Twitter Rips Trump For POW Tweet, Just Weeks After McCain Bashing: ‘Thought You Liked People Who Weren’t Captured?’
President Donald Trump tweeted on Tuesday about prisoners of war, and was immediately and deservedly deluged with replies and retweets regarding the late Sen. John McCain, a former POW with whom Trump frequently clashed and who he famously insulted over being captured.
The President’s pro forma tweet was sent with the link to the Presidential Proclamation that was issued today for National Former Prisoner of War Recognition Day.
On National Former Prisoner of War Recognition Day, we honor the Americans captured and imprisoned by foreign powers while carrying out their duties to defend this great Nation…https://t.co/dEVfRo5uy7
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 9, 2019
In case there is still anyone who doesn’t know or doesn’t remember, this is what Trump said about McCain… or rather, one of the many things he’s said.
“He’s not a war here. He’s a war hero because he was captured. I like people that weren’t captured, okay? I hate to tell you. He’s a war hero, he was a war hero because he was captured, okay?”
And just as we’ve now reminded you, so Twitter reminded Trump. In droves.
“He’s a war hero because he was captured. I like people that weren’t captured, okay? I hate to tell you.”
— Donald Trump, 2015 https://t.co/nMtV84SNUU
— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) April 9, 2019
Trump: “He’s a war hero ’cause he was captured. I like people that weren’t captured.” https://t.co/V7HHwQCcVb https://t.co/Gd2pScfAaY
— W.G. Dunlop (@wgdunlop) April 9, 2019
“He’s not a war hero. He was a war hero because he was captured. I like people who weren’t captured.” https://t.co/W3f6ziluzP
— Paul Szoldra (@PaulSzoldra) April 9, 2019
“He was a war hero because he was captured. I like people who weren’t captured” – Donald Trump, 7/18/15 https://t.co/GACB0ooPA0
— Oliver Willis (@owillis) April 9, 2019
I thought you preferred people who weren’t captured. https://t.co/h1FX86Xveg
— Dan Rebellato (@DanRebellato) April 9, 2019
“I like people that weren’t captured.” – @realDonaldTrump, less than 4 years ago https://t.co/dpbiVgLneH https://t.co/gJzezN4AEO
— Jeryl Bier (@JerylBier) April 9, 2019
I thought you liked people who weren’t captured? https://t.co/R6DZNwQt9I
— Jesse Lehrich (@JesseLehrich) April 9, 2019
.@realDonaldTrump on John McCain –
“I like people that weren’t captured” https://t.co/kf0SDlWkuA
— Jesse Ferguson (@JesseFFerguson) April 9, 2019
I thought you preferred people who weren’t captured. https://t.co/h1FX86Xveg
— Dan Rebellato (@DanRebellato) April 9, 2019
“He’s not a war hero. He was a war hero because he was captured. I like people who weren’t captured.” — Donald J. Trump https://t.co/mBrqwCxNME
— Dennis Mersereau (@wxdam) April 9, 2019
There are SO many more. But not everyone went with a direct quote.
— Gene Park (@GenePark) April 9, 2019
File this under tweets Trump definitely didn’t write himself. https://t.co/JSK9puK0iE
— Chris Sommerfeldt (@C_Sommerfeldt) April 9, 2019
*except McCain https://t.co/DJ3yF8H3j7
— Emily C. Singer (@CahnEmily) April 9, 2019
You’re one of the last people on earth that should do this and that should be obvious to most folks but here we are so /shrug https://t.co/cXpmt68Mea
— Aaron Bruski (@aaronbruski) April 9, 2019
Will you recognize the service and sacrifice John McCain did for our country?
— David Weissman (@davidmweissman) April 9, 2019
Tough tweet for you seeing as you said John McCain is not a hero. #BoneSpurs
— Tommy Campbell (@MrTommyCampbell) April 9, 2019
Offered without irony.
— Joe Harris (@joeharris) April 9, 2019
Maybe Free Beacon’s Alex Griswold had the best characterization of the natural reaction.
— Alex Griswold (@HashtagGriswold) April 9, 2019
Sort of speechless. That fits.
Also there were dozens like this, with pictures or gifs of McCain, from during the Trump presidency all the way back to his wartime photos.
— Tony Fly (@TonyFly) April 9, 2019
Still, the most appropriate gut response was from sports columnist Phil Barber.
Oh my god, you didn’t https://t.co/Qnddf3FGfX
— Phil Barber (@Skinny_Post) April 9, 2019
But he did, of course. That’s how he does.
UPDATE: Meghan McCain responds.
No one believes you care about prisoners of war and “people who get captured”. https://t.co/ZkKEjI01XD
— Meghan McCain (@MeghanMcCain) April 9, 2019
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