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BoycottTwitter

(116 posts) Mon Jan 5, 2026, 03:04 PM Jan 2026

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Powerful video from Mark Kelly: "Four generations of my family have served our country" Trump's family: zero generations

Four generations of my family have served our country. Service is in my blood. The President wouldnâ€™t know anything about that.
— Captain Mark Kelly (@captmarkkelly.bsky.social) 2026-01-05T18:24:03.972Z

Really powerful takedown. Trump may do shallow performative gestures like weirdly hugging the flag but at the end of the day in his heart we all know Trump has no patriotism or sense of service, he's a corrupt traitor and just in it for himself. Mark Kelly described his family's and his own service record while comparing it to Trump's.

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Powerful video from Mark Kelly: "Four generations of my family have served our country" Trump's family: zero generations (Original Post) BoycottTwitter Jan 2026 OP

The present asshole at the department of bs.............. Lovie777 Jan 2026 #1

Are Don Eric and Barron Starbeach Jan 2026 #2

According to Mary Trump, Don Jr once considered serving in the military. ShazzieB Jan 2026 #19

Kelly... MarcoZandrini Jan 2026 #3

Go, Kelly, go! Mtnmama Jan 2026 #4

And Trump and his ilk? Mtnmama Jan 2026 #5

Kelly 👍👍 TommieMommy Jan 2026 #6

Thus Administration doesn't understand. Putin is our enemy, not Mark Kelly! surfered Jan 2026 #7

Senator Kelly is a hero and a man of honor FakeNoose Jan 2026 #8

Isn't the Air National Guard a division of the military? Niagara Jan 2026 #9

He's the only Trump Jr. who was worth a damn nt Rob H. Jan 2026 #15

I concur, Rob Niagara Jan 2026 #18

Yep Rob H. Jan 2026 #23

Trump uses Arlington National Cemetery for a photo op. Kid Berwyn Jan 2026 #10

Disgusting to see his asshole of a face. mdbl Jan 2026 #27

Rec. Rec. Rec malaise Jan 2026 #11

When Senator Kelly sues, he will have fun using these statements from Hegseth and Bondi LetMyPeopleVote Jan 2026 #12

Awesome!!! Go, Captain Kelly! hamsterjill Jan 2026 #13

Yes luckykate54 Jan 2026 #28

"President Mark Kelly" Itchinjim Jan 2026 #14

You go, Sen and Astro Kelly! electric_blue68 Jan 2026 #16

Re service to the country. . . DinahMoeHum Jan 2026 #17

Are they really taking his pension away? Tree Lady Jan 2026 #20

Kick dalton99a Jan 2026 #21

I would take Senator Kelly's military service over the service of five generations of the trump family LetMyPeopleVote Jan 2026 #22

Is there a Go Fund Me... Escape Jan 2026 #24

What It Feels Like to Hear Decency utherpendragon Jan 2026 #25

The congress needs to remove Kegsbreath from any position in govt mdbl Jan 2026 #26

Lovie777

(23,466 posts)

1. The present asshole at the department of bs..............

Reply to BoycottTwitter (Original post)

Mon Jan 5, 2026, 03:06 PM

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-0-

Starbeach

(362 posts)

2. Are Don Eric and Barron

Reply to BoycottTwitter (Original post)

Mon Jan 5, 2026, 03:07 PM

Jan 2026

reporting for service?

ShazzieB

(22,807 posts)

19. According to Mary Trump, Don Jr once considered serving in the military.

Reply to Starbeach (Reply #2)

Mon Jan 5, 2026, 05:13 PM

Jan 2026

I don't know how serious he was, but he said something about it to his parents. Donald and Ivana are reported to have both replied that if he did, they would immediately disown him!

The story is in Mary's first book. Here she is, talking about it in an interview with Rachel Maddow.

MarcoZandrini

(204 posts)

3. Kelly...

Reply to BoycottTwitter (Original post)

Mon Jan 5, 2026, 03:48 PM

Jan 2026

…for president 2028!

Mtnmama

(165 posts)

4. Go, Kelly, go!

Reply to BoycottTwitter (Original post)

Mon Jan 5, 2026, 03:50 PM

Jan 2026

You're the one of the best of this country!!

Mtnmama

(165 posts)

5. And Trump and his ilk?

Reply to Mtnmama (Reply #4)

Mon Jan 5, 2026, 03:51 PM

Jan 2026

The worst!

TommieMommy

(3,016 posts)

6. Kelly 👍👍

Reply to BoycottTwitter (Original post)

Mon Jan 5, 2026, 04:05 PM

Jan 2026

surfered

(14,040 posts)

7. Thus Administration doesn't understand. Putin is our enemy, not Mark Kelly!

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Mon Jan 5, 2026, 04:13 PM

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FakeNoose

(42,117 posts)

8. Senator Kelly is a hero and a man of honor

Reply to BoycottTwitter (Original post)

Mon Jan 5, 2026, 04:18 PM

Jan 2026

Chump wouldn't know anything about honor ... neither would his family.

Niagara

(11,997 posts)

9. Isn't the Air National Guard a division of the military?

Reply to BoycottTwitter (Original post)

Mon Jan 5, 2026, 04:20 PM

Jan 2026

Because Fredrick Trump Junior (Mary Trump's father) served in the Air National Guard.

He was also ridiculed by his father and brother Donald for being a pilot. He also died at the age of 42 from alcoholism.

https://military-history.fandom.com/wiki/Fred_Trump,_Jr.

Rob H.

(5,886 posts)

15. He's the only Trump Jr. who was worth a damn nt

Reply to Niagara (Reply #9)

Mon Jan 5, 2026, 04:53 PM

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Niagara

(11,997 posts)

18. I concur, Rob

Reply to Rob H. (Reply #15)

Mon Jan 5, 2026, 05:08 PM

Jan 2026

But the statement is that "zero generations of Trump's have served our country" is false because Fredrick Trump Junior served.

Rob H.

(5,886 posts)

23. Yep

Reply to Niagara (Reply #18)

Mon Jan 5, 2026, 06:28 PM

Jan 2026

The Orange Oaf's grandfather even emigrated from Germany to the US in order to avoid mandatory military service in his home country, but you're right. I feel terrible for Fredrick Jr and his kids (especially Mary) for having to be part of that family.

Kid Berwyn

(24,898 posts)

10. Trump uses Arlington National Cemetery for a photo op.

Reply to BoycottTwitter (Original post)

Mon Jan 5, 2026, 04:23 PM

Jan 2026

And orphaned babies.

mdbl

(8,721 posts)

27. Disgusting to see his asshole of a face.

Reply to Kid Berwyn (Reply #10)

Tue Jan 6, 2026, 01:09 PM

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malaise

(297,528 posts)

11. Rec. Rec. Rec

Reply to BoycottTwitter (Original post)

Mon Jan 5, 2026, 04:39 PM

Jan 2026

and kick

LetMyPeopleVote

(181,377 posts)

12. When Senator Kelly sues, he will have fun using these statements from Hegseth and Bondi

Reply to BoycottTwitter (Original post)

Mon Jan 5, 2026, 04:48 PM

Jan 2026

If the administration intends to investigate Democratic veterans in Congress, it should prepare equal treatment for members of the White House Cabinet.

In prior remarks, Hegseth and Bondi also said troops must disobey illegal orders - MS NOW

apple.news/AtPlYxgM_Q1S...
— (@oc88.bsky.social) 2025-12-09T17:49:00.527Z

https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/in-prior-remarks-hegseth-and-bondi-also-said-troops-must-disobey-illegal-orders

CNN reported last week, for example, that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, who’s helped advance the partisan offensive against the Democratic veterans, delivered remarks in 2016 explaining that U.S. military personnel “won’t follow unlawful orders from their commander in chief” and described the refusal of illegal commands as a part of the military’s ethos and standards.

CNN also found that, as Election Day 2016 drew closer, the former Fox News host told viewers that service members are “not going to follow illegal orders.”

That is to say, eight years ago, the future Pentagon chief delivered the same message he and Trump are now condemning.

Evidently, Hegseth is not alone. The New York Times reported:

Pam Bondi, the attorney general, said the same thing as the [Democratic] lawmakers last year in a friend-of-the-court brief in the Supreme Court as a lawyer for the America First Policy Institute, a conservative think tank that represented three former military leaders.

In the legal brief, which is available online through the high court’s website, Bondi wrote, “Military officers are required not to carry out unlawful orders.” The Florida Republican added, “The military would not carry out a patently unlawful order from the president to kill nonmilitary targets. Indeed, service members are required not to do so.”

I’m going to go out on a limb and say that the Trump administration won’t launch sedition investigations into the incumbent president’s defense secretary and attorney general, but if officials continue to pursue Democratic veterans in Congress, they should probably prepare an answer to a straightforward question: “Why aren’t you also pursuing cases against the president’s defense secretary and attorney general?”

hamsterjill

(17,714 posts)

13. Awesome!!! Go, Captain Kelly!

Reply to BoycottTwitter (Original post)

Mon Jan 5, 2026, 04:49 PM

Jan 2026

I love seeing someone stand up to Trump.

luckykate54

(61 posts)

28. Yes

Reply to hamsterjill (Reply #13)

Tue Jan 6, 2026, 02:03 PM

Jan 2026

I think trump has a great fear of Mark Kelly becoming the democratic nominee, therefore he has to start early to defame him.

Itchinjim

(3,185 posts)

14. "President Mark Kelly"

Reply to BoycottTwitter (Original post)

Mon Jan 5, 2026, 04:49 PM

Jan 2026

Got a nice ring to it.

electric_blue68

(27,138 posts)

16. You go, Sen and Astro Kelly!

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Mon Jan 5, 2026, 04:54 PM

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DinahMoeHum

(23,656 posts)

17. Re service to the country. . .

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Mon Jan 5, 2026, 05:03 PM

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Tree Lady

(13,371 posts)

20. Are they really taking his pension away?

Reply to BoycottTwitter (Original post)

Mon Jan 5, 2026, 05:17 PM

Jan 2026

Or downgrading him? That is insane...

From the comments on FB trumpers think he committed sedition. This country is already in civil war it's just a different type.

dalton99a

(95,035 posts)

21. Kick

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Mon Jan 5, 2026, 05:24 PM

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LetMyPeopleVote

(181,377 posts)

22. I would take Senator Kelly's military service over the service of five generations of the trump family

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Mon Jan 5, 2026, 05:43 PM

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Escape

(504 posts)

24. Is there a Go Fund Me...

Reply to BoycottTwitter (Original post)

Tue Jan 6, 2026, 10:54 AM

Jan 2026

for Mark?

utherpendragon

(24 posts)

25. What It Feels Like to Hear Decency

Reply to BoycottTwitter (Original post)

Tue Jan 6, 2026, 11:29 AM

Jan 2026

Some people parse every word. Others perform loyalty like it’s a competitive sport.

Me? I go by the aftereffects. When Senator Kelly speaks, I’m reminded that justice, understanding, and even mercy still exist in public life.

When certain other “representatives” finish talking, I feel like I’ve been exposed to something mildly toxic. No insight, no clarity—just the sudden need for a shower and an antacid.

mdbl

(8,721 posts)

26. The congress needs to remove Kegsbreath from any position in govt

Reply to BoycottTwitter (Original post)

Tue Jan 6, 2026, 01:08 PM

Jan 2026

Send his sorry ass back to Fux Nooze.

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