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Donald Trump in hot water over McCain war hero comments
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Jul 20, 2015
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Donald Trump in hot water over McCain war hero comments
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump criticized US senator John McCain for getting captured during the Vietnam war.
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks at the Family Leadership Summit in Ames, Iowa, on Saturday.
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Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump criticized US senator John McCain for getting captured during the Vietnam war.

On Friday, a Fox News poll found Donald Trump in the lead with support from 18 percent of Republican primary voters nationwide.

The next day, the candidate landed himself in hot water for claiming that Sen. John McCain is NOT a war hero. For more on what it all means both for the candidate and for his party, Republican strategist Mike Madrid joined the show.