Trump Reignites Controversy over Calling Troops' Brain Injuries 'Headaches'

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

41% : "I heard they had headaches and a couple of other things," Trump said in 2020.
41% : For many, the recognition did not come until after Trump left office.
35% : Injured means because they had a headache because the bombs never hit the fort," Trump replied.
28% : "The remarks are not the first time Trump has dismissed traumatic brain injuries as minor headaches, but they renewed focus on the struggle that service members in the 2020 attack and in general have faced to get recognition for their invisible wounds.
25% : The U.S. did not launch its own retaliatory strike after the al-Asad attack, as Trump at first claimed there were no casualties and then, once the injuries came to light, dismissed them as minor.
24% : Next: Marine Recruiter Who Wrote 'Memoir' About Teenage Recruit Sentenced to Prison"None of those very accurate missiles hit our fort," Trump added.
24% : At issue is Iran's strike on al-Asad Air Base in Iraq in retaliation for the U.S. drone strike that Trump ordered to kill Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani, who commanded the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps' Quds Force.

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