Veterans protest

Support our troops used to be a favorite own-the-libs rally cry of the ultra right.

On the 81st anniversary of the turning point in the war against fascism, U.S. veterans plan to spill onto the streets by the thousands across the country on Friday, June 6, to defend the “benefits, jobs and dignity” of those who served in the military.

The main event will take place at the National Mall in Washington, D.C. at 2 p.m. Eastern Time, just north of the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum.

Unite for Veterans, the main organizer in D.C., vocally opposed the White House’s many slights and cuts toward the nation’s warriors, including Donald Trump’s “tone deaf” and “offensive” proposal to rename Veterans Day, the Trump VA’s plan to fire more than 80,000 employees, and the abrupt shutdown of a program that helped more than 17,000 veterans avoid foreclosure.

The Dropkick Murphys, a punk band known for their charity work, will perform at the National Mall, and dozens of other protests will take place elsewhere across the country in front of state capitols and elsewhere. An online, public, and ever-expanding “D-Day Protest Tracker” currently has nearly 200 entries of demonstrations that could be in your area.

  All Rise News

Such an outrage. Particularly in light of the orange god king throwing himself a birthday party military parade to the tune of $45 million.

Thousands of veterans, military families, and their allies will protest VA firings and the slashing of benefits.

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While veterans represent only 6.1 percent of the U.S. population, the “veterans preference” in federal hiring makes them 24 percent of the federal workforce, making them deeply vulnerable to the Trump administration’s purge of government.