{"id":125,"date":"2016-06-05T10:44:02","date_gmt":"2016-06-05T10:44:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.americanveteransaid.com\/?p=125"},"modified":"2016-06-05T10:44:02","modified_gmt":"2016-06-05T10:44:02","slug":"veterans-strong-feelings-presidential-candidates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/americanveteransaid.com\/newblog\/veterans-strong-feelings-presidential-candidates\/","title":{"rendered":"American Veterans have Strong Feelings about Candidates"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It happens in every Presidential race:\u00a0 the candidates talk about their views on American Veterans&#8217; Aid and Benefits.\u00a0 While this year&#8217;s race has been no exception , but the rhetoric has been perhaps a little more heated..\u00a0 And the response from vets has also been more intense than in past years.<\/p>\n<p>Donald Trump is either loved or hated by veterans. The recent media scrutiny about his fund raiser early in the year brought a flood of positive and negative comments on social media from American Veterans.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-126 lazyload\" data-src=\"http:\/\/blog.americanveteransaid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Trump-tweets-1.jpg\" alt=\"Trump tweets 1\" width=\"653\" height=\"246\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 653px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 653\/246;\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-127 lazyload\" data-src=\"http:\/\/blog.americanveteransaid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Trump-vets-2.jpg\" alt=\"Trump vets 2\" width=\"669\" height=\"139\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 669px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 669\/139;\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-128 lazyload\" data-src=\"http:\/\/blog.americanveteransaid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Trump-vets-3.jpg\" alt=\"Trump vets 3\" width=\"672\" height=\"100\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 672px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 672\/100;\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-129 lazyload\" data-src=\"http:\/\/blog.americanveteransaid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Trump-vets-4.jpg\" alt=\"Trump vets 4\" width=\"685\" height=\"548\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 685px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 685\/548;\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-130 lazyload\" data-src=\"http:\/\/blog.americanveteransaid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Trump-vets-5.jpg\" alt=\"Trump helps American veterans\" width=\"667\" height=\"153\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 667px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 667\/153;\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-131 lazyload\" data-src=\"http:\/\/blog.americanveteransaid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/trump-vets-6.jpg\" alt=\"American Veterans Trump\" width=\"666\" height=\"448\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 666px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 666\/448;\" \/><\/p>\n<p>American veterans&#8217; complaints about both candidates shows the strong feelings they have about the need for better aid and care once they return home.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"border-radius: 2px; text-indent: 20px; width: auto; padding: 0px 4px 0px 0px; text-align: center; font: bold 11px\/20px 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #ffffff; background: #bd081c no-repeat scroll 3px 50% \/ 14px 14px; position: absolute; opacity: 1; z-index: 8675309; display: none; cursor: pointer;\">Save<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"border-radius: 2px; text-indent: 20px; width: auto; padding: 0px 4px 0px 0px; text-align: center; font: bold 11px\/20px 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #ffffff; background: #bd081c  no-repeat scroll 3px 50% \/ 14px 14px; position: absolute; opacity: 1; z-index: 8675309; display: none; cursor: pointer;\">Save<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It happens in every Presidential race:\u00a0 the candidates talk about their views on American Veterans&#8217; Aid and Benefits.\u00a0 While this year&#8217;s race has been no exception , but the rhetoric has been perhaps a little more heated..\u00a0 And the response from vets has also been more intense than in past years. 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