Draft-Dodger Donald Trump Implies PTSD Sufferers Are Weak

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Draft-Dodger Donald Trump Implies PTSD Sufferers Are Weak

by Tim Mak at the Daily Beast

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2016/10/03/draft-dodger-donald-trump-implies-ptsd-sufferers-are-weakness.html

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Donald Trump implied to a crowd of veterans that those who suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder after combat were weak, perpetuating a misconception of PTSD that blames the victim for his or her suffering.
“When you talk about the mental-health problems, when people come back from war and combat, and they see things that maybe a lot of the folks 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, and they see horror stories, they see events that you couldn’t see in a movie... we need mental health help and medical,” Trump said during a Q&A session with retired vets in Herndon, Virginia.

Trump never served in the military, receiving multiple student deferments and a medical deferment in the 1960s, and said once that the danger he faced from getting sexually transmitted diseases was his own “personal Vietnam.”

PTSD is a complex condition, but experts in the field have long said that it is not the result of personal or character weakness—and that this notion can make it more difficult for injured service members to reach out for help.

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[Thinkingabout]

1. Yes, so says the draft dodger, he was not strong enough.

[Siwsan]

2. Coming from a guy who goes into a melt down over a tweet, this is rich

Just when I think he can't become even more despicable, he opens his mouth and more merde pours forth.

[chillfactor]

3. it is a wonder t'rump can even talk....

as his foot is always in his mouth.

[AgadorSparticus]

4. Ok...That's it. He MUST be throwing the election.

How is he not 40 points behind? He can't possibly have that many diehards....

[BassMazter2016]

5. That's what my wife said today.

When she saw the story.

He's has as much chaos constantly goin on as a old three stooges movie....except he's not funny.