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    50 Military Generals and Officers Denounce Donald Trump

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    A group of over 100 retired US military leaders signed a letter condemning Donald Trump's attitudes towards women and sexual assault, stating they make him unfit to serve as commander-in-chief. They cite a recently surfaced video where Trump brags about sexually assaulting women and his comments at a forum suggesting sexual assault should be expected in the military. The leaders argue Trump would create an intolerant command climate and undermine efforts to address the serious problem of sexual assault in the armed forces. They call on others endorsing Trump to renounce their support.

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    A group of over 100 retired US military leaders signed a letter condemning Donald Trump's attitudes towards women and sexual assault, stating they make him unfit to serve as commander-in-chief. They cite a recently surfaced video where Trump brags about sexually assaulting women and his comments at a forum suggesting sexual assault should be expected in the military. The leaders argue Trump would create an intolerant command climate and undermine efforts to address the serious problem of sexual assault in the armed forces. They call on others endorsing Trump to renounce their support.

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    A group of over 100 retired US military leaders signed a letter condemning Donald Trump's attitudes towards women and sexual assault, stating they make him unfit to serve as commander-in-chief. They cite a recently surfaced video where Trump brags about sexually assaulting women and his comments at a forum suggesting sexual assault should be expected in the military. The leaders argue Trump would create an intolerant command climate and undermine efforts to address the serious problem of sexual assault in the armed forces. They call on others endorsing Trump to renounce their support.

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    A group of over 100 retired US military leaders signed a letter condemning Donald Trump's attitudes towards women and sexual assault, stating they make him unfit to serve as commander-in-chief. They cite a recently surfaced video where Trump brags about sexually assaulting women and his comments at a forum suggesting sexual assault should be expected in the military. The leaders argue Trump would create an intolerant command climate and undermine efforts to address the serious problem of sexual assault in the armed forces. They call on others endorsing Trump to renounce their support.

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    The passage criticizes Trump's attitudes and statements about women and sexual assault, arguing they make him unfit to lead the military and set a poor standard for leadership. It also provides statistics about sexual assault in the military.

    The passage expresses concerns that Trump's attitudes would create a military command climate intolerant of women and incompatible with an honorable military. It also notes his statements suggested sexual assault should be expected and that he may have engaged in abusive behavior himself.

    Statistics provided indicate that in 2014, around 20,200 members of the armed forces experienced sexual assault, with 1 in 7 victims being assaulted by an officer in their chain of command, creating distrust.

    Military Leaders: Trumps Attitudes Toward Women and

    Sexual Assault Make Him Unfit to Lead the U.S. Military


    Our commander-in-chief sets the tone for what is acceptable for our nation. Last Friday, a video
    surfaced in which Republican Presidential Nominee Donald Trump made extremely disturbing
    statements about women. In a private conversation, he boasted of engaging in acts constituting
    sexual assault, violence, and aggression against women, and doing so from a position of power. In
    this tape, he not only denigrated womenhe dehumanized them, referring to one woman as it
    and reducing the women discussed to body parts to be objectified.
    This behavior renders him utterly unworthy of being commander-in-chief and president. If given
    such power, Donald Trump would create a command climate intolerant of women and
    incompatible with a trained, ready, and honorable military.
    Mr. Trump owes all women a meaningful apology. Those political leaders who continue to support
    him should disavow their support immediately. If they do not, they will face the judgment of
    Americans. And if they do not condemn this egregious behavior, they will have reset the standard
    for leadership at an unacceptably low level.
    Those of us who are women are keenly aware that equality within the armed forces has been hard
    won, and each of us has experienced the ongoing battle for equality to some degree. We are
    particularly sensitive to the issue of sexual assault, as the military is currently attempting to
    address sexual violence within its ranks. In 2014, roughly 20,200 members of our armed forces
    (10,600 men and 9,600 women) were sexually assaulted. One in seven of them were victims of an
    officer in their chain of command and therefore feared retaliation from the hierarchy or their
    coworkers.We know this is an institutional weakness that creates distrust. Some of us have
    ourselves experienced either sexual assault or sexual harassment during our service.
    If Donald Trump is not repudiated, no amount of training and policy review will bring the changes
    needed in behavior. During the Commander-in-Chief Forum, Trump appeared to be very
    confused about the significance of this issue. He suggested that sexual assault should be expected
    in the military when they put men and women together.
    Perhaps, given his previous statements, we should not be surprised by Donald Trumps
    statements captured in Fridays tape. However, its contents are even more repulsive. Together
    with his remarks at the Forum, they suggest that he condonesand indeed, has himself engaged
    inthe abuse of a position of power for sexual gratification. This disqualifies him from being
    commander-in-chief.
    The American people deserve better than a misogynist-in-chief. Donald Trump's behavior is
    antithetical to American values.
    As retired military professionals, we condemn Donald Trump in the strongest terms. We call for
    all those who have endorsed him to renounce their support, and remind them: history is watching.

    General Lloyd Newton, USAF (ret.)


    General Johnnie Wilson, USA (ret.)
    General Lester Lyles, USAF (ret.)
    Lieutenant General Walter Gaskin, USMC (ret.)
    Lieutenant General Willie Williams, USMC (ret.)
    Lieutenant General John Castellaw, USMC (ret.)
    Lieutenant General Mark Hertling, USA (ret.)
    Lieutenant General Claudia Kennedy, USA (ret.)
    Lieutenant General Donald Kerrick, USA (ret.)
    Lieutenant General Arlen D. Jameson, USAF (ret.)
    Vice Admiral Donald Arthur, USN (ret.)
    Vice Admiral Kevin Green, USN (ret.)
    Major General Fredric H. Leigh, USA (ret.)
    Major General Randy Manner, USA (ret.)
    Major General Peter Cooke, USAR (ret.)
    Major General Irv Halter, USAF (ret.)
    Major General Gale Pollock, USA (ret.)
    Major General Roger Blunt, USA (ret.)
    Major General Dennis Laich, USAR (ret.)
    Major General Donna Barbisch, USA (ret.)
    Major General Margaret Woodward, USAF (ret.)
    Major General Richard Haddad, USAF (ret.)
    Rear Admiral Dave Oliver, USN (ret.)
    Rear Admiral Janice Hamby, USN (ret.)
    Rear Admiral John Hutson, USN (ret.)

    Rear Admiral Jamie Barnett, USN (ret.)


    Rear Admiral Mike Smith, USN (ret.)
    Rear Admiral Deborah Loewer, USN (ret.)
    Rear Admiral Christopher Cole, USN (ret.)
    Rear Admiral Steve Glass, USNR (ret.)
    Rear Admiral Jay DeLoach, USNR (ret.)
    Rear Admiral Harold Robinson, USN (ret.)
    Rear Admiral Richard E. Young, USN (ret.)
    Rear Admiral Glenn Phillips, USN (ret.)
    Brigadier General Evelyn Foote, USA (ret.)
    Brigadier General Roosevelt Barfield, USA (ret.)
    Brigadier General Carlos Martinez, USAF (ret.)
    Brigadier General Paul Gregory Smith, USARNG (ret.)
    Brigadier General John Schuster, USAR (ret.)
    Brigadier General Julia Cleckley, USA (ret.)
    Brigadier General Ricardo Aponte, USAF (ret.)
    Brigadier General John Douglass, USAF (ret.)
    Brigadier General Daniel Woodward, USAF (ret.)
    Brigadier General Judy Griego, ANG (ret.)
    Brigadier General Stephen Cheney, USMC (ret.)
    Brigadier General Ronald Tokosz, USA (ret.)
    Brigadier General Bruce Berwick, USA (ret.)
    Brigadier General John Watkins, USA (ret.)
    Brigadier General David Irvine, USA (ret.)
    Brigadier General Marianne Watson, USARNG (ret.)
    Brigadier General Clara Adams-Ender, USA (ret.)

    Brigadier General David Brahms, USMC (ret.)


    Colonel Inger Nilsson, USAR (ret.)
    Lieutenant Colonel Carmen Aponte, USAF (ret.)
    Lieutenant Colonel Frederick Wellman, USA (ret.)
    Commander Carlos Del Toro, USN (ret.)

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