Trump mocks McCain’s military service: ‘I like people who weren’t captured’
Why would he say that – there seems to be more about this tussle than what appears on the surface and here it is:
Trump was taking issue with McCain’s critique of his July 11 rally against illegal immigration in Phoenix. It seems McCain called the people in attendance as “crazies.” It looks like McCain is the one that started this tussle – he can give it out but can’t take it. So what happens, he falls back on being a POW to try to get the people’s sympathy – shame on you.
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GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump on Saturday made fun of Sen. John McCain’s (R-Ariz.) military service during a question-and-answersessionat the 2015 Family Leadership Summit in Ames, Iowa.The New York business mogul taunted McCain’s six years as a prisoner during the Vietnam War.“He was a war hero because he was captured,” Trump sarcastically told hostFrankLuntz during the 2015 Family Leadership Summit. “I like people who weren’t captured.”The quip came afterLuntz challenged Trump over his criticism of McCain’s political career.The pollster questioned Trump’s verbal attacks given he is a “war hero.” “I supported McCain for president,” Trump said of McCain’s 2008 GOP presidential campaign.
“He lost and let us down,” Trump said, arguing he had spent $1 million on McCain’s Oval Office bid.
“I’ve never liked him as much after that,” he added. “I don’t like losers.”
Trump was taking issue with McCain’s critique of his July 11 rally against illegal immigration in Phoenix.
McCain argued in an interview published Thursday that the event energized the right wing’s most extreme members.
“It’s very bad,” he said of Trump’s Phoenix rally earlier this month.
“This performance with our friend out in Phoenix is very hurtful,” McCain said.
“Because what he did was he fired up the crazies,” he added. “Now he galvanized them. He’s really got them activated.”
Trump countered Saturday that McCain’s remarks were insulting to the Americans supporting his policies on illegal immigration.
“15,000 people showed up to hear me speak,” Trump said of the Phoenix event, adding that it was “beautiful.”
“He called them all crazy,” he added of McCain. “I know all about crazies, and those weren’t crazies.”
Trump also said he is forcing a national discussion about border security and illegal immigration policies.
“I’m so proud of the fact I got a dialogue started on illegal immigration,” he said. “I’m very happy.”
“I took a lot of abuse,” Trump added of the backlash against his immigration rhetoric. “It turned out I was right.”
Trump sparked international outrage during his 2016 campaign launch last month.
The outspoken billionaire provoked public backlash by harshly criticizing Hispanic immigrants and Mexico on June 16.
“They’re sending people who have a lot of problems,” Trump said during the address at Trump Tower in New York City.
“They’re bringing drugs. They’re bringing crime. They’re rapists,” he added. “And some, I assume, are good people.”
Trump argued Saturday that politicians should avoid sensitivity while dealing with issues as important as immigration.
“We’re so politically correct we can’t move people anymore,” he said. “We want results, we don’t want tone!
The whole problem is that Trump is bringing out issues that neither party want to talk about. Both of these parties have been greasing their own palms and not working for the American people. Now you have Trump who is working for the American people and dragging these candidates and now McCain into the topics and they do not feel comfortable discussing the problems of the country That is the whole problem.
Right on Mr. Trump! I think McCain should look in the mirror and see who the real hypocrite is!
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John McCain called Trump supporters in AZ – CRAZIES.
Tell McCain to look into the mirror and he can see a real disturbed person.
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