Trump seems to think the US military didn't have ammunition before he arrived | indy100 | indy100

Donald Trump has suggested that before he took office as president of the United States the country's military didn't have ammunition.

Trump lies and says the military "didn't have ammunition" when he took office https://t.co/T6Vq5KqvAT
— Aaron Rupar (@Aaron Rupar) 1568997218

In a speech at the White House on Friday, stood next to Australian prime minister Scott Morrison, Trump said

I've rebuilt the military...we spent £1.5 trillion dollars, when I came in our military was depleted, frankly we didn't have ammunition OK?

It doesn't need saying that of course, the US military had ammunition before 2016 although we're not sure what Trump thinks the US used in all the global conflicts prior to his ascension. Vicious tweets?

The responses to Aaron Rupar's tweet further quoted the president

@atrupar “There were our beautiful soldiers, with all these beautiful uniforms, so nice... but they don’t have... y… https://t.co/g5apP1chY7
— Jo (@Jo) 1568997360

With many more commenting on the state of the president's mental health;

@atrupar The President is unfit to serve. He’s ill.
— Karen Myatt (@Karen Myatt) 1568998255

And then of course, the jokes;

@atrupar Everyone knows Marines in basic were throwing rocks b/c there was no ammunition until Trump came along.
— Mr. Ed (@Mr. Ed) 1568998959

@atrupar So what did they have before he became president arrows? https://t.co/pfvj0pFfny
— Acnologia (@Acnologia) 1569004759

@atrupar They were down to imitating the noise of gun shot with their mouths, true story.
— Pfr Frédolini, Fake Anthropologist /Politologist ⚜ (@Pfr Frédolini, Fake Anthropologist /Politologist ⚜) 1568997470

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Another day, another fake news soundbite from Trump.

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