Demand Accountability for Trump’s Misleading Veterans Affairs Claims

I’m writing about the Trump administration’s November 11, 2025 claims regarding Veterans Affairs achievements. While some data points are technically accurate, several statements mislead Americans about who deserves credit for progress serving our veterans. Integrity matters, and I’m calling on you to demand truthful reporting from the White House. The claim about housing 51,936 homeless veterans in fiscal year 2025 is the most egregious distortion. FY2025 ran from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025. Trump took office January 20, 2025. This means 70% of that fiscal year occurred under the Biden administration, which laid the groundwork through $3.2 billion in homeless programs funding and partnerships with community organizations. The Biden administration permanently housed 47,925 veterans in FY2024 and 134,000 veterans between 2022 and 2024. Trump’s team is taking credit for momentum built by their predecessors. Similarly, the “record 3 million claims processed” achievement reflects a year that began under Biden’s VA leadership, which invested heavily in automation technology and hired additional claims processors. The backlog reduction claim omits crucial context. Yes, the backlog dropped 49% since January 20, 2025. But the backlog increased 24% during Biden’s term largely because the PACT Act expanded eligibility to millions more veterans exposed to toxic substances. More veterans seeking earned benefits isn’t a failure. It’s democracy working. The processing improvements Trump inherited came from Biden-era investments in automated decision support systems and Express 30 Claims pilots. The 16 new clinics cited in August VA press releases somehow became 20 clinics in November. Which number is real? The American people deserve leaders who tell the truth about governing. Veterans especially deserve honesty, not propaganda that obscures which administration funded which programs. I’m asking you to publicly call out these distortions and demand the White House provide accurate attribution for veterans programs.