THE TRUMP PRESIDENCY

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Trump also recycled a claim from last year that the military hasn't gotten a raise in 10 years and he insisted that they will receive over a 10% increase in their paychecks.  All lies and easily checked.  

These are the types  of Trump lies that bother me most -- self-aggrandizing low-brow con jobs directed at people who deserve much better.

As you alluded, military personnel get raises every year, as a matter of process.  And, they are not getting a 10% raise in 2019, they are getting a 2.6% salary increase. https://fox2now.com/2018/12/27/trump-mis...t-to-iraq/    

But, Trump didn't stop with those ignorant lies.  He went on to paint himself as some kind of badass negotiator and champion by claiming he pushed hard to get them the (phony) 10% raise.   

Anyway, it's disappointing that there are people who casually deny or defend how fucked-up it is for the President of the United States to stand in front of active duty service men and women and straight up disrespect them with such blatant bullshit.  

And, it's still a bit surreal to me that so many of those deniers/defenders ironically rationalize their idolization of Trump by claiming, "he tells it like it is!".  Foolish souls.