Trump quotes belittling military service spark renewed scrutiny before Memorial Day 2026: Letter to the Editor

It takes selfless courage to commit oneself to be a part of the greatest fighting force the world has ever known. Yet, in 2018, President Trump saw the more than 1,800 U.S. Marines who died at Belleau Wood, France, in 1918, as “losers” and “suckers," writes David Hancock of Chesterland in a letter to the editor.