DEMS/MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/VA: “Democratic Sen. Tammy Duckworth said Thursday [11-15-18] that President Donald Trump has ‘failed miserably’ in his attempts to support US troops. ‘He’s failed miserably when it comes to supporting our troops and their families,’ the senator from Illinois said. Duckworth is a veteran who lost both legs during an explosion in Iraq while serving in the US Army. Trump often touts his support for troops and veterans during his rallies across the country…The President faced backlash after he skipped a planned visit to an American cemetery and memorial while in France because it was raining. The next day the President visited a different American cemetery, much closer to Paris, to observe Armistice Day…Earlier Thursday, Trump touted his administration’s efforts to modernize the Department of Veterans Affairs, and cited the expansion of the GI Bill as a point of success. The Forever GI Bill was passed by Congress and signed into law in 2017 to ‘enhance or expand education benefits for veterans, service members, families, and survivors.’ But thousands of student veterans have not received education and housing payments from the US government because of a series of glitches plaguing the VA’s information and technology system, top VA officials confirmed during a congressional hearing on Thursday.”
–Kate Sullivan, “Tammy Duckworth: Trump has ‘failed miserably’ in supporting US troops,” CNN Politics, CNN.com, November 15, 2018 11:21 pm