Welcome to DU! The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards. Join the community: Create a free account Support DU (and get rid of ads!): Become a Star Member Latest Breaking News Editorials & Other Articles General Discussion The DU Lounge All Forums Issue Forums Culture Forums Alliance Forums Region Forums Support Forums Help & Search

General Discussion

Showing Original Post only (View all)

n2doc

(47,953 posts)
Sat Jul 25, 2015, 01:55 PM Jul 2015

John McCain: I was ‘surprised’ by Donald Trump’s fury [View all]

Arizona Sen. John McCain is back in the national political spotlight, having come under fierce attack from Republican presidential contender Donald Trump over his POW status during the Vietnam War and his efforts to help veterans.

The controversy exploded July 18 when Trump, the celebrity real-estate titan, told an Iowa audience that McCain is “a war hero because he was captured” and that Trump likes “people that weren’t captured.” McCain earlier had stoked the feud by telling the New Yorker magazine that Trump had “fired up the crazies” at his July 11 rally in downtown Phoenix.

The uproar over Trump’s anti-McCain tirade continued all week as organizations such as the Veterans of Foreign Wars, the Military Officers Association of America, Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America, Concerned Veterans for America and even the National Border Patrol Council defended McCain, a former Navy aviator who was shot down in 1967 and endured brutal conditions as a prisoner of war for more than five years.

McCain, the 2008 GOP White House nominee who is now seeking a sixth U.S. Senate term in Arizona, discussed Trump, the Republican presidential race and other topics in an extended question-and-answer session with The Arizona Republic.

more
http://www.azcentral.com/story/news/nation/politics/2015/07/25/john-mccain-interview/30649917/

Maybe they can take anger management classes together

4 replies = new reply since forum marked as read
Highlight: NoneDon't highlight anything 5 newestHighlight 5 most recent replies
Latest Discussions»General Discussion»John McCain: I was ‘surpr...