Warfighter Made, a nonprofit that assists veterans returning to civilian life through means like off-road racing, is among those affected by ongoing cuts to federal spending by Donald Trump’s administration and the Department of Government Efficiency.

In a video posted to social media on Sunday, cofounder Robert Blanton explained the impact that the cuts are having on Warfighter Made with “actual hopes that President Trump and Elon Musk see this”:

I know there’s a few vets out there that are upset about what’s going on with Veteran Affairs, the VA.

I did 21 years in the Marine Corps, and while I was an active duty Marine, I cofounded a veteran nonprofit called Warfighter Made. When I retired from the Marines in 2014, I became a full-time volunteer for the organization. When I say full time, I mean I don’t work any other jobs. This is what I do day in and day out, giving back to vets. My right-hand man here at Warfighter Made is a combat wounded Marine. He’s also a full-time volunteer, and we have a whole host of veterans that volunteer here on a part-time basis.

The various forms of therapy that we provide are recreational therapy, camaraderie therapy, adrenaline therapy, and we also adapt and customize vehicles for catastrophically wounded warfighters, free of charge.

One thing that we’re very proud of is we include the veteran’s family in all our forms of therapy because we know that the family goes through a lot dealing with their war fighter. That family is also the veteran’s biggest support network. It’s a pleasure to give back to them as well.

As DOGE continues to find this money that’s considered ‘waste, fraud, and abuse,’ we just hope that when these funds have to be redistributed to support veterans, that us small grassroots organizations are considered for that funding because arguably, we’ve been doing it better than the VA has for decades.

I know Warfighter Made has personally helped thousands of veterans and their family, and I personally have talked over a dozen veteransand two spouses of veterans out of committing suicide. What we do is real, it’s viable, and it works.

So if anybody is interested in learning more about Warfighter Made, or you’d like to make a donation, please go to warfightermade.org, and all of our 990s are posted right there on our website under the About section, so you can see exactly how we spend your money.

Since Trump took office for the second time in January, the Musk-led DOGE has been at the forefront for ostensibly reducing frivolous government spending. Virtually every department has been affected to some degree, particularly via mass layoffs or the end of certain government programs. The Department of Veteran Affairs in particular will reportedly lay off over 80,000 employees, while grants for veterans have also been impacted as brought up by Blanton.

The reductions, as well as DOGE and Musk’s involvement as a whole, have been polarizing. Critics fear they will result in holes that cannot be filled while supporters assert DOGE is a necessary step to ensure government accountability. Others like Blanton try to be hopeful that the programs and grants would resume eventually, with the money purportedly saved from the cuts “trickling down” to them.

Among Warfighter Made’s programs is an off-road racing division that competes in events like the Mint 400. Three crews, all of veterans, raced under the WM banner at the latest Mint in March with two in the Limited Race and another in the Motorcycle Race. Flyer 22, a 1989 Light Strike Vehicle, won the Vintage Military class ahead of 1993 Humvee teammate “Beefy” in the Limited Race. The next day, Big Iron finished tenth in the bike event’s Over 30 Sportsman category.

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