President Trump Thread (Part 2)

[Irving Cowboy]

Not quite the same as decorating.

In the grand scheme of things, they hold about the same importance.

 

[Chocolate Lab]

In the grand scheme of things, they hold about the same importance.

Not to me. This is about like saying she chose a gaudy drape color. So what?

 

[NoDak]

Not to me. This is about like saying she chose a gaudy drape color. So what?

Right. One is a shitty decorating choice. The other is lying to try and be more relatable to the little people. Pretty big difference if you don’t have an agenda

 

[Sheik]

You guys are pissing me off.

 

[NoDak]

Trump to build national center for homeless veterans with funds previously spent on housing for illegal aliens
Trump signed an executive order to establish the National Center for Warrior Independence on the Veterans Affairs campus in West Los Angeles
By Brooke Singman Fox News
Published May 9, 2025 2:36pm EDT

FIRST ON FOX: President Donald Trump on Friday signed an executive order to establish a national center for homeless veterans with redirected funds previously spent on services for illegal aliens, Fox News Digital has learned.

The president’s order directs the secretary of veterans affairs to establish the National Center for Warrior Independence on the Veterans Affairs campus in West Los Angeles.

Los Angeles has approximately 3,000 homeless veterans — more than any other city in the country, and accounting for about 10% of all homeless veterans in America, according to the White House.

"The new National Center for Warrior Independence will help them and other veterans like them rebuild their lives," the White House said.

The center will allow veterans from around the nation to seek and receive care, benefits and services "to which they are entitled," the White House said.

The order redirects funds previously spent on housing or other services for illegal aliens to constructing, establishing and maintaining the new center.

"The Center will promote self-sufficiency through housing, substance abuse treatment, and support for productive work for the veterans housed there," the White House explained.

It said the goal is to house up to 6,000 homeless veterans at the center by 2028.

The order also directs the secretary of housing and urban development to use vouchers to support homeless veterans and instructs the secretary of veterans affairs to "restore accountability at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)."

The order also instructs the VA to take action against individuals who have committed misconduct and to investigate and rectify the Biden administration’s decision to "rehire and reinstate back pay for employees previously fired for misconduct."

The order also ensures that veterans will have access to increased options for care, benefits and services — including reduced wait times for Veterans Health Administration appointments through options such as expanded hours, weekend appointments and virtual healthcare.

The order also directs a feasibility study at the Manchester VA Medical Center to expand services to support a full-service medical center in New Hampshire.

"President Trump strongly believes that every veteran deserves our gratitude, and that the federal government should treat veterans like the heroes they are," the White House said.

The order comes a week after the White House announced that Trump will host a military parade on June 14 to honor military veterans and active-duty service members and commemorate the U.S. Army’s 250th birthday.

 

[NoDak]

VA statement regarding President Trump’s executive order
For immediate release
May 9, 2025
6:19 pm

WASHINGTON – After President Trump signed an executive order to provide better care to Veterans, improve accountability for such care, and establish a National Center for Warrior Independence for homeless Veterans, Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary Doug Collins released the following statement:

“Under President Trump, VA is implementing a host of important reforms to improve care and benefits for our nation’s heroes,” said VA Secretary Doug Collins. “This executive order builds on the progress we’ve made so far and puts us on a path to fixing some of the department’s most vexing problems.

“After decades of mismanagement, VA has been leasing parts of its 388-acre West Los Angeles VA Medical Center campus to a wealthy and exclusive private school and the University of California, Los Angeles, baseball team. Today’s executive order will enable us to ensure VA’s West Los Angeles Campus is being used as intended: to benefit Veterans. Our goal is to turn the campus into a beacon of hope and a destination for homeless Veterans from across the nation who can travel there to find housing and support and start their journey back to self-sufficiency.

“Under President Biden, VA failed to hold its employees properly accountable and actively fought congressional attempts to make it easier to fire poor-performing workers – even as health care wait times and benefits backlogs increased. With this executive order, VA will become the most accountable agency in the entire federal government. We’re going to celebrate the vast majority of VA employees who do a great job every day, hold employees accountable when they fall short of the mission and work to fix the wait-time and backlog issues that developed during the Biden Administration.

“New Hampshire is the only state in the contiguous United States without a full-service VA medical center. In response to this executive order, we will develop a plan to ensure that is no longer the case.”

 

[Sheik]

ARRRRRGGGGGGGG!!!!!!!!!! HE HATES VETERANS AND SHITTTTTTTTT!!!!!!

 

[Cotton]

 

[Texas Ace]

This is why I voted for him -- he gets shit done.

 

[Cowboysrock55]

This is why I voted for him -- he gets shit done.

He does do that. Some people want change but as soon as a guy actually starts doing something everyone freaks out.

 

[Cotton]

 

[bbgun]

4K chess, mofos

 

[Rev]

Irv you be sure to keep paying the high prices if it happens.

 

[Irving Cowboy]

At least someone talked some sense into him.

 

[Chocolate Lab]

So sorry the market didn't crash like you'd hoped, Dems.

 

[Cowboysrock55]

At least someone talked some sense into him.

This was always the plan.

 

[Bipo]

Weird there's so little outrage over Trump's plan to accept a $400 million jet to use for Air Force One from a foreign country. THEN the Trump Presidential Library will retain control so Trump can continue to use it after he is no longer in office.

 

[Chocolate Lab]

Weird there's so little outrage over Trump's plan to accept a $400 million jet to use for Air Force One from a foreign country. THEN the Trump Presidential Library will retain control so Trump can continue to use it after he is no longer in office.

I saw that he'd already refused it.

 

[Bipo]

I saw that he'd already refused it.

Don't see anything that says he refused it.

 

[bbgun]

Weird there's so little outrage over Trump's plan to accept a $400 million jet to use for Air Force One from a foreign country. THEN the Trump Presidential Library will retain control so Trump can continue to use it after he is no longer in office.

Don't worry. Rich people can't be bribed.