Originally Posted by L-Pink

From the comments:


Lorielle Sisson
12:55 AM EDT
First of all, Trump never said McCain wasn't a war hero. He said he wasn't a hero. There is a difference. We use the term "hero" way too often these days. A hero is someone that goes above and beyond what is expected at great peril to themselves. The first responders on 9/11 were heroes. They rushed up into the WTC while people were rushing out. That is over and above. There are inherent risks associated with being in the military...things that they face everyday during wartime. One of those risks is capture by the enemy. Being a POW does not make someone a hero. Being a POW, being tortured and refusing to collaborate with the enemy ---- THAT makes you a hero. McCain, on the other hand, did collaborate with the North Vietnamese. All members of our military, including those who were POWs deserve our gratitude for their sacrifice and service to their country. But a hero is something extra special.

I did not hear Trump once say that McCain didn't serve honorably. I didn't hear him belittle his service. What I did hear was McCain insulting Americans by calling them crazies. What I did hear was Trump calling McCain out on his failure to protect our veterans. What I did hear was Trump calling McCain out on his failure to secure our border and protect Americans.

What has the political elite and media outlets nearly having a stroke is that Trump is not reacting to their ridicule of him like others that they have smeared in the past. He is not bowing down to the PC police. He is not going to play the game of the namby pamby politicians. I think it is great that Trump released the cell phone number of Graham...what did Graham expect would happen when he publicly called him a jackass? Anyone who knows anything about Trump knows that he goes tit for tat with those who challenge or insult him. Keep stirring the pot Donald...can't wait to see the veins pop out on the foreheads of most of your fellow debaters."