Hemal Jhaveri

A few weeks ago, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump showed a poor understanding of PTSD when he seemed to suggest that veterans who suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder are not "strong."

At a rally in Florida on Wednesday, Trump likewise demonstrated a poor grasp of concussions and lashed out at the NFL when he commented on a woman who passed out in the crowd.

From the speech:

"That woman was out cold, and now she's coming back. We don't go by these new, and very much softer, NFL rules. Concussions..'oh, oh! Got a little ding on the head. No, no, you can't play for the rest of the season.' Our people are tough."

This isn't the first time Trump has ridiculed the NFL for its increased awareness of brain injuries. At a rally in Iowa earlier this year, he made similar comments.

Via Mic:

"Football's become soft. Football has become soft," GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump said (twice) at a rally in Iowa on Sunday. "But football's become soft like our country has become soft," he added to cheers and nods. "It's true. It's true." "What used to be considered a great tackle, a violent head-on [tackle]. … You used to see these tackles and it was incredible to watch, right?" Trump said.

Trump has said a lot of outlandish things over the course of this election, so it's not a real surprise that he's willfully ignorant of the growing science surrounding CTE and the long-term effects repeated brain trauma has on an athlete's well-being.

As a refresher, CTE causes brain degeneration that leads to memory loss, depression, confusion, impaired motor skills and a host of other really terrible stuff.

Just like Trump doesn't think PTSD effects people who are "strong", head injuries are also for the weak.

Trump's already gone after immigrants, African-Americans, Muslims, women and veterans to name a few. I guess NFL players are just next on his list of things to mock.