Q-26Recorded statementMilitary and veteransJuly 18, 2015
What he said about Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), Navy pilot held as a prisoner of war in Vietnam
“He’s not a war hero… He’s a war hero ’cause he was captured. I like people that weren’t captured, OK?”
Context
Family Leadership Summit in Ames, Iowa. Afterward he told reporters, “I am not blaming John McCain for his capture,” and tweeted, “Captured or not, all our soldiers are heroes!”
Sources
- CBS News, July 18, 2015cbsnews.comhttps://www.cbsnews.com/news/donald-trump-john-mccain-war-hero-captured/ #97
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