After trillions of dollars, thousands of American lives, decades of endless conflict, my entire adult life, a quarter of a century of American war. Here we go again. Donald Trump campaigned on ending the wars because he knew at the time that that's what Americans wanted and still want. And yet, here we go again. I learned when I was fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan that when elites in Washington bang the war drums, pound their chest, talk about the costs of war and act tough, they're not talking about them doing it. (05:45–05:54)
CLAIM
Asserts that Donald Trump campaigned on ending wars because it was what Americans wanted.
This is an excerpt from a raw transcript. The assertions have not been audited or verified. Tap the video to view the source footage and understand the context.
