It’s something of a known factor in American politics that the military has, broadly speaking, tended to break to the right politically. The rank-and-file (and I use that term in the literal sense) generally do, although in recent years the flags and general officers have tended to toe the liberal line, the better to assure themselves of that next Congressionally-approved star.
Donald Trump is now launching an initiative to capitalize on that tendency. The Daily Caller broke the news:
The Trump campaign will launch “Veterans and Military Families for Trump” on Sunday, which is a coalition with over 175 endorsements from decorated Veterans, Gold Star families and more ahead of Memorial Day, the Daily Caller has first learned.
The campaign release for Sunday, obtained Saturday by the Caller, states:
Today, President Donald J. Trump announces, “Veterans and Military Families for…
