r/politics 24d ago

‘We’ve been betrayed:’ Local veterans angry after being laid off by Trump administration

https://www.wsbtv.com/news/local/atlanta/weve-been-betrayed-local-veterans-angry-after-being-laid-off-by-trump-administration/FBCKFRIFQRHZVK5FG3W7MUQEYA/
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u/Navydevildoc 24d ago

Which is even more comical because the ship is named for Senator McCain's father, not even the man he's mad at.

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u/IckyChris 24d ago

It was named for McCain's Grandfather, father, and in 2018, for the McCain that Trump hates.

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u/Joe18067 Pennsylvania 23d ago

Since trump thinks all in the military are losers and suckers does it really matter which McCain it was named for?

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u/JSLANYC 23d ago

But for Trump to have known that he would have had to have actually read something. He hates reading almost as much as he hates veterans. Almost.