‘JD Vance is a fraud who’s sold out every veteran’: Advocate slams Trump Medal of Honor snub

JD Vance has defended Donald Trump’s comparison of the Congressional Medal of Honor to the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Trump said the Presidential Medal of Freedom, which is bestowed to civilians, is "better" than the Congressional Medal of Honor, which is the top U.S. military honor.



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#JDVance #DonaldTrump #Veteran

[danielcerda]

So Donald Trump basically sold her that medal

[rudihaufe]

a woman that bought the medal of freedom with huge that is heroic...

[WilliamVega-ctqw]

Someone please explain to me why a billionaire donor gets a medal.

[gustavocobian]

Every veteran from every corner of America should see this is disgusting vote 🔵

[Carol-rmmt]

My grandparents sent four sons to WWII with only two coming home. How dare they. Byond disgusting.

[deb]

My dad fought in Vietnam. I'm glad he's not alive to see this. Thank you to all the men and women that have served this country and bled for this country. 💙💙💙

[Rick-npvz]

Wow! And there are veterans who are going to vote for a draft dodger!
Why?

[scott]

Every American sees a vet should thank them for their service and sacrifice for the freedoms we enjoy

[judd]

From 2003 to 2007 Shady Vance served as a "combat correspondent" in a NON-COMBATIVE ROLE, including a six-month deployment in the public affairs department in Iraq. Basically, working a desk job, Shady has nothing to tout about his military service, except a role as PROPAGANDIST. Shady claims in this video that he is proud to be a PROPAGANDIST.

[Temporal_Assassin]

...and yet far to many veterans and military STILL support him.

[micaelrutledge]

The VFW has admonished Trump for his remarks!
Thank you, VFW! You are STILL fighting for America and democracy!!

[williamrose]

Vietnam, 66-68. I demand that Trump not be buried on American soil.

[spike]

Vance, doesn't matter who's fingers he steps on as long as he's going up the ladder

[GerryLewis-qbpv]

I served for 20 years. I was deployed. I don't ask anything in return. But I do expect respect for both myself and my comrades.
Where a person served, Stateside, Germany or the frontline doesn't matter. Not all Service personnel are combat trained. But they are all still important in the bigger picture.
Anyone who has served should never disrespect another who also served.

[cyndykated]

I couldn't believe this when I saw it..u think right now he would Pretend to say nice things!!😮

[paulogaray]

For having bone spurs, he certainly spends a lot of time on his feet playing golf and holding press conferences.

[bettydamnboop]

He’s a disgrace to this country and he couldn’t fight his way out of a paper bag. He never served a single day to protect anyone but himself and he’s even failing at that.

[NeuroDeviant]

Obviously you can buy a Presidential medal, but you must earn the MoH. What's shocking is that Vets still voted for him in 2016 and 2020 and likely still will.

[jancyking]

How on earth can Trump and Vance hold their head up with these statements?

[johndowner]

Makes you really wonder about the principles and ethics of "Americans" who support a person as despicable and unpatriotic as Trump 😢😮