Dear John,

I know it feels like I am writing to you every week about the slashing of benefits that Americans receive. The sad truth is that the Trump administration has been focused on harming Americans above all else.

The problem is, for a party that constantly talks about taking care of veterans vs. immigrants, these DOGE layoffs and more are only hurting veterans. Whether it’s the more than normal proportion of veterans who are employed by the federal government, or the slashing of services they rely on, how can they live with themselves?

The Department of Veterans Affairs is Trump’s next target, which has already laid off thousands of their employees, and plans to lay off over 70,000 more, which is almost 15% of its total workforce.

Fewer staff at the VA means that veterans’ claims will take even longer to process, even though some veterans are waiting hours for treatment as it is.

This isn’t normal, and we need your help. We need to push back on Trump’s harmful messaging, and we can only do that with small-dollar donors like you. Can you donate what you are able to at the end of this pay period to help our team out?