Posted on 07/18/2015 4:30:46 PM PDT by VinL
Gov. Scott Walker and other Republican presidential hopefuls have finally had it with Donald Trump.
Wisconsin's Republican governor had repeatedly said he wouldn't criticize the billionaire real estate mogul or other 2016 GOP candidates, but that changed Saturday after Trump took his feud with Arizona Sen. John McCain to a new level.
"He's not a war hero," Trump told the crowd at the Family Leadership Summit in Ames, Iowa. "He was a war hero because he was captured. I like people who weren't captured."
Walker promptly tweeted, "Just told a crowd in Sioux City: @SenJohnMcCain is an American hero."
And Kirsten Kukowski, a Walker campaign spokeswoman, followed up with another tweet adding that Walker said "I unequivocally denounce him" for attacking an American hero.
Other Republican candidates were also quick to condemn Trump's comments.
"John McCain is an American hero," Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal tweeted. "After Donald Trump spends six years in a POW camp, he can weigh in on John McCain's service.
Former Texas Gov. Rick Perry, Florida Gov. Jeb Bush and others joined in with swift, sharp criticism of Trump's latest attack on McCain.
Walker had vowed not to criticize, or try to speak for, Trump or other GOP contenders.
"What I've said is that Donald Trump can speak for himself," Walker told reporters after addressing supporters at an Iowa ballpark Friday. "I'm going to answer questions about my positions, not about Donald Trump's or Jeb Bush's or Marco Rubio or anybody else out there."
But on Saturday, Walker called for Trump to apologize to McCain.. "He needs to apologize to Senator McCain and all the other men and women who have worn the uniform," Walker told reporters following a campaign stop in Sioux City. "It's just a disgrace."
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It’s kinda fun to see Trump’s campaign completely self-destruct in public. Trump is a secret Democrat who is trying to help his friend Hillary and so many suckers are falling for his shtick.
But instead of hurting the GOP, Trump is destroying himself and his business.
This is one double-agent spy who won’t succeed and put the Democrats in the WH in 2016.
Trump is about to lay waste to the GOPE. They can’t shut him down.
Here’s Trump on CBS as of today explaining about McCain today.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h1GDsnd7Q9g
Just musing. We all know little scotty jumped on the pile last, only because he thought Trump was a goner.
But, Trump will survive this blood lust. Can’t wait to see scott the chameleon’s face when the Donald tracks him down.
WI people are so uninformed that they still believe the lies about Joe McCarthy.
Everyone else has proven themselves susceptible to media manipulation i.e. FAIL!
Mitt Walker is trying to win the nomination by escaping notice and hardly ever saying anything. Not a winning combo. He’s going to wake up with Trumps footprints on his back.
Today on Cspan Santorum refused to criticize Trump’s statement.
Those other desperate weenies saw an opportunity to nail the front runner and grabbed it. Guess they don’t know how much conservatives despise McCain.
He wouldn’t change his mind as he knows the “official version”, and that’s good enough for him.
Yes, like how is it that McShame can call 25,000 people who came to hear Trump “crazies”. That was an insult not only to the people, but to Trump as well, inferring that anyone who would come out to hear him had to be crazy.
Trump only spoke the truth. McShame became a hero because he was captured. If he had not been captured and held for so long and brought back as a “hero”, who would ever have heard of John McCain? That was not an insult, it was the truth.
Very interesting...so among the Pow’s McCain is known as “The Song Bird”..... I believe it not only based on what they are saying...but on his behavior in Government.
McCain is right up there with Obama on my worse than disgust list...to use other words would get me kicked off FR...and God would not be happy.
Walker denounces Donald Trump for his remarks on John McCain’s patriotism (hero, or not?)
FReep Mail me if you want on, or off, this Wisconsin interest ping list.
I agree with Trump.
He's been trying to recover from his Specter betrayal for years.
Santorum is a living cautionary tale of betraying the trust of your base.
my typos.....maybe I should have kept my mouth shut. :-)
Walker. Wrong. Trump. Right.
There is no doctrine of once a hero, always a hero. To wit, Benedict Arnold.
McCain WAS once a hero. Given what he’s done to this country the last 20 years, he has LOST THAT TITLE.
He is NOT a hero anymore.
While Trump has done a lot of things that personally I find hypocritical, in terms of telling the truth about what is going on in the country today, he is the only one who appears capable of saying the truth.
While I dislike him for some things, I have to admit I find hearing the truth spoken unapologetically, refreshing. I wish others would say the same thing without fear.
Trump will handle Walker without even breaking a sweat. Just finished 2 of Trump’s books with a third on deck. Trump has been handling politicians far tougher than Walker since he was a young man. They aren’t even an appetizer for him.
Agree.....the video is a must see!
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