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Smith Statement on Trump Actions and Politicization of the Military

Statement

Date: Dec. 27, 2018
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Military Personnel

House Armed Services Committee Ranking Member Adam Smith (D-WA) released the following statement about President Trump's recent visits with U.S. servicemembers:

"President Trump must not take actions to politicize the U.S. military or military servicemembers. The President has a history of crossing that line. It is wrong to put servicemembers in such a position and it severely undermines our democratic principles."


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