Seventeen of the 34 are still under medical observation, according to Jonathan Hoffman, the chief Pentagon spokesman.
President Donald Trump had initially said he was told that no troops had been injured in the Jan. 8 strike. The military said symptoms were not immediately reported after the strike and in some cases became known days later.and said the cases were not as serious as injuries involving the loss of limbs.
no big deal
Certainly not nearly as serious as bone spurs. Or the STDs that POTUS claimed constituted his 'personal Vietnam.' If stupidity was a crime, realDonaldTrump would be on Death Row.
Go visit them and apologize! I dare you!
Terrible. Trimp: oh, it's nothing. GOP : Benghazi? What about it?
Just wondering... are people in US ‘pushing’ for retaliation? or in other words: GOING TO WAR? Is the hatred bigger than our country? Isn’t already enough? 😓😱
MORE LIES FROM trump COVERING UP INJURIES THAT WERE SERIOUS
justbrains
They should use them as war heads for next attacks
WHY does this administration lie so much?! First it was no one was injured. Then “we were so smart we evacuated all our soldiers”. Then: 12 soldiers had minor injuries. Then: they have headaches. Now: 37 have traumatic brain injuries.
I'm beyond anger. This hate is not healthy.
Traumatic brain injury = concussion
realDonaldTrump don’t care about our troops who haven’t committed war crimes.
Trump didn't think it was a big deal because his brain hasn't been functioning for quite a few years.
Thank you for reporting this.
Our so-called President doesn’t think this is a big deal. It is a HUGE deal.
No just headache
If he had a heart or a brain he would realize that a TBI is a life changing injury. And he pretends he cares for those in our armed services. Idiot.
AP trying to blame Trump for not going to war with Iran. Can’t win.
Check. Concussions. If that's combat wounded get ready to issue 88 million purple hearts.
Again, djt lied to the American people.
That’s weird... these people didn’t know they were injured initially?
Ah plz headaches are not traumatic /s
😢
Now I'm wondering how many died.
Damn. TBI’s are no joke. A friend of mine had one about 3 years ago. Physical therapy every day and he’s still in a wheelchair with very limited muscular function. Shameful for trump to pass these injuries off as mere ‘headaches’. These soldiers may never be the same again.
Alternative media reported this first.
“All is well”
Nothing to see here just headaches. Move on.
mideastbeast720 😔
And their Commander In Chief said “all is well.” He is a lowlife human being, totally unworthy and completely inept. He must go.
Trump said it was just headaches. He should know with all the combat experience he's had. Dump Trump!!!
All diagnosed subjectively long after the explosion. 100% disability for life.
TMJ4Steve So they have only have *headaches* He is the MasterOfTheUnderstatement
Yikes
Oh no! Dear Supreme Leader Dumpf Trumpf said it was only headache, he can’t be lying. /s
And Trump calls them 'headaches'? Shows the depth of his blithering ignorance!!
But trump said no one was hurt! Does this mean trump once again lied to the American people? trump is a pathological liar nothing he says is true.
the liar in Chief said they were headaches
He reported what he was told, nice way to twist the story to meet your agenda. Trash News!
Big deal! These aren’t serious ailments like bone spurs.
It was a justified and rational response to our war crimes
Paracetamol can fix it
Trump lied again, what else is new coming from our Liar and Chief?
'At least they weren't bone spurs. Those are really debilitating.' - Trump, probably.
realDonaldTrump ICYMI
But, didn't the prez say all was well after the middle strikes?
He lied again POTUS
My aunt was hit by a car in Dec. A month in ICU with TBI & just now is able to *sometimes* track voices. She will need medical assistance the rest of her life. TBI is more than “just a headache.” LiarInChief
But Trump said..
What’s the big deal realDonaldTrump said head injuries are no big deal. ImpeachTrump
34 is one too many. Trump is responsible for this. He lied and said “no one” got hurt. Liar
You see how politics work now ? They use misconceptions by taking away words.
🙏🙏🙏🙏
The president lied about US casualties. The president lied about US casualties. The president lied about US casualties.
What about our 'ahem' Iraqi allies?
IndivisibleIL All is well.
These are CASUALTIES. Too bad the 'President' does not seem to know what the word means or let's be honest, he does not care. God bless these troops in their time of healing.
'34 U.S. service members suffered traumatic brain injury in Iran's missile strike this month on an Iraqi airbase, and although half have returned to work' I've worked on a TBI unit. How are half of the soldiers back to work in a few weeks?
I thought 45 said.... oh never mind he'll never admit.
34 lives altered forever. For his business deal. Impeached
Or as they president said, “couple guys had some headaches.”
How does something cause 34 TBIs but no other injuries? Any explosion/health experts?
Hey! Its toottallllyyyy fine though! Trump already said TBIs arent at all serious so they need to stop faking these horrible symptoms that will affect them for the rest of their lives and potentially lead to early deaths..I mean..trump doesn't lie and he is never wrong..soo...
Concussions.Highly treatable.Highly recoverable.Over half already returned to work.They aren't going to be vegetables & you can't report until there is something to report.These were reported DAYS LATER and the story ran the day after they reported injuries.ThisIsNotNewInfo
So not just headaches? Got it.
kenklippenstein But Trump assured us they were just headaches. I thought he was god emperor with infinite knowledge!!!!
So, more than a headache? LiarInChief
Big deal. It’s nothing. Just ask the president.
Oh 34 huh. Is that more than none?
The Pentagon admits this now? What a shameful cover-up
Trump lied. Again.
He POTUS realDonaldTrump told us 'all is well' & 'they just had a little headache' We must have TRUTH! NO MORE LIES!
Must be a mistake, our POTUS said they were just minor injuries, and surely he wouldn't lie..........
The president said they were just headaches. lol
That explains Trump's statement of no injuries, a brain injury is something Trump could never have.
Why did President Obama say there were no injuries?
Boy, it’s a good thing Trump loves the military, otherwise he might have downplayed it or something...
Send this to trump he said our troops only suffered headaches For a draft dodger he sure seems to know about war injuries especially the war he started
selectedwisdom Trump will find some way to downplay his WAG the dog scheme.
great 34 more new Trump supporters!
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It’s sure you could just prescribe some Tylenol for them because according to realDonaldTrump , they just suffered from headaches after the attack. presidentbonespurs
freespeechtv Crooked CORRUPT CRIMINAL children are well. Our children are now messed up for life, because off criminal trump's craziness, and lies to distract from his criminal impeachment. Americans, this organized CRIMINAL of the trump university, must be REMOVED!!! WE MUST STAND UP AMERICA
Wait but the president said...no no no...he didn’t lie did he? Pentagon state news propaganda?
Oh, the president lied again.
cryborg Yeah, but trump doesn’t think these these 34 troops are really injured since they still have all their arms and legs.
The CDC defines a traumatic brain injury (TBI) as a disruption in the normal function of the brain that can be caused by a bump, blow, or jolt to the head, or penetrating head injury. Everyone is at risk for a TBI, especially children and older adults.
Tell the Commander in Chief!
34 on a report for not wearing steel helmets? Army.
altpubliclands Trump tells troops “walk it off it’s just a little headache. Not like you lost an arm or something.”
Get a grip. It's just a headache. The Leader of the Free World already explained it to us.
But that's NOTHING on the Bone Spur scale....!! I mean Traumatic Brain Injuries or 'Headaches' as Walking Syphilis Wart would call them, are 'NOTHING' compared to Bone Spurs that Daddy tRump implanted causing the Orange Blimp to inhale strangely when he has to READ anything!!
First 0 injuries then 11, now 34. Unacceptable!!!
altpubliclands This is wrong, the President said they had headaches and weren’t as bad off as others. I believe him.
Now the president will force them to retract that and agree with him.
No big deal! 🙄 - Donald Trump
But I was told 'All is well'...
Don’t you mean “they’re just headaches”
Time to drop the hammer 🔨
And now they and their families will be fighting the rest of their lives to pay for and get the care and rehab they need. Because America. NotJustHeadaches
Trump called them 'headaches'. He's disgusting.
“All is well” 😞😞😞
SenateGOP Go ahead. Keep telling America how honest realDonaldTrump is.
StanleyCohenLaw Ya lies after lies after lies!! Waiting for them to say 34 deaths next... Garbage ass government we deal with!! Let them see the 2 million ppl marching right now in Iraq wanting us out of their country!! Bring our troops home
I'm sure these service members and their families are pleased to know that T has diagnosed their TBI's as headaches. T's misuse of mil is boundless. He finally got what he coveted so much when elected, a lackey as head DoD, so now he gets to play war and tell 'Sir' story lies.
And Trump minimized the injuries to those who voluntarily serve this country because it would make him look bad. Disgusting. Trump does not respect those who serve. Period.
Don't worry. Trump will be there to throw out aspirin.
altpubliclands Wait... I thought our noble leader said they got 'headaches'? You mean he....(gasp)......LIED?! Oh the humanity
Wait! The president said no one was hurt?
One more WH coverup.
I wonder how realDonaldTrump will spin this as being their fault?
How many killed? Cover-up?
“They had headaches...” says the so called C-in-C. Shame.
I remember when Republicans responded to 'lies' about attacks on US bases overseas with years of hearings and calls for impeachment. I wonder what changed?
Weird trump lied about it
can someone help me math this? is 34 more or less than 11? and is that more or less than none?
alliswell
Trump said no one was injured and many believed him. What does it take for you all to wake up to see he's a lying con man!! Wake up!!!
What’s that mean? Concussion.
AND ALL IS WELL😆
It's all good. The Commander in Chief says it's no big deal. They can just walk it off.
Trump can kiss my butt.
This is terrible! Even a 'minor' concussion can have serious longterm ramifications. They must've felt so betrayed when they heard official report. Praying for them and their families!
So it went from 11 to 34 ....🤔... lie much realDonaldTrump
Now I believe Trump is right, there are fake news....coming from the White House.
Seventy-Eight percent, (78%) of Americans, polled at random, told Gallup, that they prefer an economic & diplomatic solution with Iran instead of a military one. Trump was reckless in my opinion killing Soleimani without, defined good cause, or the support of Congress.(1)
While 3 said a few personnel “had headaches”! No where near as dibilitating as bone spurs!
AKA headaches. According to our President. Such an arse.
But president big boy says no big deal
Iran missiles only reach 2500 km. It cannot reach USA. It's the guy who put US soldiers in Iraq and killed Iranian general Suleimani that make 34 US soldiers get brain injury. When Iraqi people want US soldiers out of Iraq, it's not wise putting US soldiers there. Occupation
So no Americans died like MSNBC falsely reported? And there wasn’t a war like Democrats claimed would follow? And our bunkers held? Sounds like a big win for Trump!4
Just a little headache, right realDonaldTrump ?
But, he told us they just had headaches.
Get us out of there! Tulsi2020 🇺🇸
At the hands of Trump
While TRUMP tells them to stop crying cause TRUMPS got Bone SPURS..
Those aren’t bad injuries, the chief there, he’s seen bad ones.
They want to distract from the impeachment trial and will use anything.😢
Kinda wish trump and them were on opposite sides of the spectrum, atm...
Is there no accountability? Why all the lies? USArmy realDonaldTrump
All is well! Zero casualties!
amyreidreports Now we have to hit him back harder?
kenklippenstein How could they tell
Trump doesn't know anything traumatic about anything related to a war. He just occasionally gets a headache, and some how correlates this to his own personal non-war experience.
And realDonaldTrump says “no big deal”.
They are just headaches. I get those too sometimes. Get over it (my President Trump told me it was no big deal).
No....they have headaches.
Lying to the American people again. How much longer?
I really don't understand the obliviousness that is Trump supporters. I get being anti big government, or anti democratic party, but at what point do you start vetting nominees?
Well we’re are all the gop patriots screaming Benghazi now?!? This is clearly a coverup by this corrupt admin
Trump said 'they have headaches '
Reason 1,356,432 why realDonaldTrump is human garbage.
selectedwisdom Trump probably thinks they're babies, too. Like the generals.
A few headaches my a...
“All is well”.
Wait you mean impeached President Shitforbrains Dumfuck Donnie didn’t know what he was talking about?
TrumpIsACriminal
Remember, Trump doesn't consider TBI a war injury. So yeh!
nickconfessore quite different from 0 then 11. how many more weeks until we get to the final number? EVERYTHING in this pathetic administration is a lie then a cover up.
At least none of them suffered the most debilitating of injuries... bone spurs
Whippity wire The President's a liar
At least these honorable men know what caused their brain injury unlike the dotard in the WH.
Impossible. realDonaldTrump said they just have headaches which is no big deal. He likes soldiers who don't get hit with rockets.
Trump said there were “no injuries”. I suppose Trump believes that admitting the truth, that there were repercussions to his decision, would hurt his chances of re-election, so he did what he always does when the going gets tough — lies. Sad that he is disrespecting the military.
I guess this would be.... fake news? right?
Minor injuries according to Cadet Bone Spur. All was not well?
Wait a minute! I thought Trump said NO INJURIES?!?!?!
Hope all the people who loved TF out of 'the troops' when Colin Kaepernick was protesting injustice have something to say about this
Again he lied but his supporters still will vote for him because they are of the same morality.
Traumatic brain injury can trigger headaches, neck pain, dizziness and thinking problems that may drive some to suicide. That risk more than triples in the first six months after a TBI, and it stays significantly higher over the long term. This is not just a headache. 22aday
The same brave individuals that bone spurs stated didnt suffer much of an injury.
Is there anything that Trump said about this little distraction that was true at this point?
Oh no! This is so sad and very unnecessary. Trumps decision hurry our own
Quote from article... “half of the troops have returned to their military duties” Not sure how bad these injuries were, but I am glad that they seem to be recovering fairly well, at least half of them have.
Bruno_J_Navarro And how many more injured and traumatized...WarIsNotTheAnswer
For nothing
Headaches.
Horrible
Wtf
All is well? Tell that to these troops.
Surprised they didn’t say, “33”.
realDonaldTrump I understand it's not as serious as BoneSpurs, but... THIS IS NOT JUST A HEADACHE MR. IMPEACHEDFORLIFE RemoveTrumpNow
So he calls the military 'bozos', and then thinks these injured soldiers had 'slight headaches'...this President is not a friend to the military, it's just a transactional relationship. By extension, he is not a friend to this country, it's purely a transactional opportunity.
Can their conditions be confirmed?
what the actual fuck...how in the world can we continue to let this man run this country when he lies to the people about everything.
Trump says take advil.
Yeah, but Dear Leader said is was not that bad.
But didn't the Liar in Chief say it was just headaches...
Your president lying to the people and lying to our military families.
Trump believes that they are only Headaches! ImpeachTrump
We should go to Iran with some hammers and give some of them TBI's.
Thanks Trump , how about Trump send his kids to war.
But but....our President said our troops were okay! He wouldn’t lie, would he?
But they said no casualties smh
Translation (sponsored by realDonaldTrump): Pentagon says 34 wimps have a headache.
ain't life a beach?
All is well!!!
But it doesn’t matter because Trump doesn’t consider these serious injuries. What a 🤡. So disrespectful of our troops. Coming from some privileged hack who never served. HE MUST BE REMOVED!!
Looks like there's a typo. That's supposed to say 'headaches', right? 🙄
Concussions
Huh realDonaldTrump said they were just headaches weird
'All is well.' 🙄
Remember in Nov when the Iranian regime slaughtered 1500 Iranian protestors and our media outlets were silent?
All is well
But according to realDonaldTrump it is not a serious injury just a real bad headache.
I thought they just had headaches....
“All is well.”
I would rather take shrapnel then have a tbi
Just Headaches.
realDonaldTrump says 'No big...'
But I thought it was just headaches...
Trump kept that quiet
So not just “headaches” as Trump said.
What the ....
Bring every troop home now.
Trial not going well. Time for another war scare.
Hmm sounds a little more serious than headaches
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