35,000 jobs at the Department of Veterans Affairs are being cut — and veterans are the ones paying the price. These are not “bureaucratic trims.” These cuts affect doctors, nurses, claims processors, mental health professionals, and support staff who directly serve the men and women who wore the uniform. Retired Navy Commander Bobby Jones breaks down the slashing of the VA while politicians cloak themselves in patriotic rhetoric is more than hypocrisy — it is a betrayal of those who served.