Flashback To When Trump Made Even More Comments About Soldiers 'Taking A Ride' If Hit By An IED
If you thought Donald Trump only started to make terribly offensive comments about American soldiers and veterans recently, you would be wrong. Not only does he lie about donations to veteran causes, but he disparages those that serve by minimizing the risk they put themselves through every day.
Just last year while speaking at an event in Cedar Rapids, Trump launched into one of his rambling stories, this time about the military and a young man who he met who shared stories with him about his two tours of duty in the Middle East. Now looking back, it is possible that the journalists covering this story assumed that Trump usually told the truth, so no one questioned the veracity of this story. Now, after writing about him almost daily for 9 months, I can say that I highly doubt this conversation ever took place, except maybe in Trump's delusional mind. But back to the *story*:
Trump claimed that this man told him that the "enemy" (he doesn't say who the enemy is) took a ton of American military equipment, including very expensive Humvees. Interesting. Well, in and of itself, not that enraging. It is war.
What he said next, though, was absolutely insane, even by Trump Standards. He said that these armored vehicles were so strong that if a bomb went off, the people inside would be totally ok and just go on a little bouncy ride and land safely, as if on a king side bed of fluffy pillows. Actually, the quote was even worse.