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August 5, 2016

Military Veterans Call on McCain to Withdraw Endorsement of Trump
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Meanwhile, a group of military veterans is calling on Arizona Senator
John Mc Cain to withdraw his endorsement of Donald Trump after Trump
attacked the Khans, the parents of a U.S. Army captain who died serving
in Iraq in 2004. Mc Cain served in the U.S. Navy and was held as a
prisoner of war in Vietnam. The veterans announced their initiative at a
press conference Thursday in Washington, D.C. This is Marine veteran
Alexander Mc Coy.

Alexander Mc Coy: "Senator Mc Cain, this is my message to you. You
served and you sacrificed in ways Donald Trump cannot begin to
understand. You have heard enough, too. Now, I am joining, and I am
proud to join, hundreds of-a hundred thousand veterans, military family
members and voters across this country in demanding that you, John Mc
Cain, act. We cannot afford Donald Trump to be our commander-in-chief."

Trump has previously attacked Mc Cain and his military record, saying,
"I like people who weren't captured." Mc Cain has so far refused to
retract his endorsement of Trump. But he became evasive on Wednesday
when asked by a reporter about the idea of Trump having control of
nuclear weapons. This clip starts with the reporter.

Reporter: "Are you comfortable with Donald Trump possibly having control
of the nuclear arsenal?"

Sen. John Mc Cain: "Anyone that the people of this country choose to be
the commander-in-chief and the president of the United States,
therefore, can lead this country and will lead in a responsible
fashion-anyone who is elected president fairly in this country. And
that's the way that our democratic system works."

Topics:2016 Election Donald Trump

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