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Donald Trump's 2015 campaign and his approach to military service and veterans' issues

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Jan 16, 2026
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What was the context of Trump's comments about John McCain's war hero status?

Donald Trump’s most quoted remark—“He’s a war hero because he was captured. I like people that weren’t captured”—was made as a 2015 Republican presidential candidate at the Family Leadership Summit in...

Jan 22, 2026

Has Donald Trump ever claimed military service in speeches or interviews?

has repeatedly described his time at a as making him feel “in the military” and has said he received “more training militarily than a lot of the guys that go into the military,” language he used in in...