We need to keep the pressure on.
@SecVetAffairs announced removal proceedings over a week ago, but this dude is still on the federal VA payroll. We are still paying the man who was caught on video abusing a Gulf War @USMC veteran with PTSD and @alzheimerssoc .
That’s bullshit.
Secretary Collins and everyone under you in the VA chain of command stop dragging your feet. Fire this guy. Cut him off the payroll now. We should not be paying someone who abuses veterans. Period.
State officials who oversee these homes this isn’t going away. We need real accountability and a full independent investigation.
If you’re seeing this, please re-share and repost it. Keep the pressure going. Algorithms matter on this. You can also just copy the original video and post it yourself. The goal isn’t recognition for anyone it’s making sure this abuser is off the VA payroll and that these homes are actually investigated.
Shout out to @News12WC and Tara Rosenblum for breaking this story and doing the work. I am not letting up until this man is gone and off the VA payroll.
Veterans FIRST.
Not words. Action. Now.
@RepJeffCrank@jeffhunt@RANDALLONRADIO@coloradoada13@RepMikeLawler@SenSchumer@RepMikeLawler_@SenGillibrand@SenatorHarckham
#VeteransFirst #ProtectOurVeterans #SupportOurVeterans #VAaccountability #DemandJustice
This is a disgrace.
A Gulf War Marine veteran named Albert O’Toole who served this country, took a blast that left him with TBI, and was later diagnosed with Alzheimer’s was beaten by his aide Matthew Cox inside the New York State Veterans Home in Montrose, New York.
His wife Angela Sangro became concerned after seeing unexplained bruises and heavy sedation. She installed a hidden camera. The footage shows the aide yanking food out of Albert’s hands, grabbing him by the neck, throwing him into a chair, punching him, and striking him in the head with a broom while he cried out in pain. No one came to help.
The state fired the abuser.
But the federal VA? Still has him employed. Still paying him while the case drags on.
You make veterans fight through hell just to get the benefits and compensation they earned with their blood and sacrifice. You move fast to cut or reduce what’s owed to them.
But when one of your own is caught on camera assaulting a defenseless veteran? You keep him on the federal payroll like it’s nothing.
@SecVetAffairs you talk about accountability. Here it is. Fire this man from the VA now. No pay. No protection. No more dragging it out.
@SecWar our warriors come home broken from fighting for this nation. They deserve better than a system that protects abusers while making veterans fight for every dollar they earned.
@SpeakerJohnson this is on you too. Oversight without teeth is just theater. Do your job.
This isn’t how you treat the men and women who served. This is a betrayal.
Veterans FIRST.
Zero tolerance for those who abuse them.
Immediate action. No excuses.
If you’re not outraged by this, you’re not paying attention.
Semper Fi.
@TheTankGuns
A week since marrying my best friend and USCG Chief on top of 1stSgt Hill with my best men represented on crosses. Happy Valentine’s Day and each day after. Remember to live happy for your fallen comrades- they would not want to see their sacrifice wasted.
@USMC@USCG