GOP Veterans in Pickle as Trump Denigrates Military

Representative Brian Mast’s military service is nothing short of exemplary. Any American should treat veterans like him with pride and gratitude. Yet when it comes to the service record of Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, Mast has chosen to engage in petty and cruel attacks for partisan gain, even as the Minnesota National Guard thoroughly debunked Mast’s accusations. Mast should be ashamed for trying to one-up a fellow veteran.

Even worse, Mast has done so on behalf of Donald Trump, a man whose patriotism is as strong as wet tissue paper and whose disdain for America’s service members is well-documented. He belittled John McCain for being captured in a war where Trump dodged the draft. He angrily tried to retaliate against retired generals and admirals for criticizing him. He meddled in Navy SEAL affairs to shield a war criminal. He has had not one, not two, but three instances of disrespecting American military cemeteries. He expressed disgust at having a wounded veteran sing “God Bless America” to him. He complained about having to give the Medal of Honor to service members wounded and killed in action, as opposed to how he gave the Presidential Medal of Freedom to the wife of a big donor. He passed this ignorance and disrespect on to his children—Donald Trump Jr.’s reaction to driving past Arlington was to whine about his precious foreign business deals.

Why Brian Mast would tarnish his honorable service by acting as a lapdog for a self-obsessed coward like Trump is baffling. Mast clearly knows what honor and respect looks like—and it’s the opposite of what Trump has Mast doing now.

Help me defeat Brian Mast and stand up to Trump’s slander of our veterans by making a donation to our campaign!

Thomas Witkop, Witkop for Congress Campaign

Re-posted from DailyKos.com, August 30, 2024 content post.