Trump's Former Defense Secretary Knocks His Claim That U.S. Troops' Injuries Are Just 'Headaches'

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

43% : The former defense secretary recalled the events of the attack, which took place on Jan. 8, 2020, when Trump was president.
43% : Trump said to a reporter.
36% : " After claiming "there was never anybody tougher on Iraq" than him -- and mixing up Iraq with Iran -- Trump appeared ruffled by the idea that he wasn't "tough enough" on Iran at the time and boasted that none of Iran's missiles hit the fort that day.
26% : " His comments come a day after Trump scoffed at the idea that any American troops were injured in the 2020 attack.
19% : Trump similarly dismissed how badly U.S. troops were injured in the weeks after the Jan. 2020 attack, saying the Americans hurt that day "just had headaches.

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