Trump Suggests That Soldiers Who Suffer From PTSD Aren’t “Strong”

[yuiyoshida]

Donald Trump on Monday suggested to a room full of veterans that soldiers who return from war suffering from PTSD are not “strong” and “can’t handle it.”

The GOP presidential candidate’s statement came during a Q&A at the Retired American Warriors Pac. Some of the questions were about the suicide epidemic in the military and criticism of the Veterans Administration (VA) for falling short on providing veterans with the mental health treatment they need.

After saying there are around 22 veteran suicides a day, Trump explained to the room of veterans what PTSD was.

“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,” Trump said.

There was a silence in the room after his statement, and people on social media were quick to express anger toward his comments.

https://www.buzzfeed.com/emaoconnor/trump-ptsd?utm_term=.soW3306x8N#.iy7MMdzyK3

[orwell]

1. I'll express it for them...

F*ck off and die you chickenhawk asshole!

[yellerpup]

2. Park him for 24 hours in Aleppo.

I'll wager he'll have less strength than a five-year-old.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

3. "I feel like a great and very brave soldier"

http://www.politico.com/story/2015/07/trump-attacks-mccain-i-like-people-who-werent-captured-120317

[IllinoisBirdWatcher]

7. Thank you for posting this. He so deserves to be shamed for this. eom

[SaschaHM]

4. Is Tony Perkins the one "moderating"? nt

[maxrandb]

14. It should be Tony Perkins

reprising his role in Psycho!

That would be a fitting moderator for a Trump event

[asiliveandbreathe]

5. I just don't understand the value he finds in saying something this stupid -

I would think this would be all over the media - they don't seem to have a problem when he is maligning Hillary - disgusting deplorable piece of dung....

Where are the sane people???????

Republiklans - you own this -and each and every one of you needs to be voted out....

[Fast Walker 52]

9. he is just an idiot, who has no idea what he's saying, no empathy

and too many fucking assholes have been making excuses for him.

[IllinoisBirdWatcher]

6. These stupid and sick comments about veterans are beyond words. eom

[Fast Walker 52]

8. Maybe he has PTSD from that debate

but pretty shameful-- should wreck his chances with the vet vote

[Fritz Walter]

10. It will really kick-in on November 9

I hope the person on the suicide hotline plays back that clip for him when his call comes in .
And then puts him on hold (just to let those words sink in)

[TeamPooka]

11. Tough talk for a guy who can't remember which foot had the bone spur that kept him out of Vietnam

[Mc Mike]

16. Sleeping around was his Vietnam. He got a purple heart recently,

for that case of untreated syphilis he got in service to his nation.

[steve2470]

12. he's such a goddamn fool nt

[Persondem]

13. I just posted this with #ChickenshitDonald 7-8 times on twitter. Thanks for posting nt

[UCmeNdc]

15. Trump only cares about Trump

Do not vote for this idiot!