# Trump considers those who served in the military "losers" and "suckers" **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [September 4, 2020, 12:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-considers-those-who-served-in-the-military-losers-and-suckers/919799 "2020-09-04T12:39:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 7
**Author:** ![mtnmatt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a3d4f5/32.png) [@mtnmatt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mtnmatt)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2020, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-considers-those-who-served-in-the-military-losers-and-suckers/919799/123 "2020-09-08T03:29:03Z")
No, you didn’t mishear. He’s also the guy that overlooked a journalist from a US newspaper being executed and dismembered because of a really big (albeit BS) arms deal. ---
**Author:** ![Mickyfinn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e19b73/32.png) [@Mickyfinn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mickyfinn)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2020, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-considers-those-who-served-in-the-military-losers-and-suckers/919799/124 "2020-09-08T15:07:44Z")
> [@El\_Kabong](#): > > > [@](#): > > > > Speaking at a combative White House news conference, Trump said leaders at the Pentagon probably weren’t “in love with me” because “they want to do nothing but fight wars so that all of those wonderful companies that make the bombs and make the planes and make everything else stay happy.” > > I could have sworn that this is the guy who has been bragging incessantly about how he supposedly completely rebuilt a “depleted” military, and (also supposedly) asked “his generals” how come the US didn’t use its nuclear weapons. Evidently, I misheard. I’ve heard if people talking out of both sides of their mouth. The orange pustule has perfected simultaneously talking out of both his mouth and azz. ---
**Author:** ![Buck\_Godot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/buck_godot/32/6573_2.png) [@Buck\_Godot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Buck_Godot)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2020, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-considers-those-who-served-in-the-military-losers-and-suckers/919799/125 "2020-09-08T16:12:15Z")
> [@Whack-a-Mole](#): > > And yet, in 2016 veterans were in the bag for Trump. Go figure (Clinton would have treated them much, much better): > > - [Why US veterans voted 2-to-1 for Donald Trump](https://www.aol.com/article/news/2016/11/11/why-veterans-voted-donald-trump-swing-states/21603486/) Probably not this year though… > **[Trump’s popularity slips in latest Military Times poll — and more troops say...](https://www.militarytimes.com/news/pentagon-congress/2020/08/31/as-trumps-popularity-slips-in-latest-military-times-poll-more-troops-say-theyll-vote-for-biden/)** > > About half of troops surveyed for the poll said they have an unfavorable view of the commander in chief. > Among active-duty service members surveyed in the poll, 41 percent said they would vote for Biden, the Democratic nominee, if the election was held today. Only 37 percent said they plan to vote to re-elect Trump. As a caveat, from the polling I’ve seen, my impression is that Veterans are more loyal to Trump that active enlisted men, probably the active enlisted are younger, and Trumps screw ups have a more direct impact on them. But still it doesn’t look good. Also it should be pointed out that this poll took place before the Atlantic article came out, so the polls today would probably be even worse for Trump. ---
**Author:** ![RivkahChaya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rivkahchaya/32/8919_2.png) [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2020, 9:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-considers-those-who-served-in-the-military-losers-and-suckers/919799/126 "2020-10-03T09:15:43Z")
Hmm. I’ve got a few T-shirts with US Army insignia over the left breast-- where there’d be a pocket, if they had a pocket. The recruiter always has them to give away to potential recruits, and if I stop by to chat, they’ll usually give me one. It’s good advertising to have people walking around wearing them-- especially vets. I think I’ll take one, and write “I’m a sucker and a loser!” on it, really big. Never voted for Trump, FTR. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-considers-those-who-served-in-the-military-losers-and-suckers/919799.md?page=6)