Draft Dodger Trump
Donald Trump 'ran the other way' five times during the Vietnam War using the lame excuse of having bone spurs in his heels which had no effect on his ability to play a wide range of sports, of course.
Yet now Trump would have people believe that he would have run towards danger had he been on the scene at America's latest mass shooting incident at Parkland School in Florida.
The man's been 'tested' alright - and even on his own Donald Trump been exposed as a terrible blowhard and blabbermouth.
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Florida school shooting: Trump says 'I'd have run in'
Image copyright - EPAImage caption - President Trump discussing policies to combat mass shootings
US President Donald Trump has said he would have run into the Florida high school where 17 people were shot dead this month even if he was not armed.
"I really believe I'd run in there even if I didn't have a weapon," the president told a group of state governors gathered at the White House.
Mr Trump also said it was "disgusting" that officers reportedly did not confront the suspect on 14 February.
The massacre was the second-deadliest shooting at a US school.
"I think most of the people in this room would have done that, too," said the US president on Monday of his assertion that he would have rushed into the school.
He added: "You never know until you're tested."
Media caption - Seven things the NRA blames after Florida
A state inquiry was launched on Sunday into law enforcement's response to the massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.
Scot Peterson, a sheriff's officer who had been assigned to the high school, resigned last week as it emerged he had remained outside during the shooting,
Broward County Sheriff's Office is reportedly also investigating why three of its deputies apparently remained outside the building as the attack unfolded.
But Sheriff Scott Israel has defended himself from criticism.
"I've given amazing leadership to this agency," he said during an interview with CNN on Sunday.
US President Donald Trump has said he would have run into the Florida high school where 17 people were shot dead this month even if he was not armed.
"I really believe I'd run in there even if I didn't have a weapon," the president told a group of state governors gathered at the White House.
Mr Trump also said it was "disgusting" that officers reportedly did not confront the suspect on 14 February.
The massacre was the second-deadliest shooting at a US school.
"I think most of the people in this room would have done that, too," said the US president on Monday of his assertion that he would have rushed into the school.
He added: "You never know until you're tested."
Media caption - Seven things the NRA blames after Florida
A state inquiry was launched on Sunday into law enforcement's response to the massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.
Scot Peterson, a sheriff's officer who had been assigned to the high school, resigned last week as it emerged he had remained outside during the shooting,
Broward County Sheriff's Office is reportedly also investigating why three of its deputies apparently remained outside the building as the attack unfolded.
But Sheriff Scott Israel has defended himself from criticism.
"I've given amazing leadership to this agency," he said during an interview with CNN on Sunday.
Image copyright - GETTY IMAGES Image caption - Students, including activist Emma Gonzalez (L), returned to school on Sunday for the afternoon.
Donald Trump is posing here in a flight jacket and admiral's cap during a recent visit to an aircraft carrier, but it's worth pointing out that America's commander-in-chief is a 'draft dodger' who received no less than five deferments from serving in the Vietnam War.
Apparently one of these deferments was down to 'bone spurs' in both heels although this condition didn't seem to hold Trump back during his four years at university during which time he was regarded as a 'student athlete' who played football, basketball, baseball tennis and squash.
Clearly, self-obsessed narcissists like Trump have no qualms about indulging in such cowardly. shameless behaviour.
Now this is unlikely to come a surprise to people who have an interest in politics, but Donald Trump was by far the major beneficiary of NRA cash during America's 2016 Presidential election.
Which is presumably why Trump is supporting the NRA's insane policy of arming teachers in American schools instead of introducing sensible and tighter gun controls.
My favourite American TV chef Anthony Bourdain makes a telling point in response to Donald Trump's barmy idea for creating a 'paramilitary army' of American school teachers who will receive special training in how to take down 'mass shooters'.
New Yorker Bourdain pours cold water on the 'barmy army' plan with the news that the success rate for NYPD police officers hitting their target in a gun fight is just 18%.
No wonder Trump's luxury Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida is a gun-free zone.
Tears of a Clown (20/02/18)
Chris Riddell's cartoon in The Sunday Times shows Donald Trump with an NRA security blanket.
Trump's Empty Rhetoric (16/02/18)
Lots of politicians, on the left and right of politics, use powerful rhetoric to get their message across when running for office.
But Donald Trump's hypocrisy seems to know no bounds as he blames a shooter's 'mental disturbance' for the latest dreadful incident in Florida.
Yet one of Trump's first acts as President in 2017 was to rescind the Obama-era gun checks for people with mental health problems.
Draft Dodger Trump (11/03/17)
Donald Trump is posing here in a flight jacket and admiral's cap during a recent visit to an aircraft carrier, but it's worth pointing out that America's commander-in-chief is a 'draft dodger' who received no less than five deferments from serving in the Vietnam War.
Apparently one of these deferments was down to 'bone spurs' in both heels although this condition didn't seem to hold Trump back during his four years at university during which time he was regarded as a 'student athlete' who played football, basketball, baseball tennis and squash.
Clearly, self-obsessed narcissists like Trump have no qualms about indulging in such cowardly. shameless behaviour.
Donald J. Trump, center, as a high school senior in 1964 at the New York Military Academy. CreditNew York Military Academy
Trump and the NRA (26/02/18)
Now this is unlikely to come a surprise to people who have an interest in politics, but Donald Trump was by far the major beneficiary of NRA cash during America's 2016 Presidential election.
Which is presumably why Trump is supporting the NRA's insane policy of arming teachers in American schools instead of introducing sensible and tighter gun controls.
More Guns vs Fever Guns (25/02/18)
My favourite American TV chef Anthony Bourdain makes a telling point in response to Donald Trump's barmy idea for creating a 'paramilitary army' of American school teachers who will receive special training in how to take down 'mass shooters'.
New Yorker Bourdain pours cold water on the 'barmy army' plan with the news that the success rate for NYPD police officers hitting their target in a gun fight is just 18%.
No wonder Trump's luxury Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida is a gun-free zone.
Before entertaining the ridiculous notion of arming teachers, worth considering the NYPD stat for hitting their target in gun fight is 18%.
More Guns vs Fewer Guns (23/02/18)
An angry father doesn't hold back in the aftermath of America's latest mass shooting incident.
Meanwhile Donald Trumps talks about arming school teachers which will no doubt drum up even more business for the NRA (National Rifle Association).
Tears of a Clown (20/02/18)
Chris Riddell's cartoon in The Sunday Times shows Donald Trump with an NRA security blanket.
Trump's Empty Rhetoric (16/02/18)
Lots of politicians, on the left and right of politics, use powerful rhetoric to get their message across when running for office.
But Donald Trump's hypocrisy seems to know no bounds as he blames a shooter's 'mental disturbance' for the latest dreadful incident in Florida.
Yet one of Trump's first acts as President in 2017 was to rescind the Obama-era gun checks for people with mental health problems.
