Trump Says He Would Have Won Vietnam War in a Week, Mixes Up City
Summary
President Donald Trump said at a rally in Dubuque, Iowa, that he could have won the Vietnam War in a week. He criticized past U.S. presidents and appeared to confuse details about Agent Orange and the places targeted during the war.Key Facts
- Trump spoke about the Vietnam War while discussing U.S. operations in Iran and Venezuela.
- He said the Vietnam War lasted 21 years and involved thousands of deaths.
- Trump said the U.S. military repeatedly dropped a substance in forests rather than targeting Ho Chi Minh City and other places.
- Audience members supplied the name Agent Orange when Trump referred to the substance.
- Agent Orange was a chemical herbicide used by the U.S. military to destroy forests in Vietnam.
- Trump described Agent Orange as red, though its name refers to the colored marking on the containers it was stored in.
- Ho Chi Minh City was formerly called Saigon and was the capital of U.S.-allied South Vietnam during the war.
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