Today in Virginia, Donald Trump stumped with Tony Perkins and Jerry Boykin of the far-right Family Research Council at an event hosted by a newly formed group called Retired American Warriors PAC.
Trump, who has a history of mocking and insulting veterans and prisoners of war, offered his characteristically vague and meandering responses to questions about foreign policy and the Department of Veterans Affairs.
When asked how he would approach mental health issues such as PTSD and if he would support spiritual counseling for veterans affected by them, Trump implied that veterans who are “strong” don’t suffer from such afflictions.
“When you talk about the mental health problems,” he said, “when people come back from war and combat and they see things that maybe a lot of the folks in the room have seen many times over and you’re strong and you can handle it, but a lot of people can’t handle it.”
