Republican nominee Trump on Monday suggested to a room full of veterans that soldiers who suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) are not “strong” and “can’t handle it.”
“When people come back from war and combat and they see maybe what the people 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,” he said at a Q&A with the Retired American Warriors PAC in Virginia.
His comments have sparked anger among veterans as well as a response from Vice President Joe Biden.
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Trump Suggests Vets With PTSD Aren't 'Strong'
Republican nominee Trump on Monday suggested to a room full of veterans that soldiers who suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) are not “strong” and “can’t handle it.”
“When people come back from war and combat and they see maybe what the people 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,” he said at a Q&A with the Retired American Warriors PAC in Virginia.
His comments have sparked anger among veterans as well as a response from Vice President Joe Biden.
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