Earlier this week, Reuters reported that transgender members of the U.S. Air Force with between 15-18 years of service will be denied early retirement as they are forced out of the service.
They’re given two options: Quit, or be fired. No retirement benefits.
Imagine it. You spend 15 years understanding that you could die to defend your country. You accept that. You put the entire rest of your life on hold. You leave family and friends. You serve honorably.
And after all that, this is how Trump and Hegseth treat you. Kicked to the curb like trash.
It should shock every American that the Secretary of Defense and the President of the United States would treat the Military this way.
It should shock, but it doesn’t.
Truth is, we’ve seen all this before. “Suckers” and “losers.” Personal attacks on the wounded, the fallen, and their families. Trampling the graves of heroes for photo ops.
This isn’t new, it’s not shocking, because we’ve known who Trump is for years.
But here’s another truth: When you’re in uniform, you don’t care who the person next to you worships, who their parents were, who they love, any of that. You care about whether they can do the job, and whether you can trust them when sh*t hits the fan.
An attack on one of us is an attack on all of us, and millions of Veterans won’t take this lightly. That we can promise you.
To the airmen and others being forced out of their jobs by leaders who will never understand service or sacrifice: We’re mourning with you. You earned your place, and we see that. The people you served beside, your friends, your family, they all see that.
This is a tragedy. It’s an absolute tragedy.
But to Donald Trump, to Pete Hegseth, and to the Republicans who enable them to continue attacking and insulting the honor of the Military and the men and women who serve: We will not rest until you and your entire movement are rooted out of office and thrown on the dump heap of defeated dictators and authoritarians.
We’re coming for you.
The team at VoteVets
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