VoteVets · [email protected]

November 2, 2025 at 2:29 PM

We’re going to be fighting uphill

America needs to hear from Veterans and Military Families if we’re going to avoid another needless war. And for that to happen, VoteVets needs to raise a significant amount of resources to have the maximum impact possible. JOHN, Today, we are respectfully asking you to donate to VoteVets. If …

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  Karen Meredith · [email protected]

November 1, 2025 at 1:28 PM

Gold Star Parents

I became a Gold Star mother because my son was sent off to a war we didn’t need to fight. And as a Gold Star mother, watching Trump and Hegseth lead our military into another needless war is difficult to see. My name is Karen Meredith, I am a Gold Star mother, and my only child, 1LT Ken Ballar…

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  VoteVets.org · [email protected]

October 31, 2025 at 6:59 PM

Things are bad. You’re not alone in thinking that.

VoteVets has spent millions of dollars taking the fight to the Trump Administration and Republicans around the country this year. We are holding them accountable and forcing them into failure. We’ve got plans to do even more. But right now, our fundraising is plummeting JOHN, We can’t downplay…

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  Rear Admiral Michael Baker, U.S. Navy, Retired · [email protected]

October 30, 2025 at 10:16 PM

The next Forever War

Colin Powell emphasized the importance of a nation exhausting all "political, economic, and diplomatic means", which, only if all were futile, would result in the condition that the nation should resort to military force. We have exhausted none of those means. JOHN, this is Dr. Michael Baker. …

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  VoteVets HQ · [email protected]

October 29, 2025 at 9:59 PM

Humbly asking you for $2 (yes, just $2)

While many are hedging their bets, keeping their tinder dry, or openly bending the knee to Trump, VoteVets has been punching back for the entire year. We’ve dealt with tougher adversaries than Trump, and we don’t scare easily. JOHN: We’re lowering our ask to just $2. Yes, just $2. Our fundrai…

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  Rear Admiral Michael Baker, U.S. Navy, Retired · [email protected]

October 28, 2025 at 10:15 PM

RE: Donald Trump wants a war

I wanted to make sure you took note of the email Dr. Michael Baker sent to you yesterday. He spent more than three decades in uniform and retired with the rank of Rear Admiral. A distinguished and decorated leader who deserves your attention. JOHN, Paul Eaton here. I wanted to make sure you t…

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  Rear Admiral Michael Baker, U.S. Navy, Retired · [email protected]

October 27, 2025 at 9:26 PM

Donald Trump wants a war

Colin Powell emphasized the importance of a nation exhausting all "political, economic, and diplomatic means", which, only if all were futile, would result in the condition that the nation should resort to military force. We have exhausted none of those means. JOHN, this is Dr. Michael Baker. …

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  VoteVets.org · [email protected]

October 25, 2025 at 4:16 PM

🪖 An important message for every VoteVets supporter... 🇺🇸

JOHN - please, don’t click away before reading. JOHN - please, don’t click away before reading. When we think about the people who have done the most to support VoteVets over the years, it’s not the people who write the biggest checks who come to mind. It’s the people who were there when ever…

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  VoteVets HQ · [email protected]

October 24, 2025 at 8:46 PM

$2 for VoteVets today. Not tomorrow, not next week. Today.

While many are hedging their bets, keeping their tinder dry, or openly bending the knee to Trump, VoteVets has been punching back for the entire year. We’ve dealt with tougher adversaries than Trump, and we don’t scare easily. JOHN: We’re lowering our ask to just $2. Yes, just $2. Our fundrai…

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  VoteVets · [email protected]

October 23, 2025 at 10:24 PM

No. No third Trump term. Not a chance.

The best time for everyone in this country to take the threat Donald Trump poses to our democracy seriously was 10 years ago. The second best time is right now. The best time for everyone in this country to take the threat Donald Trump poses to our democracy seriously was 10 years ago. The s…

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  VoteVets · [email protected]

October 22, 2025 at 7:35 PM

Scott Perry: Go f**k yourself

See, Scott Perry thinks Democrats hate the Military. He even thinks the only reason a Democrat would join the Military in the first place would be to check a box so they can run for office. Okay, Scott... let's play that game. There's this guy Scott Perry representing Pennsylvania's Fourth Cong…

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  VoteVets · [email protected]

October 21, 2025 at 7:16 PM

The White House does not belong to Donald Trump.

Instead of stewarding that heritage, he’s turning it into a monument to his own vanity — paid for with $250 million in bribes from the most profitable companies in the country. He will not be done until everything we love about this country is gone. Trump is destroying the United States Militar…

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  VoteVets.org · [email protected]

October 20, 2025 at 10:46 PM

What your first donation of $5 can do

We spent years preparing for this — and now, when it really matters, we’re one of the only organizations in politics positioned well enough to combat Donald Trump, his administration, and MAGA nationwide. John — it isn’t every day you can make a small but significant choice that has impacts far…

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  VoteVets · [email protected]

October 18, 2025 at 1:15 PM

249 years, and still no kings

America is still the land of the free, and the home of the brave. You can still be proud of our heritage, especially when you recognize that we haven’t always lived up to the ideals and values we hold most dear. John, wherever you are today, remember this: America is still the land of the free…

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  VoteVets HQ · [email protected]

October 17, 2025 at 8:14 PM

Absolutely, completely shameful

A man who served for 37 years felt he had no place in the military he gave his life to. It’s another sign of how absolutely shameful and horrific this moment is for our country. JOHN — Yesterday, the commander of U.S. Southern Command resigned. No one knows why, exactly, this commander resign…

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  VoteVets · [email protected]

October 16, 2025 at 7:27 PM

The Constitution needs champions today

It is patriotic to support freedom of speech, press, and religion. It is patriotic to defend those rights. It never just stops, John. It didn’t stop with threats on the campaign trail, and it didn’t stop when they brushed Project 2025 under the rug. It didn’t stop when they started firing mili…

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  VoteVets HQ · [email protected]

October 15, 2025 at 10:44 PM

Trump is NOT a peace president

We fought in Forever Wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, and after we came home, we fought like hell to end them. We’ve been fighting like hell to prevent a new generation of Troops from suffering the same fate we did. Feels like we’re taking crazy pills right now, John. The entire right is foaming …

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  VoteVets.org · [email protected]

October 15, 2025 at 8:04 PM

A simple question:

Donald Trump is doing everything he possibly can to antagonize people into conflict so he can justify whatever he’s got planned next. John, we have a very simple request for you. We are asking you to make a donation to VoteVets before our mid-month fundraising deadline comes to a close. If tha…

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  VoteVets HQ · [email protected]

October 14, 2025 at 7:55 PM

Total Control

Hegseth is tearing apart a Military that has no equal on the planet. Noem is prosecuting a war on people the president doesn’t like. Trump is preparing to deploy the Military en masse against American citizens. In just a moment, we are going to ask you to make a contribution directly to VoteVe…

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  Major General Paul Eaton, U.S. Army, Ret. · [email protected]

October 12, 2025 at 3:15 PM

What gives me hope at moments like these

I have hope in our troops, and in their leadership. I have hope in the Veterans showing up and speaking out against Trump and his administration. I have hope because countless principled, distinguished leaders have chosen to run for office and hold the line. JOHN, this is Paul Eaton. About two…

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  VoteVets.org · [email protected]

October 11, 2025 at 1:26 PM

Steps away from the brink

Trump can try to close his fist, but complete control will always slip through his fingers. The American people are free. Liberty is our birthright. It is in our DNA. And nothing Donald Trump does is going to change that. John — the news is tough. Trump is abusing our Military, shredding the Co…

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  VoteVets.org · [email protected]

October 10, 2025 at 1:26 PM

“We took the freedom of speech away”

The President of the United States used those exact words in a public meeting at the White House yesterday. “We took the freedom of speech away.” That isn’t a quote from Kim Jong Un, or Vladimir Putin, or Xi Jinping. The President of the United States used those exact words in a public meeting …

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  VoteVets HQ · [email protected]

October 9, 2025 at 9:17 PM

BREAKING: Republican Governor of Oklahoma criticizes the TX National Guard deployment to Chicago

John, we’ll get right to it. The tide is changing. Kevin Stitt, the Republican Governor of Oklahoma and chair of the bipartisan National Governors Association, just came out against Donald Trump’s deployment of the Texas National Guard (with Greg Abbott’s full support) to Illinois and beyond…

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  VoteVets · [email protected]

October 8, 2025 at 10:26 PM

Give us the chance to explain

We bring the same approach to this work that we perfected in the Military. Laser focused, disciplined, targeted — that’s what we need to do to reach the voter Mikie is going to need to win this race. John — Your support, your voice, has meant the world to us. And we thought you deserved an exp…

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  VoteVets HQ · [email protected]

October 7, 2025 at 9:50 PM

We could lose these races.

We’ve had more than enough reminders of that over the last 10 years. And in Virginia and New Jersey, there is still a ton of time left on the clock. JOHN — we want to make something completely, 100% clear. No election is won until it is actually won. We’ve had more than enough reminders of t…

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  VoteVets.org · [email protected]

October 7, 2025 at 12:17 AM

Trump wants a civil war

Donald Trump wants to invade Democratic states he doesn’t like with Guard Troops from Republican states he does like. JOHN —there’s something we need you to take very seriously. We've told you all about Donald Trump and Pete Hegseth turning the Department of Defense into the Department of For…

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  VoteVets HQ · [email protected]

October 5, 2025 at 3:16 PM

We’ll keep this brief:

VoteVets is engaged in the most consequential fights in our organization’s history at this very moment. If we want to have any chance at stopping Donald Trump, it is VoteVets candidates who will do it. No need to gild the lily here, JOHN. VoteVets is engaged in the most consequential fights in…

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  VoteVets · [email protected]

October 4, 2025 at 3:16 PM

Insanity

Donald Trump declared war on American cities and the American people on Tuesday, and he told the top leaders of the United States Military that he would fire them if they didn’t go along with his plans. JOHN, The biggest conversation in politics today is the government shutdown. Going extremely…

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  Major General Paul Eaton, U.S. Army, retired · [email protected]

October 3, 2025 at 4:26 PM

Fundamentally important

I write to you now, having witnessed Pete Hegseth and Donald Trump’s ludicrous, self aggrandizing, politically motivated display in front of the entire corps of generals and admirals. JOHN, I write to you now, having witnessed Pete Hegseth and Donald Trump’s ludicrous, self-aggrandizing, poli…

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  Major General Paul Eaton, U.S. Army, retired · [email protected]

September 30, 2025 at 9:46 PM

This day is fundamentally important to our ultimate goal

I write to you now, having just seen Pete Hegseth and Donald Trump’s ludicrous, self aggrandizing, politically motivated display in front of the entire corps of generals and admirals. JOHN, I write to you now, having witnessed Pete Hegseth and Donald Trump’s ludicrous, self-aggrandizing, poli…

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  VoteVets HQ · [email protected]

September 30, 2025 at 5:17 PM

This is a truly terrible moment

But what we do now still matters. And VoteVets is not shying away from the fight. JOHN, We can’t downplay the stakes of this moment. Our democracy is under siege like never before. Donald Trump has deployed federal law enforcement and Guard Troops to multiple American cities, and just added C…

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  VoteVets.org · [email protected]

September 29, 2025 at 10:31 PM

JOHN, is there anything we can say?

What if we told you we’ve been targeting them on streaming services, on social media, and at home in their districts for siding with billionaires like Elon Musk over Veterans and their families? JOHN, we know you can’t afford to donate to every email we send. And — to be clear — we don’t expect…

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  VoteVets.org · [email protected]

September 27, 2025 at 4:46 PM

🪖 An important message for every VoteVets supporter... 🇺🇸🫡

JOHN - please, don’t click away before reading. JOHN - please, don’t click away before reading. When we think about the people who have done the most to support VoteVets over the years, it’s not the people who write the biggest checks who come to mind. It’s the people who were there when ever…

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  VoteVets · [email protected]

September 26, 2025 at 6:03 PM

The kind of Military Pete Hegseth wants

Wounded Knee was a massacre, and the men who participated in it were murderers. Full stop. JOHN, Wounded Knee was a massacre of hundreds of women, children, and elders of the Lakota Nation, and the men who participated in it were murderers. Full stop. In 1990, both houses of Congress formally…

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  VoteVets HQ · [email protected]

September 25, 2025 at 10:35 PM

ALL HANDS ON DECK

The GOP illegally obtained private military records and made them public in an attempt to smear Congresswoman Sherrill. They broke the law and released those records for political purposes. And if that can happen to a sitting Congresswoman, it can happen to any of us The Trump administration an…

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  VoteVets.org · [email protected]

September 24, 2025 at 9:16 PM

A humble request for JOHN...

When we signed up to join the Military we all swore an oath to support and defend the Constitution of the United States. We never thought we’d need to take that vow as seriously as we do today. JOHN, we’re humbly asking you to make a donation to VoteVets. If that’s all you need to hear, you c…

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  Major General Paul Eaton, U.S. Army, retired · [email protected]

September 22, 2025 at 10:08 PM

Whatever their price tag is, double it

It seems leaders like Donald Trump, people who value perception over true force projection, can always find money for their vanity projects. JOHN, Paul Eaton here. Major General, U.S. Army, retired. I’ve seen media coverage indicating initial estimates for the cost of Trump’s Department of War…

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  VoteVets · [email protected]

September 21, 2025 at 3:29 PM

ICYMI — NEW STICKER: Veterans for Free Speech

Each of us swore an oath to support and defend the Constitution and the rights it ensures. Many of us put our lives on the line for those rights. Our friends were wounded and killed defending them. Donald Trump is trying to destroy free speech and the free press, and we’re not going to sit id…

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  VoteVets · [email protected]

September 20, 2025 at 4:16 PM

More like the Department of Forever War

Trump wants a blank check to go to war with drug cartels. He wants to use the US Military to police the world, again. JOHN — Pop quiz: Which party kicked off the Global War on Terror? If you answered “The Republican Party,” bingo! Correct. We lost thousands of American lives, trillions of doll…

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  VoteVets · [email protected]

September 19, 2025 at 8:16 PM

NEW STICKER: Veterans for Free Speech

Each of us swore an oath to support and defend the Constitution and the rights it ensures. Many of us put our lives on the line for those rights. Our friends were wounded and killed defending them. Donald Trump is trying to destroy free speech and the free press, and we’re not going to sit id…

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  VoteVets.org · [email protected]

September 18, 2025 at 8:26 PM

We are watching them shred the First Amendment before our very eyes

We swore an oath to support and defend the Constitution, and if no one else is up to the task, VoteVets will. Our members are fighting back against Trump in every state of the country, and they desperately need some back up. JOHN, VoteVets is a team of Veterans. We work with Veterans. A lot of…

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  VoteVets HQ · [email protected]

September 17, 2025 at 9:02 PM

Doug Collins is out of control

He got confirmation votes because of his supposed “commitment” to the VA, and as soon as he got into office he started throwing it into the wood chipper JOHN, Doug Collins is systematically dismantling the Department of Veterans Affairs. Tens of thousands of VA staff have already been forced ou…

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  VoteVets.org · [email protected]

September 16, 2025 at 9:50 PM

JOHN, a humble request from the team at VoteVets:

We’re asking you to make a donation to VoteVets as we gear up to defeat Trump’s push to turn the Department of Defense into the Department of War. JOHN — We’re asking you to make a donation to VoteVets as we gear up to defeat Trump’s push to turn the Department of Defense into the Department o…

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  VoteVets · [email protected]

September 15, 2025 at 10:20 PM

It’s still the guns

Weapons of war have no place in civilian hands, on our streets, in our communities. We’re Veterans. We were trained to use rifles, pistols, machine guns. We carried them into war. Many of us own guns of our own. We can tell you this, without doubt — the guns are the problem. Weapons of war ha…

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  Major General Paul Eaton, U.S. Army, retired · [email protected]

September 14, 2025 at 1:29 PM

Whatever they say the price tag is, double it

It seems leaders like Donald Trump, people who value perception over true force projection, can always find money for their vanity projects. JOHN, Paul Eaton here. Major General, U.S. Army, retired. I’ve seen media coverage indicating initial estimates for the cost of Trump’s Department of War…

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  VoteVets HQ · [email protected]

September 12, 2025 at 2:17 PM

A Billion Dollar Boondoggle Rebrand

Changing the Department of Defense isn’t just stupid. It’s expensive. Recent estimates put the price tag for the rebrand at or above $1 billion. JOHN — Changing the Department of Defense isn’t just stupid. It’s expensive. Recent estimates put the price tag for the rebrand at or above $1 billion…

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  VoteVets.org · [email protected]

September 7, 2025 at 1:29 PM

JOHN, a humble request from VoteVets:

We’re asking you to make a donation to VoteVets as we gear up to defeat Trump’s push to turn the Department of Defense into the Department of War. JOHN — We’re asking you to make a donation to VoteVets as we gear up to defeat Trump’s push to turn the Department of Defense into the Department o…

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  VoteVets · [email protected]

September 6, 2025 at 1:29 PM

Say NO to the Department of War

It would take an act of Congress to change the Department of Defense into the Department of War, and VoteVets is not going to let it happen. JOHN — It’s called the Department of Defense for a reason. War must always be a last resort. America is great because of our restraint, because we care …

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  VoteVets HQ · [email protected]

September 5, 2025 at 2:56 PM

This might seem insignificant. It’s not.

Only somebody who dodged the draft five times and let somebody else go in his place would want to command the Department of War. JOHN — Let us remind you, though at this point you already know. Donald Trump never served. Never wore the uniform. Matter of fact, he did everything he could to av…

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  VoteVets.org · [email protected]

September 4, 2025 at 9:59 PM

There’s hell to pay

There’s a word for people who could stop all of this and choose not to. A word for people who have the constitutionally mandated power and responsibility to stop an out of control president. Trump federalized the California National Guard, deployed them against American citizens, and thought h…

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