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So was the reasoning that he was injured during the assassination attempt and "they're at war with Democrats" so he deserved the purple heart? Because that's an insult to every service member ever.
Do you still get a purple heart of a squad mate loses it and tosses a grenade into your tent? Because the Butler situation definitely seems more analogous to that.
I bet this guy didn’t vote for Kerry and maybe had one of those Purple Heart band aids.
he was shot in the ear while grifting. wounded warrior
Some other moron did the same thing when Trump was campaigning before. I forget if it was '16 or '20 though.
A) How much did he offer to pay the veteran?
and
B) How long before the veteran realises none of that money will ever see his or his families bank accounts?
Sickening.
Just to remind everyone.
If you know someone that is a veteran and still wants to vote for Donald Trump, I really hope that you take them to the VA immediately and have them assessed for brain damage.
Well, he was right about that guy, he's a sucker and a loser.
In 2018, Trump skipped going to Arlington cemetery on veteran's day "because he was so busy". In reality, he wasn't that busy and probably ditched it because the weather wasn't very good.
He's going to start calling himself a purple heart recipient isn't he
What Am I, NOT to show my millitary awardz as FiveStar man?
From purple shart to Purple Heart
So now he's conning gullible seniors also out of their military decorations? If it was anyone else, I'd say it's a new low, but for Trump, it's a new middle.
Stolen Valour.
Lock him up?
There's definitely a case to be made for charging Trump under the Stolen Valor Act of 2013. The hard part here will be proving Trump's using his Stolen Valour to "fraudulently claim having received a valor award specified in the Act, with the intention of obtaining money, property, or other tangible benefit by convincing another that they received the award." The penalties for this crime appear to be six months to a year in jail.
The problem here is to get a conviction, you'll have to prove that Trump is getting some kind of tangible benefit, which I'm not sure this Trumpian justice system will do.
That makes me ill. What a sleazy sack of shit.