Veterans Reliant on Transportation Affected by Federal Hiring Freeze

Tuesday, February 18, 2025

It may be oversight, or an unintended consequence, but due to the federal hiring freeze put in place by President Donald Trump, it's become more difficult for veterans who rely on ride-share programs to make their VA appointments.

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The Trump Administration's hiring freeze and funding cuts are simply wrong. We should make it easier for the VA to provide care and benefits to veterans, not harder. The President must reverse course.

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-- Senator Maggie Hassan (@senmaggiehassan.bsky.social) February 15, 2025 at 5:34 PM

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MAGA hates veterans.

Donald is proving that.

But aren't many MAGA veterans?

Why, yes.

Pretty damned crazy, isn't it?

#1 | Posted by Zed at 2025-02-17 08:45 AM | Reply | Newsworthy 2

Suckers.
~ Fat Orange Liberace

#2 | Posted by Doc_Sarvis at 2025-02-17 10:22 AM | Reply

"It may be oversight, or an unintended consequence ... "

Call it what it is and stop making excuses for criminal negligence and abuse of power.

If Trumpy does not know better then he damn well should and has a responsibility to know better.

There is no excuse for this level of incompetence.

None.

#3 | Posted by donnerboy at 2025-02-17 11:18 AM | Reply

As I mentioned a couple days ago, the effects of what Pres Trump is doing to the Federal government will take a while to trickle down to and be noticed by most voters.

If you thought there were a lot of complaints about the Federal government on social media before Pres Trump took office, wait a year or so ...

#4 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-02-17 11:31 AM | Reply

But aren't many MAGA veterans?

Faux Nooz rots brains.

#5 | Posted by Nixon at 2025-02-17 12:21 PM | Reply

I truly enjoy going online and find magats who voted for sh*tler no crying because, their crops are rotting, their food stamps were cut, they lost their jobs, their spouse was deported.

They feel betrayed and when he said he would hurt other people and not them.

If you voted for a president that would hurt other people you're a piece of ------ and karma got you. Cruelty has a way of spreading to everyone irrespective of who.

#6 | Posted by Nixon at 2025-02-17 12:25 PM | Reply

Hahahahaha

---- you MAGAT scum

#7 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2025-02-17 10:17 PM | Reply

Clearly, the Muskrats currently running amok in DC and stealing all sensitive data on all Americans know little of what they are doing. IF there is an election in 2026 the MAGA functionaries in Congress and the Senate are toast. It will get worse before it gets better. Much worse.

As for Veterans and so many others in this country, the looming state of affairs may be cured only with direction action, which to El Rey Dotardo II will mean soldiers in the streets, shooting people on a daily basis...

#8 | Posted by catdog at 2025-02-18 08:49 AM | Reply

If you MAGAfools want trillions of dollar tax cuts for billiomaires someone has to give up something. Veterans are the latest targets, Poor children who need food have already been hit. So, who's next on the chopping block? You MAGAs elected these greedy monsters so I think it;s sort of on y'all to deal with the monsters you enabled! Don't deny responsibility now, y'all did this so take responsibility like adults!

#9 | Posted by danni at 2025-02-18 09:01 AM | Reply

Take responsibility?
MAGAts?
With all that arrested development, the raw meat feeding their corporate masters?
Many, many children take far more responsibility than these donkeys.

#10 | Posted by Doc_Sarvis at 2025-02-18 09:14 AM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

The------------- fires a disabled veteran.

www.alternet.org

#11 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2025-02-18 01:50 PM | Reply

Well we tried to warn you.

Enjoy your orange jesus.

#12 | Posted by Nixon at 2025-02-19 08:45 AM | Reply

Graziani was five weeks away from finishing his probationary year when, on Friday, February 14, he received a "boilerplate termination e-mail citing performance concerns."

Graziani discussed the termination with his boss, who strongly disagreed with the layoff and told the veteran, "You're critical staff."

Critical to who?

Surely not critical to dotard and elmo.

"Performance concerns" is just pure bullschitt billionaire speak for "we need more tax cuts".

Oh well, you were warned but something something eggs.

#13 | Posted by Nixon at 2025-02-19 08:48 AM | Reply