Draft dodger Trump' accused of double standards over slur against British troops
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Draft dodger Trump' accused of double standards over slur against British troops
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"It was an absolute insult to the 457 (British) families who lost someone in Afghanistan, she said. How dare he say we weren't on the front line, how dare he? Controversially, she added that the comments came from a man who had never seen any action himself."
"President Donald Trump made the comments on Fox News (AP) President Trump famously avoided the draft for the Vietnam War five times in the 1960s and 1970s, including for a bone spur in his heel."
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