Trump's "Bone Spurs" Diagnosis Exposed as Fake!

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For 50 years, the details of how Donald Trump's Vietnam-era draft exemption came about, and who made the diagnosis, have remained a mystery, with Mr. Trump himself saying during the presidential campaign that he could not recall who had signed off on the medical documentation.

Now an explanation has emerged about the documentation. It involves a foot doctor in Queens who rented his office from Mr. Trump’s father, Fred C. Trump, and that the diagnosis was granted as a courtesy to the elder Mr. Trump.

The daughters of the late Dr. Larry Braunstein, a one-time podiatrist based in Queens, have told the New York Times that their father helped President Donald Trump escape getting drafted during the Vietnam War by fabricating a diagnosis of bone spurs in his feet. "I know it was a favor", explains Elysa Braunstein, whose account was also corroborated by her sister, Sharon Kessel. "What he got was access to Fred Trump. If there was anything wrong in the building, my dad would call and Trump would take care of it immediately. That was the small favor that he got."

Source #1: This Article.

Source#2: This Other Article.

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"No paper evidence has been found to help corroborate the version of events".

"A doctor who purchased his practice said he was unaware of any documents related to Mr. Trump".

i would like to respect the fact that the last two democrat presidents bravely enlisted in the military to serve their county. but i can't.

"Back in 1968, at the age of 22, Donald J. Trump seemed the picture of health.
He stood 6 feet 2 inches with an athletic build; had played football, tennis and squash; and was taking up golf...But after he graduated from college in the spring of 1968, making him eligible to be drafted and sent to Vietnam, he received a diagnosis that would change his path: bone spurs in his heels.
The diagnosis resulted in a coveted 1-Y medical deferment that fall, exempting him from military service as the United States was undertaking huge troop deployments to Southeast Asia, inducting about 300,000 men into the military that year."
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athletes get sidelined by bone spurs. just ask peyton manning, jason kidd, ryan hall and others.

This type of thing was not uncommon during the Vietnam War where middle class and upper class youth used various means of avoidance often with the aid of favoritism to avoid the draft. Working class youths went to Vietnam. This was a major point of class resentment back then. Anger at people believed to be "ungrateful draft-dodging hippies" was widespread in my neighboorhood. They are spitting in the face of the country that is giving them all these educational opportunities was the refrain.

The draft was over by the time Obama came of age so not an issue.

Clinton had help in avoiding the draft that plus his protesting the war while a student at Oxford became a major issue but obviously not a disqualifying issue during the 1992 campaign.

George Bush served but avoided the fighting by being in the air National Guard. This became an issue during the 2004 campaign but John Kerry's "treasonous" anti-war activities after he was done fighting became more of an issue.

well those who are determined to see someone as an absolute villain, are likely to see them as such in virtually any situation no matter what.

Clinton was able to dodge the draft by being a college student.

George W. Bush was able to dodge the draft by being a member of the National Guard (though connections).

Obama was too young for the draft.

George H.W. Bush was a decorated fighter pilot in World War II.

it seems like the idea is that the commander-in-chief should be someone who had the patriotism to serve in the armed forces. so even if there wasn't a draft the future president should have enlisted. all should be veterans. those who aren't are effing cowards (sarcasm).

There's a good reason why people are granted exemptions from the Draft because of going to college. It was, and is, acknowledged that college meant the acquisition of useful knowledge for the benefit of the nation.

People were granted exemptions in World War II if they had "dependents." Basically, it meant a married man, in World War II, who can prove a "bona fide" relationship, was exempt from the Draft.

This stopped in 1951, though.

Nixon on active duty reserve beat McGovern who fought in WWII

Clinton draft dodger beat Bush shot down in WWII then Dole permantly disabled in WWII

Bush National Guard beat Gore who served in the Vietnam theater as a journalist then Kerry who fought in Vietnam

Obama who did not serve beat McCain long time POW in Vietnam


Small sample but noticible pattern.

If there was a draft during the First Gulf War, Obama probably would have been exempt because of being a college student. Plus, he might have been too old.

As far as I know, the maximum age to be drafted in Vietnam was 27.

Reagan was an "active reservist" because of his poor eyesight. He actually went to military schools in the 1930s. He would have wanted to serve in WW 2. He was also part of the OSS (the predecessor to the CIA).

He beat Mondale both times---who was a Korean War veteran.

Tolerance of Corruption is an American tradition.

I feel Reagan's deferment was so legit----that it shouldn't be an issue. He wanted to fight in WW II. And he was an OSS person, too.

Obama couldn't help the fact that there wasn't a draft; but, perhaps, he might have found a way to dodge it like Clinton did.

George W. Mr. 43 Bush became gung-ho later in life----but, earlier, he didn't seem to want to go to the front lines.

Clinton certainly didn't want to go.

Trump Says He Heroically Avoided Capture in Vietnam by Staying in U.S.

i read a similar article in the onion.