#Trump has his posse again. Today it’s more #Republican elected officials. Today, Trump will be joined by the #House speaker, #MikeJohnson, as well as #NorthDakota’s governor, #DougBurgum, a contender to be Trump's running mate. Also present will be Representatives #ByronDonalds & #CoryMills of Florida, & #VivekRamaswamy, who was one of Trump's primary rivals this year. Both Donalds & Ramaswamy are longshot hopefuls to be Trump's running mate.
The #Marines’ communications w/ #Fox were first reported by #Military.com, which obtained the emails this wk under a #FOIA request.
The July 25 #FoxNews.com story relied on an account from freshman Rep #CoryMills (R-FL), who stated that the family of Sgt #NicoleLGee had shouldered “a heavy financial burden” of $60k to retrieve her body from #Afghanistan. #Gee, 23, was one of 13 US service members killed in a suicide bombing at the #KabulAirport in the frantic final days of the US withdrawal.
As the #AmericaFirst movement of #WWII once again rears its head and gears up for the next elections, it is much better prepared than in 2016 and the #Midterms of 2022.
A racist utterance of a #US military 🪖 leader made me remember a thread I had published on the Birdsite in Sept. 2022.
It focused on the strategic use of #veterans by the #MAGA movement.
As it will happen again, I am republishing...
"...many others of all national origins who embrace historically #conservative social values...
But if there is a single 👉poster child for #Bannon’s vision of a diverse working-class party that has transcended old ethnic and gender prejudices and has the #military at its center👈, it is probably #AnnaPaulinaLuna. Like #CoryMills, she is the...
"...percent of independent voters. (The figure among #Republicans was 39 percent.)...
👉If troops were sent in to quell these protests, the unit of choice—explicitly demanded by #Trump and backed last time by #TomCotton—would most likely be the #82ndAirborne, whose graduates include generals #MikeFlynn, #KeithKellogg, and #DonBolduc, as well as the riot-control specialist and likely future #Florida congressman #CoryMills...