Trump boasts ‘I would have won Vietnam very quickly’ as Iran peace hangs in balance

NewsWorldAmericasUS politicsTrump boasts ‘I would have won Vietnam very quickly’ as Iran peace hangs in balanceFuture president received five deferments to avoid draft during warAndrew Feinberg in Washington, D.C. Tuesday 21 April 2026 14:14 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2961875","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-iran-war-vietnam-cnbc-b2961875.html","title":"Trump boasts ‘I would have won Vietnam very quickly’ as Iran peace hangs in balance"}}CloseTrump 'I Would Have Won Vietnam Very Quickly'Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailGet our free Inside Washington emailEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_INSIDE_WASHINGTON","regTitle":"Inside Washington","subscriptionGroup":"inside_washington","subscriptionGroupId":"af764e04-87eb-45e6-a84b-a7455ba70a1e","type":"inside_washington","pathPrefix":"/news/world/americas/us-politics","associatedAuthors":["Eric Garcia","John Bowden"],"title":"Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox","mobileTitle":"Get our free Inside Washington email","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/insideWashington1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveInsideWashingtonNews","regSourceSection":"US politics","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"},"isClimate":false}In 1968, a podiatrist who rented office space from Donald T...