He was captured and repeatedly tortured during a six-year internment at the “Hanoi Hilton” prison camp.
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But his attempt at damage control seemed unlikely to diminish the anger his remarks had caused.
Trump is now running for president as a Republican.
Speaking at a conference of religious conservatives in Iowa, Trump was pressed on his recent description of the 2008 Republican presidential nominee as “a dummy”.
“Perhaps he’s a war hero, but right now, he’s said bad things about a lot of people“, Trump added.
Trump said he considers prisoners of war to be heroes – although he called Sgt.
“I was highly offended by what Donald Trump said“, Perry told the audience.
“He’s not a war hero”, Trump said. I respect and admire him and he’s an American hero.
He was shot down over North Vietnam in 1967 and broke his arms and legs after being ejected from his aircraft. And the best evidence for this attitude (aside from the obvious) frequently occurs in his press releases.
Trump brushed aside claims by some pundits that his early support will fade. “SW”, said Wisconsin governor Scott Walker, who, like Mr Trump is seeking the Republican presidential nomination.
Trumps statements have drawn some strong reactions, particularly from former Texas Gov. Rick Perry (another who Trump has attacked). Even for candidates from the Latino stronghold of Florida, former governor of the state Jeb Bush and sitting senator Marco Rubio, could only manage to cut Clinton’s Latino vote percentage to 64 percent and 66 percent, respectively.
“Enough with the slanderous attacks”. “John McCain and every POW deserve our respect and our admiration”.
Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal, South Carolina Sen. “No one is going to mess with us, that I can say”. “There are no words”.
Trump, the Republican presidential hopeful with a penchant for bombastic remarks, sparked a firestorm Saturday when he questioned whether U.S. Sen. Instead, Cruz on Saturday blamed the media for trying to pit Republicans against each other.
But it remained to be seen how his McCain comments might undermine his run for the White House, given how Americans as a whole value the men and women of their armed forces far more than their politicians. “Period”.
He has no doubt McCain and all those who honorably serve this country are heroes.
This is the second time Trump has catapulted into the spotlight.
“There have been other candidates in this race who’ve attacked me-Chris Christie and Rand Paul and Mike Huckabee-I praise them all”, the Texas senator said.
Trump also said he supports the military.
“I won’t say who, but somebody else raised a question about John McCain today”. I am fighting for our Veterans!
McCain’s daughter Meghan said on Twitter, “I can’t believe what I am reading this morning”. By the time Walker took to the stage, he addressed the firestorm.
His bold remarks in June about undocumented Mexican immigrants being rapists and drug runners kept the bombastic real estate tycoon at the top of the national news agenda for days.
Walker, the last to speak of several of his competitors. He doubled down on the comment to reporters afterward, and said McCain hasn’t done enough for veterans. “Mr. Trump’s message is ‘make America great again.'”. A new nationwide poll from Fox News shows he’s leading the pack of major-name GOP candidates with 18% of likely Republican primary voters saying they want a President Trump.
During Saturday’s Q&A session, Trump claimed he raised $1 million for the Arizona senator.
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MacDonald thinks that Trump should have focused on the issues and that if Trump disagrees with the Obama administration or McCain, he should present his own agenda.
