IT IS CALLED AN AN SHOULDN'T -- ANCIENT STRENGTH.
PRINCIPLES OF WAR. ELEMENT OF SURPRISE.
YOU CAN TAKE A FORCE NOT NEARLY AS STRONG, BUT WITH ELEMENT OF
SURPRISE YOU CAN WIPE OUT MUCH MORE POWERFUL FORCE.
I DON'T PRETEND TO BE ADMIRAL OR GENERAL, EVERY TIME I SEE
PRESIDENT OBAMA COME UP AND SAY, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, WE'RE
SENDING 50 PEOPLE TO IRAQ. 50, THAT IS BAD IN TWO-WAYS.
NUMBER ONE, IT IS LOW NUMBER, THE ENEMY IS SAYING IS THAT ALL?
NUMBER TWO, WHEN YOU THINK 50, THOSE PEOPLE NOW HAVE A TARGET
ON THEIR BACK. THEY WANT TO FIND THOSE 50
PEOPLE. AND THEY LOOK FOR THOSE 50
PEOPLE. WHEN HILLARY CLINTON SAYS NO
BOOTS ON THE GROUND, NOW, WHETHER YOU HAVE BOOTS ON THE
GROUND OR NOT YOU SHOULDN'T SAY IT.
SHE SAID THERE WILL BE NO BOOTS ON THE GROUND.
SHE IS VERY STRONG. 308 TICKS, -- POLITICS, SOUNDS
BETTER TO SAY NO BOOTS ON THE GROUND.
BY DOING THAT SHE EMPOWERED THE ENEMY, SHE POWERED ENEMY.
I THINK SHE POSSIBLY MEANS IT, I'M NOT SURE IF SHE MEANS IT OR
NOT. SHE SAYS NO BOOTS ON THE GROUND.
SHE HAS TAKEN A TREMENDOUS, I MEAN THAT IS REALLY GIVING
STRENGTH TO THE ENEMY. , EVEN IF SHE FELT THAT, SHE
SHOULD NEVER ADMIT THAT YOU HAVE TO LEAVE YOUR OPTIONS OPEN.
IF YOU DON'T LEAVE YOUR OPTIONS OPEN, YOU'RE A FOOL.
AND I HATED TO HAIR HER SAY THAT.
[APPLAUSE] TO SUM RISE YOU ARE NOT
SENDING A MESSAGE ABOUT DATE AN TIME BUT YOU'RE SENDING A
MESSAGE THEIR DAYS ARE NUMBERED? THEIR DAYS ARE NUMBERED VERY
QUICKLY. THE THIRD QUESTION IS ASKED
BY REAR ADMIRAL FRANK GALLO. ADMIRAL GALLO IS RETIRED NAVAL
AVIATOR WITH 35 YEARS OF SERVICE.
HAS HUNDREDS OF CARRIER LANDINGS.
FLEW ALMOST EVERY FIXED-WING AIRCRAFT IN HIS TIME.
COMMANDED SQUADRON, WING AND FLEET WING LEVELS AND CHIEF OF
NAVAL PERSONNEL COMMAND FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY.
ADMIRAL GALLO. [APPLAUSE]
MR. TRUMP, I'M HAPPY YOU HAVEN'T FORGOTTEN THE ADMIRALS
OF COURSE. I WILL NEVER.
I HOPE YOU WILL PARDON -- I DON'T HAVE THE COURAGE TO
DO THAT. PARDON THE REMNANTS OF A
BROOKLYN ACCENT. THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
AFFAIRS HAS A HORRIBLE RECORD OF TAKING CARE OF VETERANS.
AS YOU RECALL THERE WERE LENGTHY LINES AT VA HOSPITALS,
SUBSTANDARD MEDICAL CARE, AND FALSIFIED MEDICAL RECORDS AND
ACCOUNTING. LEADERSHIP CHANGES AND NEW
UNREALISTIC LAWS HAVE FAILED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEMS.
THE VA IS THE MOST, PROBABLY THE MOST INEFFECTIVE BUREAUCRACY IN
ALL OF WASHINGTON. AND IT IS TIME FOR DRASTIC
ACTION OF THE QUESTION IS, WITH A NEAR-DAILY REVELATIONS THAT
THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS FAILS VETERANS IN SOME
FORM OR ANOTHER, WHAT IS YOUR PLAN TO REFORM AND FIX THE
SYSTEM TO INSURE VETERANS CAN HAVE TIMELY ACCESS AND QUALITY
CARE FOR HEALTH CARE SERVICES? OKAY.
SO FIRST OF ALL I WANT TO ASK YOU ONE QUESTION, YOU HAVE ALL
THOSE AIRCRAFT LANDINGS ON THE CARRIERS, RIGHT? SO CAN AND
OTHER WISE EXCELLENT PILOT, A SOME JUST CAN'T DO THIS, WHAT
PERCENTAGE OF VERY GOOD PILOTS CANNOT LAND ON AN AIRCRAFT
CARRIER WITH TRAINING? ANY VERY GOOD CAN LAND
AFTER TRAINING. AFTER TRAINING.
IT'S MARVELOUS. I UNDERSTAND IT'S A SPECIAL
TALENT. ATALENT ACQUIRED IF YOU START
WITH THE BASICS. THAT'S VERY GOOD.
[LAUGHTER] THAT'S VERY GOOD.
I'VE HEARD IT'S VERY, VERY TOUGH.
THE VETERANS ADMINISTRATION IS A DISASTER AT THE VA.
IT'S A DISASTER. I HAVE GONE ALL OVER THE COUNTRY
AND MET SO MANY VETERANS AND I HAVE TREMENDOUS VETERANS SUPPORT
AND I SEE WHAT THOSE PEOPLE ARE GOING THROUGH, TO SEE A DOCTOR
TAKES SIX TO SEVEN DAYS AND YOU FINALLY GET THERE AND THEOCTOR
HAS GONE ON VACATION. WE HAVE TO CHANGE THAT WHOLE
SYSTEM. IT STARTS WITH MANAGEMENT.
WE HAVE TO HAVE A WHOLE DIFFERENT SET OF PROTOCOLS AND
WE HAVE TO GET PEOPLE OFF THE LINES.
PEOPLE ARE DYING, NOT ONLY 22 SUICIDES A DAY, WHEN I FIRST
HEARD THAT, NO, YOU MEAN A MONTH, CAN YOU IMAGINE A DAY 22
SUICIDES A DAY. A LOT OF THE SUICIDE IS PEOPLE
CAN'T GET TO SEE DOCTORS, A LOT OF IT BECAUSE THE WAITS ARE SO
LONG. THAT'S AN ADMINISTRATIVE PROBLEM
AND BY THE WAY THE VA HAS GREAT DOCTORS.
DOCTORS ARE GREAT WHEN YOU CAN GET TO SEE THEM, IN MANY CASES.
SO WE HAVE A PLAN AND IT'S BEEN PUT OUT ON MY WEBSITE AND PEOPLE
LOVE IT. IF YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE A WAIT
OF SIX DAYS, FIVE DAYS, TWO DAYS, ONE DAY, WE ARE GOING TO
GIVE OUR GREAT VETERANS THE RIGHT TO GO OUT, GO ACROSS THE
STREET TO A PRIVATE HOSPITAL, WHATEVER HAPPENS TO BE IN THAT
COMMUNITY WITHOUT HAVING TO DRIVE 400 MILES TO ANOTHER
HOSPITAL AND WE ARE GOING TO GIVE THEM THE RIGHT TO SEE THE
PRIVATE DOCTOR, PERHAPS PRIVATE OR PUBLIC HOSPITAL GET TAKEN
CARE OF QUICKLY, EFFECTIVELY AND GO ABOUT THEIR BUSINESS.
WE ARE GOING TO PAY THE BILL. THAT WOULD REDUCE WAITING TIMES,
ALL OF THE PROBLEMS AND MAY ACTUALLY GET THE VA TO RESPOND
BETTER TO THINGS, BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, THERE IS A LITTLE
COMPETITION, YOU WOULD THINK. BUT IT'S NOT LIKE WE HAVE A
CHOICE. WE CAN'T LET WHAT'S HAPPENING
NOW HAPPEN. PEOPLE ARE KILLING THEMSELVES
WHILE THEY'RE WAITING IN LINE BECAUSE THEY CAN'T -- THEY KNOW
IT'S DAYS AND DAYS BEFORE THEY CAN HAVE -- WHAT COULD BE A
SIMPLE PROCEDURE, A SIMPLE PRESCRIPTION, THEY HAVE TO WAIT
SO LONG AND THEY END UP -- THEY CANT TAKE IT, THEY CANT TAKE IT.
WE ARE GOING TO ESTABLISH A PROCEDURE WHERE PEOPLE CAN LEAVE
THE LINE, GO OUTSIDE AND THE GOVERNMENT IS GOING TO PAY.
BY THE WAY, A FAR LESS SOLUTION THAN OTHER FOOLISH SOLUTIONS
I'VE HEARD. THE VETERANS LOVE IT, THEY LOVE
IT. IT'S A FAR BETTER SOLUTION THAN
ANYTHING ANYBODY HAS EVER THERE. THE DOCTORS NEED TO BUSINESS AND
PRIVATE HOSPITALS AND PRIVATE HOSPITALS NEED THE BUSINESS.
THEY ARE SITTING THERE WAITING. WE DON'T HAVE A CHOICE.
WE HAVE TO DO THAT, OKAY, THANK YOU.
[APPLAUSE] THANK YOU, MR. TRUMP.
WE ARE GOING TO TRANSITION TO ANOTHER SET OF ISSUES, ONE THAT
HAS BECOME HALLMARK OF CAMPAIGN, THAT IS CHALLENGING THE AREA OF
POLITICAL CORRECTNESS. COLONEL WAS OFFICER AND
DECORATED COMBAT VETERAN AND HE HAS OUR NEXT QUESTION, COLONEL.
SIR. THE U.S. MILITARY HAS BEEN
SUCCESSFUL BECAUSE OF THE WARRIOR AS PART OF DNA, BUT
UNDER THIS ADMINISTRATION THAT HAS BEEN UNDER ATTACK, IN SOME
CASES UNDERMINED BY THE FORTUNES OF POLITICAL CORRECTNESS, THE
MILITARY HAS BECOME INSTITUTIONAL FOR SOCIAL
EXPERIMENTS AND AS A RESULT THE MILITARY IS UNDERGONE A NUMBER
OF CHANGES TO REGULATIONS WITH REGARD TO WOMEN IN COMBAT,
TRANSGENDER RIGHTS AND OTHER ISSUES.
NONE OF THESE PC ACTIONS WERE COMBAT EFFECTIVE OR READINESS
DRIVEN. IN FACT, THE OPPOSITE IS
HAPPENING, DEPLOYABILITY, READINESS AND MORALE ARE ALL
AFFECTED. SO MY QUESTION TO YOU IS, WHAT
WOULD YOU DO ABOUT THE SOCIAL ENGINEER AND POLITICAL
CORRECTNESS THAT'S BEEN IMPOSED UPON OUR MILITARY?
WELL, WE ARE GOING TO GET AWAY FROM POLITICAL CORRECTNESS
AND WE ARE GOING TO HAVE TO DO THAT.
[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE] LIKE THE WHOLE CONCEPT OF
PROFILING, YOU KNOW, I MENTIONED THE PROFILING, PROFILING, WELL,
PROFILING IS, YOU KNOW, IN ISRAEL THEY'RE DOING IT AND
THEY'RE DOING IT WELL AND WE MAY HAVE TO DO THAT AND WE MAY HAVE
TO DO OTHER THINGS BUT YOU'RE RIGHT, WE HAVE A POLITICALLY
CORRECT MILITARY AND IS GETTING MORE AND MORE POLITICALLY
CORRECT EVERY DAY AND A LOT OF THE GREAT PEOPLE IN THIS ROOM
DON'T EVEN UNDERSTAND HOW IT'S POSSIBLE TO DO THAT.
AND THAT'S THROUGH INTELLIGENCE, NOT THROUGH IGNORANCE, BELIEVE
ME, SOME OF THE THINGS THEY'RE ASKING YOU TO DO AND BE
POLITICALLY CORRECT ABOUT ARE RIDICULOUS, I WOULD LEAVE MANY
OF THE DECISIONS TO THE GENERALS, ADMIRALS AND PEOPLE AT
THE TOP AND WE GET -- THE CONGRESSMAN JUST MENTION TODAY
ME AND I THINK IT'S TRUE 100%, YOU HAVE DISCUSSIONS WITH SOME
TOP LISTED PEOPLE WHO KNOW IT BETTER THAN PROBABLY ANYBODY BUT
WE GET OUR MILITARY PEOPLE TO COME BACK AND MAKE
RECOMMENDATIONS TO ME AND I WILL FOLLOW THOSE RECOMMENDATIONS,I
WILL FOLLOW THEM VERY STRONGLY. [CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]
MR. TRUMP, THE NEXT QUESTION FROM COLONEL RETIRED RON CRUZ.
RON IS A HIGHLY DECORATED ARMY CHAPLAIN, DEPLOYED SEVERAL TIMES
IN COMBAT AREAS IN SEVERAL DIFFERENT LOCATIONS.
HE HAS PERSONALLY WITNESSED THE ATTACKS ON RELIGIOUS FREEDOMS IN
THE MILITARY. AFTER 28 YEARS OF SERVICE, HE
NOW HEADS THE CHAPLAINS ALLIANCE FOR MILITARY RELIGIOUS LIBERTY.
HE WORKS CLOSELY WITH THE HOUSE AND THE SENATE ARMED SERVICES
COMMITTEES TO PROTECT THESE RELIGIOUS LIBERTIES.
CHAPLAIN CRUZ. MR. TRUMP --
[LAUGHTER] ANY RELATION TO TED CRUZ?
NEGATIVE. AND TOM CRUISE?
NEGATIVE. OKAY, NOW YOU CAN TAKE THE
QUESTION. [LAUGHTER]
MR. TRUMP, ARMY CHAPLAIN WHO IS ALSO A RANGER HAD POTENTIALLY
CAREER ENDING REPRIMAND FOR THE CRIME OF USING SCRIPTURE WHILE
MENTORING A SUICIDE PREVENTION CLASS.
NAVY CHAPLAIN WHO IS PRESENT TODAY, WAS DETACHED FOR CALLS
AND THREATENED SEPARATION FOR USING BIBLICAL ANSWERS TO
QUESTIONS DURING COUNSELING SESSIONS WITH SAILORS IN HIS
COMMAND. AIR FORCE SENIOR SERGEANT WAS
RELIEVED OF DUTY WHEN THE LESBIAN COMMANDER TRIED AND
FAILED TO FORCE HIM TO VOCALLY VOICE HIS OPEN SUPPORT FOR HER
PERSONAL VIEWS ON MARRIAGE. VETERAN AND RETIRED AIR FORCE
OSCAR RODRÍGUEZ WAS FORCEFULLY REMOVED FROM A FRIEND'S
RETIREMENT CEREMONY BECAUSE HE INTENDED TO USE THE WORD GOD IN
THAT RETIREMENT CEREMONY. MARINES WAS CONVICTED FOR FAIL
TO GO REMOVE SCRIPTURE FROM PERSONAL WORK SPACE.
TODAY COMMANDERS ARE PROHIBITED FROM HAVING BIBLES ON THEIR
DESK, ARE USING SCRIPTURES WHILE COUNSELING TROOPS.
THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION HAS DELIBERATELY SET OUT TO TAKE THE
CHRISTIAN RELIGION OUT OF THE MILITARY, MR. TRUMP, HOW WILL
YOU IN YOUR ADMINISTRATION COMBAT THESE ATTACKS ON MILITARY
RELIGIOUS FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION? WELL, THANK YOU, THAT'S A
GREAT QUESTION AND HAVE WE EVER HAD A TIME LIKE THIS?
SERIOUSLY, HAVE -- HAS THERE EVER BEEN A THING LIKE WHAT'S
GOING ON. THE OTHER DAY TO ADD TO YOUR
LIST I WAS WATCHING ONE OF THE NEWS PROGRAMS AND THEY HAD A
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL COACH, THEY'RE GOING INTO BATTLE --
HE'S HERE. OH, HE'S HERE.
STAND UP. WOW.
THEY REALLY WENT AFTER YOU FOR SAYING A PRAYER.
THAT IS JUST -- I DIDN'T KNOW YOU WOULD BE HERE.
WOW. THE WORLD IS CHANGING, ISN'T IT?
SO YOU'RE NOT ALLOWED TO PRAY BEFORE A FOOTBALL GAME?
I THOUGHT IT WAS HORRIBLE, HORRIBLE.
SO WHAT DID THEY DO TO YOU, WHAT HAPPENED?
SORRY TO TAKE AWAY FROM YOUR QUESTION BUT IT'S AN EXTENSION
OF YOUR QUESTION? WHAT DID THEY DO?
THEY PUT ME ON SUSPENSION AND GAVE ME ADVERSE RIGHT-UP OF HOW
WELL I DID MY JOB. [INAUDIBLE]
I ALWAYS PRAYED AFTER EVERY GAME AND THEY REALLY SLAMMED ME
ON IT AND ENDED UP JUST NOT RENEWING MY CONTRACT AND
ULTIMATELY FIRING ME. I THINK THAT IS ABSOLUTELY
OUTRAGEOUS. I THINK IT'S OUTRAGEOUS.
I THINK IT'S VERY SAD AND OUTRAGEOUS.
OKAY. RELIGIOUS LIBERTY, HEY, IT'S
ABOUT RELIGIOUS LIBERTY AND IT HAS TO BE A MELTING OF BOTH.
WE ARE LIVING IN A TIME WHERE THERE HAS TO BE A MELDING OF
BOTH. IT'S UNFAIR WHAT THEY ARE DOING
IN THIS COUNTRY. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I'M DOING
AND WE HAVE THE JOHNSON AMENDMENT, YOU KNOW WHAT THAT
IS? THE LYNDON JOHNSON AMENDMENT
PASSED AN AMENDMENT BECAUSE SUPPOSEDLY HE WAS HAVING A HARD
TIME WITH A CHURCH IN HOUSTON WITH A PASTOR AND PASSED AN
AMENDMENT, BASICALLY IF YOU'RE A PASTOR, BASICALLY IF YOU'RE A
RELIGIOUS PERSON YOU CANNOT GET UP AND TALK POLITICS, YOU CAN'T
REALLY -- PRIME EXAMPLE OF IT. DO YOU KNOW HOW STRONGLY I FEEL
ABOUT IT. I HAD 50 PASTORS, MINISTERS,
PRIESTS, I HAD A COUPLE OF RABBIS IN A BIG CONFERENCE IN
ONE OF OUR BUILDINGS. OUT OF CURIOSITY WHY CAN'T YOU
DO IT? BECAUSE WE LOSE TAX-EXEMPT
STATUS. WHY IS THAT?
I STARTED STUDYING IT AND WE HAD A MEETING A MONTH LATER AND I
SAID, WE ARE GOING TO GET RID OF THE JOHNSON AMENDMENT BECAUSE
THEY'RE STOPPING YOU AND OUR GREAT PEOPLE FROM TALKING AND
TONY AND ALL THE PEOPLE, I MEAN, THESE ARE THE PEOPLE THAT WE
HAVE TO HEAR FROM AND WE WANT HEAR FROM THEM.
YOU KNOW MY POSING VIEWS BUT THEY ARE STOPPING YOU FROM
SPEAKING. THEY DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT
TAX-EXEMPT STATUS AND THINGS. IT'S VERY UNFAIR AND ONE OF THE
THINGS I WILL DO VERY EARLY IN MY ADMINISTRATION SO TO GET RID
OF THE JOHNSON AMENDMENT SO THAT OUR GREAT PASTORS AND MINISTERS,
RABBIS AND EVERYBODY AND PRIESTS AND EVERYBODY CAN GO AND TELL
AND CAN PARTICIPATE IN THE PROCESS.
I LOOKED AT 50 PEOPLE IN THE ROOM, THEY'RE STRONG PEOPLE,
POWERFUL PEOPLE BY PERSONALITY AND I SAID, THEY'RE REALLY
HOLDING YOUR VOICE BACK. YOU HAVE POWERFUL PEOPLE, SOME
WERE INCREDIBLE SPEAKERS, JUST NATURAL GIFT FOR SPEAKING AND I
POINTED DOWN, WAY DOWN ON THE STREET ON FIFTH AVENUE, SO THOSE
PEOPLE WALKING ALONG THE STREET HAVE MORE POWER THAN YOU DO AND
I THINK THAT'S VERY UNFAIR. YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO SPEAK AND
I THINK THAT WILL GO A LONG WAY TO ADDRESSING THE PROBLEM THAT
YOU HAD, BUT YOU HAVE LOST A LOT OF THE -- IT'S AMAZING, THE
CHURCH AND RELIGIOUS HAS LOST TREMENDOUS POWER AND POSITIVE
POWER, THIS ISN'T NEGATIVE POWER BUT THE FACT THAT THEY ARE
ESSENTIALLY PROHIBITED FROM SPEAKING BECAUSE OF THE
TREMENDOUS PROBLEM THEY HAVE. SO ONE OF THE THINGS I'M GOING
TO DO AND I HAVE TREMENDOUS SUPPORT WITH EVANGELICALS AND
CHRISTIANS AND EVERYBODY IS WE ARE GOING TO GET RID OF THE
JOHNSON AMENDMENT THAT IS VERY, VERY UNFAIR.
OKAY. [APPLAUSE]
THANK YOU, MR. TRUMP. IN RELATION TO THAT LAST WEEK
THE REPUBLICAN LEADERSHIP INTRODUCED A MEASURE THAT WOULD,
IN FACT, REPEAL THE PORTION OF THE JOHNSON AMENDMENT THAT
PROHIBITS SPEECH BY CHURCHES AND NONPROFITS AND THAT WAS IN LARGE
PART BECAUSE OF THE VISIBILITY YOU'VE GIVEN TO THAT ISSUE AND,
IN FACT, INSISTING THAT IT BE IN THE GOP PLATFORM.
I'M VERY HONORED BY THAT. THEY DID IT LAST WEEK.
THAT'S THE BEGINNING OF MY PROCESS.
LET ME SPEAK TO ANOTHER -- THAT'S THE ASSUMPTION IF I
WIN. YOU'VE WASTED A LOT OF TIME AND
ENERGY AND MONEY. WELL, YESTERDAY SPEAKING OF
THE JOHNSON, YESTERDAY WAS FREEDOM SUNDAY AND THERE WERE
THOUSANDS OF PASTORS ACROSS THE NATION, MYSELF INCLUDED THAT
PREACH MESSAGES ABOUT THE ELECTION AND THE IMPORTANCE OF
THIS ELECTION AND THE IRS CAN BE ON STANDBY AND THE CHURCHES AND
CHRISTIANS HAVE THE FREEDOM TO SPEECH IN THIS COUNTRY ABOUT
WHAT IS AFFECTING THIS COUNTRY. [APPLAUSE]
WHY IS YOUR SERMON ON THE WAY, DID THEY ASK YOU FOR IT?
NO, I WANT THEM TO HEAR IT. GOOD.
FIRST OFF, MY POLITICAL STATEMENT SECONDLY.
GOOD. BUT THAT IS A TERRIBLE SITUATION
WHERE THEY CAN SAY WE DON'T LIKE THE WAY YOU'RE SPEAKING ABOUT
CHRISTIANITY, ABOUT GOD, WE DON'T LIKE WHAT YOU JUST SAID
AND WE ARE GOING TO TAKE YOUR TAX-EXEMPT STATUS AND YOU KNOW
HOW IMPORTANT IT IS. IT'S VERY, IT'S A VERY SAD
THING. YOU HAVE MENTIONED THE
GENERALS AND THE ADMIRALS AND I WANT TO TALK -- DON'T FORGET THE
SERGEANTS. NO, THAT'S WHAT I'M TALKING
ABOUT. WE WANT TO GET THEIR ADVICE
ALSO. COACH KENNEDY, HIS STORY WHICH
WAS BROKEN AT FOX NEWS IS A RETIRED MARINES SERGEANT.
[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE] AND OUR FINAL QUESTION, I DO
WANT TO THANK YOU FOR BEING GENEROUS WITH YOUR TIME AND
HAVING THIS CONVERSATION WITH THESE MILITARY WARRIORS, I WANT
TO GO BACK TO SOMETHING YOU SPOKE ABOUT EARLIER IN
RELATIONSHIP TO THE VA BUT ALSO ABOUT THE WELL-BEING OF OUR
WARRIORS. YOU KNOW, A NATION IS JUDGED BY
HOW IT TAKES CARE OF ITS WARRIORS, THOSE WHO HAVE
DEFENDED IDEALS AND PRINCIPLES AND WILLING TO PUT THEMSELVES IN
HARM'S WAY. THIS IS NOT IN CONNECTED WITH
THE CONVERSATION WE WERE JUST HAVING BECAUSE IT IS THAT
CHRISTIAN ETHIC THAT EVEN JESUS TALKED ABOUT, GREATER LOVE HAS
NO MAN AND TO LAY LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS AND MANY IN THIS ROOM
HAVE DONE SO BUT HAVE SEEN THE FRIENDS MAKE THE ULTIMATE
SACRIFICE AND THAT IS A BURDEN THAT THEY CARRY AND IT IS A
DIFFICULTY THAT THEY FACE AND WE SHOULD NOT REQUIRE THEM TO FACE
THAT ALONE AS A NATION. AND SO OUR FINAL QUESTION COMES
FROM STAFF, FORMER SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCE RECON MARINES,
THE TOUGHEST OF THE TOUGH IN THE UMC, DEPLOYED EIGHT TIMES TO
COMBAT, SUFFERED AND FULLY RECOVERED FROM DEPRESSION AND
PTSD AND HE HAS BEEN THERE AND DONE THAT.
HE NOW HEADS THE MIGHTY OAKS WARRIOR PROGRAM THAT SERVES
ACTIVE DUTY VETERANS AND THEIR FAMILIES IN THE MOST -- IN THE
MOST STATISTICALLY SUCCESSFUL SUCH PROGRAM OF ITS KIND IN THE
COUNTRY. STAFF SERGEANT ROBOSHOU.
[APPLAUSE] GOOD MORNING, MR. TRUMP.
AS YOU MENTIONED, THERE'S A TRAGIC SUICIDE EPIDEMIC, WHILE
THE MILITARY AND VA ARE WORKING ON THE PROBLEM THE EFFORTS
CONTINUE TO FALL SHORT. THERE ARE A NUMBER OF
FAITH-BASED PROGRAMS OUTSIDE THE DOD AND THE VA THAT ARE
CONTINUING TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN STOPPING SUICIDE AND DIVORCE
RATES. SPIRITUAL FITNESS WORKS IN THESE
TYPE OF PROBLEMS, THE GOVERNMENT IS NOT TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THE
PROGRAMS AND SERVICES, SO MY QUESTION FOR YOU, WHEN YOU
BECOME PRESIDENT, WILL YOU SUPPORT AND FUND MORE HOLISTIC
APPROACH TO SOLVE THE PROBLEMS AND ISSUES OF VETERAN SUICIDE,
PTSD, TBI AND OTHER RELATED MILITARY MENTAL AND BEHAVIORAL
ISSUES AND TAKE STEPS TO RESTORE HISTORIC ROLE OF CHAPLAINS AND
IMPORTANCE OF SPIRITUAL FITNESS AND PROGRAMS?
YES, I WOULD. LOOK, WE NEED THAT SO BADLY AND
WHEN YOU -- [APPLAUSE]
WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT THE MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS, WHEN
PEOPLE COME BACK FROM WAR AND COMBAT AND THEY SEE THINGS THAT
MAYBE A LOT OF THE FOLKS IN THIS ROOM HAVE SEEN MANY TIMES OVER
AND YOU'RE STRONG AND YOU CAN HANDLE IT BUT A LOT OF PEOPLE
CAN'T HANDLE IT AND THEY SEE HORROR STORIES, THEY SEE EVENTS
THAT YOU COULDN'T SEE IN A MOE.
NOBODY CAN BELIEVE IT. WE NEED MENTAL HEALTH AND
MEDICAL AND IT'S ONE OF THE THINGS THAT IS LEAST ADDRESSED
AND ONE OF THE THINGS -- ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I HEAR MOST
ABOUT WHEN I GO AROUND AND TALK TO VETERANS, SO WE ARE GOING TO
HAVE A VERY ROBUST, VERY, VERY ROBUST LEVEL OF PERFORMANCE
HAVING TO DO WITH MENTAL HEALTH. WE ARE LOSING SO MANY GREAT
PEOPLE THAT CAN BE TAKEN CARE OF IF THEY HAVE PROPER CARE.
YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU HEAR THE 22 SUICIDES A DAY, BIG PART OF YOUR
QUESTION, WHEN YOU HEAR THE 22 SUICIDES A DAY, THAT SHOULD
NEVER BE, THAT SHOULD NEVER BE. SO WE ARE GOING TO BE ADDRESSING
THAT VERY STRONGLY AND THE WHOLE MENTAL HEALTH ISSUE IS GOING TO
BE A VERY IMPORTANT ISSUE WHEN I TAKE OVER AND THE VA IS GOING TO
BE FIXED IN SO MANY WAYS BUT THAT'S GOING TO BE ONE OF THE
WAYS WE ARE GOING TO HELP AND THAT IN MANY RESPECTS THE ONE
THING WE HAVE TO DO BECAUSE I THINK IT'S REALLY BEEN LEFT
BEHIND. OKAY, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
[APPLAUSE] CAN I JUST SAY ONE THING,
TONY? JOHN: DONALD TRUMP ANSWERING
QUESTIONS IN VIRGINIA. ONE OF THE BIG ISSUES PROMISING
TO FIX PROBLEMS THAT HAVE BEEN SO PUBLICIZED PLAGUING THE
VETERANS ADMINISTRATION. ONE THING HE DID NOT MENTION THE
NEW REVELATIONS ABOUT HIS TAXES, REVELATIONS THAT HAVE RAISE
QUESTIONS ABOUT TRANSPARENCY AND BUSINESS RECORD.
GOOD MORNING TO YOU, I'M JOHN SCOTT.
JENNA: HI, EVERYBODY, I'M JENNA LEE.
TRUMP MAY HAVE AVOIDED PAYING FEDERAL INCOME TAX FOR UP TO 18
YEARS BY CLAIMING A BILLION DOLLAR LOSS IN 1995.
THAT'S NOT ILLEGAL NOT TO PAY TAXES BUT BECAUSE NO ONE HAS
SEEN TAX RETURNS IT'S SPARKING DEBATE POLITICALLY BUT ALSO OVER
TAX CODE. FIVE WEEKS BEFORE ELECTION DAY,
TRUMP QUICKLY TO TURN TO TABLES, TRUMP AND SURROGATES ARGUING
THAT THE REPORT IS PROOF OF THE FINANCIAL SAVVINESS, WE ARE
LIKELY TO HEAR MUCH MORE OF CAMPAIGN IN COLORADO LATER TODAY
THAT'S WHERE WE FINE ALICIA ACUNA.
DONALD TRUMP IS DISCUSSING THIS REPORT ON TWITTER SAYING,
QUOTE, I KNOW OUR COMPLEX TAX LAWS BETTER THAN ANYONE WHO HAS
EVER RUN FOR PRESIDENT AND I AM THE ONLY ONE WHO CAN FIX THEM.
#FAILING NEW YORK TIMES. NEW YORK TIMES RECORDER SAYS SHE
RECEIVED THE PAGES OF THE 1995 TAX RETURNS IN THE MAIL FROM AN
ANONYMOUS PERSON, QUOTE, THE TRUMP ORGANIZATION.
ACCORDING TO ARTICLE THE PAPER HIRED TAX EXPERTS TO ANALYZE
DOCUMENTS TO DETERMINE TRUMP DID ANYTHING ILLEGAL.
TRUMP OR SURROGATES HAVE NOT CONFIRMED OR DENIED REPORT IN
THE TIMES. FORMER CITY MAYOR GIULIANI AND
CHRIS CHRISTIE COMPLEMENTED.
ALL WE DID WAS QUOTE THE LAW. YOU CAN USE THE LAW TO OFFSET