Trump Claims He Could Have Won Vietnam War In A Week

Summarised from 3 outlets · 4 reports · Updated 2 Nov, 15:07 · Archive

Donald Trump claimed at a campaign rally that he could have won the Vietnam War in a week, drawing widespread criticism online.

Donald Trump claimed at a campaign rally on Sunday, on the eve of the US midterm elections, that he could have won the Vietnam War in a week. Speaking in Iowa, he said the US should have attacked Ho Chi Minh City instead of repeatedly dropping Agent Orange, the herbicide used to kill crops, in forests over many years.

The Vietnam War lasted 20 years, from 1955 to 1975, and resulted in the deaths of more than 58,000 American service personnel. Trump also said he would have ended the Afghanistan War in a very short period of time if he had been in charge. He added that he had not finished with Iran because he wanted to be nice and save lives, but said at some point the US would have to give Iran 'the hammer'.

Trump received five deferments to avoid fighting in the Vietnam War himself. A community note added to a clip of his comments on X clarified that Ho Chi Minh City was the capital of North Vietnam, while Saigon was the capital of US-allied South Vietnam, suggesting that Trump had confused the two.

His remarks drew widespread derision online. Critics pointed out that Trump has not ended the Iran war, which began during his presidency in February alongside Israel. One commenter noted: 'He can't even win the one he started.' Another remarked that Trump was trying to get out of Iran while simultaneously claiming he could have quickly won other conflicts.

Trump has previously made similar claims about other conflicts. He has said he could end the Russia-Ukraine war in 24 hours. The Independent notes that Trump also posted a surreal image of his face beside that of Elvis Presley on social media on Sunday night, without explanation or caption.

How it is being reported

• Donald Trump reckons he would have won the Vietnam War ‘in a week’To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Up Next Previous Page Next Page Donald Trump has made yet another outlandish claim, telling a rally that he could have ended the Vietnam War in a ‘week’. While speaking about the ongoing…Metro · 2 Nov, 13:08
• Trump posts odd Elvis Presley pic and makes wild claims about Vietnam war on eve of midtermsSpeaking in Iowa, Trump remarked upon the use of Agent Orange during the Vietnam war and claims he could have won that conflict in a weekIndependent World · 2 Nov, 11:26
• Donald Trump Hit With Brutal X Community Note After Embarrassing Vietnam War GaffeDonald Trump has been hit with a brutal community note on X after making an embarrassing gaffe about the Vietnam War. The US president made a basic error as he claimed he could have ended the conflict in a just a week if he had been in charge. The war actually lasted 20 years and led to the deaths of more than 58,000 American service personnel. Addressing a campaign rally ahead of Tuesday’s midterm elections, Trump said: “I could have won the Vietnam war in a week. They drop whatever the hell that red crap is they kept dropping in the forest – Agent Orange, even though it’s red. “Agent…HuffPost UK · 2 Nov, 08:33
• 'Can't Even Win The 1 He Started': Trump Demolished For Claiming He Could Have Won Vietnam War In A WeekPresident Donald Trump stands on stage after speaking at a campaign rally at the Salina Regional Airport on Sunday. Donald Trump has been demolished online after claiming he could have “won the Vietnam War in a week”. The US president also said the Afghanistan War would have been over “in a very short period of time” if he had been in charge of it. He made the outlandish comments during a campaign rally on the eve of the US midterm elections. Trump said: “I could have won the Vietnam war in a week. They drop whatever the hell that red crap is they kept dropping in the forest – Agent Orange…HuffPost UK · 2 Nov, 07:15

In this story: Donald Trump · Ho Chi Minh · Vietnam · Afghanistan · Iran · United States

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