Former President Trump on Tuesday denied injuries sustained to U.S. troops in a 2020 Iranian missile attack on an Iraqi base, claiming he has been tougher on Tehran than the Biden administration.
President Trump responded to questions from reporters in Milwaukee during the campaign, and a journalist said that after Iran fired a missile at a U.S. military base in Iraq in 2020, leaving dozens of people with traumatic brain injuries. I was asked if I should have responded more strongly to this.
“First of all, the wounded. What do we mean by wounded? Does wounded mean a headache? Because no bomb ever fell on the fortress,” Trump said. spoke.
“So, as you can see, no one has ever been tougher on Iraq,” Trump continued, referring to Iraq and not Iran. “To be harsh, they didn't have money. Hamas didn't have money. Hezbollah didn't have money. And when we hit them, they hit us. called and said, “We'll do it.'' Shoot your fort. But we're not going to hit that. ”
“And if you were a truthful reporter, you would say: None of the highly accurate missiles hit our fortifications,” he added. “Everyone was hit outside, but no one was hurt except for the loud noise. Some people said it hurt, but I accept that.”
More than 100 U.S. service members suffered traumatic brain injuries in an Iranian missile attack on an Iraqi base in January 2020, defense officials said.
The missile attack on an Iraqi air base was in retaliation for President Trump's order for a drone strike. killed Iranian General Qassem Soleimani in early January 2020.
President Trump similarly downplayed his injuries at the time, saying, “I heard he had a headache and some other symptoms.”
The former president spent part of his campaign in Wisconsin on Tuesday criticizing the Biden administration's foreign policy in the wake of Iran's missile attacks on Israel.
President Trump, who withdrew from the Iran nuclear deal and reimposed sanctions on Iran during his first term, told reporters in Milwaukee that “nobody is tougher on Iran” than he is.
