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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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 …

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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. …

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 …

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…

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…

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…