Disrespect
2015
2015-07-18 Trump (who dodged the draft) said John McCain wasn’t a war hero, stating, “He’s not a war hero. He’s a war hero because he was captured. I like people that weren’t captured”. In March of 2019, Trump wrote, “So it was indeed (just proven in court papers) “last in his class” (Annapolis) John McCain that sent the Fake Dossier ot the FBI and Media hoping to have it printed BEFORE the Election. He & the Dems, working together, failed (as usual). Even the Fake News refused this garbage!”
https://www.cnn.com/2019/03/19/politics/donald-trump-john-mccain-dead
https://x.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1107260609974943745
https://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/02/us/politics/donald-trump-draft-record.html
https://www.cnn.com/2018/12/26/politics/trump-bone-spurs-vietnam-war
2020
2020-09-04 Trump called fallen soldiers ‘suckers’ and ‘losers’.
2020-10-13 After Trump retweeted a Q-ANON linked account promoting baseless theories about Bin Laden, a former navy seal involved in the operation that killed Bin Laden responded to Trump “Very brave men said goodby to their kids to go kill Osama bin Laden. We were given the order by President Obama. It was not a body double. Thank you Mr. President. Happy birthday @USNavy.”
2025 February
2025-02-21 General Charles Q. Brown was dismissed as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff as part of the Trump DEI initiative.
2025 September
2025-09-23 Jon Stewart speaks out at a rally on behalf of veterans. Link here:
2026 January
2026-01-28 The US Embassy in Copenhagen removed flags honoring fallen Danish soldiers who died in Afghanistan for the US. Trump claimed the soldiers “didn’t walk the front line”. Only after public outcry were the flags reinstalled.
https://www.cnn.com/2026/01/28/europe/us-embassy-copenhagen-removes-flags-danish-soldiers-intl
2026 March
2026-03-07 Trump wore his campaign merch to a dignified transfer of the first six fallen soldiers who died in Kuwait after the US bombed Iran. Trump then used that picture in a fundraising campaign. A fundraising email from a Trump-linked PAC reads, “This is President Donald J. Trump. I made a special announcement to the public an hour ago. For the very first time ever, I’m opening up spots on the National Security Briefing membership. Claim your spot”. Then it offers a link to donate.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/07/trump-us-service-members-killed-kuwait
https://www.salon.com/2026/03/09/fox-news-erased-fallen-soldiers-to-make-trump-look-better/
https://www.fastcompany.com/91505360/trump-wears-hat-dignified-transfer
https://www.cnn.com/2026/03/13/politics/trump-fundraise-email-soldier
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/14/us/politics/fund-raising-email-trump-ritual.html
https://people.com/trump-promises-donors-access-national-security-briefings-11925725
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/trump-reaaaaaally-didnt-journalist-asking-152826530.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KXqZNuxKUlQ&list=WL&index=1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qepYRy2BTAg
2026-03-21 Former FBI director Robert Mueller died at age 81. Trump posted on social media, “Robert Mueller just died. Good, I’m glad he’s dead. He can no longer hurt innocent people! President DONALD J. TRUMP”
https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/116268334535345382
https://www.thedailybeast.com/donald-trump-posts-vile-reaction-to-robert-muellers-death-at-81/
https://www.cnn.com/2026/03/21/politics/donald-trump-robert-mueller-insensitive-comments
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5794930-trump-reacts-mueller-death/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i8Gb7v91K0U&list=WL&index=2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=br58SIqHk0Q&list=WL&index=4&t=48s
2026-03-22 During a Meet the Press interview, Scott Bessent was asked about the post from Trump responding to the death of Robert Mueller by saying he was glad Mueller was dead. The interviewer of Meet the Press asked, “Do you think it’s appropriate for the President of the United States to celebrate the death of an American citizen, someone who’s a bronze star, Purple Heart recipient, who’s served in Vietnam?” Bessent answered, “Kristin, I was with the President in the green room at Davos and there was a video playing of what may have been an illegal raid on his home at Mar-a-Lago – they’re going through his wife’s wardrobe…and I watched the look in his eye, and I think that neither one of us can understand what has been done to the President and to his family”.
https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/scott-bessent-empathy-trump-mueller
2026-03-27 Pete Hegseth removed two Black and two female officers from a promotion list, leaving some senior military officials to question if women and minorities were being singled out. In the same article presenting this information, the article wrote that Chief of Staff Ricky Buria told the Army Secretary Daniel Driscoll about assigning Major General Antoinette R. Gant command of the Military District of Washington President Trump would not want to stand next to a Black female officer at military events.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/27/us/hegseth-promotion-list.html
https://thehill.com/policy/defense/5804541-pete-hegseth-pentagon-promotion-list/
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/trump-official-told-military-officer-132409515.html
2026 April
2026-04-01 Hegseth nullified the investigation into the pilot who used an Apache helicopter to perform a low fly-by of Kid Rock’s mansion. So now MAGA leaders are undermining Army control over investigations into military matters. In an X post Hegseth wrote, “Pilots suspension LIFTED. No punishment. No investigation. Carry on patriots”.
https://www.stripes.com/branches/army/2026-04-01/kid-rock-apache-helicopter-hegseth-21246722.html
https://x.com/PeteHegseth/status/2039109100282196436
https://www.npr.org/2026/04/01/nx-s1-5769800/suspension-lifted-helicopter-pilots-kid-rock
https://abc7.com/post/army-says-reviewing-helicopters-flying-low-hovering-kid-rocks-home/18816103
https://www.thedailybeast.com/hegseth-makes-shock-announcement-after-cringe-kid-rock-stunt/