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Elon Musk’s Cruel Cuts Expose What MAGA Really Thinks of Veterans

Elon Musk’s Cruel Cuts Expose What MAGA Really Thinks of Veterans

Thousands of military vets, many of them disabled, have been fired during the Trump administration’s mass purge. And it’s just the beginning.

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by Timothy Kudo

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According to a Pew poll shortly before the 2024 election, 60 percent of the 16 million Americans who have served in the military supported Donald Trump, and 55 percent believed his policies would make things better for veterans. Have they?

Consider the wrenching stories emerging from the massive, haphazard cuts tha…

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