Trump's Secretary of Veterans Affairs defended the president's reported insults toward the military, saying it's just 'politics'

Subscribe now and access premium content View online           Military Select           Trump's Secretary of Veterans Affairs defended the president's reported insults toward the military, saying it's just 'politics'   Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert Wilkie responded to an Atlantic report that claimed Trump called American war dead "losers" in 2018.   READ MORE           Pete Buttigieg says Trump disrespected US military since the day he let a 'sucker' serve in Vietnam in his place   "He must think we're all suckers, and the amazing thing to me is how little respect he has for the intelligence of his own supporters," Buttigieg said.   READ MORE           Joe Biden relaunched a $47 million digital campaign targeting military families after Trump reportedly called dead US soldiers 'losers' and 'suckers'   The massive relaunch will be an attempt to reach voters living in five swing states: Wisconsin, North Carolina, Florida, Pennsylvania, and Arizona.   READ MORE             'I've known Donald Trump. It sounds like him': Trump's 'loser' remarks about military veterans are getting harder to deny as more evidence corroborates bombshell report   Trump "uses the word 'loser' as often as he can," a former senior White House official told Insider.   READ MORE           Trump escalated his friction with the military, saying its leaders 'want to do nothing but fight wars' so weapon makers can be 'happy'   Trump attacked military leadership as part of his denial of The Atlantic's report that he called dead American soldiers "losers" and "suckers."   READ MORE           Trump says he lowered the flag for McCain 'without hesitation or complaint,' but a former senior official says 'that is not true'   'I would know because your staff called and told me,' the former administration official said, adding Trump was angry that flags were lowered.   READ MORE           My son 'wasn't a sucker': Biden demands Trump apologize if he called US troops killed in combat 'losers'   The Democratic presidential nominee said Trump's reported statements were "disgusting," adding, "Who the heck does he think he is?"   READ MORE           Trump decides to save the US military newspaper Stars and Stripes that his administration has planned to close for months   "It will continue to be a wonderful source of information to our Great Military!" the president tweeted.   READ MORE           The UK is using a military drone to monitor and stop migrants from crossing the English channel, after a record 1,400 crossed in August   The Watchkeeper WK450 began surveilling the Channel this week and is relaying information to the UK border force and its French counterparts.   READ MORE           The Pentagon is moving to shut down its independent newspaper Stars and Stripes, but a bipartisan group of senators are mounting a last-ditch effort to save it   'Stars and Stripes is a historically significant publication in our country,' a bipartisan group of 15 senators wrote in a letter Wednesday.   READ MORE           Was this email forwarded to you? SUBSCRIBE NOW     You received this email because you signed up to this Business Insider newsletter using the email: nguyenvu1187.love5@blogger.com   Email preferences Unsubscribe TERMS OF SERVICE PRIVACY POLICY 1 Liberty Plaza, 8th Floor. New York, NY 10006