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Donald Trump: “We lost 13 soldiers, but we also had 42 or 48 horribly…”

Featuring: Donald Trump, Republican | President of the United States | National

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President Trump's Speech at the National Republican Congressional Committee Dinner in Washington, D.C.

Published | Video Starts at 1:14:58

They left from a local little airport which was crowded and like crazy with the people from the towns and cities. And the bomb went off and decimated hundreds of people. Killed hundreds. We lost 13 soldiers, but we also had 42 or 48 horribly injured. arms, legs, face, horribly injured, all because we had a stupid leader. Should have never happened. Should have never been involved in that. (1:14:58–1:15:06)

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Asserts the U.S. lost 13 soldiers and had 42 or 48 injured in an unspecified event.

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