{"id":16099,"date":"2017-08-16T22:09:34","date_gmt":"2017-08-16T22:09:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/uncategorized\/2017\/08\/16\/trumps-ongoing-nazi-controversies-overtake-gi-bill-expansion-signing\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T01:44:19","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T01:44:19","slug":"trumps-ongoing-nazi-controversies-overtake-gi-bill-expansion-signing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/veterans\/2017\/08\/16\/trumps-ongoing-nazi-controversies-overtake-gi-bill-expansion-signing\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump&#8217;s ongoing Nazi controversy overtakes GI Bill expansion signing"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WASHINGTON \u2014 A White House press conference Wednesday on new veterans education benefits was quickly overtaken by the ongoing controversy over the president\u2019s stance on white power hate groups, leaving the Veterans Affairs secretary to defend the administration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a brief 10-minute question-and-answer session in Bedminster, New Jersey, David Shulkin \u2014 one of several prominent Jewish members of President Donald Trump\u2019s leadership team \u2014 fielded only a single question on the new \u201cForever GI Bill\u201d legislation signed into law Wednesday but faced multiple others on the violence in Virginia last weekend and Trump\u2019s response.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/education-transition\/2017\/08\/16\/trump-signed-the-forever-gi-bill-here-are-11-things-you-should-know\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"157\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/XS6G3R6XMRGEBAX5RCWMFBV3SY-RESIZED.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Trump signed the \u2018Forever GI Bill.\u2019 Here are 11 things you should know.<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">President Trump has just put his signature on a new law that will bring significant changes to education benefits for service members, veterans and their families. The legislation known as the \u201cForever GI Bill\u201d garnered strong bipartisan support in Congress, passing unanimously in both the House and Senate.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Shulkin said he was saddened and disgusted by the hate groups demonstrations in Charlottesville, Virginia, on Saturday. Extremists groups clashed with counter-protesters during a \u201cUnite the Right\u201d rally designed initially to protest the removal of Confederate monuments from public spaces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But participants at the rally displayed Nazi and racist paraphernalia, and chanted offensive slurs during the event. Two Virginia state troopers were killed in a helicopter crash responding to the violence caused by the event. In addition, a 32-year-old woman was killed when a Nazi sympathizer sped his car into a crowd of counter-protesters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI am outraged by the behavior I\u2019ve seen by the Nazis and white supremacists,\u201d Shulkin told reporters. \u201cI\u2019m outraged by the use of violence, to put one\u2019s ideals on others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI have the honor of representing this nation\u2019s veterans. These are people who put their lives on the line to be able to support American ideals \u2026 It is a dishonor to our country\u2019s veterans to allow the Nazis and white supremacists to go unchallenged. We have to all speak up as Americans.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But Shulkin sidestepped questions about whether Trump has done enough on that issue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On Saturday, in the immediate aftermath of the violence, Trump said that he condemned \u201cin the strongest possible terms this egregious display of hatred, bigotry and violence on many sides.\u201d That drew a harsh response from critics who said the language seemed to equate counter-protesters\u2019 views with hate groups\u2019 rhetoric.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/veterans\/2017\/08\/14\/vets-groups-decry-hatred-racism-in-wake-of-charlottesville-violence\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"198\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP_17224640977068.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Vets groups decry hatred, racism in wake of Charlottesville violence<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Veterans groups on Monday forcefully rejected the views of neo-Nazi and white supremacist groups following reports that the Charlottesville extremist who drove his car into a crowd of counter-protesters briefly served in the military.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On Monday, Trump changed course, saying in a national address that \u201cracism is evil\u201d and \u201cthose who cause violence in its name are criminals and thugs, including the KKK, neo-Nazis, white supremacists, and other hate groups that are repugnant to everything we hold dear as Americans.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A day later, he appeared to change course again, saying the Charlottesville demonstrations \u201chad people that were very fine people, on both sides.\u201d He also said the counter-protesters \u201chad a lot of bad people\u201d as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When asked whether he felt comfortable with the president\u2019s statements, Shulkin said Trump was \u201cupset\u201d and \u201coutraged\u201d by the extremists\u2019 message.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI don\u2019t speak for the president. I think he has done a good job speaking for himself,\u201d Shulkin said. \u201cHe has denounced bigotry and hatred, violence, Nazis and white supremacists.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI won\u2019t critique the remarks. That\u2019s your job in the press. I can tell you is how I feel, and I am completely outraged by (the hate groups\u2019) behavior.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/your-military\/2017\/08\/16\/all-four-service-chiefs-denounce-racism-in-wake-of-charlottesville-rally\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"195\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Chiefs-of-Staff-small.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">All four service chiefs denounce racism in wake of Charlottesville rally<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">The top officers of the Army, Navy, Air Force and Marine Corps have issued statements denouncing racism and extremism in the days since white supremacists marched in Charlottesville, Virginia.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump did not make any public comments on the controversy on Wednesday, but did appear in a closed photo opportunity with Shulkin to sign the GI Bill expansion legislation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The $3 billion measure removes the expiration date for the Post-9\/11 GI Bill, allows more reservists and Purple Heart recipients to qualify for tuition money, and restores benefits for veterans hurt by school shutdowns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAlready, we\u2019ve had 1.7 million individuals take advantage of the Post-9\/11 GI Bill,\u201d Shulkin said. \u201cWe hope now that many more 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