In today’s fractured political world, there are few areas of agreement remaining. Here’s one: genuine gratitude and respect for those Americans who serve our country in the military. That’s one thing almost all Republicans and Democrats agree on. Everyone, it seems, except Donald Trump and Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio).

Trump, who famously ducked military service in Vietnam by having a family doctor friend diagnose him with “bone spurs,” has a history of belittling members of the military. It started in July 2015 with his shocking attack on then-Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), a genuine war hero. “He's not a war hero, he's a war hero because he was captured. I like people who weren't captured, OK? I hate to tell you.”

Six months into his presidency, according to authors Philip Rucker and Carol Leonnig in their book “A Very Staple Genius,” Trump held a private briefing at the Pentagon America’s top generals.........

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