“You will NEVER receive another cent of financial support from me. Further, if you happen to be at a Capitol Hill dinner or at a K Street cocktail party with RNC Chair Reince Priebus, Rep. Ron Barber, Sen. Jeff Flake or Sen. John McCain, I would be honored if you communicate with them that I am launching an effort to ensure NONE of you traitorous ‘representatives of the people’ ever receive another vote from a military retiree. Remove me from your contact lists.”

The bill repealing the cuts passed 326-90 in the House and 95-3 in the Senate.

In a statement, Ryan hung tough, arguing that pensions are grabbing an increasing slice of the military budget. The pension cuts would have saved about $7 billion over a decade.

“Compensation costs are hollowing out the Pentagon’s budget. They are taking resources away from training and modernization — and putting our troops at risk,” according to Politico.

The backlash has made some interesting bedfellows, with some Democrats siding with Ryan.

Rep. Adam Smith, D-Washington, the ranking Democrat on the House Armed Services Committee, called the restoration of the cuts "unacceptable."

“It’s frustrating that we are not accepting the reality of where we’re at," he said.