Trump pushes back on U.S. soldiers' brain injuries: "They had a headache?"

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Source: Axios

7 hours ago


Former President Trump on Tuesday referred to brain injuries more than 100 U.S. troops sustained in an Iranian attack on a base in Iraq as "headaches."

The latest: The Harris campaign, in an emailed statement at midnight Wednesday, called Trump "unfit to be Commander-in-Chief" over the remarks, which echoed comments he made in the wake of the January 2020 attack on the base.

Driving the news The Republican presidential nominee made the comments after being asked Tuesday if he believed he "should have been tougher on Iran" following the attack.

"What does injured mean? You mean because they had a headache? Because the bombs never hit the fort?" Trump said.

Zoom in: Trump told the reporter there was "nobody ever tougher on Iraq" than him, in apparent reference to Iran.

"When you say not tough, they had no money. They had no money for Hamas. They had no money for Hezbollah. And when we hit them, they hit us. And they called us, and they said, 'We're going to shoot at your fort but we're not going to hit it,'" Trump said.

"And if you were a truthful reporter, which you're not, you would tell the following: None of those very accurate missiles hit our fort," he added. "They all hit outside, and there was nobody hurt other than the sound was loud and some people said that hurt, and I accept that."

Of note: Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) noted during his vice presidential debate with Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio) that after the 2020 attack happened Trump "wrote off" the troops' injuries as "headaches."

Read more: https://www.axios.com/2024/10/02/trump-us-soldiers-injuries-iran-strike-iraq-base-2020

[Marthe48]

1. Traitor is a p.o.s.

Not a single human bone in his body, not a single shred of compassion, not a clue of humanity.

[mwb970]

6. I cannot find a single redeeming quality in this vile creature.

He is made entirely of selfishness and greed, the twin components of evil and immorality. I hate him.

[BlueWavePsych]

9. TRAITOR

[BoRaGard]

2. G.O.P.'s top draft dodger claims to be a military expert on brains, and stuff

OK. Let's drag this issue out for a week or so,
give the republicans another opportunity to damn the "suckers and losers"
who are injured defending .America while the G.O.P. casino hustler luxuriates with billionaire republican bros.

Please continue, Mr. Felon/Rapist (R).

[Farmer-Rick]

3. So if suffering injuries in war

While in the military is so easy, just headaches, why did Trump refuse to join the military during the draft?

It's really easy to minimize our troop's injuries when you carefully avoid serving your own country in time of war.

Coward....calls it it headaches, because he's afraid to serve.

[moniss]

4. Despite all of his ridicule

of those who serve currently and have served in uniform they still support him in huge numbers. It is a mystery to me. But it's sort of like during Vietnam when it became clear that the soldiers were being hung out to die and being screwed and lied to they still backed Nixon by huge majorities. But for Obama, Carter and Clinton they had instant dislike that never really improved.

[mwb970]

5. BOY does the sick clown hate the military or what?

Of course, he hates just about everything, as far as I can tell.

[Mc Mike]

7. Think of it like they all suddenly got bone spurs in their head after the bomb blasts, shitler.

[twodogsbarking]

8. Their heads are still buzzing I bet. Tinnitus.

[LudwigPastorius]

10. What a worthless douchebag.

He really can eat shit and expire.

[sakabatou]

11. Showing once again, he makes fun of the disabled