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real-estate magnate donald trump attacked sen. John mccain's (r-arizona) status as a "war hero" on saturday, saying he was only viewed as a war hero because "he was captured."
speaking at an event in iowa, trump argued that mccain ? who has spoken out against trump for his controversial comments about mexican immigrants ? was not a real war hero.
"he's not a war hero," trump said. "he's a war hero because he was captured. I like people that weren't captured."
"perhaps he's a war hero, but right now, he's said bad things about a lot of people,' trump added.
The real-estate mogul also said that he didn't like mccain after his loss to president barack obama in the 2008 presidential election.
"i never liked him after that, because i don't like losers," trump said.
Trump has recently spoken out more forcefully against mccain, after the veteran senator denounced trump for "firing up the crazies" during a speech last week in phoenix.
In response, trump demanded an apology, and tweeted that mccain is a "dummy."
as the washington post reported, trump is lobbying for a primary challenger to run against mccain in 2016.
Several republican presidential candidates were quick to condemn trump.
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gov. Bobby jindal ✔ @bobbyjindal
john mccain is an american hero. I have nothing but respect for his service to our country.
11:34 am - 18 jul 2015
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rick perry ✔ @governorperry
.@senjohnmccain is an american hero & all pow's deserve our nation's highest debt of gratitude. @realdonaldtrump's comments are disgraceful.
11:35 am - 18 jul 2015
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jeb bush ✔ @jebbush
enough with the slanderous attacks. @senjohnmccain and all our veterans - particularly pows have earned our respect and admiration.
12:19 pm - 18 jul 2015