Apparently,Paul Rieckhoff speaks for 186,000 Iraq and Afghanistan veterans, and for 244,000 supporters of the AIVA organization. What he has spoken, with respect to Trump’s campaign announcement regarding a donation to AIVA is somewhat puzzling.

Reickoff (#37 on GQ’s list of Fifty Most Powerful People in D.C.) said this on Facebook:
“If offered, @IAVA will decline donations from Trump’s event. We need strong policies from candidates, not to be used for political stunts.

From the get-go two things seem wrong.

#1. Forbes Magazine reported in October: “The Donald J. Trump Foundation donated $5.5 million to 298 charities between 2009 and 2013… $57,000 has been donated to seven organizations that directly benefit military veterans or their families.”
#2. Offering cash donations is hardly a “political stunt.”

What is keeping the Iron Hand of AIVA leadership from accepting cash with no strings attached to provide for the needs of Iraq and Afghanistan veterans?

Rieckhoff needs to be crystal clear about why he is refusing the donations Trump supporters want to give, because, on the surface, it looks like a political stunt.

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