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kpete

(71,994 posts) Wed Oct 25, 2017, 08:51 AM Oct 2017

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Sorry to spoil your morning mr. trump:

President Donald Trump enjoys far stronger support among members of the military than the American public at large, according to the latest scientific Military Times poll.

Yet while Trump is especially popular among enlisted troops, officers have a much lower opinion of him.

And women and minorities in the ranks share similar skepticism.

MORE:
https://www.militarytimes.com/news/pentagon-congress/2017/10/23/military-times-poll-what-you-really-think-about-trump/

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Sorry to spoil your morning mr. trump: (Original Post) kpete Oct 2017 OP

they don't call them jarheads for nothing. lapfog_1 Oct 2017 #1

OMG that was my very first thought, but I questioned whether hlthe2b Oct 2017 #2

I'm from a long line of Navy vets lapfog_1 Oct 2017 #3

Better hope they never become veterans of a war. HughBeaumont Oct 2017 #4

So they approve of verbal abuse of Gold Star families. Permanut Oct 2017 #5

lapfog_1

(29,205 posts)

1. they don't call them jarheads for nothing.

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Wed Oct 25, 2017, 08:56 AM

Oct 2017

Semper Fi until you die.

hlthe2b

(102,282 posts)

2. OMG that was my very first thought, but I questioned whether

Reply to lapfog_1 (Reply #1)

Wed Oct 25, 2017, 09:06 AM

Oct 2017

it might be too inflammatory to say... But, wtf, marines?

lapfog_1

(29,205 posts)

3. I'm from a long line of Navy vets

Reply to hlthe2b (Reply #2)

Wed Oct 25, 2017, 09:09 AM

Oct 2017

so... it's all in good fun.

HughBeaumont

(24,461 posts)

4. Better hope they never become veterans of a war.

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Wed Oct 25, 2017, 09:13 AM

Oct 2017

Those Republicans they worship and adore vote down all progress for their benefits like clockwork.

Permanut

(5,609 posts)

5. So they approve of verbal abuse of Gold Star families.

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Wed Oct 25, 2017, 09:25 AM

Oct 2017

Must be a different Navy than I served in.

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