Veterans hit Trump as ‘draft dodger’ in Biden ad released on D-Day

[mystery-ak]

 Veterans hit Trump as ‘draft dodger’ in Biden ad released on D-Day
by Alex Gangitano - 06/06/24 10:34 AM ET


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y9VIJQw-C5Q&ab_channel=JoeBiden

Three veterans slammed former President Trump as a “draft dodger” and argued he is unfit to be commander in chief in a new video from President Biden’s reelection campaign unveiled Thursday, marking the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings.

Marine Corps veteran Curtis Register, Army veteran Ed McCabe and Navy veteran Matthew McLaughlin participated in the minutelong video, which was intended to “highlight the stark contrast between Donald Trump, who criticizes veterans and has refused to take accountability or attend military funerals, and President Biden, who stands with our troops abroad and takes care of them at home,” according to the Biden campaign.

“A good commander in chief is somebody who gives a s‑‑‑,” Register said to open the video.

“Donald Trump has zero accountability in his life,” McLaughlin said.

McCabe added, “He’s a draft dodger, simple as that.”

The campaign highlighted that Trump reportedly referred to American veterans buried in France as “losers” and “suckers” and mocked then-Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), who was a prisoner in the Vietnam War. Trump has previously denied making the “suckers” remark, though it was later confirmed by his former chief of staff, John Kelly.

“From draft dodging to promising to take away veterans’ hard-earned benefits to repeating the rhetoric of dictators, it’s clear that Donald Trump doesn’t care about those who have bravely served our country. He doesn’t understand their sacrifice or the values they vowed to protect,” Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) said in a statement.

Duckworth is a retired Army National Guard lieutenant colonel and a member of the Biden campaign’s national advisory board.

“The choice in this election could not be more clear; Donald Trump’s constant disrespect of our service members is in stark contrast to President Biden – a military father – who is working to support our troops and their families and who delivered an historic expansion of health care and benefits for veterans,” the senator added.

The Hill has reached out to the Trump campaign for comment on the video.

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https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4707424-veterans-hit-trump-draft-dodger-biden-ad-d-day/

[mystery-ak]

Did Joe serve?...Beau did....Hunter kicked out of the Navy after failing drug test so STFU Pops!

[rustynail]

Did Joe serve?...Beau did....Hunter kicked out of the Navy after failing drug test so STFU Pops!

Biden took five deferments for 'asthma'.

[mountaineer]

Biden took five deferments for 'asthma'.

While bragging about being a football star. This is a very strange approach for the Biden team. Their guy has absolutely nothing to stand on.

[LMAO]

We do not know if Trump called veterans “suckers  and losers”  so it should not go into any attack ad. It was somebody who claimed they heard him say it which has been denied by others

Because if they are going to attack Trump on hearsay, then it’s entirely fair game for the Republicans to talk about Biden’s inappropriate showers with his daughter

[corbe]

While bragging about being a football star. This is a very strange approach for the Biden team. Their guy has absolutely nothing to stand on.

   Didn't Trump receive his first deferment (out of 5) while he was the asst Basketball Coach at Wharton?

[the OlLine Rebel]

This is really problematic.

Even just this issue, I see a Sophie’s Choice.

I don’t know that Trump “dodged”.  Just that he did not serve at all.  Supposedly some deferment.  I know he disparaged McCain for being a POW (maybe because he spilled some beans).  Not sure about the suckers comment.

I find it bad that Trump disparaged McCain’s service while never having done any at all himself.

But there is Biden, who never served.  Apparently riding the coattails of his son.  That’s all fine but the fact is being the parent of a serviceman doesn’t make you happy and proud about it, much less the one who served.  And being a Dem by definition means you “loathe the military”, as dodger Klintoon said.  They don’t like military operations…until they do.  (I don’t like commies for this reason, they talk big about distaste for MIL but if they have full powers they’d damn sure use it against the citizenry).