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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsTrump "goes on to dismiss traumatic brain injuries: of the troops involved in Iranian strikes.......
damn. damn.
Minh Ngo @minhtngo
When asked why he said no Americans were hurt after the Iranian missile strikes, Trump said:
I heard that they headaches...
He goes on to dismiss traumatic brain injuries:
I dont consider them very serious injuries relative to other injuries that Ive seen.
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Since #trumps swamp brain is deteriorating also, he can not comprehend the serious of the troops brain injuries from the blasts.
K M Haran
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Because everything with Trump is about Trump, and Trumps brain is no more essential than his appendix.
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What he really meant to say, I dont consider them very serious injuries as Melania has them every night and she's fine"
RobRobRobinAlong
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He is completely lacking empathy and intelligence
Bianca told you Trump would be impeached!
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Is he comparing their injuries to his fake bone spurs?
@OnceDeferred
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said the man who has lived his whole life w/ one...
Michael Duff
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Trump does Not support our troops @AmericanLegion
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Trump "goes on to dismiss traumatic brain injuries: of the troops involved in Iranian strikes....... (Original Post)
riversedge
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Botany
(70,501 posts)1. You never get over T.B.I. it is not just a headache.*
* The blast's shock wave hits the body and the brain slams against the skull and after that it
is never the same.
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/news/2015/2/150217-shell-shock-ptsd-tbi-world-war-one-ied-veterans-administration-science/
riversedge
(70,204 posts)3. I feel badly for them and their families.
Botany
(70,501 posts)4. I linked to the wrong story
MissMillie
(38,553 posts)2. He dismisses TBI because he's in denial about his own
It's more than just a little obvious that someone dropped him on his head as a small child
Pacifist Patriot
(24,653 posts)5. Par for the course...
He needs high drama for anything to register as meaningful. Nothing short of arterial spray would be considered serious for him. And even then, I'm not 100% certain of that.