Twitter erupts after Trump’s comments on veterans’ suicide

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Donald Trump drew immediate blowback on Monday after comments he made to a veterans group regarding suicide rates and access to mental healthcare.

While speaking at a national security town hall in Herndon, Va., Trump was asked by a former military staff sergeant about the importance of faith-based programs for veterans who find themselves at risk of committing suicide, along with troops suffering from post-traumatic stress, traumatic brain injury and “other related military-related mental and behavioral health issues.”

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