Trump visited soldiers at Walter Reed
President Trump made time to visit with U.S. service members during his trip Tuesday to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, but he did not see any of the 14 troops injured in the war he started with Iran who are also recovering at the hospital, according to the family of one soldier and another military official familiar with Mr. Trump's visit.
TL;DR
- President Trump visited Walter Reed National Military Medical Center but reportedly did not see troops injured in the war with Iran.
- The White House confirmed Trump met with service members but did not specify if those wounded in the Iran conflict were included.
- Sergeant Cory Hicks, injured in an Iranian drone attack in Kuwait, is among those recovering at Walter Reed.
- Trump had previously honored fallen soldiers from Operation Epic Fury and attended dignified transfers of deceased troops.
- It is customary for presidents to visit wounded troops, a practice Trump has followed in the past.
- Previous controversies include Trump's remarks on soldiers with 'headaches' and reports of him calling fallen Marines 'suckers' and 'losers'.
- The Defense Department reports 409 U.S. troops injured in the Iran war, with most returning to duty.