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muriel_volestrangler

(101,368 posts) Wed Aug 8, 2018, 09:43 AM Aug 2018

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3 Mar-a-Lago members act as shadow rulers of the Department of Veterans Affairs

See https://www.democraticunderground.com/1016212997 - a very important ProPublica investigation. Trump has just handed control to some club cronies. None of them has been in the US military or government. None has been approved by Congress. They have promoted the interests of their friends, their families, and their own corporations (one is chairman of Marvel Entertainment). Please read, and recommend, that thread.

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3 Mar-a-Lago members act as shadow rulers of the Department of Veterans Affairs (Original Post) muriel_volestrangler Aug 2018 OP

All military personnel should know this...nt 2naSalit Aug 2018 #1

All Dem congresscritters should also. nt babylonsister Aug 2018 #3

Indeed...nt 2naSalit Aug 2018 #7

TPM also has this story DeminPennswoods Aug 2018 #2

And that, veterans, is how Trump supports the troops Freethinker65 Aug 2018 #4

I just wrote super veteran Senator Joni Ernst and Senator Grassley SharonClark Aug 2018 #5

Teapot Dome level stuff. Mc Mike Aug 2018 #6

Kickin' Faux pas Aug 2018 #8

2naSalit

(86,804 posts)

1. All military personnel should know this...nt

Reply to muriel_volestrangler (Original post)

Wed Aug 8, 2018, 09:46 AM

Aug 2018

babylonsister

(171,094 posts)

3. All Dem congresscritters should also. nt

Reply to 2naSalit (Reply #1)

Wed Aug 8, 2018, 10:08 AM

Aug 2018

2naSalit

(86,804 posts)

7. Indeed...nt

Reply to babylonsister (Reply #3)

Wed Aug 8, 2018, 10:22 AM

Aug 2018

DeminPennswoods

(15,290 posts)

2. TPM also has this story

Reply to muriel_volestrangler (Original post)

Wed Aug 8, 2018, 09:55 AM

Aug 2018

Link: https://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/three-random-mar-a-lago-members-are-quietly-running-the-va

That's 3 people, not elected or nominated or confirmed, directing staff hires and policies at the VA. Let that sink in...

Freethinker65

(10,061 posts)

4. And that, veterans, is how Trump supports the troops

Reply to muriel_volestrangler (Original post)

Wed Aug 8, 2018, 10:12 AM

Aug 2018

SharonClark

(10,014 posts)

5. I just wrote super veteran Senator Joni Ernst and Senator Grassley

Reply to muriel_volestrangler (Original post)

Wed Aug 8, 2018, 10:13 AM

Aug 2018

Not holding my breath.

Mc Mike

(9,115 posts)

6. Teapot Dome level stuff.

Reply to muriel_volestrangler (Original post)

Wed Aug 8, 2018, 10:19 AM

Aug 2018

Hope der dRumpf isn't headed to visit Alaska.

The pro-troop saber rattling President Bonespurs.

Faux pas

(14,691 posts)

8. Kickin'

Reply to muriel_volestrangler (Original post)

Wed Aug 8, 2018, 11:29 AM

Aug 2018

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