Meghan McCain Goes Off on Trumps: They Don’t Understand Military Service

Fox’s Meghan McCain chided Donald Trump and his family for casting aspersions on her father’s record of service when they had no understanding of military or veterans’ issues.

Speaking on Outnumbered Wednesday afternoon, McCain noted that her two brothers had had multiple deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan among other places and “served with honor while [Trump’s] sons were doing reality television shows.” She continued, “So being told that my family doesn’t understand war and veterans and veterans issues breaks my heart.”

“This is the first time in my entire life I’ve had my family’s service to this country questioned,” she said.

Sen. John McCain had criticized Trump for attacking the family of Humayun Khan, a Muslim-American soldier who died while serving in Iraq. “I cannot emphasize enough how deeply I disagree with Mr. Trump’s statement. I hope Americans understand that the remarks do not represent the views of our Republican party, its officers, or candidates,” McCain said.

Trump responded by withholding support for McCain in his battle to hold his Senate seat and accusing him of having been ineffectual on veterans’ issues. “He has not done a good job for the vets and I’ve always felt he should have done a much better job for the vets. So I’ve always had a difficult time with John for that reason, because our vets are not being treated properly,” Trump said.

“I know what it’s like to watch my brothers deploy and think that they’re not going to come back,” Meghan McCain concluded. “I know what that feels like. And the Trumps do not.”

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Sam Reisman (@thericeman) is a staff editor at Mediaite.