How Democrats are trying to win over Trump-skeptical veterans
By Alex Seitz-Wald · NBC News ·WASHINGTON — Democrats think President Donald Trump has created an opening for them to win over veterans and military families, and one liberal veterans group is running what they say is the largest-ever effort of its kin...
VoteVets and EMILY’s List WOMEN VOTE! Announce Program to Defeat Andrew Garbarino in New York’s 2nd Congressional District
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, VoteVets and WOMEN VOTE!, the independent expenditure arm of EMILY’s List, announced a $500,000 digital and TV program to defeat Andrew Garbarino in the 2nd Congressional District of New York. ...
In Spanish language ad, father of Puerto Rican soldier killed in Afghanistan shames Trump; calls on all to vote against him
ORLANDO, FL -- In a blistering new Spanish language television ad, the Gold Star father of a fallen soldier takes Donald Trump to task for calling war dead "losers" and "suckers," and calls on people to vote against him. The ad is ...
VoteVets Statement on COVID Quarantines at DOD; New White House Infections
WASHINGTON, DC -- The following is a statement from Will Goodwin, Director of Government Relations for VoteVets, on news that senior leadership at the Pentagon has quarantined, after the Vice Commandant of the Coast Guard tested COVID-po...
Heading Into Debate, Hero On The Hudson, "Sully" Sullenberger, Takes On Trump In New TV Ad
Sully: “Eleven years ago, I was called to my moment. Now, we are all called to THIS moment…. All we have to do is vote him out.” SEE THE AD: https://twitter.com/votevets/status/1310892928114589697 WASHINGTON, DC &ndash...
VoteVets PAC Endorses Phil Ehr for Congress
Pensacola, FL – On behalf of its 700,000 veterans, military families and civilian supporters, VoteVets PAC is today endorsing Phil Ehr for Congress, in Florida’s 1st Congressional District. “Keeping America safe, secur...
VoteVets Endorses Kim Mangone For Congress
Quartz Hill, CA – The largest progressive group in Congress, VoteVets PAC, is today endorsing Kim Mangone for Congress, in California’s 23rd Congressional District. “Kim has a perspective that not many people in A...
Parents of slain soldiers blast Trump's reported 'loser' comments in new ad
By Brooke Seipel · The Hill ·Parents of U.S. soldiers who died on the front lines are speaking out in a new ad responding to reports that President Trump called war dead "suckers" and "losers." In a 1-minute ad by the veterans' group VoteVets, parents spea...
Trump Faces Fallout From Report He Calls Military 'Losers' And 'Suckers'
By Franco Ordoñez · NPR ·President Trump is vehemently defending himself against allegations that he has privately disparaged veterans for their military service during his time in office even as his campaign has sought to showcase his support for those in unifo...
After Report That Trump Disparaged War Dead, Democrats See Chance to Win Over Military Voters
By Jennifer Steinhauer · The New York Times ·Liberal groups had already ramped up efforts to win over veterans and military families in swing states, where even a small shift could prove decisive. WASHINGTON — Long before The Atlantic published an article on Thursda...
VoteVets ad hits Trump on ‘loser’ comments
By Ryan Teague Beckwith · Bloomberg ·A liberal political action committee aimed at veteran voters already has an ad up hitting Trump over reports published late Thursday that he belittled the nation’s war dead. The minute-long video features parents of military member...
Retired general blasts Trump on reported military comments: 'You're no patriot'
By Morgan Gstalter · The Hill ·A retired Army general on Thursday night went viral for his scathing response to a report that President Trump made disparaging remarks about dead U.S. service members, telling Trump he’s “no patriot.&rdqu...
‘You’re No Patriot!’: Retired Maj. Gen. Paul Eaton Shreds Trump Over ‘Losers’ And ‘Suckers’
By Ed Mazza · HuffPost ·Eaton delivers a powerful response to Trump’s reported insults of U.S. troops killed in action. American veterans are pushing back after President Donald Trump reportedly dismissed U.S. troops killed in action as “loser...
‘The last full measure of his disgrace’: Veterans scorn Trump over report that he calls fallen soldiers ‘losers’
By Teo Armus · The Washington Post ·In 2016, Army veteran David Weissman was an “unapologetic, red-hat wearing” Donald Trump supporter. The Palm Bay, Fla. resident would regularly join social media mobs attacking liberals, he later wrote, seeking to defe...
VoteVets Statement on President Trump’s Referring to Military Personnel Killed in Action as “Losers” and “Suckers”
WASHINGTON D.C.—Will Goodwin, Army Veteran and Director of Government Relations for VoteVets, released the following statement in the wake of Jeffrey Goldberg’s article in The Atlantic which accused President Trump of referri...
With ballots about to go out in North Carolina, veterans super PAC drops $2.7M against Tillis
By Kate Ackley · Roll Call ·As the North Carolina Senate race hits a pivotal stretch, the VoteVets super PAC is launching a $2.7 million ad campaign to boost Democratic challenger Cal Cunningham’s bid to unseat Sen. Thom Tillis. Cunningham, who served activ...
Father of Fallen SEAL Condemns President Trump in Political Ad
By Bing Xiao · Military.com ·The father of the first service member killed in combat during President Donald Trump's administration denounced him in a political ad that aired ahead of Trump's closing address at the Republican National Convention. William Owens, fath...
The U.S. Postal Service Is a Threat to Your Life
By Laurie Garrett and Kavita Patel · Foreign Policy ·Disruptions of mail aren’t just a problem for the election—they’re a danger to millions of American lives. The U.S. Postal Service is now widely suspected of carrying out the president’s desire to suppress vo...
Gold Star dad of Navy SEAL killed days after Trump took office says not to trust president 'with your kid's life or your own'
By Paul Szoldra · Task & Purpose ·The father of a Navy SEAL who was the first American to die in combat under President Donald Trump has appeared in a political ad criticizing the commander-in-chief as someone not to be trusted. The ad, released on Thursday by the progre...
In searing new ad, father of Navy SEAL killed in Yemen accuses Trump of 'playing big man going to war'
By Catherine Garcia · The Week ·A Gold Star father whose son was the first U.S. service member to die in combat under the Trump administration is urging people not to vote for President Trump this November, saying he cannot be trusted "with your kid's life or your own....
Biden camp: Over 3,500 Americans died from COVID during GOP convention
By Alex Seitz-Wald · NBC News ·WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump covered a lot of ground in his lengthy speech accepting the GOP nomination Thursday, but Joe Biden's campaign said the one thing it lacked was a plan to fight the coronav...
Heart-Wrenching Vet Video Features Gold Star Dad Pleading With Voters: Don’t Trust Trump
By Mary Papenfuss · HuffPost ·Trump “wanted to play the big man going to war,” says the father of Navy SEAL William Ryan Owens, who died in a Yemen raid ordered by Trump at Mar-a-Lago. A scathing video from the progressive PAC VoteVets released...
His anguish still raw, Broward dad of slain SEAL denounces President Trump in ad
By Christina Saint Louis · Miami Herald ·Six days after he was sworn in as president, Donald Trump gave the green light for a commando raid into Yemen. The mission was meant to gather intelligence on terrorists operating out of the war-ravaged nation at the southern end of the ...
Father of Navy SEAL who died in raid in early days of Trump presidency issues a warning in ad
By Missy Ryan · The Washington Post ·The father of a Navy SEAL who died in battle days after President Trump took office has condemned the president in a new political ad, saying that Americans should not trust the president with their lives or those of their children. ...
Gold Star dad blames Trump for son's death in ad ahead of convention speech
By Zack Budryk · The Hill ·The left-leaning veterans group VoteVets released a “pre-buttal” to President Trump’s Republican National Convention address Thursday evening, featuring the father of the first service member to die in combat ...
'‘Don’t Trust Trump With Your Kid’s Life’ Says Gold Star Dad of Navy SEAL Who Was First to Die Under President
By David Badash · The New Civil Rights Movement ·Bill Owens, a Gold Star father whose son, Navy SEAL William Ryan Owens was the first soldier to die in combat under President Donald Trump, is blasting the Commander-in-Chief on a wide variety of issues, including ordering – from a...
VOTEVETS CONDEMNS NRCC FOR VILE AND DISGUSTING HOMOPHOBIC ATTACKS ON TX-23 CANDIDATE, GINA ORTIZ JONES
WASHINGTON D.C.—Will Goodwin, Army Veteran and Director of Government Relations for VoteVets, released the following statement on the NRCC’s desperate and homophobic attacks on Gina Ortiz Jones: “The NRCC attacki...
Veterans Group Taunts Donald Trump For ‘Finally’ Going To War... With The Postal Service
By Lee Moran · HuffPost ·“This is just a warmup for the fall,” warns the narrator in the latest ad from progressive PAC VoteVets. President Donald Trump’s ongoing assault on the U.S. Postal Service is coming under fire in a new attack ad ...
Open Letter From 28 Gold Star Families On The Four Year Anniversary Of Khizr And Ghazala Khan's 2016 DNC Speech
To Our Fellow Americans: Four years ago today, Khizr and Ghazala Khan stood on the main stage at the Democratic National Convention to speak as the parents of a slain American soldier—Army Captain Humayan Khan. Before tens of thou...
Father of fallen SEAL: 'Don't trust Donald Trump with your kid's life'
By Steve Benen · MSNBC ·Three years later, fallen Navy SEAL Ryan Owens' father is still furious with how Trump handled his son's mission, and he's telling the nation in a new ad. There's been plenty of presidential campaign advertising of late, but the Washingt...
VoteVets Endorses Perkins For Senate
The largest progressive group of veterans in America, VoteVets PAC, is today endorsing Army veteran Adrian Perkins to be the next US Senator from Louisiana. “In these unprecedented times we need leaders and visionaries...
Veterans Group Condemns Trump After Mask 'Photo-Op' at Walter Reed Military Hospital
By Meghan Roos · Newsweek ·A progressive veterans group on Sunday shared a video on its social media pages that criticized President Donald Trump during his recent visit to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland. VoteVets called the pre...
Liberal veterans group urges Biden to name Duckworth VP
By Zack Budryk · The Hill ·VoteVets, a left-leaning political action committee that works to elect veterans, called on presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden to name Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) as his vice presidential can...
‘Benedict Donald’: New ad from veterans’ group compares Trump to America’s greatest traitor over Russia bounties
By James Crump · The Independent ·Veterans’ group VoteVets has released a new attack ad that criticises president Donald Trump over reports that he was briefed about Russia putting bounties on American military personnel in Afghanistan and failed to act. ...
Veterans Know, Trust, and Need Vote by Mail, Analysis From CAP and VoteVets Finds
By Sam Hananel · Center for American Progress ·U.S. military veterans are in a unique position to vouch for the reliability of voting by mail; after all, since the Revolutionary War, troops stationed away from home have used some form of absentee voting to make their voices heard whi...
After Senate Passes the Bi-Partisan Great American Outdoors Act, Military Veterans Urge House to Take It Across the Finish Line Now
Ads in CA, MD, MA, and MI Urge Members of Congress to Support the Great American Outdoors Act’s Swift Passage The Great American Outdoors Act Would Fund a Popular Conservation Program That Invests in Parks, Public Lands and Communi...
VoteVets Endorses Mueri for Congress
PAINESVILLE, OH - The largest progressive group of veterans in America, VoteVets PAC, is today endorsing Navy veteran Hillary O’Connor Mueri to be the next Member of Congress from the 14th Congressional District in Ohio. &ld...
VoteVets Endorses Hattersley for Congress
BRANDON, FL– The largest progressive group of veterans in America, VoteVets PAC, is today endorsing Navy veteran Adam Hattersley to be the next Member of Congress from the 15th Congressional District in Florida. “In these un...
Trump’s Actions Rattle the Military World: ‘I Can’t Support the Man’
By Jennifer Steinhauer · New York Times ·The president’s threat to use troops against largely peaceful protesters, as well as other attempts to politicize the military, have unsettled a number of current and former members and their families. Erin Fangmann grew up in a mi...
NEW POLL: Most Americans Want to Demilitarize the Police
Strong plurality also want to see Army to change names of bases that honor Confederates; Overwhelming majority would have opposed Trump sending troops into cities during protests WASHINGTON, DC – A new poll commissioned by t...
Aggressive Tactics by National Guard, Ordered to Appease Trump, Wounded the Military, Too
By Thomas Gibbons-Neff, Eric Schmitt and Helene Cooper · New York Times ·WASHINGTON — A white National Guard commander called the standoff in Lafayette Square “the Alamo,” implying that the White House was under siege. Black members of the D.C. Guard objected to turning on their neighbors. A...
‘A Slap in the Face’: Black Veterans on Bases Named for Confederates
By Jennifer Steinhauer · New York Times ·President Trump has vowed to block efforts to remove Confederate names from military bases. WASHINGTON — When Timothy Berry was recruiting black students for West Point, where he served as class president in 2013, he often reflecte...
Progressive Group VoteVets Makes $270,000 Ad Buy for Gina Ortiz Jones — Its First of the Election
By Sanford Nowlin · San Antonio Current ·VoteVets PAC has snapped up $270,000 in TV advertising to support Gina Ortiz Jones, the Democrat running to represent a swing congressional district that includes San Antonio and a massive swath of South Texas.The spots, which will run i...
VoteVets: Baseless NRSC Ad In Michigan Shows “Fear and Desperation”
Statement of Will Goodwin, Director of Government Relations for VoteVets, on the baseless ad the NRSC released today in Michigan: "The NRSC and Washington Republicans have hit a new low attacking a fellow veteran in the Senate, who volu...
Major General (Ret.) Paul Eaton on Trump Tweets Defending Confederate-Named Bases
WASHINGTON, DC -- The following is the statement of Major General (Ret.) Paul D. Eaton, former commanding general at Fort Benning, on Donald Trump's tweets defending the naming of US Army bases after Confederate officers. Fort...
Statement of Major General (Ret.) Paul D. Eaton on Renaming Army Bases Named After Confederate Officers
WASHINGTON, DC -- The following is the statement of retired Major General Paul D. Eaton, senior advisor to VoteVets, on the Army's consideration of renaming bases that are named after Confederate military leaders. There are ten such base...
VoteVets Reserves 1000 Points In TV Ads in 23rd Congressional District of Texas
Ads will back candidacy of Iraq War veteran Gina Ortiz-Jones’ Candidacy SAN ANTONIO, TX – The largest progressive group of veterans in America, VoteVets PAC, has made its first television buy for the fall campaign, in the 23...
Ten Veterans and National Security Leaders in Congress Pen Open Letter To America, On Trump's Threat of Military Use Against Protests
Senator Tammy Duckworth, Representatives Lieu, Crow, Kim, Rose, Carbajal, Panetta, Cisneros, Moulton, and Brown write to Americans, "Left unchecked, the President and his Pentagon officials are on the verge of ripping the very fabric of ...
VoteVets PAC Endorses Richard Ojeda for US Senate
HOLDEN, WV – The largest progressive group of veterans in America, VoteVets PAC, today is endorsing Richard Ojeda to be US Senator from West Virginia. “Now, more than ever, we need people in Congress who have a record of put...
VoteVets Calls for Esper Resignation
WASHINGTON, DC -- The following is the statement of Will Goodwin, Director of Government Relations for VoteVets: “Secretary Esper must resign. From the start of his tenure, it was clear that he was chosen to be the anti-M...