Gold Star mother Paula Knauss Selph told Newsmax on Veterans Day that President-elect Donald Trump’s victory in last week’s presidential election may lead to an increase in military recruiting numbers, which she said are in a downturn.

“For the Gold Star families, we may see more people putting their children back into the service instead of the enlistment going down under 25% right now,” Selph said during an appearance on Monday’s edition of “Wake Up America.” “What mama and daddy wants to put their child into the service if they think that their child is going to be placed in such harm’s way without any accountability from those who are in political office?

“So, Trump has a heart for our military, he has a heart for our nation, and I’m very thankful to see that we will see more families be willing to place their children back into the line to protect our nation.”

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