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democrank

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22. On a scale of to 10, this Trump birthday parade pisses me off in the 1000+ range.

Reply to kentuck (Original post)

Sun May 18, 2025, 12:06 PM

May 18

I came from a small, New England paper mill town where I can assure you most guys of certain ages either enlisted or were drafted in the Vietnam War. If any of these blue collar guys had bone spurs, they still would have been drafted. They were way too poor to have a father who knew somebody who knew somebody.

That effing draft-dodging fraud shouldn’t even be allowed in the same room with a Vietnam veteran. I still think about Trumps “suckers and losers” comment when I think of my sweetie dying from Agent Orange or when I shake the hand of a Vietnam Vet.

The thought of Trump’s birthday viewing of the troops makes me want to vomit. He thinks he’s too important to follow laws or our Constitution and way too good to fight for his country. What an absolute disgraceful POS that man is.

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A guy that chickened out of the Vietnam War wants a military parade? [View all] kentuck May 18 OP

G.O.P. wants to rub their draft-dodging felon in the faces of our honorable soldiers BoRaGard May 18 #1

LOL +1 Emile May 18 #3

Somebody should order a bunch of those!!! calimary May 18 #11

Goood question. marble falls May 18 #2

If he had bone spurs they would still show up on an x-ray. Show us your bone spurs Donny. Botany May 18 #4

his Happy Birthday To Me parade eShirl May 18 #5

"Hey, suckers and losers, give me a parade", oasis May 18 #6

And WE Get To Pay For IT! Mr.Bee May 18 #7

Gutting essential services to The People then making us all pay for him to have events to make himself feel 'powerful'? Attilatheblond May 18 #8

"A fucking Mexican!" Kid Berwyn May 18 #9

G.O.P. draft dodger disrespects family of American soldier BoRaGard May 18 #12

I would like to see comments in every newspaper in the country! young_at_heart May 18 #20

and "" dosent give a hoot, hoot hoot. AllaN01Bear May 18 #10

The South End of a Northbound Yak... GiqueCee May 18 #13

Stolen valor Seinan Sensei May 18 #14

yep poozwah May 18 #21

I think that will make a great sign for protesting--"Trump's Stolen Valor Birthday Parade"--something along those lines. Timeflyer May 18 #25

He did more than chicken out randr May 18 #15

The military could leverage their enlistment oath and defend the constitution against a domestic enemy and Hotler May 18 #16

I tried to find one Trump family member in his Emile May 18 #17

Trump's paternal grandfather, Frederick Trump (originally Friedrich Drumpf), emigrated to the United States sop May 18 #18

draft dodger ConnieAZ1 May 18 #27

Three generations of draft dodgers... sop May 18 #28

generational draft dodgers Skittles May 18 #29

He was celebrating having a non-existent but agonizing bonespur and shouting "USA! USA!" Ping Tung May 18 #19

samuel johnson poozwah May 18 #24

On a scale of to 10, this Trump birthday parade pisses me off in the 1000+ range. democrank May 18 #22

Push this emotional button with vets and families of vets. . . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz May 18 #23

Many guys got deferments. But Trump he lied to get his, that's a difference. Walleye May 18 #26

Just curious... why is everyone referring to it as Trump Birthday Parade? WarGamer May 18 #30

I'm glad you added the last paragraph. yorkster May 18 #31

Draft Dodgers do NOT deserve a military parade LetMyPeopleVote May 18 #32