Trump may regret his decision to bring Palin in to the fold: White House reacts to Palin: 'Domestic violence is not a joke' "In a speech she made Wednesday to support leading Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, Palin linked her son's charges to his experience in the U.S. military and blamed the Obama administration for not doing enough to support its veterans." retort: "Some veterans groups quickly lashed out at Palin for her remarks. "PTSD is a serious subject and should not be politicized," Paul Rieckhoff, who founded the group Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America, said Thursday on Twitter: also: "The idea that Palin can pin this on Obama is absurd," Nate Bethea, a veteran from the war in Afghanistan who said he also suffers from PTSD, posted on the social media site late Wednesday." Typical Palin. Throwing punches in to the wind hoping one will connect. An exercise in futility.