Trump is damaging America's reputation - and even his supporters are wising up

Donald Trump has frequently poured scorn on those who served in the US military.

Even though he avoided serving after obtaining a note from a friendly doctor who said he had bone spurs, he famously mocked late Republican John McCain, the 2008 presidential candidate and a prisoner-of-war, saying he preferred people who did not get captured.

He would later stun his chief of staff, former Marine General John Kelly, during a visit to France for the centennial anniversary of the end of World War I, when he allegedly claimed those who gave their lives were “suckers” and “losers”.

Now, the US President appears to be displaying similar disregard for thousands of Afghans who worked with the US and British military over a period of two decades, often putting not only their lives at risk but th