Donald Trump speech at Retired American Warriors PAC Herndon Virginia (2016); as quoted in "Donald Trump: Military suicides happen to service members who 'can't handle it'", Tom LoBianco, CNN, (October 4, 2016).

When you talk about the mental health problems, when people come back from war and combat and they see things that maybe a lot of folks in this room have seen many times over and you're strong and you can handle it but a lot of people can't handle it. They see horror stories, they see events you couldn't see in a movie, nobody would believe it.

— Donald Trump on Soldiers

What It Means

This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "When you talk about the mental health problems, when people come back from war and combat and they see things that maybe a lot of folks in this room have seen many times over and you're strong and you can handle it but a lot of people can't handle it. They see horror stories, they see events you couldn't see in a movie, nobody would believe it." in the context of "Donald Trump speech at Retired American Warriors PAC Herndon Virginia (2016); as quoted in "Donald Trump: Military suicides happen to service members who 'can't handle it'", Tom LoBianco, CNN, (October 4, 2016)." to mean that wisdom is timeless.

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About Donald Trump

Donald John Trump (born June 14, 1946) is an American politician, media personality, and businessman who is serving as the 47th president of the United States of America since January 20, 2025. He previously served as the 45th president from 2017 to 2021.