Trump: "I now make up for" not serving in Vietnam, "sees similarities" between himself & Churchill

[Miles Archer]

The 31 most, uh, noteworthy lines from Donald Trump's interview with Piers Morgan

20. "Well I was never a fan of that war, I'll be honest with you. I thought it was a terrible war, I thought it was very far away, nobody ever... you know you're talking about Vietnam and at that time, nobody had ever heard of the country."
Just to reset: This is the American President talking about the war in Vietnam. So, this happened.

21. "I would not have minded that at all, I would have been honored, but I think I make up for that right now."
A few things here: a) Trump didn't serve in Vietnam because he got five deferments -- including one for bone spurs. When asked later which foot he had the bone spurs in, Trump couldn't recall b) Trump is saying that his being President is a make-good for not serving in Vietnam.

22. "Look, he is a great gentleman I would certainly like to see similarities."
Donald Trump on whether he sees himself in the mold of Winston Churchill. Yup.

https://www.cnn.com/2019/06/05/politics/piers-morgan-trump-interview-uk/index.html

[Achilleaze]

1. The republican Draft-Dodger-in-Chief continues to ...

debase himself and the G.O.P. with his lies.

Keep lying, Dirty Donny, and perhaps even your republisymps will sour on your draft-dodging, casino-hustling, russia-ass-kissing self.

[underpants]

2. Cillizza is really good with these pieces

Not much of a fan otherwise but I love these. Thanks.

[tanyev]

3. I imagine everyone who did serve, especially the officers, is relieved

they never had to deal with Donald Trump in their unit.

[spanone]

4. fuck you don.

[DemoTex]

5. Conditional/Subjunctive mood to the max? I don't know.

Here is what I know: If Trump "had thought" that he might "should have" gone to Vietnam, and he "could have" if he "would have", then he might "have learned" - directly - the meaning of the term "fragging."

Mr. Peabody, fire up the Wayback machine.

[ooky]

6. The only similarity in President Bonespurs and Churchill is their

belt sizes.

[3catwoman3]

7. GMTA - you beat me by 5 minutes.

I was going to say “girth.”

[MyOwnPeace]

8. OK, that's it!

If anybody was still doubting that this guy has serious brain problems, the proof is there - available for you to see and hear!

HELLO!!!!!! - ANYBODY watching or listening? (Yes, I'm talking to you, CONGRESS!!!!!!!)

[SammyWinstonJack]

9. He's messed up. Insane in the brain. No one calls him on his bullcrap, EVER!

[Hassler]

10. I thought the Lout fancied himself another Andrew Genocide Jackson?

[choie]

11. "nobody had ever heard of that country"

translation: "I never heard of that country"

"Look he was a great gentleman"
translation: "I don't know anything about him"

[moondust]

12. In other words...

if he had gone to Vietnam he would have been a disaster for his unit and probably gotten a lot of people killed. He can now "make up for it" by being a disaster for the entire country and its allies, perhaps getting even more people killed.

[Stuart G]

13. The clearest thing about these answers, is that Trump doesn't know enough to "shut up"

Shutting up is a virtue, and a sign of intelligence. Also, limiting an answer is a sign of intelligence. Not lying is a sign of "integrity" Trump has not one of those.