Quote:Trump brought it up because he likes people to think he's a man of the people who says what everyone thinks but is afraid to say. Judging from the audible response to his remarks and his lead early in the presidential race, he might be on to something.

 

Regardless of his political views and actions, to regard John McCain as anything but a hero is to reveal a lack of understanding of what he endured as a POW as opposed to what he could have done to gain freedom.

 

This is where you and I agree for the most part.  I believe that Donald Trump is just in it for the "shock value" of his comments.  Just pure speculation on my part, but I think that he knows that he has no realistic chance of getting the republican nomination much less getting the final vote for President.

 

However, there is possibly another side to this.  He can say what he wants and be as reckless as he wants, and doesn't have to worry about angering or alienating donors.  Because of this fact, he forces not only the republican candidates, but also the democrat candidates to respond to his comments.

 

I would guess that quite a few people share his beliefs regarding his comments as you pointed out, there was a very clear audible response regarding his comments.

 

Where I do agree with you 100%, Donald or anyone else can not say that John McCain is not a war hero.  As Trump said (paraphrasing) "he prefers the ones that weren't captured" or something like that.  If anyone want's to demean a pilot that is shot down (a very traumatic experience in itself), held as a prisoner of war and tortured, then that person has lost all of my respect and/or support.

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