Trump's controversial statements about World War II: Reexamining the role of the Soviet Union.


Trump's controversial statements about World War II: Reexamining the role of the Soviet Union.

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Trump's controversial statements about World War II: Reexamining the role of the Soviet Union.

Donald Trump recently said that the Soviet Union lost 60 million people in World War II. Reporters asked him if he really knew much about this part of history.

A reporter from CNN asked Trump some questions about the war. For example, the reporter asked if it was really the Soviet Union that helped the US defeat the Nazis, and not the other way around.

Trump said that the US army got important weapons, vehicles, and food from the Soviet Union. He then told a story about his grandfather fighting in the war.

Trump said his grandfather fought in a Sherman tank and that the German tanks were very scary. But then, Trump said, the Soviet Union sent their T-34 tanks, which were much better.

Trump also said that the US army was having a hard time getting enough food, but then they received good food from the Soviet Union. He finished by saying, “God bless the USSR!”


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What did Donald Trump say about the Soviet Union's losses in World War II?

He said that the Soviet Union lost 60 million people in World War II.

What did Trump say about his grandfather's experience in the war?

He said his grandfather fought in a Sherman tank and found German tanks scary.

What did Trump say about the help the US received from the Soviet Union?

He said the US army got important weapons, vehicles, and food from the Soviet Union.


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