just need the orange one gone For A Start!!
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It amazes me how many VETS are MAGA 😢
Musk wouldn't know this (nor would he care):
❗ >125,000 veterans have died by suicide since 2001
❗about 6,000 veterans take their own lives each year
STOP THIS
No.
LGBTQ, disabled, black, brown, women, non-Christians ... were first.
https://bsky.app/profile/tippedbeaker.bsky.social/post/3ljoolct2ms2i
So maybe throttle it back or target those who actually fucked us all.
I have to point out that I have not received any special awards or special jobs due to the fact I am a vet.
I did however have my 30 year old manufacturing business wiped out by that syphilis ridden shitbags tariffs the first go around…..
So in summation…No…not all vets “fucked us” (guess I and other vets who lean farther Left like me don’t count).
Step back and think before you type this bullshit
And who the fuck is “we”?
Why did POC vote for this, why did people in the LGTBQ community vote for this, why did women vote for this, why did vets vote for this, why did teachers vote for this etc.
Do you throw out the entire fucking group because of a few dipshits?
I am also a member of the LGTBQ community so I am taking on two beatings here.
How about you take that broad brush of yours and throttle your shit back for a minute.
Vets are simply another group to attack, sorry if the position of “most fucked over” isn’t to your liking.
I served in in the 90’s …Desert Shield / Desert Storm as a twenty something without many options even being a white as a milk bottle male. (came from a family with a disabled and blind father while my mom supported us all..) I live with the regret of fighting for oil NOW at 59…
At this point it doesn’t fucking matter “who was targeted first” or that some of my fellow veterans voted for this shit.
I fucking didn’t and yet have to suffer the consequences of people from ALL THOSE GROUPS voting for this
Maybe we’re all are so fucking tired of fighting this country’s fucked up wars for it while civilians sat back at home tanking the economy and reelecting the same assholes that fuck us over.
We are minority of the population.
You fucks do something good & right for a change.
Let’s all stop pretending.
I HAVE BEEN POSTING THIS FOR WEEKS.
DEMS NEED TO ARREST MUSK & GET HIS HACKERS OUT OF OUR FEDERAL BUILDINGS & SERVERS.🔥🔥🔥
Purge them from the planet.
For fuck sake…shut the fuck up and focus on fixing the damage.
As a member of a couple of the groups vying for top status as “fucked over” or “targeted” I should have seen this coming.
1. Backlogs because of staffing issues
2. Backlogged applications
3. Lack of communication because of 1&2
So how does firing 86,000 people do anything other than exacerbate those problems?
The Idiot's Minions are Cutting Anything to fix their trillion $$ budget
WHICH IS NOTHING BUT TAX BREAKS FOR EXTREME WEALTH!!
🤬🖕🏽🤬🖕🏽🤬🖕🏽🤬🖕🏽
Fight Fascism! Oppose every single act/plan, idea that come from FOTUS!
Impeach and Imprison FOTUS/Krasnov for LIFE!
Arrest Muskrat!
We want out of this mess with this guy - where's the landofthe free leader?!?!
Get your head out.
BUT, if the Vets wanna joint the resistance, they are welcome .
(I am one. Voted R until 2014, never looked back)
None of you are worth saving.
You are all expendable.
Welcome to Trump's America.