Twenty-two years later, when Trump presented himself as a would-be president, McCain publicly dismissed him again. This time, Trump fired back. “He’s not a war hero,” declared the tycoon, who had avoided the draft in Vietnam with the questionable bone spurs claim. “He’s a war hero because he was captured. I like people who weren’t captured.”[11] McCain’s many fans were outraged, including Graham, but the senator himself just rolled his eyes and told aides not to get worked up.
