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Could've won in a week: Trump's bizarre Vietnam War claim draws flak on internet

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Donald Trump claimed he could have won the Vietnam War in a week, but his remarks about targeting Ho Chi Minh City prompted criticism. President Donald Trump stands on stage after speaking at a campaign rally at the Salina Regional Airport on Sunday. Covered by 5 outlets: 1 lean left, 3 are centre, 1 lean right.

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  1. Hindustan Times Center Factuality: High IN
    Trump's Vietnam War remarks draw fact-check over Ho Chi Minh City mix-up: 'I would've won that war in one week'

    Donald Trump claimed he could have won the Vietnam War in a week, but his remarks about targeting Ho Chi Minh City prompted criticism.

  2. HuffPost Left Factuality: Mostly factual US
    Donald Trump Hit With Brutal X Community Note After Embarrassing Vietnam War Gaffe

    Donald Trump has been hit with a brutal community note on X after making an embarrassing gaffe about the Vietnam War. The US president made a basic error as he claimed he could have ended the conflict in a just a week if he had been in charge. The war actually lasted 20 years...

  3. Newsweek Center Factuality: Mostly factual US
    Trump Says He Would Have Won Vietnam War in a Week, Mixes Up City

    "We never fight to win...I don't know what we do," Trump said at a rally in Iowa.

  4. HuffPost Left Factuality: Mostly factual US
    'Can't Even Win The 1 He Started': Trump Demolished For Claiming He Could Have Won Vietnam War In A Week

    President Donald Trump stands on stage after speaking at a campaign rally at the Salina Regional Airport on Sunday. Donald Trump has been demolished online after claiming he could have “won the Vietnam War in a week”. The US president also said the Afghanistan War would have...

  5. India Today Center Factuality: High IN
    Could've won in a week: Trump's bizarre Vietnam War claim draws flak on internet

    Couldve won in a week Trumps bizarre Vietnam War claim draws flak on internet

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Washington Examiner Donald Trump: I could've won Vietnam in a week