America - Then and Still

If there was one, singular moment that I can point to that turned me completely away from Donald J. Trump, it would be these quotes reported by a man who knew him well. I am a proud Army Veteran, but I would like to think that any proud American would boil over at the disgusting beliefs he had of our servicemen and women. 

This photograph (above) of President Trump (photo from his first term) and his Chief of Staff John Kelly at a military ceremony.

John Kelly, the former chief-of-staff to President Donald Trump's first presidential term stepped up and severely criticized his former boss over disparaging remarks the then-president made about service members and veterans and for what he called Trump's utruthfulness about his positions on various groups as well as on abortions.

Kelly went further to quote Trump: "I think those who defend their country in uniform, or are shot down or serioiusly wounded in combat, or spend years being tortured as POWs are all 'suckers' because 'there is nothing in it for them,'" 

Kelly said of Trump, he is  "A person that did not want to be seen in the presence of military amputees because 'it doesn't look good for me.' He is a person who demonstrated open contempt for a Gold Star family   - for all Gold Star families - on TV during the 2016 campaign, and rants that our most precious heroes who gave their lives in America's defense are 'loosers' and he wouldn't visit their graves in France."  

This was, and is again, our military's Commander-in-Chief.Once a draft-dodger, always a draft-dodger. . . and with absolute no respect for anyone who did serve. 

Republicans who can still respect someone like that have my whole-hearted sympathy.

P.S.  And now, he is showing us how much he really dislikes us and the country that made him "rich and famous." He is finally telling us how much he wants to demolish it!  

(Most news content from NBC news - 2/03/2020)