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WASHINGTON (AP) — It had been months since retired Lt. Cmdr. Both current and former female service members were more likely to vote in the 2018 midterm elections for Democrats than Republicans, 60 percent to 36 percent, according to the data from VoteCast. Men with military backgrounds voted Republican by roughly the same margin, 58 percent to 39 percent. All told, 55 percent of voters who had served in the military backed Republican candidates in the elections, compared to 42 percent who supported Democrats, according to VoteCast data. Trump frequently embraces the U.S. military and veterans in speeches, referring to "my military," though he has also insulted war heroes such as McCain and military families who criticize him. Not the female veterans, though. "If I had stayed in Rhode Island, I wouldn't have met so many different personalities and people with other political views." Women now make up 20 percent of the Air Force, 19 percent of the Navy, 15 percent of the Army and 8.6 percent of the Marines, according to Defense Department figures. Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, D-Hawaii, a frequent Trump critic, also won re-election. She is a member of her state's National Guard.

So why are Trump's critics blaming the president for politicizing his unannounced visit to U.S. troops in Iraq? Reaction from Democratic Rep. John Garamendi from California. #TheStory #FoxNews FOX News Channel (FNC) is a 24-hour all-encompassing news service dedicated to…

Howard Kurtz says that there is no paper trail that suggests a Queens podiatrist helped the president dodge the Vietnam War draft as a favor to the Trump family. #AmericasNewsroom #FoxNews FOX News Channel (FNC) is a 24-hour all-encompassing news…

President Trump made his first visit to U.S. troops in a combat zone as he faced new fallout over the Mattis resignation. Malcolm Nance reacts to Susan Rice calling Trump a "threat". Eleanor Clift and David Jolly join the discussion…

President Trump and First Lady Melania Trump visit troops in Iraq. » Subscribe to MSNBC: http://on.msnbc.com/SubscribeTomsnbc About: MSNBC is the premier destination for in-depth analysis of daily headlines, insightful political commentary and informed perspectives. Reaching more than 95 million households…

The president is joined by First Lady Melania Trump on his first visit to a combat zone. President Trump says he has 'no plans at all' to remove U.S. troops from the country; Lucas Tomlinson reports from the Pentagon. #DailyBriefing…

The mood at the Pentagon has been solemn and depressed since Secretary Mattis announced his resignation from the DoD. Mattis is beloved by troops and general officers; Jennifer Griffin reports. #DailyBriefing #FoxNews FOX News Channel (FNC) is a 24-hour all-encompassing…

Rukmini Callimachi, foreign correspondent for The New York Times, talks with Rachel Maddow about the shocked reaction by the U.S. led coalition to Donald Trump's announcement of a pullout of U.S. troops from Syria, and why the move seems more…

Senator Claire McCaskill, in her last live interview as a U.S. senator, talks with Rachel Maddow about Donald Trump's abrupt and apparently not very well planned announcement of the departure of U.S. troops from Syria. » Subscribe to MSNBC: http://on.msnbc.com/SubscribeTomsnbc…

U.S. to withdraw troops from Syria as Trump declares ISIS defeated; reaction from Rep. Adam Kinzinger. #TheStory #MarthaMacCallum #FoxNews FOX News Channel (FNC) is a 24-hour all-encompassing news service dedicated to delivering breaking news as well as political and business…