2020 Democrat: Trump ‘lied about his feet’ to avoid Vietnam

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Rep. Seth Moulton, D-Mass., said it was ironic that President Trump, who received draft deferments during the Vietnam War, is now leading the effort in trying to start a war with Iran, drawing on comparisons from the political atmosphere before the United States went to war against Iraq in 2003.

Moulton, who is also a Democratic candidate for president and had served in the Marine Corps infantry, made his comments on Wednesday as tensions escalate between the U.S. and Iran.

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