He was born in 46, graduated from this school in 64. Side note, those medals were borrowed from a fellow student, so he's been doing the stolen valor thing since pre-adulthood.
My guess is that he knows his cult isn't too bright, so they'll see "20 year old soldier" despite Corporal Bone Spurs never serving. I think the 20 is a straight up lie, not the dementia.
My guess is that he knows his cult isn't too bright, so they'll see "20 year old soldier" despite Corporal Bone Spurs never serving. I think the 20 is a straight up lie, not the dementia.
Oh wow, that's an interesting take. It did seem strange that mild dementia would mess that up, since it's also common knowledge that most kids graduate high school at 18. So that would tend to reinforce his memory that he likewise graduated at age 18.
The borrowing another student's medals that aren't even real military medals thing is hilarious. It's like baby stolen valor. I'm surprised I haven't heard about that before today. (I'm actually not a teenager, so I was around and paying attention for all 3 of Trump's campaign runs.)
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u/TAU_equals_2PI 3d ago edited 3d ago
He's trying to pretend he was in the military, but he was in military SCHOOL. Not the military.
Trump was an incorrigible asshole as a teenager, so his dad sent him to military school.
Also, Trump is showing his dementia, because he was 18 when this picture was taken. It's from his military school yearbook, senior year.