#veterans
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Constitutional Violations
House GOP Cancels Iran War Vote Because They Were Going to Lose It — Then Sends Congress Home for Memorial Day
House Republicans pulled the Iran war powers vote after it became clear they didn't have the votes to defeat it — Democrats had unified with enough GOP defectors to pass it. Instead of allowing a vote on a three-month-old undeclared war, Speaker Johnson sent Congress home for Memorial Day. Combat veteran Rep. Pat Ryan erupted on the Capitol steps: "These chicken hawk motherfuckers" won't give "an up or down vote on continuing this war while Americans are paying $5 a gallon."
Cruelty & Rights Abuses
Called Fallen Soldiers "Losers" and "Suckers"
Trump referred to American Marines killed in World War I as "losers" and "suckers" and refused to visit their cemetery because it was "filled with losers." His own Chief of Staff, a Gold Star father, confirmed the remarks.