Trump Releases Tweetstorm After Receiving Blistering Response to McCain Comments
After saying that John McCain is not a war hero after being captured in Hanoi, Vietnam, receiving slams across the Internet, and releasing an emailed statement, Donald Trump is now taking to Twitter to defend his statements.
Trump’s tweets also include references to his earlier comments about immigrants, as well as promises that he will succeed where he says McCain failed by “making this right” for vets.
At a follow-up press event, Trump partially walked back (but not really) in an attempt to clarify his statements, but the online response remains overwhelmingly negative.
Just left Family Leadership Summit in Iowa, got a standing ovation from many wonderful people. I will be back soon.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 18, 2015
In addition to doing a lousy job in taking care of our Vets, John McCain let us down by losing to Barack Obama in his run for President!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 18, 2015
Captured or not, all our soldiers are heroes!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 18, 2015
The Veterans of our country have been treated like third class citizens for many years…
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 18, 2015
….John McCain has failed miserably to fix the situation and to make it possible for Veterans to successfully manage their lives.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 18, 2015
All he does is go on television is talk, talk, talk, but incapable of doing anything.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 18, 2015
I will make this right for our great Vets!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 18, 2015
It's a national embarrassment that an illegal immigrant can walk across the border and receive free health care and one of our Veterans…..
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 18, 2015
….that has served our country is put on a waiting list and gets no care.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 18, 2015
I have a proven track record supporting our Veterans. Veterans deserve universal access to care. VA scandal proves politicians are inept.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 18, 2015
Why would anybody listen to @MittRomney? He lost an election that should have easily been won against Obama. By the way,so did John McCain!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 18, 2015
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