{"id":160697,"date":"2024-09-06T11:05:58","date_gmt":"2024-09-06T15:05:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=160697"},"modified":"2024-09-05T19:04:49","modified_gmt":"2024-09-05T23:04:49","slug":"donald-trump-and-kamala-harris-on-military-issues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=160697","title":{"rendered":"Donald Trump and Kamala Harris on military issues"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Donald Trump’s visit to Arlington National Cemetery, at the invitation of Gold Star families, highlights one aspect of the presidential campaigns. Both sides want to portray themselves as best for the military, while describing the other side as falling short. With the military and veteran communities, as well as their families, Trump appears to have an advantage. However, how those outside the military and veteran communities view the respective candidates on military and veteran issues is also at play.<\/p>\n

From The Hill:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

According to the poll, Trump leads Vice President Harris among veterans with 51 percent support to 41 percent, among active-duty service members with 49 percent support to 44 percent and among their families with 47 percent support to 45 percent.<\/p>\n

“[Trump’s] character and his patriotism and his pledges to fix big problems for veterans’ care are the reason why he has such a following among veterans and active duty military,” said John Ullyot, a former National Security Council spokesperson under Trump and a Marine veteran.<\/p>\n

Still, the former president has faced a barrage of criticism, particularly for his recent visit to Arlington National Cemetery to honor the 13 service members killed during the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan three years ago.<\/p>\n

NPR first reported that an official at the cemetery was involved in a confrontation with Trump campaign staffers who were filming and taking photos in Section 60, a restricted area where recently killed soldiers who served in Afghanistan and Iraq are buried.<\/p>\n

The Army said in a statement last week that the official was trying to enforce rules prohibiting political activity on cemetery grounds and the official was pushed aside. The Army said “the employee subsequently decided not to press charges” and “considers the matter closed.”<\/p>\n

The Trump campaign, on the other hand, said there was no physical altercation and that it was cleared to film on the grounds.<\/p>\n

But that has failed to mitigate the criticism.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Additional Reading:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Manchester, J. (2024, September 4). Harris, Trump clash over patriotism and the military. The Hill<\/em>. Link<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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