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The nation's largest grassroots membership organization of Progressive Veterans. #VetsForDemocracy #VetsForClimate

New York, NY
Joined August 2016
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@commondefense
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As Veterans, we told Donald Trump that the way to honor Heather Hayer is to unconditionally oppose white supremacy & hate. He blocked us.
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GOP: "Removing statue of a racist traitor is erasing history!" Also GOP: "Bulldoze through this sacred burial ground to build a pipeline."
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Marine Corps Iraq Vet @JeffKey tried to have a civil conversation with Senator Lindsay Graham about our oath to defend the Constitution. Lindsay Graham chose Donald Trump over loyalty to our democracy. @NoOneIsAboveLaw #VetsForImpeachment
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“Leave it up to the States” was also the Pro-Slavery argument
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That awkward moment when the Russian government forgets to turn off location services on their disinformation network Twitter accounts.
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@realDonaldTrump The Nazis are marching in your name, shouting "Heil Trump."
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@realDonaldTrump Here is the reality... Transgender Americans are ALREADY serving in uniform, honorably and effectively.
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GOP Rep @DanCrenshawTX hid in an elevator today when combat vets confronted him about his support for Donald Trump. We’re standing up for our democracy and holding Trump's cronies accountable. Join us:
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@commondefense
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VA Choice was a law that was written by @BernieSanders , and signed by President @BarackObama , in 2014.
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Kayleigh McEnany
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“I couldn’t get seen by the VA,” Sam, a Vietnam Veteran, told me. “As soon as @realDonaldTrump approved Veterans’ choice... you know how many days it took?” “2 DAYS‼️” “I waited months... years. I love @realDonaldTrump . Veterans love him!”
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@realDonaldTrump This is shameful and wrong. #VetsAgainstTrump
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Unless @realDonaldTrump is impeached, he has 531 days left in office to continue tearing our country apart. 531 days to keep rigging the system in favor of a few greedy billionaires. 531 days to launch new wars. 531 days to spread hate. That’s why we’re #VetsForImpeachment
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@realDonaldTrump We stood up to you, and democracy won.
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@realDonaldTrump You're one to talk about Vietnam. #VetsAgainstTrump
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If you use homeless veterans as a justification for Trump's policies of hate, you don't understand what we served to protect. #VetsVsHate
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@realDonaldTrump 5 Draft Deferments, using your wealth and privilege to avoid fighting while others less "elite" were drafted. #VetsAgainstTrump
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Trump just claimed no President has ever called families of fallen troops, insulting thousands of Gold Star Families
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As veterans we stood up to defend America's most essential freedoms. Today we kneel. #VetsForKaepernick #TakeAKnee
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@realDonaldTrump You failed at leadership. Leadership requires listening, it requires setting the example. You are capable of neither. #VetsAgainstTrump
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While @realDonaldTrump was defending the KKK, SPC Allen Stigler Jr. (22) & SGT Roshain Brooks (30) were killed in Iraq. #VetsAgainstTrump
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@realDonaldTrump What you are proposing is to put back in place "Don't Ask, Don't Tell," a policy which hurt the military, and caused witch hunts of troops.
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GOP Rep @MarkMeadows came up to a group of our veterans ("my people!" he said) and asked why we were in Washington D.C. So we told him. He didn't like what we had to say. Congress MUST put country over party and IMPEACH @realDonaldTrump . #VeteransForImpeachment
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@realDonaldTrump They wear your #MAGA hats, while standing for hate.
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@realDonaldTrump You are failing to lead. Americans should spend this July 4th reflecting on what our country stands for. Trump isn't it. #VetsAgainstTrump
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@realDonaldTrump This is horrifically un-American, and hurts the military. #VetsAgainstTrump
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@realDonaldTrump You fought to kick Vietnam Veteran street vendors off of 5th Avenue because you felt that Veterans made the street less "classy."
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@realDonaldTrump You attacked a Gold Star family, because they asked you to read the United States Constitution. #VetsAgainstTrump
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@realDonaldTrump As veterans, we refuse to leave a comrade behind. @SenJohnMcCain @SenatorCollins @lisamurkowski stood up for the American people today.
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@realDonaldTrump Millions of Americans fought against ideology these Nazis represent. And yet Nazis see you as their leader & inspiration. #VetsAgainstTrump
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With all due respect Senator, if you wanted to thank us for our service you would protect our voting rights. Yet, you won’t even make time to meet with disabled AZ vets and your staff have been downright disrespectful. Take for instance our last interaction with your office.1/4
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Kyrsten Sinema
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Our nation and state are forever indebted to our veterans and their families for their service and sacrifice to keep our nation safe and protect our freedoms. #VeteransDay
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6 years
Aren't we all.
@FoxNews
Fox News
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News Alert: Awaiting @POTUS 's departure at @WhiteHouse .
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@realDonaldTrump You attacked Veterans with PTSD, saying that wounded warriors struggling with their experiences are "not strong."
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@realDonaldTrump You took an un-earned Purple Heart medal, and bragged about how you "always wanted a Purple Heart... this is much easier."
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@realDonaldTrump Today, we are once again ashamed that you occupy the highest office of this country. When we need unity, your racism divides us.
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@realDonaldTrump You exploited a grief-stricken Gold Star Widow on national TV, using her as a political prop while her dead SEAL's Dad condemned you.
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A military veteran is being deported in Arizona, despite evidence and a court ruling that he is a US citizen.
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@NRA You have a lot to say about losing your perks and discounts. You had not a single thing to say about #PhilandoCastille . The people, including countless military veterans, have had enough. #BoycottNRA
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Don't write a story about @realDonaldTrump 's plan to cut taxes on the rich without including the fact that we haven't seen his tax returns.
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@realDonaldTrump "He's a war hero because he was captured. I like people who weren't captured." - @realDonaldTrump
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@realDonaldTrump @SenJohnMcCain @SenatorCollins @lisamurkowski Your presidency is failing. It's because of the power of the people, who are making our voices heard. Together we stand united.
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A majority of veterans & mil families now disapprove of @realDonaldTrump . His support is crumbling because we speak out. #VetsAgainstTrump
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Nope. Burning the flag is constitutionally-protected freedom of speech. We swore to defend the constitution, not a piece of cloth.
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Donald Trump Jr.
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If using the wrong pronoun is considered hate speech by some, couldn't burning the flag be hate speech towards those who died defending it?
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The real "paid protestor?" @VP Mike Pence owes taxpayers a refund for his cheap stunt. Sign if you agree:
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Under @PeteButtigieg ’s healthcare plan, people who don’t have insurance are retroactively enrolled and suddenly slammed with a penalty of up to 8.5 percent of their income. Millions of working Americans can’t afford a $300 emergency let alone $7000.
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BREAKING: @MilitaryTimes has just released a scientific poll of U.S. military troops. The things it found are game-changing. 1/
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@realDonaldTrump You are dishonoring people who, unlike you, actually donned the uniform to serve their nation.
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Dear @RepJimBanks , This is a tremendously ignorant thing to say. Veterans like us know that people wearing uniforms aren’t the only ones impacted by war. @Ilhan is a refugee. We stand with her against hawkish elites like you. #VetsForIlhan #EndForeverWar
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Jim Banks
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Rep. Ilhan Omar complained she’s “stricken with PTSD” because of recent events in the Middle East. This is a disgrace and offensive to our nation’s veterans who really do have PTSD after putting their life on the line to keep America safe.
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@realDonaldTrump Your championing of hate, racism, bigotry, and white supremacy led to her death. You can't erase that with shalllow words. #VetsVsHate
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@realDonaldTrump You don't know anything about service. Shame on you.
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@realDonaldTrump @SenJohnMcCain @SenatorCollins @lisamurkowski When you attack one of us, you attack all of us. That's why the #Resistance is strong, and only getting stronger.
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@MilitaryTimes A majority of troops say White Nationalism is a national security threat. They say it's more dangerous than Iraq, Syria, or Afghanistan. 2/
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@realDonaldTrump When we pointed out that these Nazis were marching in your name, wearing your #MAGA hats, our tweets got removed as "abusive."
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@realDonaldTrump When you hired White Supremacists like Bannon and Miller, who spread racist propaganda, these Nazis cheered and knew you were one of them.
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Posobiec is an active officer in the @USNavy , and is engaged in targeted harassment. He should face punishment for his shameful and dishonorable actions, not to mention his previous record of misconduct. cc: @RealNCIS @CNORichardson @NavyMCPON
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Shannon Coulter
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Jack Posobiec blocked me after I reported him doxxing Leigh Corfman, one of the women who bravely came forward about Roy Moore. @TwitterSupport : this person is engaged in targeted harassment of a sexual assault survivor. Why does he still have an account?
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@realDonaldTrump The policies these Nazis want are the same policies you ran on, and have imposed once you took the Presidency. #VetsVsHate
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Retweet if you didn't lie to the @FBI before your 30th birthday.
@JuddLegum
Judd Legum
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"He admitted, OK, he lied to the FBI. I think he is 29 years old"
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Vets & military families across the nation #MarchForTruth today. We won't let this evasive CIC & his enablers mock our service & sacrifice
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@realDonaldTrump @SenJohnMcCain @SenatorCollins @lisamurkowski #TrumpCare failed because we stood up. Veterans are all of us, young, old, poor and middle class, all races, genders, orientations, faiths.
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@realDonaldTrump We did our duty, and pledged loyalty to the Constitution. Trump has violated his oath and betrayed We The People. #VetsAgainstTrump
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Trump is ordering the Pentagon to spend millions of dollars to stage a military parade in D.C — soldiers, tanks, jets, all of it. It’s clear to me that Trump doesn’t actually honor the troops, he wants to force the troops to honor him. #VetsAgainstTrump
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Reminder: While thousands in Texas we in need of rescue from #Harvey flooding, Trump's budget cut the Coast Guard by 15%. #HurricaneHarvery
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Veterans are currently standing vigil outside the impeachment inquiry hearing room. We are standing up to #DefendAmericanDemocracy and call for Congress to impeach Donald Trump.
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After #Charlottesville , remember that GOP lawmakers across the country have introduced bills to legalize hitting protesters with cars. LIST:
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We are military veterans and families. We served our country. We stand with @IlhanMN . #VetsForIlhanOmar #VetsVsHate
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@realDonaldTrump You dress up like a tiny general, in flight jackets and military hats, even though you've never served a day in your life.
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@realDonaldTrump @SenJohnMcCain @SenatorCollins @lisamurkowski Today is our victory, and we will keep fighting and defeat your agenda of greed, explotation, and hate again and again until you are gone.
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@realDonaldTrump We are veterans and military family members who served and sacrificed for our country. We deserve better than this Illegitimate president.
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The US Army's official twitter account just liked a tweet of @mindykaling making fun of @realDonaldTrump . To whatever public affairs specialist who is about to get a royal ass-chewing, we salute you. #VetsAgainstTrump
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@realDonaldTrump You bragged that you'd be "best for the vets," and then once elected made a budget that would take away retired vets disability payments.
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@realDonaldTrump These Nazis want to see a country purged of those who are different races, and different religions. You want the same thing. #VetsVsHate
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@realDonaldTrump #HeatherHeyer represents the best of us. She sacrificed for all of us, standing up bravely. You don't deserve to say her name.
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@realDonaldTrump Your reckless "tough talk" against N.Korea isn't distracting anyone from the Russia investigation
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Check out #VetsForImpeachment at the #WorldSeries , right underneath Trump’s luxury box. Veterans like us swore to uphold the constitution, and we can’t stand by while Trump exploits military aid to try to get a foreign gov to interfere in our elections.
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The #VeteransForImpeachment who ruined Trump's trip to the #WorldSeries were Iraq veterans and Common Defense leaders: @ArmyofNaveed and @A_Pitts515 . Please give them a shoutout, and if you are a vet for impeachment txt VETERAN to 52886 to get involved!
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If you're a Veteran or the family member of a Veteran, tweet your disgust for Trump-enabler John Kelly using #KellyBlueFalcon
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@realDonaldTrump When will you name the perpetrators for what they are, Nazis and white supremacists? #VetsVsHate
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@realDonaldTrump When you announced your #MuslimBan , these Nazis cheered. They knew that you saw the world the same way they do, fight for them, not the USA.
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@realDonaldTrump Trump wants to start wars to distract from him losing left and right. He sends us to risk our lives b/c he is desperate to look strong.
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@realDonaldTrump @SenJohnMcCain @SenatorCollins @lisamurkowski We are organizing. You can't lead a country by tweeting, and neither can we take our country back by sharing hashtags. Organize! Organize!
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As veterans we are thoroughly familiar and have seen first hand the destructiveness of assault rifles on the battlefield. No one needs a military-grade assault weapon #GunOwnersForSafety #VetsForGunSafety
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While the military is in chaos under Trump, Congress under @SpeakerPelosi has been passing countless bills to empower and improve the lives of Veterans. Veterans like us see that work. We don’t forget our allies.
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WATCH @VanJones68 call out @CarlHigbie - the same Trump adviser who compared Muslim registry to Japanese internment camps #NeverIsNow
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@realDonaldTrump You bragged on a radio show that contracting STDs was your "personal Vietnam."
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@realDonaldTrump The American Flag has stood for many things. We cannot let Trump define it. Stars and Stripes must represent freedom and equality for ALL.
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Thank you to Democratic Presidential candidate @BernieSanders for signing our veterans’ #EndForeverWar pledge! Veterans overwhelmingly say it’s time to bring our troops home. Anyone who wants to be Commander-in-Chief should follow his lead. #MemorialDay
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@realDonaldTrump You claimed that your military-themed boarding school your father sent you to for poor discipline was just like being in the military.
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You can block veterans on Twitter @realDonaldTrump , but you can't stop us speaking out about how you betrayed our country. #VetsAgainstTrump
@votevets
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The Commander in Chief can block @VoteVets , the voice of 500k military veterans and families, but we will NOT be silenced.
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@realDonaldTrump This is yet another vicious attack on our troops from an illegitimate "leader" who only uses military and veterans as political props.
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@realDonaldTrump When Trump attacks the truth, he attacks us all. He makes our country weaker by dividing us. Don't let him. As #VetsAgainstTrump , we #Resist
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Veterans across the nation have worked together over the past 4 years to defeat Trump & now our work continues to win a progressive future with “liberty & justice” for ALL. Uncommon people, fighting for the common defense. #WeAreCommonDefense Join us:
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@NRA You know where Philando, a lawful gun owner, worked? A school.
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@realDonaldTrump You are an illegitimate president - stop tweeting financial news and step down.
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In the military, we had to disclose our debt, and would be prevented from receiving a security clearance if it was too high, because it would expose us to blackmail and compromise our ability to be trusted. Kushner owes millions, to mostly foreign oligarchs.
@thehill
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Kushner racks up millions in debt since joining White House
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Meet Landon. He served honorably in the @usairforce . Share his photo to show who @realDonaldTrump would ban from serving #ProtectTransTroops
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As veterans, we've served to defend America's most essential freedoms. Ahead of today's #SuperBowl , we are in solidarity with all who #TakeAKnee in peaceful protest for liberty and justice for ALL
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@realDonaldTrump You are trying to steal health care from millions, including vets. Shameful.
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Emmanuel Mensah was a @USArmy soldier who died saving the lives of residents of a burning apartment in the Bronx. He was an immigrant from Ghana. Today, in a meeting about Africa, @realDonaldTrump said "Why do we want all these people from 'shithole countries' coming here?"
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"I guess..." @realDonaldTrump has no empathy, no honor, no compassion, no respect for anyone other than himself. #VetsAgainstTrump
@CNNTonight
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Florida congresswoman says the President told the widow of a fallen soldier "he knew what he signed up for, but I guess it still hurts"
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1 year ago today, Trump said he'd give legal status to #DACA immigrants if they serve in uniform. Liar. #VetsVsHate
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@MilitaryTimes @NRA Why do troops recognize this? Because they see the threat of White Nationalism inside the military itself. That's a huge problem. 4/
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