| New audio first reported by the New York Times reveals that Congressman Scott Perry recently insulted Democratic servicemembers and veterans.
Perry last week told a right wing radio host that Democrats who serve in uniform only do so to “get the credential and then they run for office,” and that “they don’t support America.”
Read and listen to Perry’s stunning comments for yourself:
Congressman Scott Perry: “The pressure is not on, and there wouldn’t be any pressure on Democrats anyhow, because they hate the military. That’s only a credential that they get when they want to run for office. They join the military, they serve a little bit. They get the credential and then they run for office and wear the uniform and say, look at me, I support America. But let’s face it, all their votes say they don’t support America… They don’t care about the Constitution or the nation’s defense.”
DCCC Spokesperson Eli Cousin:
“It’s despicable that Congressman Scott Perry would insult the sacrifice and service of American servicemembers and veterans simply because he disagrees with their political views. There is no low that Perry won’t stoop to – not even when it comes to disparaging our brave men and women in uniform. Perry owes an apology to veterans, servicemembers, and military families for diminishing their sacrifices and insulting their patriotism.”
Read the breaking reporting for yourself:
- Representative Scott Perry of Pennsylvania, the former chairman of the hard-right House Freedom Caucus, accused Democrats in a recent interview of hating the military and serving for purely political reasons.
- “They hate the military,” Mr. Perry said of Democrats during an interview last week on the Chris Stigall Show, a nationally syndicated conservative radio program. “That’s only a credential that they get when they want to run for office. They join the military, they serve a little bit, they get the credential and then they run for office and wear the uniform and say, ‘Look at me — I support America.’ But let’s face it, all their votes say they don’t support America.”
- Mr. Perry, who served in the U.S. Army and retired with the rank of brigadier general, added: “They don’t care about the Constitution or the nation’s defense.”
- Mr. Perry is one of the most vulnerable House Republicans seeking re-election in 2026. Last year, even in a more favorable political moment with Mr. Trump on the ballot, he won his district by just 1 percentage point.
- Mr. Perry did not respond to a request for comment.
- Democrats who have served in the military expressed disgust at his statements and skepticism that he would have the guts to make them face to face.
- “I dare Scott to say that to me in person,” said Representative Pat Ryan, a New York Democrat and a graduate of West Point who served two combat tours in Iraq and has two bronze stars. “Because I’d tell him the truth: I love this country and he’s an insurrectionist traitor.”
- Representative Chris DeLuzio, a Pennsylvania Democrat who served in the Navy, said he was not interested in a lecture “about my military service or love of country from anyone who was part of the plan to overthrow the 2020 election and rip our Constitution to shreds.”
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