MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “I will always protect our great warfighters. I’ve got your backs!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, November 26, 2019 6:33 am […]
Category: Military
11/25/2019
CRIME/MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE/WAR: “President Donald Trump on Monday [11-25-19] defended his intervention in the cases of three service members implicated in war crimes, asserting that he was ‘sticking up’ for America’s armed forces amid an escalating controversy over the ouster of his Navy secretary…The president went on to contrast his recent interference in the […]
11/25/2019
MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump came into office vowing to unshackle his military commanders from years of Obama-era micromanagement. But now he’s facing a rupture with his Pentagon leaders after steamrolling them on a series of decisions — from Mideast troop movements and the use of military funds for a border wall to disciplinary […]
11/24/2019
MILITARY/TRUMP PEOPLE: “….honors that he has earned, including his Trident Pin. Admiral and now Ambassador to Norway Ken Braithwaite will be nominated by me to be the new Secretary of the Navy. A man of great achievement and success, I know Ken will do an outstanding job!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, November 24, 2019 6:33 pm […]
11/24/2019
MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “….contracting procedures were not addressed to my satisfaction. Therefore, Secretary of the Navy Richard Spencer’s services have been terminated by Secretary of Defense Mark Esper. I thank Richard for his service & commitment. Eddie will retire peacefully with all of the…..” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, November 24, 2019 6:33 pm […]
11/24/2019
MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “I was not pleased with the way that Navy Seal Eddie Gallagher’s trial was handled by the Navy. He was treated very badly but, despite this, was completely exonerated on all major charges. I then restored Eddie’s rank. Likewise, large cost overruns from past administration’s…..” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, November 24, 2019 6:32 […]
11/24/2019
MEDIA/MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Navy Seal Eddie Gallagher will be on @foxandfriends this morning at 7:30 A.M. Have no fear, all will end well for everyone!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, November 24, 2019 7:11 am […]
11/22/2019
LEGAL/MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WAR: “U.S. Navy Secretary Richard Spencer said on Friday [11-22-19] a Navy SEAL convicted of battlefield misconduct should face a board of peers weighing whether to oust him from the elite force, despite President Donald Trump’s assertion that he not be expelled…A military jury in July convicted Special Operations Chief Edward Gallagher of […]
11/21/2019
AFGHANISTAN/MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump paid respects Thursday [11-21-19] to two Army officers who were killed when their helicopter crashed this week in Afghanistan, holding his salute until each of the flag-draped cases containing their remains were returned to their grieving families. Trump and his wife, Melania, traveled to Dover Air Force Base to […]
11/21/2019
MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Navy will NOT be taking away Warfighter and Navy Seal Eddie Gallagher’s Trident Pin. This case was handled very badly from the beginning. Get back to business!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, November 21, 2019 8:30 am […]
11/16/2019
MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @DanScavino: ‘Army 1st Lt. Clint Lorance, one of two U.S. Army officers granted clemency Friday by POTUS Trump, was released from prison…” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, November 16, 2019 8:56 am […]
11/15/2019
COURTS/CRIME/MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump cleared three members of the armed services on Friday [11-15-19] who have been accused or convicted of war crimes, overruling military leaders who had sought to punish them. All three have been championed by conservative lawmakers and commentators, who have portrayed them as war heroes unfairly prosecuted for actions taken […]
11/11/2019
JOE BIDEN/MILITARY/NATO: “One, we don’t need large standing — large standing armies abroad… The other thing we should be doing is strengthening our alliances instead of embracing autocrats and dictators, like this president does, and poking our finger in the eye of our folks in NATO and — and — and the Far East, in […]
11/10/2019
MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @WhiteHouse: With President @realDonaldTrump’s signature on the National POW-MIA Act, the POW/MIA flag will now be flown with the Americ…” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, November 10, 2019 8:44 pm […]
11/10/2019
MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @USMC: #HappyBirthdayMarines! Today, we celebrate our heritage and honor the sacrifices of those who fought before us. https://t.co/1ob…” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, November 10, 2019 12:21 pm […]
11/10/2019
MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @DeptofDefense: Happy 244th birthday ? to the most powerful fighting force on the planet, the @USMC! #HappyBirthdayMarines https://t.co/…” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, November 10, 2019 11:07 am […]
11/9/2019
MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @Scavino45: On Thursday, 11/7/2019, the President signed into law: S. 693, the ‘National POW/MIA Flag Act,’ which honors service member…” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, November 9, 2019 6:51 am […]
11/4/2019
MILITARY/TERRORISM/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @TrumpWarRoom: ‘American special forces gave the world’s number one terrorist a one-way ticket to hell.’ – President Trump speaks in L…” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, November 4, 2019 11:56 pm […]
11/2/2019
ISIS/MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @TrumpWarRoom: President Trump on the mission that killed ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi: “American special operators executed a mast…” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, November 2, 2019 4:07 pm […]
11/1/2019
AFGHANISTAN/MIDDLE EAST/MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WAR: “Tyler Wade was awarded the Purple Heart while serving in Afghanistan, and says he is ‘proud of everything’ he did during his service. He also believes the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan were a mistake, as do a growing number of veterans — from retired generals to those who served across […]
10/31/2019
MILITARY/OIL/SYRIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump’s decision to send troops to protect oil fields in Syria means the U.S. may have as many troops in the country — or potentially more — as when he took office, undermining his repeated pledge to end a ‘forever war’ in the Middle East. Commanders are now moving additional […]
10/30/2019
DEMS/MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “…our Military, 2nd Amendment, Energy, and so many other things that the Democrats don’t care about. Please stop the Dems from hurting a very good and hard-working man! https://t.co/uUnWOtVxBV” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 30, 2019 12:16 pm […]
10/30/2019
KURDS/MILITARY/SYRIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TURKEY: “Every day in northeastern Syria, waves of American troops are pulling out under President Trump’s order this month that paved the way for a Turkish offensive that included assaults on the Pentagon’s allies, the Syrian Kurds. And at the same time, a separate wave of American troops from the opposite direction is […]
10/30/2019
CONGRESS/DEMS/MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “….the United States Military. Congress needs to do its work. We need to fund our Armed Forces.’ @senatemajldr Mitch McConnell. The Dems are a lost cause. In 2020, we need a big, beautiful WIN (all three)! #MAGA” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 30, 2019 9:51 am […]
10/30/2019
MILITARY/SOCIAL MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump on Wednesday [10-30-19] shared an altered photograph of himself placing a medal around the neck of the dog injured in the raid last weekend that led to the death of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the Islamic State’s leader. The image, which bears a watermark for a social media account for […]
10/30/2019
ISIS/MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @realDonaldTrump: Just confirmed that Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi’s number one replacement has been terminated by American troops. Most likely…” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 30, 2019 6:35 am […]
10/29/2019
ISIS/MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Asked specifically about the ‘whimpering’ line Monday [10-29-19], Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley said he did not know where the President got those details but noted Trump had planned to talk to some of the commandos who carried out the operation and assumed the information came from […]
10/29/2019
MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @CoachUrbanMeyer: ?? God bless the incredible Men and Women who serve our country. God bless America. Justice served! https://t.co/2LmEC…” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 29, 2019 10:08 pm […]
10/29/2019
HOUSE OF REPS/KURDS/MILITARY/SANCTIONS/SYRIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TURKEY: “The House voted overwhelmingly on Tuesday [10-29-19] to impose a series of sweeping sanctions on Turkey over its brutal assault on the Kurds in northern Syria, dealing its second bipartisan rebuke to President Trump this month for pulling back American forces to allow for the Turkish incursion. The measure drew […]
10/29/2019
ISIS/MILITARY/TERRORISM/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Just confirmed that Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi’s number one replacement has been terminated by American troops. Most likely would have taken the top spot – Now he is also Dead!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 29, 2019 8:29 am […]
10/29/2019
MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @newtgingrich: The idea that politicians need to be briefed on a military operation while young men &women are risking their lives is ri…” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 29, 2019 6:34 am […]
10/28/2019
ISIS/MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump shared a photograph on Monday [10-28-19] of the ‘wonderful’ dog who participated in the raid against Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the Islamic State leader, but said the dog’s name remained classified. The president tweeted out the photograph after Gen. Mark A. Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, had given […]
10/28/2019
ISIS/MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “We have declassified a picture of the wonderful dog (name not declassified) that did such a GREAT JOB in capturing and killing the Leader of ISIS, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi! https://t.co/PDMx9nZWvw” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 28, 2019 3:02 pm […]
10/28/2019
ISIS/MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TERRORISM: “President Donald Trump on Monday [10-28-19] said his administration may release video footage of the U.S. special operations raid that resulted in the death of Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi…The president characterized the ISIS chief’s demise in cinematic and grisly terms during an address from the White House on Sunday [10-27-19] […]
10/27/2019
MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @WhiteHouse: Thank you to the service members, military leaders, and agency officials who were critical to the success of this mission.…” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 27, 2019 11:49 am […]
10/25/2019
ETHICS/MILITARY/SCOTLAND/TRUMP BUSINESS: “The Air Force has concluded scores of overnight stays at President Donald Trump’s seaside resort in Scotland did not violate any rules but did raise questions about the ‘public perception’ of funneling taxpayer funds to a property owned by the commander in chief. The review, overseen by the Air Mobility Command, recommended aircrew […]
10/25/2019
ECONOMY/MILITARY/OIL/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “….USA has gained Trillions of Dollars in wealth since November 2016. All others way down. Our power is Economic before having to use our newly rebuilt Military, a much better alternative. Oil is secured. Our soldiers have left and are leaving Syria for other places, then….” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 25, 2019 […]
10/25/2019
MIDDLE EAST/MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “….COMING HOME! We were supposed to be there for 30 days – That was 10 years ago. When these pundit fools who have called the Middle East wrong for 20 years ask what we are getting out of the deal, I simply say, THE OIL, AND WE ARE BRINGING OUR SOLDIERS […]
10/24/2019
MILITARY/RUSSIA/SYRIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TURKEY: “A ceasefire in northeast Syria seems to be holding ‘by and large’, as major powers gather in Geneva ahead of the first meeting of Syria’s Constitutional Committee next week, the U.N. Special Envoy told Reuters on Thursday [10-24-19]. Geir Pedersen said that envoys from 7 Arab and Western states backing the opposition, […]
10/23/2019
MILITARY/OBAMA/SYRIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @WhiteHouse: ‘Eight long years after President Obama’s ill-fated push at regime change, U.S. troops are still on the ground in Syria. Mo…” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 23, 2019 12:45 pm […]
10/23/2019
KURDS/MILITARY/SYRIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TURKEY: “U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday [10-23-19] a ceasefire in northern Syria is now permanent and lifted sanctions on Turkey as a result, rejecting criticism of his decision to pull out U.S. troops that allowed Kurdish allies to come under attack. In a White House speech, Trump described the truce as […]
10/23/2019
FOREIGN AID/MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/UKRAINE: “Neither he (Taylor) or any other witness has provided testimony that the Ukrainians were aware that military aid was being withheld. You can’t have a quid pro quo with no quo.’ Congressman John Ratcliffe @foxandfriends Where is the Whistleblower? The Do Nothing Dems case is DEAD!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 23, […]
10/22/2019
CONGRESS/MILITARY/SANCTIONS/SYRIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TURKEY: “Congress vowed two weeks ago to impose sanctions on Turkey and rebuke President Donald Trump for withdrawing U.S. troops from Syria. But the Senate has struggled to make any substantial headway in condemning the Turkish government for its incursion into Syria and to convince the president to reverse course. Senate Majority Leader […]
10/22/2019
KURDS/MILITARY/SYRIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Just weeks ago, aides to President Donald Trump unveiled a task force charged with preventing ethnic cleansing, genocide and other mass atrocities — and holding accountable the perpetrators of such crimes around the world. The effort was driven in part by Congress, but aides cast it as part of Trump’s ‘comprehensive approach’ […]
10/21/2019
FOREIGN AID/FOREIGN POLICY/IMPEACHMENT/MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/UKRAINE: “A July 25 call between President Trump and the president of Ukraine is the basis for an impeachment inquiry into whether Mr. Trump withheld American military aid until Ukrainian officials investigated former Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. and his son, Hunter. Last week the acting White House chief of […]
10/21/2019
MIDDLE EAST/MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WAR: “President Trump has repeatedly promised to end what he calls America’s ‘endless wars,’ fulfilling a promise he made during the campaign. No wars have ended, though, and more troops have deployed to the Middle East in recent months than have come home. Mr. Trump is not so much ending wars, as […]
10/20/2019
KURDS/MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “‘The ceasefire is holding up very nicely. There are some minor skirmishes that have ended quickly. New areas being resettled with Kurds. U.S. soldiers are not in combat or ceasefire zone. We have secured the Oil.’ Mark Esper, Secretary of Defense. Ending endless wars!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 20, 2019 10:03 am […]
10/20/2019
KURDS/MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Mark Esperanto, Secretary of Defense, ‘The ceasefire is holding up very nicely. There are some minor skirmishes that have ended quickly. New areas being resettled with the Kurds.’ USA soldiers are not in combat or ceasefire zones. We have secured the Oil. Bringing soldiers home!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 20, 2019 8:15 […]
10/18/2019
KURDS/MILITARY/SYRIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TURKEY: “The United States had encouraged its Kurdish allies to dismantle their defenses in northern Syria, saying it would make it easier to assure Turkey that the Kurds posed no threat. So in recent months, according to three American officials involved, the Kurds blew up tunnels and destroyed trenches, leaving themselves vulnerable as […]
10/17/2019
MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WAR: “RT @realDonaldTrump: I am the only person who can fight for the safety of our troops & bring them home from the ridiculous & costly Endless…” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 17, 2019 7:58 am […]
10/17/2019
FOREIGN AID/MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE/UKRAINE: “President Donald Trump’s withholding of $391 million in military aid to Ukraine was linked to his request that the Ukrainians look into a claim – debunked as a conspiracy theory – about the 2016 U.S. election, a senior presidential aide said on Thursday [10-17-19], the first time the White House […]
10/16/2019
DEMS/MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “I am the only person who can fight for the safety of our troops & bring them home from the ridiculous & costly Endless Wars, and be scorned. Democrats always liked that position, until I took it. Democrats always liked Walls, until I built them. Do you see what’s happening here?” –Donald […]
10/13/2019
MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Happy Birthday @USNavy! https://t.co/H0lNgAdogV” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 13, 2019 12:55 pm […]
10/12/2019
MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The case of Major Mathew Golsteyn is now under review at the White House. Mathew is a highly decorated Green Beret who is being tried for killing a Taliban bombmaker. We train our boys to be killing machines, then prosecute them when they kill! @PeteHegseth” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 12, 2019 8:49 […]
10/11/2019
ARMS-WEAPONS/IRAN/MILITARY/SAUDI ARABIA/SYRIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The United States is sending about 3,000 additional troops to Saudi Arabia in the latest military response by the Trump administration after it accused Iran of attacks last month on Saudi oil facilities, the Pentagon said on Friday [10-11-19]. The move came only five days after President Trump said that his […]
10/10/2019
JOE BIDEN/MILITARY/TRANSGENDER: [Audience member: “I served over ten years in the United States military and two combat tours in Iraq, and after that service, I was forced to make one of the most difficult decisions I’ve ever been forced to make, and that was to choose between serving my country and my true identity as […]
10/10/2019
MILITARY/SANCTIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TURKEY: “….We have one of three choices: Send in thousands of troops and win Militarily, hit Turkey very hard Financially and with Sanctions, or mediate a deal between Turkey and the Kurds!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 10, 2019 3:07 pm […]
10/10/2019
KURDS/MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TURKEY: “Turkey has been planning to attack the Kurds for a long time. They have been fighting forever. We have no soldiers or Military anywhere near the attack area. I am trying to end the ENDLESS WARS. Talking to both sides. Some want us to send tens of thousands of soldiers to….” –Donald […]
10/9/2019
MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: ”….IN THE HISTORY OF OUR COUNTRY! We went to war under a false & now disproven premise, WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION. There were NONE! Now we are slowly & carefully bringing our great soldiers & military home. Our focus is on the BIG PICTURE! THE USA IS GREATER THAN EVER BEFORE!” –Donald […]
10/9/2019
MIDDLE EAST/MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WAR: “The United States has spent EIGHT TRILLION DOLLARS fighting and policing in the Middle East. Thousands of our Great Soldiers have died or been badly wounded. Millions of people have died on the other side. GOING INTO THE MIDDLE EAST IS THE WORST DECISION EVER MADE…..” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 9, […]
10/8/2019
KURDS/MILITARY/SYRIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TURKEY: “….understands that while we only had 50 soldiers remaining in that section of Syria, and they have been removed, any unforced or unnecessary fighting by Turkey will be devastating to their economy and to their very fragile currency. We are helping the Kurds financially/weapons!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 8, 2019 7:55 am […]
10/8/2019
MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TURKEY: “So many people conveniently forget that Turkey is a big trading partner of the United States, in fact they make the structural steel frame for our F-35 Fighter Jet. They have also been good to deal with, helping me to save many lives at Idlib Province, and returning, in very…..” –Donald Trump, […]
10/7/2019
MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @PressSec: Our Commander-in-Chief @realDonaldTrump has made it his priority to keep this country safe and empower our military leaders!…” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 7, 2019 11:22 pm […]
10/7/2019
ISIS/MILITARY/SYRIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TURKEY: “President Trump’s sudden blessing of a Turkish military operation in northern Syria and his announcement of an American troop withdrawal from that region raised questions about the fate of thousands of Islamic State detainees that the Turks’ targets, American-backed Syrian Kurds, have been holding in makeshift wartime prisons. Mr. Trump insisted that […]
10/7/2019
CHINA/MILITARY/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WAR: “I was elected on getting out of these ridiculous endless wars, where our great Military functions as a policing operation to the benefit of people who don’t even like the USA. The two most unhappy countries at this move are Russia & China, because they love seeing us bogged…..” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, […]
10/7/2019
MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “….down, watching over a quagmire, & spending big dollars to do so. When I took over, our Military was totally depleted. Now it is stronger than ever before. The endless and ridiculous wars are ENDING! We will be focused on the big picture, knowing we can always go back & BLAST!” –Donald […]
10/6/2019
JOE BIDEN/MEDIA/MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/UKRAINE: “It is INCREDIBLE to watch and read the Fake News and how they pull out all stops to protect Sleepy Joe Biden and his thrown out of the Military son, Hunter, who was handed $100,000 a month (Plus,Plus) from a Ukrainian based company, even though he had no experience in energy,…” […]
10/3/2019
MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @replouiegohmert: Honored heroic wounded warriors today at an event hosted by All Saints Episcopal School in #TX01. God bless our troops…” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 3, 2019 7:05 am […]
10/2/2019
ENDORSEMENT/MILITARY/TRUMP PEOPLE/VETS: “….He loves our Military and supports our Vets! Democrat Jim Hood will never give us his vote, is anti-Trump and pro-Crooked Hillary. Get Out and Vote for Tate Reeves on November 5th. He has my Complete & Total Endorsement!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 2, 2019 6:27 pm […]
10/2/2019
BORDER/MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “Massive sections of The Wall are being built at our Southern Border. It is going up rapidly, and built to the highest standards and specifications of the Border Patrol experts. It is actually an amazing structure! Our U.S. Military is doing a GREAT job.” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 2, 2019 8:06 am […]
9/30/2019
MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “It was my Great Honor to attend this mornings Welcome Ceremony for the 20th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Mark Milley! https://t.co/CXoDPnimgz” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 30, 2019 11:49 am […]
9/26/2019
BORDER/MILITARY/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Congratulations to my friend @SenShelby, our powerful Appropriations Chairman, for his hard work on many strong bills that continue to rebuild our military, invest in border security, and many other priorities. Good work and keep fighting, you are winning!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 26, 2019 5:58 pm […]
9/25/2019
DEFENSE/FOREIGN AID/MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/UKRAINE: “President Donald Trump’s freeze of military aid for Ukraine landed this summer at a Pentagon in turmoil, led by its third acting secretary in just a few weeks — with no leader at the top with the stature to quash the move. The leadership vacuum at the top of the Defense […]
9/24/2019
FOREIGN AID/MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/UKRAINE: “President Donald Trump on Tuesday [9-24-19] shifted his explanation for temporarily withholding hundreds of millions of dollars in military aid to Ukraine, citing what he criticized as a lack of similar financial contribution by other Western powers to the Eastern European nation. Trump’s latest remarks are at odds with his assertion […]
9/20/2019
DEFENSE/IRAN/MILITARY/OIL/SAUDI ARABIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump is sending a modest deployment of American troops to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, along with air and missile defense systems, in response to the attacks on Saudi oil facilities, which the administration blames on Iran. Defense Secretary Mark T. Esper called the decision, which came on […]
9/18/2019
HOUSE OF REPS/MILITARY/SPENDING/TRUMP BUSINESS: “Since Donald Trump took office, the U.S. military has spent nearly $200,000 at the president’s luxury Scotland resort, according to figures and documents the Pentagon provided to the House Oversight Committee. The spending, which has all occurred since August 2017, paid for the equivalent of hundreds of nights of rooms at […]
9/18/2019
MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Happy 72nd Birthday to our GREAT @USAirForce! #HBDUSAF https://t.co/wVj99MgmAS https://t.co/n3mznw9pd5” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 18, 2019 11:00 am […]
9/17/2019
IRAN/MIKE POMPEO/MILITARY/SAUDI ARABIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump offered a reserved rebuttal to Sen. Lindsey Graham’s assertion that the administration’s response to Iran shooting down an American drone earlier this summer was viewed as ‘weakness,’ with the President calling his response ‘a sign of strength.’ Trump’s tweet was an unusual rebuke of a strong congressional […]
9/17/2019
IRAN/MIDDLE EAST/MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “As President Donald Trump decides whether to strike Iran, the specter of his past military interventions is looming large over the choice before him now. Trump is reluctant to take military action in the Middle East because he wants to live up to his campaign vows to reduce foreign entanglements, according […]
9/17/2019
MILITARY/SCOTLAND/TRUMP BUSINESS: “Air Force officers who have earned medals for their tours of duty can pick up some more brass with a short pit stop in Southwest Scotland. As part of its relationship with the Air Force, the Trump Turnberry resort occasionally gifts high-ranking officers a version of its ‘Pride Pin,’ a lapel pin featuring […]
9/16/2019
MILITARY/OIL/SAUDI ARABIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “After oil installations were blown up in Saudi Arabia over the weekend, President Trump declared that the United States was ‘locked and loaded,’ a phrase that seemed to suggest he was ready to strike back. But then he promised to wait for Saudi Arabia to tell him ‘under what terms we would […]
9/14/2019
MILITARY/TERRORISM/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Taliban has never been hit harder than it is being hit right now. Killing 12 people, including one great American soldier, was not a good idea. There are much better ways to set up a negotiation. The Taliban knows they made a big mistake, and they have no idea how to […]
9/12/2019
DEMS/INVESTIGATIONS/MILITARY/SCOTLAND/TRUMP BUSINESS: “The U.S. Air Force has lodged crews at President Donald Trump’s Scotland resort up to 40 times since 2015, a figure that is far higher than previously known. The tally represents the preliminary results of an Air Force review launched after POLITICO reported last week that an Air National Guard crew stayed at […]
9/12/2019
FOREIGN AID/MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/UKRAINE: “The Trump administration has lifted its hold on $250 million in military assistance to Ukraine following intense bipartisan backlash from lawmakers who argued that the funding is crucial for warding off Russian aggression in the region. POLITICO first reported last month that President Donald Trump asked his national security team to […]
9/10/2019
MILITARY/SCOTLAND/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP BUSINESS/TRUMP PEOPLE: “House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy on Tuesday [9-10-19] defended military expenditures at President Donald Trump’s properties, arguing that hotels owned by the president are “just like any other hotel’…McCarthy’s defense comes as the Air Force has launched a global review of its layover policy following a POLITICO report that crews […]
9/10/2019
MILITARY/NATURAL DISASTERS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @realDonaldTrump: Received an update on Air Force One at MCAS Cherry Point in North Carolina, regarding damage caused by Hurricane Doria…” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 10, 2019 7:44 am […]
9/9/2019
MILITARY/SCOTLAND/TRUMP BUSINESS: “I know nothing about an Air Force plane landing at an airport (which I do not own and have nothing to do with) near Turnberry Resort (which I do own) in Scotland, and filling up with fuel, with the crew staying overnight at Turnberry (they have good taste!). NOTHING TO DO WITH ME” […]
9/9/2019
MILITARY/SCOTLAND/TRUMP BUSINESS: “Back in 2014, soon after acquiring a golf resort in Scotland, Donald J. Trump entered a partnership with a struggling local airport there to increase air traffic and boost tourism in the region. The next year, as Mr. Trump began running for president, the Pentagon decided to ramp up its use of that […]
9/6/2019
HOUSE OF REPS/MILITARY/SCOTLAND/TRUMP BUSINESS: “In early Spring of this year, an Air National Guard crew made a routine trip from the U.S. to Kuwait to deliver supplies. What wasn’t routine was where the crew stopped along the way: President Donald Trump’s Turnberry resort, about 50 miles outside Glasgow, Scotland. Since April, the House Oversight Committee […]
9/5/2019
MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @militarykind: The announcer couldn’t even get through his speech without choking up for this sweet Army mom homecoming.❤️⚾️?? https://t…” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 5, 2019 6:22 am […]
9/3/2019
HUMAN RIGHTS/MILITARY/MYANMAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Baptist minister from Myanmar had less than 60 seconds in the Oval Office to tell President Trump about the mistreatment and abuse his people suffer. The minister, Hkalam Samson, told the president in July that ethnic groups in his homeland were being ‘oppressed and tortured by the Myanmar military government’ […]
9/2/2019
AFGHANISTAN/CIA/MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Senior White House advisers have proposed secretly expanding the C.I.A.’s presence in Afghanistan if international forces begin to withdraw from the country, according to American officials. But C.I.A. and military officials have expressed reservations, prompting a debate in the administration that could complicate negotiations with the Taliban to end the war. […]
9/2/2019
MILITARY/NORTH KOREA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “As North Korea fired off a series of missiles in recent months — at least 18 since May — President Trump has repeatedly dismissed their importance as short-range and ‘very standard’ tests. And although he has conceded ‘there may be a United Nations violation,’ the president says any concerns are overblown. […]
8/31/2019
MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @RedCross: Serving the military is part of what we do. For these #MilitarySpouses, joining the Red Cross as a volunteer helped them get…” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, August 31, 2019 8:02 am […]
8/31/2019
BORDER/MEXICO/MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @JimInhofe: A historic meeting with U.S. military & Mexican officials protecting both sides of our southern border. Due to joint coopera…” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, August 31, 2019 7:11 am […]
8/31/2019
MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @SenatorTimScott: A very happy birthday to the United States Marine Corps Reserve! We are truly honored to have such outstanding men and…” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, August 31, 2019 6:51 am […]
8/29/2019
DEFENSE/FEDERAL FUNDING/MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “The Trump administration is preparing to take money from military construction funds more than six months after first promising to do so in order to build sections of the wall along the US-Mexico border, according to multiple administration and defense officials. Though it’s unclear which military construction would be put on […]
8/29/2019
IRAN/MILITARY/NUCLEAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “In the power circles of Tehran, where ‘Death to America’ is regularly chanted, the idea has taken hold that Iran must eventually negotiate with President Trump, according to several people with knowledge of the shift. These people said Iran’s leadership had concluded that Mr. Trump could be re-elected and that the country […]
8/29/2019
CITIZENSHIP/MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A new homeland security policy that will restrict the conferral of automatic citizenship for some children born abroad to active service members will affect only a handful of families each year, but the botched rollout of the policy this week incited a fierce backlash against President Trump, who has hailed himself as […]
8/21/2019
MILITARY/NATO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “….Because of me, these countries have agreed to pay ONE HUNDRED BILLION DOLLARS more – but still way short of what they should pay for the incredible military protection provided. Sorry!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, August 21, 2019 12:32 pm […]