Trump critics mocked the president's military deferments after the first lady posted about Purple Heart Day.
It’s a busy day for Melania Trump, who joined the president on Wednesday to visit Dayton and El Paso following mass shootings. The first lady also took time to pay tribute to recipients of the Purple Heart in honor of Purple Heart Day on Aug. 7.
The oldest military decoration in the U.S., the Purple Heart is given to members of the armed forces — or, posthumously, their next of kin — who have been wounded or killed in combat. The first lady’s tribute on social media reminded some commenters of President Trump’s own military-related injury: the bone spurs that got him a medical deferment during the Vietnam War.
Today we are reminded of the tremendous sacrifices made by members of our Armed Forces. To all our Purple Heart recipients, on behalf of a grateful nation, we thank you for your service. #PurpleHeartDay pic.twitter.com/2nu0OaLD3EThe future president, who was in his early 20s during the late 1960s, had five military deferments during the war: four for education and one medical exemption on account of bone spurs in his heels.
Some also pointed out that former Special Counsel Robert Mueller is a Purple Heart recipient, while one person brought up a 1998 Trump quote in which he and Howard Stern compared avoiding sexually transmitted diseases to Vietnam.photo op - that's all it is. ask your husband about his personal vietnam?Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter and Pinterest for nonstop inspiration delivered fresh to your feed, every day.
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