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John McCain broke his silence about Donald Trump's controversial comments on prisoners of war
May 8, 2016 at 17:43
"What he said about me, John McCain, that's fine. I don't require any repair of that," McCain said.
After months of largely avoiding questions about Donald Trump, Sen. John McCain broke his silence about the presumptive Republican presidential nominee's provocative rhetoric that targeted McCain last summer. Trump ignited a firestorm last July for his criticism of McCain, asserting he was only a war hero "because he was captured." "I like people that weren't captured," Trump said then. In a CNN interview Sunday, the Arizona senator called on Trump to apologize to former prisoners of war. "I think it's important for Donald Trump to express his appreciation for veterans," McCain said. The Arizona Republican, a decorated Vietnam War veteran who spent years in captivity after being shot down during ...
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