Trump claims he would have 'run in' and confronted the Parkland shooter 'even if I didn't have a weapon'

Donald Trump at White House business session.

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published 26 February 2018

President Trump, who received five deferments during the Vietnam war including one for bone spurs, announced Monday that he would have personally run unarmed into Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School to face off against the shooter who killed 17 people with an AR-15.

"I really believe I'd run in there even if I didn't have a weapon," Trump announced, criticizing Florida police officers who reportedly did not immediately enter the building during the attack.

Trump's Rambo-esque ambitions drew some doubts, though, seeing as he is apparently terrified of bald eagles and stairs. Watch his comments via Mediaite.

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Jeva Lange was the executive editor at TheWeek.com. She formerly served as The Week's deputy editor and culture critic. She is also a contributor to Screen Slate, and her writing has appeared in The New York Daily News, The Awl, Vice, and Gothamist, among other publications. Jeva lives in New York City. Follow her on Twitter.