As to whether Trump "successfully dodged" STD's, we have only his word on that. What I wonder is, why did Trump bring up STD's in this context? The man is a transparent liar. I know that's my opinion, but I also know that I share that opinion with a huge number of plain-spoken people.

It is also my opinion that Trump treated the Khan father and mother with condescension and contempt, and when the Khans spoke up about it, Trump went into a furious days-long tweet storm of aggrieved sulking. Why didn't he simply express, at the earliest opportunity, his sympathy for their son's ultimate sacrifice for his country? As EJ Dionne quotes Groucho Marx today,  “Sincerity is the key to success. Once you can fake that, you’ve got it made.”

I think you give Trump far more benefit of the doubt than he deserves.

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