Sarah Palin's implication that her son's recent arrest for domestic abuse following an incident in which he allegedly punched his girlfriend in the face was the result of PTSD has upset some veterans.

Palin said on Wednesday during a speech at a Donald Trump rally that it was post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) coupled with the 'disrespectful' treatment of veterans by President Obama which caused the alleged incident that landed her son Track, 26, in jail on Monday night.

Soon after, many veterans began to come out against these statements on social media, including a Twitter user by the name of DKey who wrote: 'As a combat vet, EXTREMELY disgusted by #SarahPalin blaming PTSD 4 domestic abuse.

'Fragile male ego & compulsive masculinity did it NOT PTSD.'

He then added; 'I've deployed twice had more combat vets in my units than I can count. NOT ONE has laid hands on another because of PTSD.'

Another combat veteran, Jason Kirell, wrote on Twitter; 'Speaking as a combat vet who literally slept in the same barracks as Track Palin, his mother is wrong and her son is not a victim.'

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Speaking out: Veterans have come out against Sarah Palin after she said in a speech on Wednesday (pictured) that PTSD caused her son Track's alleged domestic abuse

Some veterans, including the ones above, used Twitter to express their outrage at Palin's comments

'Palin is using PTSD as an excuse to shift blame away from her son's domestic violence,' Brandon Friedman, the former digital media director for the Department of Veterans Affairs, said in an interview with Huffington Post.

'She never mentioned the actual victim. She portrayed her son as the victim, but never talked about his girlfriend, apparently crying and hiding under a bed because he beat her.'

Friedman also said; 'The fact is, veterans who have PTSD are far, far more likely to harm themselves than they are to harm others.'

As for Palin's comment about President Obama, Friedman said; 'It's ironic that people like Sarah Palin are in the party of "personal responsibility" but as soon as someone in her family is arrested for domestic violence, it's Obama's fault.'

Paul Rieckhoff, who heads Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America, seemed to reiterate this statement, telling NBC News; 'It's not President Obama's fault that Sarah Palin's son has PTSD.

'PTSD is a very serious problem, a complicated mental health injury, and I would be extremely reluctant to blame any one person in particular.'

He also said that he hopes Palin does not turn this into 'a political chew toy in a political campaign'.

White House spokesman Josh Earnest was also asked about the comments on Thursday and said; 'The fact is domestic violence is not a joke. Gun violence is not a joke. Problems with addiction are not a joke and the... sacrifices that many of our men and women in uniform make, for our safety and security, are not a joke.'

Earnest said he did not know whether or not President Obama had heard Palin's comments.

Trouble: Track Palin (above) was arrested Monday night after he allegedly punched his girlfriend

Palin said during her speech on Wednesday; 'I guess it’s kind of the elephant in the room - because my own family, going through what we’re going through today with my son, a combat vet having served in a Stryker brigade, fighting for you all, America, in the war zone. But my son, like so many others, they come back a bit different. They come back hardened.

'They come back wondering if there is that respect for what their fellow soldiers and airmen and every other member of the military have given so sacrificially to this country, and that starts at the top.'

She went on to say later in her speech; 'So when my own son is going through what he goes through coming back, I can certainly relate with other families who kind of feel these ramifications of PTSD and some of the woundedness that our soldiers do return with, and it makes me realize more than ever, it is now or never for the sake of America’s finest that we’ll have that commander in chief who will respect them and honor them.'

Track, 26, an Iraq combat veteran, was taken into custody by police in Wasilla, Alaska at 10pm Monday night after officers arrived and found his girlfriend cowering under a bed.

The police report from Wasilla, Alaska describes a shambolic scene when police arrived and found the female victim with 'bruising and swelling around her left eye' claiming that Track had thrown her phone away when she tried to call 911.

This all happened at Sarah's Wasilla home according to court documents, and Track had a 0.189 blood alcohol level according to police.

'I observed that the male had a visible injury to his right eye and the area around his eye,' Officer Andrew Kappler wrote.

'His eyes were bloodshot and I detected a strong odor of alcohol on his breath and person. Upon contacting Palin, he was uncooperative, belligerent, and evasive with my initial line of questions.'

Officers tried to ask the veteran why 911 was dialled by the woman and where she was.

'Palin stated that he didn't know where she was and denied that there was a firearm involved, but did state that there were several spread throughout the residence,' Kappler wrote in his report.

'Due to Palin's escalating hostility, the unknown whereabouts of the female 911 caller, and Officer safety, Palin was placed into handcuffs.'

Charges: Track was released the next day after her posted $1,500 bail and is due in court on February 19

The woman told police that while she had not yet called 911, she had lied to Track and said she had to scare him off.

Apparently this did not work.

'Palin approached (his girlfriend) and struck her on the left side of her head near her eye with a closed fist,' wrote Kappler in the report.

The argument got out of control and Track allegedly reached for his AR-15 rifle and began threatening suicide.

Track's girlfriend ran out of the house after the young man started 'holding onto a gun, yelling 'do you think I'm a p***y?' and 'do you think I won't do it?'

'(She) stated Palin 'cocked the gun' and was holding the rifle out next to him with his right hand near the trigger and his left hand near the barrel, with the barrel just away from his face pointed to the side,' states the detailed police report.

'(She) was concerned that he would shoot himself and ran outside and around the house. She didn't see where Palin went, so she went inside and up the stairs, where she hid under a bed.'

Police reported that (she) had bruising around her left eye and appeared to have an injury on her knee.