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Trump on PTSD: Some veterans aren’t strong enough to ‘handle it’
Dylan StablefordOctober 3, 2016
Trump on veteran suicide: Some aren’t strong enough to ‘handle it’
Speaking before veterans on Monday, Donald Trump was asked about suicide rates among America’s veterans. He responded that some people were not strong enough to handle combat. “When people come back from war and combat, and they see things that maybe a lot of the folks in this room have seen many times over, and you’re strong and you can handle it, but a lot of people can’t handle it,” Trump said.
Speaking at a Monday conference for U.S. military veterans in Virginia, Donald Trump suggested those who suffer from posttraumatic stress disorder when they return from war are not as “strong” as those who are able to “handle it.”
“When you talk about the mental health problems, when people come back from war and combat, and they see things that maybe a lot of the folks in this room have seen many times over — and you’re strong and you can handle it — but a lot of people can’t handle it,” the Republican nominee said while taking questions at the Retired American Warriors event in Herndon, Va.
“When you talk about the mental health problems, when people come back from war and combat, and they see things that maybe a lot of the folks in this room have seen many times over — and you’re strong and you can handle it — but a lot of people can’t handle it,” the Republican nominee said while taking questions at the Retired American Warriors event in Herndon, Va.
Michael wrote:“When you talk about the mental health problems, when people come back from war and combat, and they see things that maybe a lot of the folks in this room have seen many times over — and you’re strong and you can handle it — but a lot of people can’t handle it,” the Republican nominee said while taking questions at the Retired American Warriors event in Herndon, Va.
People in the room have seen those things many times over?
Chad Robichaux, a Marine veteran who asked Trump the question about PTSD,
also released a statement defending the candidate’s response.
“I think it’s sickening that anyone would twist Mr. Trump’s comments to me in order to pursue a political agenda,” Robichaux’s statement said. “I took his comments to be thoughtful and understanding of the struggles many veterans have, and I believe he is committed to helping them.”
In July, Trump unveiled a 10-point plan to help U.S. military veterans. Topping the list was a pledge to improve their mental health services, in part, to “put the unnecessary stigma surrounding mental health behind them and instead encourage acceptance and treatment.”
Dmitri wrote:This is fun! Next he'll rape a kitten or something, and it'll still be OK with his supporters. Nothing will slow his poll numbers down. Nothing!
grzegorz wrote:That reporter held his ground well.
Trump supporters seem to bring up that doubles standard that people don't like Hillary but I don't dislike or like her because she's female, I like her personal history and story and see her as any politician. The fact that she is female and may be a president in a country whose founding fathers purposely excluded women from power is just another big plus. The fact is if Hilary were a man she would get a free pass on a mistakes she has made much like Trump does but not paying any taxes as just as bad, if not worse, than having all your products made overseas which is what Trump does already but being a man his supporters still love him.
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