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July 20, 2015

Trump: McCain is "Not a War Hero" Because He Was Captured in Battle 
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In campaign news, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has
come under intense criticism from within his own party after he spoke
disparagingly about the war record of Republican Senator John Mc Cain,
who was held as a prisoner of war in Vietnam for over five years. During
an event in Iowa on Saturday, Trump said he did not view Mc Cain as a
war hero.

Donald Trump: "He is not a war hero. He is a war hero — he's a war
hero because he was captured. I like people who weren't captured, OK? I
hate to tell you. To you, he's a war hero. He's a war hero because he
was captured."

Trump has refused to apologize for his comment. Unlike Mc Cain, Trump
did not serve in Vietnam. He received four student deferments between
1964 and 1968.

 

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