Or maybe not so much:
Donald Trump just said when uparmored US troop vehicles get hit by an IED "they go up and down…go for a little ride."
— Ben Kesling (@bkesling) February 1, 2016
Donald Trump said as long as US troop vehicles are armored, when they get hit by IEDs troops just "go for a little ride."#NoProblem
— Ben Kesling (@bkesling) February 1, 2016
Whoa.
@bkesling seriously?
— Trump is one giant [Citation Needed] (@fleetadmiralj) February 1, 2016
Seriously.
Here’s the video (relevant portion starts around the 46:20 mark):
Transcript:
Our Wounded Warriors, instead of losing their legs, their arms, worse … they’re OK. They go for a little ride upward, and they come down.”
Needless to say, Trump’s remarks aren’t going over terribly well.
https://twitter.com/BecketAdams/status/694257404020678656
This is so ignorant and offensive, but I guess that's par for the course for Trump.
cc: @jrsalzman https://t.co/jbhlQQIYwp
— (((AG))) (@AG_Conservative) February 1, 2016
https://twitter.com/NathanWurtzel/status/694257536627777540
https://twitter.com/lachlan/status/694260238380351493
— LaurieAnn ??♂️? (@mooshakins) February 1, 2016
— Guy Benson (@guypbenson) February 1, 2016
Does Trump ever spend any time actually TALKING to the vets he meets? Because this is goddamn amazing. https://t.co/hejjRahaOG
— Pete & Lisa Got Caught Tampering With Flynn's 302! (@drawandstrike) February 1, 2016
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Same guy knows everything about the Nuclear Triad.#Clownshow #DumpTrump https://t.co/ZA3ehDsuEx
— Max Q ⚡ (@Randy_Shannon) February 1, 2016
https://twitter.com/astaroska/status/694257409221640192
https://twitter.com/FirstTeamTommy/status/694258109712371717
I mean, seriously. They just go for a ride??? That's just unacceptable.
— RBe (@RBPundit) February 1, 2016
@RickGivens I'm sorry? An IED is "a little ride"? Since when has this ever been the case? God, Trump is the worst kind of moron.
— Harrison Lee (@HLLivingLoco) February 1, 2016
Adding this to the list of things Trump has said that convinces me he wants to lose. https://t.co/D4gk2izwsD
— Josh Jordan (@NumbersMuncher) February 1, 2016
https://twitter.com/wildcatlh/status/694258840443961344
@bkesling wow. It's almost like he's … A fucking idiot or something
— brad (@B_RadFromtheLou) February 1, 2016
@bkesling @DLoesch This fucking guy.
— Conks (@CyTonklin) February 1, 2016
@bkesling @PaulRieckhoff Unbelievable.. No words for this foolishness.
— Boggsy (@dmboggs74) February 1, 2016
https://twitter.com/rorycooper/status/694260845879115776
No wonder he looks down on John McCain for having been shot down. https://t.co/XLJe6SgB3X
— Charles C. W. Cooke (@charlescwcooke) February 1, 2016
Wonder how veterans feel about Trump calling being hit by an IED "just going for a little ride." #iacaucus
— Tom Nichols (@RadioFreeTom) February 1, 2016
Any injured Vets want to confirm that you just went for a" little ride " https://t.co/rxZCvqxY4D
— Shannon K (@shannyk36) February 1, 2016
@RBPundit I mean, for fuck's sake, can you imagine being a vet who lost a leg or a friend (or both) in an IED blast and reading that shit?
— James Graham P. (@JamesGrahamP) February 1, 2016
No, I can't imagine it. It hurts me to even think about what a hero would feel reading it. https://t.co/1Yhzs815wu
— RBe (@RBPundit) February 1, 2016
@redsteeze @bkesling Wow, that's exactly what my husband was thinking when he got hit by an IED? Trump is a joke!
— leslie (@essiejoe) February 1, 2016
@bkesling @DLoesch Trump needs to explain that to the wounded vets and surviving family of those who died…. #CaucusForCruz #TrusTED
— Kathleen Caton ?? (@KMCaton) February 1, 2016
@DLoesch @bkesling Trump's an ass! This after using vets as pawns in battle with FNC!He had but lost my vote after that! I'm widow of vet!
— Denise Tamez (@denisebtamez67) February 1, 2016
On behalf of all who've had a loved one serve in combat, please #iacaucus DO NOT LET THIS MAN BE COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF. https://t.co/oBPyA8aaik
— Sarah Rumpf (@rumpfshaker) February 1, 2016
@bkesling This f**king clueless idiot wants to be Commander-In-Chief.
Please tell me sane people won't let this happen.
— Pete & Lisa Got Caught Tampering With Flynn's 302! (@drawandstrike) February 1, 2016
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Update:
Just ‘a little ride,’ Donald Trump? Wounded Warrior J.R. Salzman has some thoughts on that [photo]
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