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Related: About this forumTrump struck dumb as realities of war make a mockery of his bluster - The Briefing w/Ali Velshi - MS NOW
Donald Trump has put a lot of energy into boasting about U.S. military dominance over Iran, including eliminating Iran's ability to shoot down planes. As is the case with so much of Trump's talk, reality has shown him to be ill-informed, lying, or both. - Aired on 04/03/2026.
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Trump struck dumb as realities of war make a mockery of his bluster - The Briefing w/Ali Velshi - MS NOW (Original Post)
Rhiannon12866
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No one in his family has ever served in the military. His father paid a doctor to say he had "bone spurs"
Rhiannon12866
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Norrrm
(5,101 posts)1. But not his family

Rhiannon12866
(255,848 posts)2. No one in his family has ever served in the military. His father paid a doctor to say he had "bone spurs"
So he could avoid serving in Vietnam. And according to Mary Trump's book, Junior once considered joining the military - but his father threatened to "disown" him. However he now has two sons at the right age, Eric and Barron. Surely they'd want to participate in their father's war of choice...
calimary
(90,105 posts)3. I sure hope America wakes up. ALL THE WAY.
All of them.
Old Crank
(7,107 posts)5. Even the British Royal family served in wars.
Even the former Prince Andrew. The woman who became QEII, did duty inn WWII.
But like Chump Cheney they all had better things to do.