“He’s what? And he dissed the military? Please provide some documentation!”
Regarding disrespect for the military, while in a public argument with McCain, this is what President Trump said about McCain in 2015:
“He’s not a war hero. He was a war hero because he was captured. I like people who weren’t captured.”
That’s tough (and ignorant) talk coming from someone who never served and had the chance to do so. If someone wants to serve in the military - they can serve.
I wonder what President Trump would have had to say about POWs James Stockdale. Or Jeremiah Denton. Or Humbert Versace.
“He’s not a war hero. He was a war hero because he was captured. I like people who weren’t captured.”
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Trump said what he said because in his view, like millions of other Conservatives, myself included, McCain wasn’t any more of a war hero than every other service member on active duty. Moreover McCain was criticized by many who served with him for behavior thought to be less than admirable for an officer and a gentleman. And there’s no need to describe how much of an assh*le he turned out to be as a “Republican” politician.
Regarding disrespect for the military,
I wonder what President Trump would have had to say about POWs
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It is disingenuous to accuse someone of disrespect for the military for criticizing an individual who was/is in the military. And I feel certain President Trump would agree that the other POWs you mentioned were heroes BEFORE they were ever captured, and didn’t become so BECAUSE they were captured!