Got an example of Trump being the one that disrespects the US military?

"Trump did not want to visit the Aisne-Marne American Cemetery — which is home to the graves of Americans who fought and died in World War I — for two reasons, according to The Atlantic: He feared the rain would dishevel his hair, and "because he did not believe it important to honor American war dead, according to four people with firsthand knowledge of the discussion that day." The Atlantic continued (emphasis ours):

Trump rejected the idea of the visit because he feared his hair would become disheveled in the rain, and because he did not believe it important to honor American war dead, according to four people with firsthand knowledge of the discussion that day. In a conversation with senior staff members on the morning of the scheduled visit, Trump said, "Why should I go to that cemetery? It's filled with losers." In a separate conversation on the same trip, Trump referred to the more than 1,800 marines who lost their lives at Belleau Wood as "suckers" for getting killed.

Shortly after the publication of The Atlantic report, one unnamed senior official with the U.S. Department of Defense and one senior U.S. Marine Corps officer confirmed the 2018 cemetery remarks from the above report in interviews with The Associated Press (AP). According to the AP, the official had firsthand knowledge of Trump's remarks, and the officer had been told about them."

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Gen.John Kelly:

"What can I add that has not already been said? A person that thinks those who defend their country in uniform, or are shot down or seriously wounded in combat, or spend years being tortured as POWs are all 'suckers' because 'there is nothing in it for them.' A person that did not want to be seen in the presence of military amputees because 'it doesn't look good for me.' 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 'losers' and wouldn't visit their graves in France."

https://www.snopes.com/news/2023/10/04/donald-trump-call-troops-suckers-losers/

He thinks spending 5 years in captivity, being tortured and turning down a chance to be released because you won't leave your men behind, is not heroic.
This post was edited by Jane S at June 20, 2025 2:24 PM MDT

I think Trump dangerously disrespected the US military when he didn’t fire Pete Hegseth or at least demote him to KP Duty - because of the Single chat thing. And now because of that Pete Hegseth might Single out attack plans on Iran. Cheers and happy weekend!

I usually don’t chew my cabbage twice – but I still think Trump disrespected the US military by falling asleep during his Flag Day parade. Pete Hegseth was sitting next to Trump at the parade so Trump should of let him know that if it looked like he was nodding off – give him a SIGNAL (Trump/Hegseth joke and not a joke about the US military). Cheers and happy weekend!