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In September 2020, ''The Atlantic'' reported that [[Donald J. Trump]] considered Americans who were casualties of war to be "Losers" and Suckers" and was against disabled veterans being allowed to march in military parades.<ref name="TA-20200903">{{cite news |last=Goldberg |first=Jeffrey |title=Trump: Americans Who Died in War Are 'Losers' and 'Suckers'|quote=The president has repeatedly disparaged the intelligence of service members, and asked that wounded veterans be kept out of military parades, multiple sources tell The Atlantic.|url=https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2020/09/trump-americans-who-died-at-war-are-losers-and-suckers/615997/ |date=September 3, 2020 |work=The Atlantic |accessdate=September 4, 2020}}</ref> Mulroy, who has four goddaughters that are all gold star daughters, said that he did not know what was said, but did know that our military cemeteries are hallowed ground and always will be and that no person that would be embarrassed by our wounded veterans should, "ever hold any elected office let alone be the President of the United States.“<ref name="defenseone.com">https://www.defenseone.com/policy/2020/09/trumps-reported-loser-remarks-give-biden-opening/168260/</ref>
In September 2020, ''The Atlantic'' reported that [[Donald J. Trump]] considered Americans who were casualties of war to be "Losers" and Suckers" and was against disabled veterans being allowed to march in military parades.<ref name="TA-20200903">{{cite news |last=Goldberg |first=Jeffrey |title=Trump: Americans Who Died in War Are 'Losers' and 'Suckers'|quote=The president has repeatedly disparaged the intelligence of service members, and asked that wounded veterans be kept out of military parades, multiple sources tell The Atlantic.|url=https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2020/09/trump-americans-who-died-at-war-are-losers-and-suckers/615997/ |date=September 3, 2020 |work=The Atlantic |accessdate=September 4, 2020}}</ref> Mulroy, who has four goddaughters that are all gold star daughters, said that he did not know what was said, but did know that our military cemeteries are hallowed ground and always will be and that no person that would be embarrassed by our wounded veterans should, "ever hold any elected office let alone be the President of the United States.“<ref name="defenseone.com">https://www.defenseone.com/policy/2020/09/trumps-reported-loser-remarks-give-biden-opening/168260/</ref>
Several military officials associated with multiple presidential administrations—including three former Trump appointees, ex-Secretary of Defense and retired [[United States Marine Corps|Marine Corps]] general [[Jim Mattis]], former White House Chief of Staff and Secretary of Homeland Security [[John F. Kelly]], and former Assistant Secretary of Defense Mick Mulroy—criticized Trump's response to the unrest that resulted from the murder of [[George Floyd]].<ref name="Goldberg">{{cite web|url= https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2020/06/james-mattis-denounces-trump-protests-militarization/612640/|date= June 3, 2020|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20200605134609/https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2020/06/james-mattis-denounces-trump-protests-militarization/612640/|url-status= live |archive-date= June 5, 2020|access-date= June 5, 2020|title= James Mattis Denounces President Trump, Describes Him as a Threat to the Constitution|last= Goldberg|first= Jeffrey |website= The Atlantic}}</ref><ref name="Freking">{{cite web|url= https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/ex-defense-chief-mattis-rips-trump-for-dividing-americans/2020/06/03/c82ae040-a5f0-11ea-898e-b21b9a83f792_story.html|date= June 3, 2020|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20200603233733/https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/ex-defense-chief-mattis-rips-trump-for-dividing-americans/2020/06/03/c82ae040-a5f0-11ea-898e-b21b9a83f792_story.htm|url-status= live |archive-date= June 3, 2020|access-date= June 5, 2020|title= Ex-defense chief Mattis rips Trump for dividing Americans|last= Freking|first= Kevin |via= The Washington Post|agency= Associated Press}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=John Kelly agrees with Mattis and says nation needs to choose leaders more wisely|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/john-kelly-trump-military-force-agrees-with-mattis/|access-date=June 5, 2020|website=cbsnews.com|language=en-US}}</ref><ref name="Politico-2020-06-02">{{cite news|last1=Seligman|first1=Lara|last2=Bender|first2=Bryan|date=June 2, 2020|title='It just doesn't seem right': Pentagon officials on edge over military leaders' dealings with Trump|work=Politico|url=https://www.politico.com/news/2020/06/02/it-just-doesnt-seem-right-pentagon-officials-on-edge-over-military-leaders-dealings-with-trump-297820|access-date=June 2, 2020}}</ref> Mulroy continued that, “Active Army and Marine Corps units are trained to fight our nation's enemies, not their fellow Americans. American cities are not battlefields."<ref name="Politico-2020-06-02"/>
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