John McCain: Trump owes apology to families of POWs

Spokesman Josh Earnest said President Barack Obama continued to have political differences with the man he defeated in the 2008 election, “but those debates have not reduced his appreciation for Senator McCain’s remarkable service to the country”.

“Donald Trump wants to be the president of this country”. Trump’s candidacy may collapse well before the first ballots are cast, and even if it survives until then, the party will eventually find a non-Trump alternative to unify around. Winning 24 percent of Republicans is impressive in a crowded field, but it’s still very far away from a majority of the party.

“He’s not a war hero”, Trump said during an onstage interview at the event in the town of Ames. McCain spent five years in a North Vietnam prison beginning in 1967, often undergoing torture, after his jet fighter was shot down.

The feud between the former Republican presidential nominee and the real estate mogul started last week, when McCain suggested that Trump’s remarks about immigrants had “fired up the crazies” at a rally in Phoenix.

White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest said McCain had handled the matter just right.

“Oh I’m sure it’ll hurt his votes in Arizona”, Huber said.

Perry said on Fox News, “Being a disciplined candidate is really important and that is, I think, what his challenge is gonna be”.

While Trump has tried to soften his comment about McCain, he has yet to apologize to those veterans that were offended. “I agree with what Senator McCain had to say”. “It’s offensive. It’s ridiculous”.

Mr Trump has in the past said he received the medical deferment from military service in 1968 because of a bone spur in one of his feet. Other GOP elected officials will no doubt follow suit – they care about maintaining good relations with veterans groups, regardless of how they may feel about McCain.

But who will benefit if Trump is out of the race? The Register wrote, “Trump has proven himself not only unfit to hold office, but unfit to stand on the same stage as his republican opponents”.

Despite the criticism, Mr Trump is under no pressure to withdraw from the race because the billionaire businessman is paying for his own campaign and does not need to rely on wealthy donors.

“Nobody got an honor of being a prisoner of war”.

He says that will never happen with Trump – and that it makes him “incredibly powerful”.

The remarks, which came after days of back-and-forth between McCain and Trump, were met with scattered boos. Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton, as well as Republican Sens. Baldasaro has not yet backed a candidate in this primary, but he said that Trump’s comments are not a deal-breaker for him.