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Thursday, April 23, 2026

President Donald Trump claimed Tuesday it would've taken him just five months to end a war he refused to fight in.

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Donald Trump is now peddling the fantasy that he could have "won" Vietnam in five months. Truly remarkable coming from the same man who invented "bone spurs" to stay home while others his age were on the front lines. A masterclass in cowardice-fueled revisionism.

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-- Andrew Weinstein (@andrewjweinstein.com) Apr 21, 2026 at 9:40 AM

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Five months as measured on Neptune.

#1 | Posted by Doc_Sarvis at 2026-04-21 12:31 PM | Reply | Funny: 1

#2 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2026-04-21 12:37 PM | Reply | Funny: 1

We all agree that Jesus Trump would have won Vietnam instantly.

#3 | Posted by Zed at 2026-04-21 12:38 PM | Reply | Funny: 1

"Trump Claims He'd Have Won Vietnam War - Which He Dodged"

Sometimes the only way to win, is to not play the game. Genius!

#4 | Posted by censored at 2026-04-21 02:05 PM | Reply

President Donald Trump claimed Tuesday it would've taken him just five months to end a war
Posted by Doc_Sarvis

I definitely believe Trump would have declared victory in Vietnam within five months just like he declared victory in Iran after a week. He's full of crap.

#5 | Posted by johnny_hotsauce at 2026-04-22 01:09 AM | Reply

He would have Taco'ed on Kissinger, and tried to date Jane Fonda.

#6 | Posted by Corky at 2026-04-23 11:42 AM | Reply

Imagine getting drafted,
getting sent to Vietnam,
decades later, voting for the draft dodger,
and then,

hearing the draft dodger tell you he could have won the war you lost.

REMF doesn't have to imagine.
MSgt doesn't have to imagine either.

#7 | Posted by snoofy at 2026-04-23 11:42 AM | Reply

Just shut the ---- up, Donnie.

#8 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2026-04-23 11:48 AM | Reply

One of the reasons the Vietnam war was lost was due to civilian meddling in how to wage the war.

#9 | Posted by mattm at 2026-04-23 12:21 PM | Reply

The US government misled Americans about the Vietnam war.

The Americans did not support the war.

The U.S. supported a corrupt and anti-democratic South Vietnamese regime, making it hard for Americans to justify the defense of such a government.

If the people do not support war it's doomed to fail.

Americans felt the government misled them regarding the war's progress and motives, creating a "credibility gap".

Which still exists (and is even worse) today.

#10 | Posted by donnerboy at 2026-04-23 12:31 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

Not sure I believe the man who claimed he would end the Russo-Ukrainian war in 24 hours and, well, has no idea what to do about the current war he started.

#11 | Posted by Derek_Wildstar at 2026-04-23 12:59 PM | Reply

Here's stinky with his prized bowling trophy from the NY Military Academy .

i.dailymail.co.uk

#12 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2026-04-23 01:54 PM | Reply | Funny: 1

Here's stinky with his prized bowling trophy from the NY Military Academy.
i.dailymail.co.uk

#12 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2026-04-23 01:54 PM | Reply | Flag: Young, athletic Dummkopf Trumpf looks fit and ready for the draft in this photo

So, why didn't the silver-spooned slumlord-to-be serve during the Vietnam War, like his fellow patriotic Americans and approximately 30,000 Canadians who voluntarily joined the US Armed Forces to fight in SE Asia?

#13 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2026-04-23 02:22 PM | Reply

Trump is beneath dignity or honor. He needs to be buried alive in the Vegas desert after a few whacks to the head with a baseball bat.

#14 | Posted by moder8 at 2026-04-23 07:55 PM | Reply

@14 How about a Kansas cornfield, instead? www.youtube.com

#15 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2026-04-23 08:04 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1


#16 | Posted by A_Friend at 2026-04-23 08:08 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

*** Chairman of the Board of Peace Dummkopf Trumpf Threatens More Iranian Leaders ***

"If there are two factions in Iran, one that wants a deal and one that doesn't, let's kill the ones who don't want a deal."

Source: Trumpf all-at-sea

Operation AIPAC Fury is costing the hardworking American taxpayer billions and billions of dollars and the US government will have even less money in the future for Medicaid and Medicare.

The next generation of Americans will pay for the Big Beautiful Bill and this stupid and illegal war on behalf of Israel which accomplished nothing but raise fuel prices and isolate America's real allies.

#17 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2026-04-23 10:42 PM | Reply

He can't even beat a country that is an open desert effectively devoid of vegetation cover.

But he would somehow do better in a country covered in dense tropical jungle.

GTFOH.

#18 | Posted by horstngraben at 2026-04-23 10:46 PM | Reply

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