Gold Star Families Issue Stinging Message To Donald Trump Over Reported War Dead Insults
Gold Star families condemn Donald Trump for reportedly insulting America’s war dead in just one of a series of new attack ads released by critics of the president on both sides of the aisle.
The parents of fallen U.S. service members denounce Trump for allegedly referring to Americans who died fighting in World War I as “suckers” and “losers” during a 2018 visit to France. Trump denies making the comments, first reported by The Atlantic this week.
“My message to Donald Trump is this: You have no right being commander in chief,” one Gold Star mother said in the video, which was shared online Friday by the progressive PAC VoteVets.
Donald Trump called our fallen troops "suckers" and "losers."
They can't speak for themselves, but these 6 Gold Star families speak for our fallen.
Here is their POWERFUL message.#GoldStarParentsAgainstTrump #VeteransAgainstTrump pic.twitter.com/ZnbFevqkNR— VoteVets (@votevets) September 4, 2020
The progressive Meidas Touch PAC highlighted Trump’s multiple deferments from the military with its critical ad:
The Lincoln Project, which is made up of anti-Trump Republicans, and Veterans for Responsible Leadership called out Trump with this clip:
Donald Trump thinks these heroes are losers. pic.twitter.com/BDaadXsWVU
— The Lincoln Project (@ProjectLincoln) September 4, 2020
Democratic nominee Joe Biden’s campaign, meanwhile, superimposed Trump’s reported comments over poignant photos. “If you don’t respect our troops, you cannot lead them,” read text on the screen at the end.
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Mr. President, if you don’t respect our troops, you can’t lead them. pic.twitter.com/hcX9hGgdm5
— Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) September 4, 2020
It’s unclear which, if any, of the ads will be aired on television. It’s also unclear whether online ads that go viral are effective in swaying swing voters.
However, a poll released by Military Times this week showed support for Trump was falling amid active-duty officers and troops. There has been “a steady drop in troops’ opinion of the commander in chief since his election four years ago,” reported the independent news website.
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