Birdwatch Note Rating
2025-06-21 18:27:15 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: BDD4B5FA66481D7DF75435EA6DDB0209F570F8DF6FCFB69DD26B5A7CDDC283CF
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First term Chief of Staff John Kelly confirmed that Trump had indeed disparaged the armed forces using the terms "suckers" and "losers". https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/john-kelly-confirms-trump-privately-disparaged-us-service-members-vete-rcna118543 Donald also said that the late John McCain was "not a war hero" because he had been captured during the Vietnam War. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2015/07/18/trump-slams-mccain-for-being-captured-in-vietnam/
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