South Carolina veterans feel disrespected by Trump. Many will support him anyway

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

91% : "Trump was president for four years and it was great.
63% : Alsip said she would support Trump in the Nov. 5 general election if he becomes the Republican nominee as expected.
49% : Trump told the crowd.
45% : "That stuff isn't relevant to me," said Austin McCall, a 29-year-old Marine who recalled fondly when Trump served him Thanksgiving dinner on a surprise visit to Afghanistan in 2019.
42% : Such sentiment plays into the hands of Trump, who embraced an isolationist "America First" approach to foreign policy while in office from 2017-2021 and boasts on the campaign trail that he avoided war during his four-year term.
37% : "A BIG DEMERIT" Trump made the comments about Michael Haley at a rally in Conway, South Carolina, on Feb. 11.
36% : " In recent weeks, Trump also has said Michael Haley should come back home to help save his wife's "dying" campaign.
31% : This shouldn't be so hard for Donald Trump.
30% : Several voters called Haley, who served as U.N. ambassador under Trump, a "globalist" and raised concerns she would lead the U.S. into a war.
28% : Most did not consider it to be disqualifying, however, noting Trump had a record of supporting the troops despite his history of insulting military veterans.
24% : Kim Alsip, a retired Army nurse, said Trump's behavior was one reason she planned to vote for Haley in the primary, even though she thinks Trump will win.
21% : Melania Trump, Donald Trump's wife, has been almost entirely absent from the campaign trail.
11% : "Trump had my attention until he accused her husband of not being available when he was on deployment," Easler said, adding he was undecided between Haley and Trump.
9% : Trump once said the late John McCain, a former Republican presidential candidate, was not a war hero even though he spent years as a prisoner of war in North Vietnam after being shot down while a U.S. Navy pilot. Trump also referred to fallen World War One veterans as "suckers" and "losers," according to his former White House chief of staff, John Kelly, a retired Marine Corps general.

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