“He Betrayed Us”: Why Veterans Are Now Against Trump

I’m a Black man who grew up on hip-hop. I’ve got uncles and cousins who wore the uniform, served this country with everything they had, and came home to a system that treats them like they’re disposable. Veterans, real ones, who fought for this country’s freedom and came back to get disrespected by the same system they protected.

When I look at how Donald Trump and people like Elon Musk move? It’s wild. These guys live in comfort—mansions, jets, and private security—while the people who actually earned that freedom through service are out here fighting for basic care. It’s disgusting.

🎖️ Veterans Deserve Better Than Trump

Let’s keep it all the way real: Trump doesn’t care about veterans.

He says the words. He salutes the flag. He wraps himself in the military when it’s convenient. But when it’s time to back those words with action? Trump disappears—or worse, actively does harm.

This isn’t a theory. It’s documented.

🗣️ The “Suckers” and “Losers” Comment

In 2020, reports came out that Trump referred to American soldiers who died in war as “suckers” and “losers.” Multiple sources—including people in his own administration—confirmed that he skipped visiting a military cemetery in France because, quote, “What’s in it for them?”

Let that sink in.

These are people who gave their lives. They didn’t ask for fame or money. They just answered the call. And Trump reduced their sacrifice to a punchline.

That alone should’ve been enough to show the country where he really stands.

🛑 Disrespecting Gold Star Families

Then there’s what he did to Gold Star families—the ones who already paid the highest price.

Back in 2016, Trump attacked the Khan family, whose son, Captain Humayun Khan, died serving in Iraq. Rather than show empathy or even just basic human decency, Trump mocked the mother for standing quietly during their speech. He questioned their loyalty, their motives, their faith.

Who does that?

A man who only respects the military when it benefits him. Not when it’s about honoring sacrifice.

💰 Cutting VA Services & Pushing Privatization

Trump tried to position himself as the champion of veterans’ healthcare. But in reality, he tried to gut the Department of Veterans Affairs in ways that would’ve left thousands of vets worse off.

• He pushed to privatize the VA, turning care for wounded and disabled veterans into a business.

• He proposed billions in budget cuts, which would’ve reduced access to essential services—from mental health to housing support.

• Under his watch, wait times for VA care were still a massive issue, especially during the COVID-19 crisis.

The message was clear: If it’s not politically convenient or profitable, it doesn’t matter.

🪖 Veterans Used as Political Props

Trump loved staging events with veterans—lining them up behind him at rallies, shaking hands for the cameras, acting like he’s the military’s best friend.

But after the flashbulbs stopped? Silence.

Veterans who disagreed with him were ridiculed or ignored. Issues affecting vets—suicide prevention, homelessness, PTSD—never got the attention or urgency they deserved.

It wasn’t respect. It was performance.

🗳️ That’s Why Veterans Are Speaking Up

That’s why groups like Common Defense are rising up. These aren’t some anonymous keyboard activists. These are real-deal veterans—men and women who’ve deployed, served, bled, and survived. And they’re calling Trump out for what he is: a danger to those who serve.

They’re part of a growing grassroots, veteran-led movement saying: Enough.

Enough disrespect. Enough lies. Enough pretending.

🙋🏽‍♂️ I’ve Seen It Firsthand

This isn’t just stats for me. I’ve got family—uncles, cousins, brothers—who’ve served. Some came back wounded. Some came back with trauma. And too many came back to find that the country they served moved on without them.

They weren’t asking for a handout. They were asking for the support they were promised. The basic respect they earned.

But under Trump? They got gaslit, sidelined, and ignored.

💡 Veterans Need More Than Slogans

What veterans really need:

• Reliable healthcare that isn’t driven by profit

• Mental health support that’s proactive, not reactive

• Housing programs that actually prevent veteran homelessness

• Education and job training that builds a new chapter after service

They don’t need tweets. They don’t need fake love. They need policy. Protection. Priority.

And Trump? He gave them none of it.

Something only the HIP HOP heads will understand

🎧 Drake, Trump & the Power Trip Problem: Same Energy, Different Arenas

Before we even get back into the politics of it all, let’s talk energy.
Because honestly? Drake and Donald Trump move exactly the same.

Different worlds—hip-hop and politics—but the same core strategy:
Use people to rise, then pretend you did it alone.

These two built their entire personas off the backs of communities—hip-hop culture for Drake, military and working-class patriotism for Trump—and once they got to the top, they started acting like they were self-made gods. No gratitude. No loyalty. Just branding.

🎥 Need proof? Watch this: Trump and Drake Are the Same Energy

Let’s break this toxic energy down:

🔒 Obsessive Control Over Their Image

Both of them are obsessed with the mirror—not just how they look, but how they’re perceived.

• Drake wants to be untouchable. His brand is emotion, vulnerability, and dominance, all wrapped in one. But everything is calculated. Every move, every feature, every beard trim. Nothing happens unless it fits the brand.

• Trump is the same. He rebranded himself as the savior of the “forgotten American”—a billionaire who “gets” the working man. But behind the scenes? He’s stiffing workers, dodging taxes, and silencing anyone who tells the truth about him.

It’s all curated. Nothing real. And the second reality starts cracking through, they either rewrite the narrative or call it “fake news.”

🧍‍♂️ Playing Victim While Holding All the Power

The wildest part? These are men with enormous influence—yet they both walk around playing victim.

• Drake, despite being the most-streamed artist on the planet, still throws pity parties in his bars. Suddenly, he’s the underdog again because a real lyricist responded? Come on.

• Trump? A former president with his name on towers, golf courses, and bank accounts, crying about being targeted, oppressed, censored. As if he’s the one without a platform.

That’s manipulation. It’s a tactic. They twist the truth to stay relatable, but they’re never the ones being crushed—they’re the ones doing the crushing.

🪓 Using People, Then Cutting Them Off

Another page from the same playbook.

• Drake rides waves. He jumps on a sound when it’s hot—UK grime, Afrobeat, drill—and once he’s soaked up the attention? He moves on. The artist he collabed with might get a small bump, but Drake always takes the shine. Same with producers. Same with writers. Same with features.

• Trump used the military, the working class, and small-town voters to get elected. Once in power, he slashed VA benefits, cut federal worker protections, and gave tax breaks to billionaires while leaving the rest behind.

It’s always “thank you for your service”… until you’re no longer useful. Then you’re on your own.

🧬 Turning on the Culture That Built Them

This is the part that stings the most.

• Drake was raised by hip-hop. Not just musically, but culturally. The stories, the codes, the energy. But lately? He treats it like a stepping stone. He clowns real lyricists, avoids the smoke unless it’s on his terms, and drops bars that sound more AI than authentic. The love feels gone.

• Trump used patriotism as a brand, not a belief. He talked about loving the troops, but he called fallen soldiers “suckers.” He posed with flags, but mocked Gold Star families. He ran on “law and order,” but ignored real issues hurting veterans and working Americans.

Neither one respects the roots. They use the culture to climb up—then act like they were never part of it.

💬 The Bottom Line: It’s a Mirror

Drake and Trump may be in different games, but they’re mirrors of the same mindset:
Take. Build. Discard. Control. Repeat.

They both represent what happens when power becomes more important than people. When the brand matters more than the backbone. When influence matters more than impact.

And the worst part? They still expect loyalty from the very people they betrayed.

That’s why we have to speak up. Whether it’s hip-hop calling out Drake, or veterans and communities standing up to Trump—it’s on us to protect what they’ve tried to twist.

🧠 Trump & the Black Community: A Pattern of Disrespect

Trump doesn’t just fail veterans. He’s failed the Black community too—and he’s done it boldly, unapologetically, and repeatedly.

He likes to say he’s “done more for Black Americans than any president since Abraham Lincoln.”
But let’s break that down. Strip away the speeches and the spin, and you’ll see the truth: his record is one long pattern of disrespect, dismissal, and division.

✋ “Very Fine People on Both Sides”

Let’s start with Charlottesville. White nationalists marched through the streets with tiki torches, chanting “Jews will not replace us.” A young woman died protesting that hate.

And what did Trump say?
“There were very fine people on both sides.”
That sentence alone told us exactly where he stood. Not with justice. Not with the truth. But with the crowd that looked and voted like him.

🔥 Black Lives Matter Protesters Treated Like Enemies

Fast forward to 2020. The country erupted after the murder of George Floyd. People—Black, white, young, old—took to the streets asking for justice. Not violence. Justice.

Trump didn’t hear them. He didn’t want to.

Instead, he called in the National Guard. He had peaceful protesters tear-gassed in Washington D.C., just so he could take a photo with a Bible in front of a church he doesn’t even attend.

That wasn’t leadership. That was a stunt—and a violent one at that.

💸 Slashing Programs That Actually Help Black Families

Trump pushed policies that directly hurt Black communities—especially working-class and low-income families.

• He proposed cuts to Medicaid and Affordable Housing programs that many Black families rely on.

• He threatened funding to public schools and HBCUs, only tossing support their way when politically convenient.

• He backed criminal justice policies that kept the cycle of incarceration alive instead of fixing the root causes.

And when the pandemic hit? The communities hardest hit—Black neighborhoods, Black businesses, Black workers—got left waiting for real help while billionaires got richer.

⚖️ Judges Who Turn Back the Clock

Trump appointed hundreds of federal judges—many of whom have long records of opposing civil rights, voting rights, and anti-discrimination protections.

This wasn’t random. It was intentional. It's a slow, calculated rollback of progress that generations of Black Americans fought for. And these judges will be on the bench for decades, shaping laws that disproportionately impact our people.

📢 Crime, Fear, and Racial Dog Whistles

Let’s not forget the “law and order” act.

Trump used Black crime stats like weapons, talking about inner cities as war zones, framing Black men as threats, and pushing fear over facts.

It’s the same old racist playbook from the Nixon and Reagan eras—repackaged, but just as toxic. He doesn’t see us as citizens. He sees us as a talking point, a scare tactic, a headline.

👀 We See Through It

We’ve seen this movie before.
Smile for the photo-op in front of a Black church or HBCU. Throw a few checks around. Say something vague about jobs. And then turn around and gut the very policies that would lift our communities up.

Trump treats the Black community like a prop, not like people.

But we’re not props. We’re not here to be used during election season and discarded after. We see the pattern. We remember the moves. And we’re calling it what it is:

Disrespect.

🏁 Final Word: From the Barracks to the Block

From veterans to the block, we’re done with the fakes.

Trump disrespects veterans.
Trump disrespects the Black community.
Drake disrespects hip-hop.

And they all think they can get away with it because they’ve built enough clout and cash to shield themselves from accountability.

But we’re calling it.

I stand with the veterans standing up to Trump. I stand with the artists holding Drake accountable. I stand with my community—because we built this country, we built this culture, and we won’t stay quiet while it gets hijacked.

🔗 Take Action & Stay Informed:

• 🗣️ Join the movement: Common Defense – Vets Against Trump

• 🎥 Watch the full video: Trump & Drake: Same Energy, Different Game