At the Hampton Veterans Hospital, a red brick buildings complex and a white chapel in Virginia, Donald Trump’s official portrait adorned the living room, with a dark expression and a challenging look in his eyes. The veterans approved by the United States Commander in Chief with indifference. One of them, an African -American with a delicate inclined silhouette, was Charles Wynder, 84. “The veterans know an idiot. He is disrespectful with us, we despise us,” said the former colonel who lost a brother in the Vietnam War.
On Friday, April 4, financial markets were agitation. The bodies of four American soldiers killed in an accident in Lithuania were repatriated. Trump was not in Dover (Delaware) to welcome them. He was playing golf under the sun of Florida.
The city of Hampton is located in a narrow strip of land in front of Norfolk, home of the world’s largest naval base. From there, the cargo ships used to leave to supply the duration of Europe against Nazi Germany. White layers of the US Navy officers, you can see sand and sand color uniforms everywhere on the docks. Virginia is one of the states with the largest number of military personnel in the country and has the largest veteran population, more than 700,000, which is equivalent to approximately 9% of its population. This is a significant vote block since the Government, hero of the Republicans, is at stake in November.
‘Trump dodged service’
Dedicated to the flag and army, former military personnel of 16 million traditionally voted for the great Old Party (Republican Party): Two thirds chose Donald Trump in November 2024, Chordination to the Edison Research Institute in 1980. But the relationship between the president and veterans has never been simple. “Hey, they didn’t work,” they always say bluntly. Trump dodged the service claiming a bone spur on his foot, a lie to avoid fighting in Vietnam.
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