Trump describes traumatic brain injuries sustained by U.S. troops in Iraq as a ‘headache’
Former President Donald Trump said Tuesday that U.S. troops who suffered traumatic brain injuries after Iranian rocket fire in Iraq in 2020 only experienced a “headache,” dismissing the experiences of dozens of American soldiers who were later awarded the Purple Heart.
Trump’s Ex-Defense Secretary Knocks His Claim That Soldiers’ Injuries Were ‘Headaches’
That’s obviously not accurate,” Mark Esper said, after Donald Trump dismissed dozens of U.S. soldiers' traumatic brain injuries from a 2020 Iranian airstrike.
Trump Plays Down Injuries to U.S. Soldiers in Iranian Attack on U.S. Base in 2020
Donald Trump brushed aside a question Tuesday about whether he should have retaliated as president against Iran for a 2020 missile strike on a U.S base in Iraq that injured scores of U.S. soldiers, dismissing the injuries as headaches and asserting the Iranian strike didn't hit the base.
Trump downplays troop brain injuries from Iran attack as ‘headaches’
Former President Donald Trump downplayed the injuries of troops who suffered traumatic brain injuries following missile strikes against a U.S. base at the end of his time in office, referring to them as “headaches” at a campaign event in Wisconsin on Tuesday.
Iran attack: US troops targeted with ballistic missiles
Iran has carried out a ballistic missile attack on air bases housing US forces in Iraq, in retaliation for the US killing of General Qasem Soleimani. More than a dozen missiles launched from Iran struck two air bases in Irbil and Al Asad, west of Baghdad.
Trump downplays U.S. troop injuries in 2020 Iranian attack as headaches
During Tuesday’s vice-presidential debate, Gov. Tim Walz called out Trump for minimizing the severity of the injuries suffered by more than 100 U.S. troops in Iraq.
Trump plays down U.S. troop injuries as 'headaches'
Former president Donald Trump said on Oct. 1 that U.S. soldiers who suffered traumatic brain injuries after an Iranian missile attack simply "had a headache."
Trump got it wrong on a past Iranian missile attack and again cast aside the US troop injuries as nothing more than headaches
The former President has repeatedly downplayed the traumatic brain injuries of US soldiers from an Iranian missile attack in 2020.
Trump’s Former Defense Secretary Knocks His Claim That U.S. Troops’ Injuries Are Just ‘Headaches’
That’s obviously not accurate,” Mark Esper said on CNN, after Donald Trump dismissed dozens of U.S. soldiers' traumatic brain injuries from a 2020 Iranian airstrike.
Trump downplays importance of troops with brain injuries (again)
After an Iranian missile attack injured U.S. troops in 2020, Donald Trump downplayed their injuries as "headaches." Nearly four years later, he did it again.
DOJ denied suit by soldiers exposed to toxic chemicals, Catherine Herridge reports
WASHINGTON (TNND) — The U.S. Department of Justice has denied soldiers the ability to sue after they were exposed to toxic ...
Trump’s resistance to corrective information behind his apocryphal view of recent history
Trump’s apocryphal history, Biden orders 1,000 troops for hurricane recovery, Biden opposes hitting Iran’s nuclear facilities.
US not withdrawing from Iraq but agreement could lead to troop reductions
U.S. and Iraq announce end of anti-ISIS coalition troop presence in Iraq could mean significant troop reduction in Iraq.
U.S.-Led Coalition in Iraq to Wind Down Its Mission
The United States has 2,500 troops in Iraq who served as a bulwark against attacks by a resurgent Islamic State.
U.S. troops will leave some longstanding bases in Iraq under deal to wrap up mission
The U.S. announced a deal with the Iraqi government to wrap up the military mission of an American-led coalition fighting the ...
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US-led coalition mission in Iraq to fight Islamic State to end by September 2025
US officials who briefed reporters Friday said the agreement will bring about a two-phase transition in the troops assigned ...
US forces at Iraq's Baghdad airport attacked with rockets
Two rockets launched at the Victory Base at Iraq’s Baghdad airport were shot down by the airport’s defence system while the ...