Veterans and military, two more groups who have suffered greatly under Obama/Clinton.
Retired Marine Maj. Gen. James Livingston of Mount Pleasant, a Medal of Honor recipient, hopes Tuesday’s election of Donald Trump will be a catalyst for more military funding.
Livingston said defense funding cuts and downsizing are top concerns. “Young Americans have to go overseas so many times because we don’t have enough forces,” he said. “And I think they just need to put their money where their mouth is in terms of making this country great again.”
Ed Burns, Dorchester County Veterans Affairs officer, said Trump’s election could prove to be a positive for the military and veterans.
“He’s pro-military and pro-veteran, so I would hope that once he gets in and gets settled that we’ll see an increase in funding,” Burns said. “I think the majority of veterans, they would all sort of feel that way. I was 28 years in the Air Force and we always needed money.”
Livingston said President Ronald Reagan created a military that was second to none, and that’s what won the Cold War. “I think Trump understands that,” he said.
America’s global security concerns will benefit from Trump’s election because of the team he will have around him, Livingston said.
“The world, you just look at them, we’re being laughed at by Iran. We’re being laughed at by China. We’re being laughed at by Russia,” Livingston said.
“I mean look at the buzzing of our airplanes. They’re shooting at our ships. It’s just unbelievable,” he said. “I think the old notion of Teddy Roosevelt, ‘Speak quietly but carry a big stick’, has to be re-instituted.”