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Above, 5/29/16, "Thousands of motorcycle riders participating in the Rolling Thunder line up in the Pentagon parking lot May 29, 2016, (Photo: Paul J. Richards, AFP/Getty)"
Above, "Veterans and supporters listen to Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaking during an event at the annual Rolling Thunder "Ride for Freedom" parade ahead of Memorial Day in Washington, DC, on May 29, 2016. / AFP / MLADEN ANTONOV"
Above, "Supporters of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump hold up a banner during the annual Rolling Thunder First Amendment Demonstration Run May 29, 2016 in Washington, DC. Bikers are gathering in the annual parade in the nation's capital to remember those who were prisoners of war and missing in action on Memorial Day weekend." getty
Above, "Veterans and supporters listen to Republican presedential candidate Donald Trump speaking during an event at the annual Rolling Thunder "Ride for Freedom" parade ahead of Memorial Day in Washington, DC, on May 29, 2016. / AFP / MLADEN ANTONOV"
Above, "Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump greets with unidentified members of Bikers for Trump during the annual Rolling Thunder First Amendment Demonstration Run May 29, 2016 in Washington, DC. Bikers are gathering in the annual parade in the nation's capital to remember those who were prisoners of war and missing in action on Memorial Day weekend." getty
Above, 5/29/16, "Former GOP vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin (r) appears Sunday at the Rolling Thunder biker rally. [Photo By Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images]," via inquisitr
5/29/16, "Trump rails against VA at Rolling Thunder rally," USA Today, John Bacon
"Donald Trump reiterated his pitch for improving the lot of veterans during a brief appearance Sunday before thousands of bikers at the Rolling Thunder rally in Washington, D.C.
The annual Memorial Day weekend rally draws tens of thousands of motorcyclists, many of them veterans, to pay homage to fallen heroes and raise awareness of veterans' issues. One issue has been interminable waits for medical service at VA hospitals.
The presumptive Republican presidential nominee said that, if elected, he would ensure that veterans could opt for private physicians, "and we'll pay for it."
"Thousands of people are dying, waiting in line to see a doctor," Trump told the crowd. "That is not going to happen anymore."
Trump hit on several other familiar themes, including construction of a wall along the Mexican border.
"We are going to have a real wall," Trump told the enthusiastic crowd. "And who is going to pay for it?!"
"Mexico!" the crowd roared in response.
Trump also promised better international trade deals, an end to Obamacare and victory over the Islamic State, also known as ISIL or ISIS....
"We have to rebuild our military. It’s been decimated," Trump said. "We are going to beat ISIS. We are going to knock the hell out of them."
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May 29, 2016, "Donald Trump: Migrants treated better than US military veterans," BBC
"Illegal immigrants in the US often
get better care than the nation's military veterans, Republican
presidential nominee Donald Trump has said.
His latest comments came at the annual Rolling Thunder motorcycle rally on Sunday, which was dedicated to remembering POWs and those missing in action....
"What I like about Trump is that he is one of us. He's not a politician," 52-year-old Louis Naymik was quoted as saying by the Associated Press news agency."...
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