VoteVets · [email protected]

October 18, 2025 at 1:15 PM

249 years, and still no kings

America is still the land of the free, and the home of the brave. You can still be proud of our heritage, especially when you recognize that we haven’t always lived up to the ideals and values we hold most dear. John, wherever you are today, remember this: America is still the land of the free…

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  VoteVets HQ · [email protected]

October 17, 2025 at 8:14 PM

Absolutely, completely shameful

A man who served for 37 years felt he had no place in the military he gave his life to. It’s another sign of how absolutely shameful and horrific this moment is for our country. JOHN — Yesterday, the commander of U.S. Southern Command resigned. No one knows why, exactly, this commander resign…

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  VoteVets · [email protected]

October 16, 2025 at 7:27 PM

The Constitution needs champions today

It is patriotic to support freedom of speech, press, and religion. It is patriotic to defend those rights. It never just stops, John. It didn’t stop with threats on the campaign trail, and it didn’t stop when they brushed Project 2025 under the rug. It didn’t stop when they started firing mili…

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  VoteVets HQ · [email protected]

October 15, 2025 at 10:44 PM

Trump is NOT a peace president

We fought in Forever Wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, and after we came home, we fought like hell to end them. We’ve been fighting like hell to prevent a new generation of Troops from suffering the same fate we did. Feels like we’re taking crazy pills right now, John. The entire right is foaming …

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  VoteVets.org · [email protected]

October 15, 2025 at 8:04 PM

A simple question:

Donald Trump is doing everything he possibly can to antagonize people into conflict so he can justify whatever he’s got planned next. John, we have a very simple request for you. We are asking you to make a donation to VoteVets before our mid-month fundraising deadline comes to a close. If tha…

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  VoteVets HQ · [email protected]

October 14, 2025 at 7:55 PM

Total Control

Hegseth is tearing apart a Military that has no equal on the planet. Noem is prosecuting a war on people the president doesn’t like. Trump is preparing to deploy the Military en masse against American citizens. In just a moment, we are going to ask you to make a contribution directly to VoteVe…

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  Major General Paul Eaton, U.S. Army, Ret. · [email protected]

October 12, 2025 at 3:15 PM

What gives me hope at moments like these

I have hope in our troops, and in their leadership. I have hope in the Veterans showing up and speaking out against Trump and his administration. I have hope because countless principled, distinguished leaders have chosen to run for office and hold the line. JOHN, this is Paul Eaton. About two…

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  VoteVets.org · [email protected]

October 11, 2025 at 1:26 PM

Steps away from the brink

Trump can try to close his fist, but complete control will always slip through his fingers. The American people are free. Liberty is our birthright. It is in our DNA. And nothing Donald Trump does is going to change that. John — the news is tough. Trump is abusing our Military, shredding the Co…

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  VoteVets.org · [email protected]

October 10, 2025 at 1:26 PM

“We took the freedom of speech away”

The President of the United States used those exact words in a public meeting at the White House yesterday. “We took the freedom of speech away.” That isn’t a quote from Kim Jong Un, or Vladimir Putin, or Xi Jinping. The President of the United States used those exact words in a public meeting …

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  VoteVets HQ · [email protected]

October 9, 2025 at 9:17 PM

BREAKING: Republican Governor of Oklahoma criticizes the TX National Guard deployment to Chicago

John, we’ll get right to it. The tide is changing. Kevin Stitt, the Republican Governor of Oklahoma and chair of the bipartisan National Governors Association, just came out against Donald Trump’s deployment of the Texas National Guard (with Greg Abbott’s full support) to Illinois and beyond…

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  VoteVets · [email protected]

October 8, 2025 at 10:26 PM

Give us the chance to explain

We bring the same approach to this work that we perfected in the Military. Laser focused, disciplined, targeted — that’s what we need to do to reach the voter Mikie is going to need to win this race. John — Your support, your voice, has meant the world to us. And we thought you deserved an exp…

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  VoteVets HQ · [email protected]

October 7, 2025 at 9:50 PM

We could lose these races.

We’ve had more than enough reminders of that over the last 10 years. And in Virginia and New Jersey, there is still a ton of time left on the clock. JOHN — we want to make something completely, 100% clear. No election is won until it is actually won. We’ve had more than enough reminders of t…

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  VoteVets.org · [email protected]

October 7, 2025 at 12:17 AM

Trump wants a civil war

Donald Trump wants to invade Democratic states he doesn’t like with Guard Troops from Republican states he does like. JOHN —there’s something we need you to take very seriously. We've told you all about Donald Trump and Pete Hegseth turning the Department of Defense into the Department of For…

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  VoteVets HQ · [email protected]

October 5, 2025 at 3:16 PM

We’ll keep this brief:

VoteVets is engaged in the most consequential fights in our organization’s history at this very moment. If we want to have any chance at stopping Donald Trump, it is VoteVets candidates who will do it. No need to gild the lily here, JOHN. VoteVets is engaged in the most consequential fights in…

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  VoteVets · [email protected]

October 4, 2025 at 3:16 PM

Insanity

Donald Trump declared war on American cities and the American people on Tuesday, and he told the top leaders of the United States Military that he would fire them if they didn’t go along with his plans. JOHN, The biggest conversation in politics today is the government shutdown. Going extremely…

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  Major General Paul Eaton, U.S. Army, retired · [email protected]

October 3, 2025 at 4:26 PM

Fundamentally important

I write to you now, having witnessed Pete Hegseth and Donald Trump’s ludicrous, self aggrandizing, politically motivated display in front of the entire corps of generals and admirals. JOHN, I write to you now, having witnessed Pete Hegseth and Donald Trump’s ludicrous, self-aggrandizing, poli…

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  Major General Paul Eaton, U.S. Army, retired · [email protected]

September 30, 2025 at 9:46 PM

This day is fundamentally important to our ultimate goal

I write to you now, having just seen Pete Hegseth and Donald Trump’s ludicrous, self aggrandizing, politically motivated display in front of the entire corps of generals and admirals. JOHN, I write to you now, having witnessed Pete Hegseth and Donald Trump’s ludicrous, self-aggrandizing, poli…

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  VoteVets HQ · [email protected]

September 30, 2025 at 5:17 PM

This is a truly terrible moment

But what we do now still matters. And VoteVets is not shying away from the fight. JOHN, We can’t downplay the stakes of this moment. Our democracy is under siege like never before. Donald Trump has deployed federal law enforcement and Guard Troops to multiple American cities, and just added C…

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  VoteVets.org · [email protected]

September 29, 2025 at 10:31 PM

JOHN, is there anything we can say?

What if we told you we’ve been targeting them on streaming services, on social media, and at home in their districts for siding with billionaires like Elon Musk over Veterans and their families? JOHN, we know you can’t afford to donate to every email we send. And — to be clear — we don’t expect…

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  VoteVets.org · [email protected]

September 27, 2025 at 4:46 PM

🪖 An important message for every VoteVets supporter... 🇺🇸🫡

JOHN - please, don’t click away before reading. JOHN - please, don’t click away before reading. When we think about the people who have done the most to support VoteVets over the years, it’s not the people who write the biggest checks who come to mind. It’s the people who were there when ever…

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  VoteVets · [email protected]

September 26, 2025 at 6:03 PM

The kind of Military Pete Hegseth wants

Wounded Knee was a massacre, and the men who participated in it were murderers. Full stop. JOHN, Wounded Knee was a massacre of hundreds of women, children, and elders of the Lakota Nation, and the men who participated in it were murderers. Full stop. In 1990, both houses of Congress formally…

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  VoteVets HQ · [email protected]

September 25, 2025 at 10:35 PM

ALL HANDS ON DECK

The GOP illegally obtained private military records and made them public in an attempt to smear Congresswoman Sherrill. They broke the law and released those records for political purposes. And if that can happen to a sitting Congresswoman, it can happen to any of us The Trump administration an…

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  VoteVets.org · [email protected]

September 24, 2025 at 9:16 PM

A humble request for JOHN...

When we signed up to join the Military we all swore an oath to support and defend the Constitution of the United States. We never thought we’d need to take that vow as seriously as we do today. JOHN, we’re humbly asking you to make a donation to VoteVets. If that’s all you need to hear, you c…

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  Major General Paul Eaton, U.S. Army, retired · [email protected]

September 22, 2025 at 10:08 PM

Whatever their price tag is, double it

It seems leaders like Donald Trump, people who value perception over true force projection, can always find money for their vanity projects. JOHN, Paul Eaton here. Major General, U.S. Army, retired. I’ve seen media coverage indicating initial estimates for the cost of Trump’s Department of War…

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  VoteVets · [email protected]

September 21, 2025 at 3:29 PM

ICYMI — NEW STICKER: Veterans for Free Speech

Each of us swore an oath to support and defend the Constitution and the rights it ensures. Many of us put our lives on the line for those rights. Our friends were wounded and killed defending them. Donald Trump is trying to destroy free speech and the free press, and we’re not going to sit id…

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  VoteVets · [email protected]

September 20, 2025 at 4:16 PM

More like the Department of Forever War

Trump wants a blank check to go to war with drug cartels. He wants to use the US Military to police the world, again. JOHN — Pop quiz: Which party kicked off the Global War on Terror? If you answered “The Republican Party,” bingo! Correct. We lost thousands of American lives, trillions of doll…

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  VoteVets · [email protected]

September 19, 2025 at 8:16 PM

NEW STICKER: Veterans for Free Speech

Each of us swore an oath to support and defend the Constitution and the rights it ensures. Many of us put our lives on the line for those rights. Our friends were wounded and killed defending them. Donald Trump is trying to destroy free speech and the free press, and we’re not going to sit id…

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  VoteVets.org · [email protected]

September 18, 2025 at 8:26 PM

We are watching them shred the First Amendment before our very eyes

We swore an oath to support and defend the Constitution, and if no one else is up to the task, VoteVets will. Our members are fighting back against Trump in every state of the country, and they desperately need some back up. JOHN, VoteVets is a team of Veterans. We work with Veterans. A lot of…

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  VoteVets HQ · [email protected]

September 17, 2025 at 9:02 PM

Doug Collins is out of control

He got confirmation votes because of his supposed “commitment” to the VA, and as soon as he got into office he started throwing it into the wood chipper JOHN, Doug Collins is systematically dismantling the Department of Veterans Affairs. Tens of thousands of VA staff have already been forced ou…

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  VoteVets.org · [email protected]

September 16, 2025 at 9:50 PM

JOHN, a humble request from the team at VoteVets:

We’re asking you to make a donation to VoteVets as we gear up to defeat Trump’s push to turn the Department of Defense into the Department of War. JOHN — We’re asking you to make a donation to VoteVets as we gear up to defeat Trump’s push to turn the Department of Defense into the Department o…

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  VoteVets · [email protected]

September 15, 2025 at 10:20 PM

It’s still the guns

Weapons of war have no place in civilian hands, on our streets, in our communities. We’re Veterans. We were trained to use rifles, pistols, machine guns. We carried them into war. Many of us own guns of our own. We can tell you this, without doubt — the guns are the problem. Weapons of war ha…

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  Major General Paul Eaton, U.S. Army, retired · [email protected]

September 14, 2025 at 1:29 PM

Whatever they say the price tag is, double it

It seems leaders like Donald Trump, people who value perception over true force projection, can always find money for their vanity projects. JOHN, Paul Eaton here. Major General, U.S. Army, retired. I’ve seen media coverage indicating initial estimates for the cost of Trump’s Department of War…

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  VoteVets HQ · [email protected]

September 12, 2025 at 2:17 PM

A Billion Dollar Boondoggle Rebrand

Changing the Department of Defense isn’t just stupid. It’s expensive. Recent estimates put the price tag for the rebrand at or above $1 billion. JOHN — Changing the Department of Defense isn’t just stupid. It’s expensive. Recent estimates put the price tag for the rebrand at or above $1 billion…

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  VoteVets.org · [email protected]

September 7, 2025 at 1:29 PM

JOHN, a humble request from VoteVets:

We’re asking you to make a donation to VoteVets as we gear up to defeat Trump’s push to turn the Department of Defense into the Department of War. JOHN — We’re asking you to make a donation to VoteVets as we gear up to defeat Trump’s push to turn the Department of Defense into the Department o…

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  VoteVets · [email protected]

September 6, 2025 at 1:29 PM

Say NO to the Department of War

It would take an act of Congress to change the Department of Defense into the Department of War, and VoteVets is not going to let it happen. JOHN — It’s called the Department of Defense for a reason. War must always be a last resort. America is great because of our restraint, because we care …

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  VoteVets HQ · [email protected]

September 5, 2025 at 2:56 PM

This might seem insignificant. It’s not.

Only somebody who dodged the draft five times and let somebody else go in his place would want to command the Department of War. JOHN — Let us remind you, though at this point you already know. Donald Trump never served. Never wore the uniform. Matter of fact, he did everything he could to av…

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  VoteVets.org · [email protected]

September 4, 2025 at 9:59 PM

There’s hell to pay

There’s a word for people who could stop all of this and choose not to. A word for people who have the constitutionally mandated power and responsibility to stop an out of control president. Trump federalized the California National Guard, deployed them against American citizens, and thought h…

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  The team at VoteVets · [email protected]

September 2, 2025 at 8:59 PM

500 bags of trash

No money to hire more doctors or nurses or caseworkers at the VA, but Trump found $1 million a day in the seat cushions for this. JOHN, They just released the return on investment Trump’s getting on the $1 million a day he’s blowing with these National Guard deployments: While Trump told Veter…

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  VoteVets.org · [email protected]

August 31, 2025 at 5:46 PM

$15, $10, $5 — even $1 for VoteVets

It’s not always the right time for everybody to donate. But if you can afford to give — even if all you can afford is $1 — we’re hoping you’ll take that step. John: $1 for VoteVets. Yes, just $1. That’s all we’re asking you to chip in today. $1 because the people who matter the most to VoteVet…

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  VoteVets HQ · [email protected]

August 30, 2025 at 3:26 PM

Big concerns.

JOHN, we don’t like to use scumbag scare tactics to fundraise. It’s not how we do things here at VoteVets. We shoot straight, tell you what we’re doing, tell you how we’ll use your donation, and hope that works. But we’ve got to share something a little worrying, because we’re spending a lot…

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  The VoteVets PX · [email protected]

August 29, 2025 at 4:16 PM

NEW STICKER: Dictators Always Fail

Sooner or later, they always fail. But we’ve got to show up and speak out to stop them. John — resistance comes in many forms. Showing up. Speaking out. Marching. Voting. Dictators want you to think you can’t do anything to stop them. Reject that. We’re in no place to call any act too small, o…

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  Maj. Gen. Paul Eaton, US Army, Ret. · [email protected]

August 28, 2025 at 5:38 PM

The implications of using the Military on American soil

The United States Military is the strongest, finest armed force the world has ever known. Its purpose is to support and defend the Constitution and the people of this country, from our enemies, foreign and domestic. Ladies and Gentlemen, this is Paul Eaton. Major General, U.S. Army, retired. …

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  VoteVets · [email protected]

August 27, 2025 at 8:58 PM

Walks like a dictator, talks like a dictator, acts like a dictator….

If you feel like us, like things are out of control , you’re not alone. But the truth is, nobody’s going to come along and save us. If we want to stop Trump it has to start with us. “A dictator on day one.” Remember that? They told us we were crazy, but it’s beyond any doubt now. Twice this …

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  VoteVets.org · [email protected]

August 25, 2025 at 11:04 PM

Please, let us explain what Trump’s latest Executive Order really means

He aims to use Title 32 as a backdoor to deploy National Guard units from friendly red states as his personal police force in blue states. JOHN, we’ll get right to it. For months we’ve been preparing for Trump to invoke the Insurrection Act so he can deploy the Military against the American pe…

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  VoteVets HQ · [email protected]

August 24, 2025 at 4:12 PM

Next year, by the numbers

There are 9 VoteVets endorsed challengers running for seats in the House next year. If every VoteVets challenger wins their campaign, that’s already a 3 seat majority. Republicans in the House: 219 Democrats in the House: 212 Vacancies: 4 (3 Democratic, 1 Republican) By that math, Democrats ne…

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  VoteVets · [email protected]

August 23, 2025 at 12:38 PM

Trump is targeting homeless Veterans

No fundraising request today. All we ask is that you take a minute to read this piece in The New York Times. JOHN: No fundraising request today. All we ask is that you take a minute to read this piece in The New York Times: Trump’s Get-Tough Approach on Homelessness May Sweep Up Veterans A pr…

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  VoteVets.org · [email protected]

August 22, 2025 at 4:32 PM

One million dollars per day

They found $1 million every day to take Guard Troops away from their homes, their families, and their jobs. To put them in a role they are not trained for and stand them up against American citizens. $1 million dollars per day. That’s the approximate cost of the National Guard deployments in D…

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  VoteVets · [email protected]

August 21, 2025 at 3:14 PM

The GOP is straight up lying about what they did to Medicaid

They’ve been back home the last few weeks trying to tell folks they didn’t make any cuts to Medicaid. You can look it up, it’s on tape. It’s nuclear grade gaslighting. John, we were all living on the same planet when Republicans in Congress passed a budget that stripped health care from hundre…

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  VoteVets.org · [email protected]

August 20, 2025 at 3:45 PM

This wasn’t an easy choice

We told you yesterday that we are going up with a $500,000 advertising campaign in Virginia, to support Abigail Spanberger. John: We had to make a really tough decision this week, and we’d like to tell you about it. Do you have a minute? We told you yesterday that we are going up with a $500,0…

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  VoteVets HQ · [email protected]

August 19, 2025 at 9:12 PM

We’re going up with $500,000 in Virginia

Watch “The Cost” here, and then consider pitching in to help us keep it on the air. The only way out of this mess is through. That means we’ve got to win elections everywhere — and those wins start in Virginia this November. We need Abigail Spanberger to be Virginia’s next governor, and we’re …

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