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55 Top Military Leaders Break Tradition, Denounce Trump in Historic Rebuke (DETAILS) - Donald Trump’s campaign was just dealt a death blow in the form of an open letter from over 50 U.S. military leaders.
In the letter, which was first published in the Wall Street journal, 55 generals and retired generals condemned the Republican presidential nominee over his remarks bragging about sexually assaulting women. The generals wrote that if Trump were to become Commander-in-Chief, the epidemic of sexual assault in the military would likely get worse.
“If Donald Trump is not repudiated, no amount of training and policy review will bring the changes needed in behavior,” the generals wrote. “During the Commander-in-Chief forum, Trump appeared to be very confused about the significance of this issue. He said that sexual assault should be expected in the military ‘When they put men and women together.'”
One of the signees of the letter was Lt. Gen. Claudia Kennedy, the nation’s first female three-star general. Kennedy told the Wall Street Journal that the letter struck a personal chord with her, as she herself had experienced sexual assault multiple times in the military. During one meeting with a subordinate officer, Kennedy recounted how the junior officer suddenly pulled her toward him and groped her after she concluded the meeting.
“The biggest thing we can do is get it out in the open and out of the shadows,” Kennedy told the Wall Street Journal. “Nobody is keeping any secrets here.”
Trump has long touted his endorsements from the military as one of his strengths as a candidate. It remains to be seen whether or not that will continue to be a talking point in the GOP nominee’s stump speeches.
55 Top Military Leaders Break Tradition, Denounce Trump in Historic Rebuke (DETAILS)
