fun at himself for his annapolis disciplinary record and even crashing planes. that s the kind of confidence you get when you have been through hell and survived with honor. just as a reminder, mccain served as a naval aviator for 22 years, was shot down over vietnam in 1967, spent nearly six years being tortured as a prisoner of war. he refused early release, not leaving without his brothers in arms and was later awarded the bronze star and purple heart. president trump did not serve in the military. he was sent to boarding school where they did dress up in military uniforms, but his love for actually being in the military seemed to have ended there. he got five deferments from the vietnam draft, including one for what he claims were bone spurs. senator mccain wasn t the president s only target this weekend. he blasted out dozens and dozens of tweets and retweets, an excessive volume, even by his standards. the excessive volume was so extreme, george conway, husband of presidential ad
tweeted that kenneth starr said the developments were a stain on the senator. for good measure, the president added, he had far worse stains than this, including thumbs down on repeal and replace. that s the president attacking a dead war hero for his vote on a health care bill as he himself was valiantly fighting terminal cancer. and one swipe at senator mccain wasn t enough. the president also referred to him as last in his class annapolis, john mccain. keeping em honest, senator mccain was actually fifth from last in his class. but the difference from him and the president i should say, one of the many differences between him and the president, john mccain never asked his lawyer to threaten his college to keep his grades secret. donald trump did that, according to michael cohen. unlike the president, mccain actually had a sense of humor and was confident enough to poke fun at himself for his annapolis disciplinary record and even crashing planes. that s the kind of confidence you