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Draft dodger with imaginary bone spurs tells Purple Heart recipients his ear injury "wasn't that easy for me, either"

Ellsworth Toohey
Aug 08, 2025
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Donald Trump at the 2024 Republican National Convention. (Maxim Elramsisy / Shutterstock.com)

Donald Trump can't stop collecting medals he never earned, and now he's comparing his minor ear graze to actual combat wounds because apparently being a five-time draft dodger wasn't quite insulting enough to veterans.

As reported in The Daily Beast, Trump told a…

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