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McCain Takes Swipe At President For Vietnam 'Bone Spur' Deferment

In an interview on C-SPAN, the Arizona senator criticized "high income" Americans who avoided the draft by finding a doctor who "would say that they had a bone spur."
Sen John McCain, R-Ariz., returns to his office after a series of votes at the Capitol in Washington, on Thursday. / J. Scott Applewhite / Shutterstock.com

In a week that saw two of President Trump's predecessors issue thinly veiled warnings about where the country is heading under his leadership, Arizona Republican Sen. John McCain fired off what appeared to be a long-delayed riposte to the man who once mocked his war record.

In an, McCain spoke on the 50 anniversary of his being shot down over North Vietnam – an event that led to his capture by communist forces and a five-and-a-half-year stay in the infamous "Hanoi Hilton" prison.

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