“ ‘I have a pretty dim view of his decision to use his privileged status to fake a disability in order to avoid serving in Vietnam.’ ”

That’s how Democratic presidential hopeful and Afghanistan war veteran Pete Buttigieg responded Thursday when asked by the Washington Post whether President Trump should have served in Vietnam.

Buttigieg, who’s been climbing the polls but still trails the favorites, was referring to Trump’s infamous claim that bone spurs kept him from being drafted.