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
INCOME