On Historic Anniversary, Maine Veterans Launch TV Ad Campaign and Call on Sen. King to Support D.C. Statehood
July 26: Veterans from Defend American Democracy (DAD) released a six figure TV ad campaign in Maine to call on Senator King to support D.C. statehood, since 30,000 veterans currently live in D.C. without a vote in Congress.
New Report Tells Hidden History of Republican Support for D.C. Statehood & Representation
June 17: Former VP Mike Pence, Solicitor General Ken Starr and Senator Barry Goldwater Among Republicans Featured in Report.
Demand Biden Ban Facebook Lobbyists From Serving in Government
October 14: Steve Elmendorf. Luke Albee. Jimmy Ryan. Jay Heimbach. Catlin O'Neill. They have spent their careers working in government for progressive officials, but now they work or lobby for Facebook, while Facebook profits off of hate and undermines our democracy.
STATEMENT: Defend American Democracy Responds to Republican Capitulation to Trump in Impeachment Trial
February 5, 2020: Defend American Democracy issued the following statement regarding the Senate’s vote to acquit President Donald Trump on two articles of impeachment.
NEW POLL: Voters in Trump States Want to See Fair Impeachment Trial, Evidence and Witnesses
January 22, 2020: Today, Defend American Democracy and Public Policy Polling released the results of a polls in four states showing that even Americans in states President Trump won in 2016 want to see a fair impeachment trial in the Senate.
RELEASE: Common Defense and Defend American Democracy’s Letter to Congress
December 17, 2019: We write on behalf of the 130,000 members of Common Defense, a national, grassroots organization committed to engaging, training, and mobilizing veterans of the U.S. military to advocate for the core American values we swore to uphold and defend. Over the last few weeks, our veterans have traveled across the country with our partner, Defend American Democracy, to call on our elected officials to hold the president accountable for placing our national security interests and democracy at risk.
Syracuse.com: For Katko and Brindisi, Trump is a minefield like few in the House face
December 16, 2019: Defend American Democracy, a coalition of veteran groups with ties to Democrats, has spent more than $282,000 on ads aimed at convincing Katko to “put country over party” by supporting the impeachment investigation.
RELEASE: Veterans Meet With Dozens of Members of Congress’ Offices, Urge Them to Uphold Their Oath
December 11, 2019: Over the past two days, veterans from around the country spent time on Capitol Hill urging their congressional representatives to put country over politics as Congress heads to a vote on impeaching the president. 30 veterans held meetings with more than a dozen offices, asking senators and representatives of both parties to do their job and defend American democracy, just like the veterans did when they served in the military.
The Hill: Group of veterans call on lawmakers to support impeachment
December 10, 2019: A group of veterans are meeting with congressional lawmakers on Capitol Hill on Tuesday and Wednesday, calling for them to “put country over politics” and support impeachment.
Defend American Democracy, a coalition of veterans and groups focused on national security, are talking with Republicans and moderate Democrats to push them to support impeachment, directly after the House Democrats released two articles of impeachment Tuesday morning.
Press Release: Speaker Pelosi Joins Veterans Rally in Front of Capitol
November 21, 2019: Today, Speaker Nancy Pelosi joined veterans from around the country on the lawn of the Capitol for the last stop on the Defend American Democracy tour. The Speaker and more than 60 veterans called on members of Congress to honor the oath they took to defend the Constitution.
The Intelligencer: Veterans urge Fitzpatrick to support Trump impeachment
November 19, 2019: Members of the veterans coalition Defend American Democracy called on U.S. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick Tuesday to support the impeachment of President Trump.
Herald & Review: Veterans group visits Decatur, encourages U.S. Rodney Davis to support impeachment
November 15, 2019: A group of veterans on Friday called for U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis to hold President Donald Trump accountable for what they described as abuses of power.
Members of Defend American Democracy describe it as a coalition of veterans groups that have launched a bipartisan campaign encouraging members of Congress to "put politics aside" when it comes to impeachment proceedings. Representatives of the group held a news conference at the Decatur Conference Center and Hotel on Friday morning.
WMUK: Veteran Group Targets Upton On Impeachment
November 14, 2019: A coalition of veterans groups is putting pressure on Republicans in Congress to support the impeachment of President Donald Trump. That includes Representative Fred Upton of Saint Joseph.
KATU: Group of veterans urging Republican U.S. representatives to 'put country over party'
November 13, 2019: A group of veterans is traveling across the U.S., urging Republican representatives to vote to impeach the president. The group calls themselves "Defend American Democracy," and they made their first stop in Vancouver on Tuesday. They called on representative Jaime Herrera-Beutler to "put country over party."
NYTimes: ‘We Kept Our Oath’
November 12, 2019: In an advertising campaign that began last week and is running in 14 House districts, veterans read the oath on camera and ask congressional Republicans to hold President Trump accountable for violating his own (very similar) oath. The campaign is part of the Defend American Democracy project, run by a coalition of groups alarmed by Trump’s behavior, including Republicans for the Rule of Law.
SYRACUSE: Veterans pressure Rep. John Katko on impeachment with $111K ad campaign
November 11, 2019: A coalition of veterans groups has launched a $111,000 TV ad campaign that urges Rep. John Katko “to put country over party” when it comes to considering the impeachment of President Donald Trump.
RELEASE: Marine Corps Veteran Kyle Bibby Calls on Congress To Do Their Job, Hold President Accountable on Impeachment
November 11, 2019: Yesterday, Marine Corps Veteran Kyle Bibby joined MSNBC Live to talk about the Defend American Democracy campaign. Bibby told host Richard Liu those serving and those who have served lived up to their oaths, and now it is time for Congress to do their part.
THE COURIER: Group says Davis should hold Trump accountable
November 10, 2019: The national nature of the race in the 13th Congressional District was on display last week as U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis, R-Taylorville, was among GOP House members across the country whose districts were targeted by ads featuring veterans saying President Donald Trump must be held accountable.
“I took an oath, so I put our country first,” says Kyle Bibby, a former Marine Corps infantry captain from New Jersey who served in Afghanistan, in the ad that’s been playing in the Springfield-Champaign-Decatur market.
INQUIRER: ‘Stop putting politics ahead of our country’ on Trump impeachment, veterans tell GOP Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick in new ad
November 7, 2019: A new veterans group is airing a television ad in the Philadelphia media market calling on Republican U.S. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick to “stop putting politics ahead of our country” and “hold the president accountable” over his dealings with Ukraine — the subject of the House impeachment inquiry.
USA TODAY: We defended American democracy. Now we're asking Congress to do the same.
November 7, 2019: I never thought I’d see a day when a service member was attacked for standing up for our country, but that’s exactly what I saw after Army Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman testified on Capitol Hill last week. His credibility and his allegiances were questioned, simply for saying our democracy was at risk. To me, that sounds like courage.
I served in the Army from 2001 to 2006, deploying to Iraq in the summer of 2004. I was incredibly proud to serve alongside men and women who were willing to make the ultimate sacrifice for our country and the idea that America and our democracy was bigger than any one of us.
RELEASE: Veterans Launch Defend American Democracy
November 7, 2019: Today, veterans from around the country announced the launch of Defend American Democracy, a campaign to call on Congress to put country over party and honor the oath they took to uphold the Constitution when it comes to impeachment. The campaign was announced in an op-ed in USA Today by Ret. Sgt. Alan Pitts, an Iraq War veteran and Purple Heart recipient.
