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EXCLUSIVE: Rep Mike Bost Asked VA to Pull VFW's Accreditation

the cartoon, the letter, and the case law

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Elizabeth Hartman
Jul 08, 2026
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“It is every veteran's right to have an opinion – even one I find radical.” — Mike Bost, 2021

On July 1, Chairman Mike Bost (R-Ill.) put out a public statement accusing VFW of “inciting political violence” over a protest cartoon. That statement got some attention. What didn’t get reported, because no one else has had it, until now, is what Bost did the s…

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