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Veterans are divided about reports Trump disparaged military

Military families were broadly supportive of Trump in 2016. A survey last year found that veterans were more supportive of Trump than the general public.

FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. — (Editor's Note: Attached video is from a previous story.) 

Veterans and military families are divided about reports that President Donald Trump made disparaging comments toward the military. 

Some service members bristle at the remarks and others question whether they happened. 

Supporters of the president don't believe the reports and credit Trump for backing veterans and active-duty service members. Others have no trouble accepting that Trump made the comments. 

They recall how he mocked the late Sen. John McCain because he was captured during the Vietnam War. 

Military families were broadly supportive of Trump in 2016. A survey last year found that veterans were more supportive of Trump than the general public.

 

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