Donald Trump's Comparison of US Troops Death Across Wars Raises Eyebrows
The post came as Pentagon figures said at least 17 U.S. troops have died and about 500 others have been wounded.
- On Tuesday, President Donald Trump posted a Truth Social chart comparing 18 deaths in the Iran Military Conflict to casualty figures from Afghanistan, Iraq, Vietnam, and Korea, drawing swift condemnation.
- The post emerged one day before Trump attended a dignified transfer ceremony at Dover Air Force Base, where he called fallen troops "great heroes" during remarks.
- Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer called the post "beneath contempt," while Former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene accused Trump of "bragging about killing 18 US soldiers" in an illegal war.
- Recent polling from The Economist/YouGov shows 65 percent of Americans want the war to end "as soon as possible," with only 15 percent supporting its continuation, contradicting Trump's claims.
- Fighting continues with roughly 500 troops wounded and at least 3,468 Iranians killed, yet the conflict has not resulted in Iran agreeing to limit its nuclear capabilities.
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Old Man Trump Argues 18 Military Deaths Aren't Bad
Source: BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI / Getty The ongoing war between Iran and the United States has been highly charged, and unfortunately cost the lives of some American military personnel. The war has become unpopular, and President Donald Trump is dong and saying what he can to cling to support – even downlplaying the deaths of soldiers.An attack by Iranian forces on an air base in Jordan last Friday (July 17) resulted in the deaths of First Lieutenant…
TRUMP ON IRAN: Trump Says U.S. Casualties Far Lower Than Vietnam And Afghanistan Wars
Trump on Iran: We were in Vietnam for 20 years, lost thousands and hundreds of thousands of lives. We were in Afghanistan for years. I went to Dover. Four great American patriots killed. That’s 18 in two wars. It’s 18, whereas in Vietnam we lost 200,000.
Trump compares the number of fallen US soldiers with previous wars. Even from his own ranks comes sharp criticism of his contribution.
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18 against 58,220 dead: Donald Trump suggests a macabre comparison with a war statistics on Truth Social. The indignation immediately follows.
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