Monday, July 20, 2015

John McCain: Donald Trump Owes Vets an Apology, Not Me



Sen. John McCain said Monday that he does not view himself as a hero but that Donald Trump owes an apology to veterans for his comments about soldiers captured in war.

Asked on MSNBC's Morning Joe if Trump owes him an apology, McCain responded: "No, I don't think so. But I think he may owe an apology to the families of those who have sacrificed in conflict and those who have undergone the prison experience in serving their country."

Trump has faced blistering criticism for saying over the weekend that McCain, who was held as a prisoner of war for more than five years during the Vietnam War, was "a war hero because he was captured. I like people who weren't captured."

McCain said during the exclusive interview with MSNBC that it is his senior officers during the Vietnam War who should be viewed as heroes, not him.

"A great honor of my life was to serve in the company of heroes. I'm not a hero," he said. 

Full article available here: John McCain Responds

Source: NBC News 

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