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Draft dodging Trump

Recently in Iowa, Donald Trump referred to John McCain as, "He is not a war hero. He is a war hero because he was captured. I like people that weren't captured, OK? I hate to tell you."

I’m not a fan of McCain's politics, but he is definitely a war hero and a good soldier. Trump had his rich daddy get him a deferment. Is this really the guy that is number one in the polls for the GOP?

If Trump doesn’t like people who get captured, the USA should wake up and tell Trump, by power of votes, that we do not like spoiled brats that use daddy to help them avoid going to war.

Doris Kolber, Miami

This story was originally published July 25, 2015 at 1:00 PM with the headline "Draft dodging Trump."

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