Erin Fangmann grew up in a military family, has been married to a captain in the Air Force for 18 years and has voted Republican all her life, including for Donald Trump. But as with a number of other veterans, troops and military family members who have watched the president with alarm, her support
“He has hurt the military,” said Fangmann, who lives in Arizona, one of several states in play this November with a high percentage of veterans and active-duty service members. “Bringing in active-duty members to the streets was a test to desensitize people to his future use of the military for his personal benefit. I think the silent majority among us is going to swing away.”
Story continuesSome members of the military — who are not permitted to speak about politics publicly — and their families have been posting critically on social media about the president and policies of his that they once supported. Others, who have never been excited about Trump as their commander in chief, have begun to speak out, join protests and volunteer for progressive causes.
Martin Sepulveda, a former commander in the U.S. Navy Reserve who lives in Arizona, said of Trump, “I can’t support the man.” But he added, “Am I a Biden guy? No. I don’t know what I will do. I have been a registered Republican for years.” “This is the culmination of all those metronomic choices that have intruded into the military chain of command and culture,” said Kori Schake, director of foreign and defense policy studies at the American Enterprise Institute, who served as a foreign policy adviser on McCain’s 2008 presidential campaign. “I do think it is likely to chip away among veterans, just as I believe it will chip away at support with Republicans more broadly.
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