Members of the military are supposed to be nonpartisan; they serve the nation, not the President or his party. Yet Trump gave an invective-filled speech to the troops at Fort Bragg, denouncing his political enemies, while a pop-up shop sold Trump campaign merchandise to the troops.
All completely inappropriate. But Trump respects no norms. The Supreme Court gave him “absolute immunity” as president. He will use that license to do and say whatever he wants, no matter how inappropriate.
Military.com reported on the politicization of the military and how it violates Pentagon policy.
It was supposed to be a routine appearance, a visit from the commander in chief to rally the troops, boost morale and celebrate the Army‘s 250th-birthday week, which culminates with a Washington, D.C., parade slated for Saturday.
Instead, what unfolded Tuesday at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, bore little resemblance to the customary visit from a president and defense secretary. There, President Donald Trump unleashed a speech laced with partisan invective, goading jeers from a crowd of soldiers positioned behind his podium — blurring the long-standing and sacrosanct line between the military and partisan politics.
As Trump viciously attacked his perceived political foes, he whipped up boos from the gathered troops directed at California leaders, including Gov. Gavin Newsom — amid the president’s controversial move to deploy the National Guard and Marines against protesters in Los Angeles — as well as former President Joe Biden and the press. The soldiers roared with laughter and applauded Trump’s diatribe in a shocking and rare public display of troops taking part in naked political partisanship.
For this story, Military.com reached out to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s office as well as the Army and the 82nd Airborne Division directly with a series of questions that ranged from the optics of the event to social media posts showing the sale of Trump campaign merchandise on the base, to the apparent violation of Pentagon policies on political activity in uniform.
Internal 82nd Airborne Division communications reviewed by Military.com reveal a tightly orchestrated effort to curate the optics of Trump’s recent visit, including handpicking soldiers for the audience based on political leanings and physical appearance. The troops ultimately selected to be behind Trump and visible to the cameras were almost exclusively male.
One unit-level message bluntly said “no fat soldiers.”
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No fat troops in the staged photo op behind their obese, convicted rapist, fraud, felon, and January 6, 2021, traitorous fascist dictator, known as Cadet Bone Spurs to some, for the lies that kept him off the Vietnam draft.
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“The president has repeatedly disparaged the intelligence of service members, and asked that wounded veterans be kept out of military parades, multiple sources tell The Atlantic.”
Trump has consistently disrespected the military, insulting those who have chosen to serve and showing little consideration for their safety and sacrifices. He proved himself unfit to be Commander in Chief while previously in office, and he has clearly learned nothing from the experience
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#G0P 🤑💰💸 #GriftersOnParade
#G0P 🧌🧌🧌 #GestapoOnPatroll
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The Entire 12-Person Fulbright Program Scholarship Board.Resigned Wednesday 6/11/25.Due to political interference from DJT.“Unprecedented Impermissible Actions.Our U.S. national interests & integrity are undermined.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/06/11/fulbright-board-scholarships-trump-administration/
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By the end of Trump’s term, what will be left?
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When will some courageous Republican pull a McCarthy era move by loudly & publicly asking of Trump, “Have you no sense decency?” I’ll never understand how these spineless cowards don’t realize or care how history will treat them for relinquishing their Constitutional power & duty to stand up to the multitude of Trump’s blatant breaking of laws & norms. Have THEY no sense of decency???
I heard Thom Hartmann mention that someone saw on Craig’s List an ad for seat fillers for DC on June 14. It offered a stipend & asked for ethnically diverse subjects. Hmmm, what could be going on that day???
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DEI paid to fill seats at Trump parade?
That’s a good one!
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What hurt the most, is knowing all those in the “audience” broke their oaths to the constitution. None of them can be trusted to uphold the oaths they swore. How can we trust them to do their sworn duty on the battle field, if they can so easily break honor from the comfort of the base, here on American soil?
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