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Rieckhoff in WSJ: Veterans Differ With Trump Over Injuries From Iran Missile Attack

The Brief

→ Four things from today’s episode
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Paul opens from Lower Manhattan under the Tribute in Light o. Paul opens from Lower Manhattan under the Tribute in Light on the week of the 25th anniversary of 9/11

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Mayor Mamdani’s release of thousands of documents confirming. Mayor Mamdani’s release of thousands of documents confirming the government lied to first responders about post-9/11 toxins

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“They lied. Our friends died. And more will die this week.”. Paul names Giuliani, Bloomberg, and Adams by name

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Why every politician. Trump, Mamdani, all of them — should stay the hell away from the 9/11 ceremony

President says U.S. injuries in attack in Iraq weren’t very serious; veterans say his comments were ignorant

Mr. Trump’s comments are “really counterproductive because we’ve worked for the last decade-and-a-half to highlight and educate people about the invisible injuries of war,” said Paul Rieckhoff, founder of Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America and host of the Angry Americans podcast. “He really displayed remarkable ignorance about what could be the signature injury of our generation.”