
Ahead of Memorial Day, President Trump has repeatedly taken credit for an upswing in military recruitment, claiming almost no one wanted to join the military before news of his reelection.
"After years of military recruiting shortfalls, enlistments in the U.S. armed forces are now the highest in 30 years because there is such an incredible spirit in the United States of America," the president said last week in Riyadh.
In reality, military records show enlistments began rebounding from a pandemic slump long before Election Day. While numbers have...
Continue reading..."After years of military recruiting shortfalls, enlistments in the U.S. armed forces are now the highest in 30 years because there is such an incredible spirit in the United States of America," the president said last week in Riyadh.
In reality, military records show enlistments began rebounding from a pandemic slump long before Election Day. While numbers have...