{"id":1004008,"date":"2019-03-21T16:28:43","date_gmt":"2019-03-21T20:28:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/democrats.org\/?p=1004008"},"modified":"2024-05-23T20:07:55","modified_gmt":"2024-05-23T20:07:55","slug":"trump-wont-stop-attacking-our-veterans-in-words-and-actions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/trump-wont-stop-attacking-our-veterans-in-words-and-actions\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump Won\u2019t Stop Attacking Our Veterans In Words And Actions"},"content":{"rendered":"

While President Trump continues to relentlessly attack Senator John McCain months after his death, his decision to outsource the running of the VA to wealthy Mar-a-Lago members is hurting both veterans and active service members. Trump has shown time and again that he does not respect our veterans and can\u2019t be trusted to provide them with the benefits and care they need.<\/p>\n

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Veterans are calling on Trump to stop his attacks on former Senator McCain.<\/p>\n

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LA Times<\/a>: \u201cEven veterans who support the president told me they can\u2019t understand why the president would speak with such contempt about a man who devoted his life to public service, endured years as a prisoner of war after his plane was shot down in Vietnam, and died of brain cancer seven months ago.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Trump\u2019s VA has failed to successfully serve veterans while being essentially run by three wealthy Mar-a-Lago members with no experience in the field.<\/p>\n

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ProPublica<\/a>: \u201cNewly released emails about the three Trump associates who secretly steered the Department of Veterans Affairs show how deeply the trio was involved in some of the agency\u2019s most consequential matters, most notably a multibillion-dollar effort to overhaul electronic health records for millions of veterans. Marvel Entertainment chairman Ike Perlmutter, West Palm Beach physician Bruce Moskowitz and lawyer Marc Sherman \u2014 part of the president\u2019s circle at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida \u2014 reviewed a confidential draft of a $10 billion government contract for the electronic-records project, even though they lack any relevant expertise.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Under Trump\u2019s shadow VA, the ability of the agency to provide proper service has faltered, making it more difficult for veterans to get the care and benefits they deserve.<\/p>\n

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ProPublica<\/a>: \u201cAs the Trump administration prepares to launch a controversial program to expand private medical care for veterans, the Department of Veterans Affairs is developing a software tool to determine who\u2019s eligible. But the tool is so flawed, according to an independent review obtained by ProPublica, that it threatens to disrupt the health care of about 75,000 veterans every day.\u201d<\/p>\n

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MeriTalk<\/a>: \u201cThe Department of Veteran Affairs\u2019 (VA\u2019s) Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA) failure to modify its electronic systems to fully support the Forever GI Bill hampered efforts to implement the law early in the process and continue to the present day, according to a VA Office of the Inspector General (OIG) report released today.\u201d<\/p>\n

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While Trump undermines the military medical system, he is planning on raiding military pension funds to build his unnecessary wall.<\/p>\n

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Kaiser Health News<\/a>: \u201cThe U.S. military is devising major reductions in its medical corps, unnerving the system\u2019s advocates who fear the cuts will hobble the armed forces\u2019 ability to adequately care for health problems of military personnel at home and abroad…The reductions may also limit the military\u2019s medical humanitarian assistance and relief for foreign natural disasters and disease outbreaks.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Associated Press<\/a>: \u201cThe Pentagon is planning to tap $1 billion in leftover funds from military pay and pension accounts to help President Donald Trump pay for his long-sought border wall, a top Senate Democrat said Thursday. Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., told The Associated Press, \u2018It\u2019s coming out of military pay and pensions. $1 billion. That\u2019s the plan.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

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While President Trump continues to relentlessly attack Senator John McCain months after his death, his decision to outsource the running of the VA to wealthy Mar-a-Lago members is hurting both veterans and active service members. 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