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“Who could possibly be surprised that Donald Trump thinks that he’s more befitting an honor like this than a World War II and American war hero? Doris Miller, this is a man. Donald Trump is a five-time draft dodger. He’s called veterans suckers and losers. He refused to go to an American military cemetery in Europe because it was raining. I really hope this is not true. My hopes are repeatedly dashed under the Trump administration, so it probably is. And we’ll fight it like we do many of the other egregious things they do.
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Outrage as Trump’s name slated to replace Black war hero on aircraft carrier: ‘Egregious’ — Raw Story, August 20, 2026. Quotes Rep. Jason Crow (D-CO), a former Army Ranger, in a CNN interview reacting to the report.