FROM HERO TO ZERO Don Bolduc: New Hampshire’s Modern-Day Benedict Arnold By: New Hampshire for America First Published: October 19, 2026, 8:05 p.m. ET NEW HAMPSHIRE — Retired and now disgraced Brigadier General Don Bolduc (@GenDonBolduc) has apparently discovered a remarkable new political philosophy: When the grassroots movement that carried you into the spotlight is no longer politically convenient, simply turn around and piss in the faces of the very people who stood behind you. Once celebrated as a conservative warrior willing to challenge the political establishment and sacrificing his last ioda of credibility, Bolduc has now endorsed Democrat Communist Party Chris Pappas for US Senate, leaving former supporters unsurprised by another display of betrayal by the discredited Dollar General. For years, Bolduc traveled New Hampshire courting grassroots conservatives, embracing their concerns about the disputed 2020 election, championing constitutional freedoms, and presenting himself as a principled alternative to the political establishment. Thousands invested their time, reputations, money, and energy defending him. Then came his infamous September 2022 Famous Fox News Flip-Flop, when the same man who had repeatedly questioned the presidential election suddenly announced that it had not been stolen. Apparently, political convictions come with an expiration date, conveniently timed to coincide with winning a Republican primary. But the hypocrisy doesn't end there. An August 1, 2022, New Hampshire Firearms Coalition candidate survey, bearing Bolduc's name and signature, specifically asked whether he would pledge to withhold endorsements from candidates willing to undermine the Second Amendment rights of New Hampshire citizens. His answer? YES. Not maybe. Not depending on which direction the political winds blow. YES. Fast-forward to October 2026, and Bolduc is endorsing Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Chris Pappas, whose record on gun control stands in stark contrast to the constitutional conservatism Bolduc once championed. Evidently, a signed pledge is only as valuable as the political opportunity it might provide under such flexible principles. The irony is almost comical. Here is a man who spent years warning conservatives about the Democratic political establishment, only to become a useful political endorsement for that same establishment. The party whose policies he spent years campaigning against is suddenly worthy of his public support. What changed? The Constitution? The Democratic Party's platform? Or merely Bolduc's desperate search for continued political relevance after his failed Senate campaign? One might reasonably wonder whether this is political evolution or simply political survival dressed up in a general's uniform. Bolduc's endorsement also comes against the backdrop of his longstanding political friction with the Sununu family. In 2022, then-Governor Chris Sununu publicly criticized Bolduc's candidacy, contributing to an already contentious relationship. Now, Bolduc has endorsed Democrat Chris Pappas over Republican John E. Sununu, Chris Sununu's older brother. Although Bolduc denies that personal grievances motivated his decision, the history raises questions about whether his opposition to the Sununu family played any role. Bolduc instead cites Pappas's veteran advocacy, bipartisan cooperation, and willingness to put country before party—which he’s already proved otherwise. Meanwhile, an online 2026 election reference also lists Bolduc as an endorser of Democratic congressional candidate Stefany Shaheen, although that reported endorsement has not been independently confirmed while rumors are also circling that he may also endorse seditious democrat Maggie Goodlander. To the grassroots conservatives who sacrificed countless hours supporting him, Bolduc's latest maneuver represents something far more personal than a routine political disagreement. It is betrayal. These were people who knocked on doors, defended his reputation, attended rallies, donated money, and stood beside him when the political establishment wanted nothing to do with him. They didn't abandon Bolduc when supporting him became difficult. He abandoned them when their loyalty was no longer useful and became New Hampshire’s modern-day Benedict Arnold. At least Benedict Arnold secured himself a new military commission after changing sides. Bolduc appears content with political applause from the very people he once stood against, who are introducing communist values into our state and country—something he once fought against during his military service but now endorses. And while Bolduc's military decorations may command attention, an impressive ribbon rack is no substitute for integrity. As any veteran understands, leadership is not measured by how much hardware someone wears on his chest, but by the character, loyalty, and accountability demonstrated when circumstances become difficult. Military service deserves respect. Political hypocrisy does not. No amount of brass, ribbons, rank, or carefully cultivated patriotic imagery can erase the spectacle of a man repeatedly reversing himself while expecting the same people he betrayed to continue saluting. He has proven time and time again to be a self-serving opportunist with zero integrity. In fact, a ribbon rack that big may suggest more time was spent wearing out his knee pads than his military boots. Don Bolduc is free to endorse Democrats, reinvent himself, and chase whatever political relevance remains available to him. But he should spare New Hampshire conservatives another sermon about honor, loyalty, and principle. Those are qualities demonstrated through actions, not campaign slogans or military résumés. The grassroots movement gave Bolduc its trust, its resources, and its unwavering support. His response has been a succession of reversals culminating in an endorsement that makes a mockery of the political identity he spent years promoting. The tragedy isn't that New Hampshire lost a conservative hero. It's that so many people believed they had one in the first place. Loyalty. Duty. Respect. Selfless service. Honor. Integrity. Personal courage. These are the Army Values that every soldier is expected to live by, not merely recite when convenient. Bolduc spent a military career wearing a uniform that represents those principles. Yet the moral compass reversals have left former supporters realizing his inability to carry those same values into public life—if he ever had them at all. What a shameful and disgraceful legacy to build for yourself. After decades of military service, imagine having your reputation defined not by the years of service, but by the people who stood beside you, only to feel betrayed when you changed sides with the enemy. A general may retire his uniform, but he should never retire his principles—if he ever had any. He is NOT an honorable man. #TRAITOR 🇺🇸 #NH4AmericaFirst #NH4AF #NHMAGA #NHPolitics