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Commenting on the fact that republicans are attempting to use the military and claiming that democrats are depriving the military of funding by not supporting the republican gambit on the government shutdown. take a listen. >> i will not be lectured about what our military needs by a five-deferment draft dodger. and i have a message for cadet bone spurs, if you cared about our military, youd stop baiting kim jong un into a war that could put 85,000 american troops and millions of innocent civili...

Republicans and even folks in the white house such as mark short say, hey, we want to do a deal with these d.r.e.a.m.ers. these are young people, theyre work rg theyre in skol because of course finding a fix to the daca problem is popular. thats what americans want in both parties. >> although not at the expense of a shutdown, just to be clear. >> but when theyre talking about a shut june suddenly republicans are talking about the democrats are trying to coddle illegal immigrants. so theyre the ...

Obama a few years ago when they were in the minority, now democrats are holding, you know, holding hostage essentially this budget bill to try to get a policy through that, you know, in fairness to them they think everyone basically supports, or a majority would support, if only it would be brought up for a vote, but the polarization is incompatible with the way things are continuing to deteriorate. >> youve covered shutdowns before and i want your sense of where we are in the process. weve hear...

>> the one i would never ever -- we drafted the lowest income level of america and the highest income level found a doctor would say they had a bone spurt. that is wrong. if were going to ask every american to serve, every american should serve. >> again, he didnt mention the president by fame but it is a fact mr. trump did not join the military receiving five deferments including for bone spurts. this was talked about on "the view" this morning watch this. >> people thought you were talking abo...

>> yeah. april, also tonight the presidents military service or lack thereof is in the spotlight now. and, again, all of these things hes bringing up on his own making his own problems. but its in the spotlight after john mccain criticized people saying he found a doctor that would watch this. >> people thought your talking about trump because he had a doctors note that said he had bone spurs. >> i think more than once, yeah. >> more than once. >> chronic bone spurs. >> do you consider him a dra...

>> do you consider him a draft dodger. >> i dont consider him so much a draft dodger as i feel the system was so wrong that certain americans could evade their responsibilities to serve the country. >> well, the larger point about the inhe can questionty of the draft system is a fair one. one particular case of one particular person only because the person himself doesnt seem to remember much about it. this is actually the same day that he said john mccain isnt a -- >> because i was going to col...

Spur. that is wrong. that is wrong. >> president trump, a child of privilege, was granted five deferments to avoid the vietnam war, including one for bone spurs. mccain, who said today his comments on bone spurs were not directed at the president, was of course tortured during his five and a half years of prisoner of war in vietnam. trump said in 2015 that mccain was not a war hero because he had been captured. >> do you consider him a draft dodger? >> i dont consider him so much a draft dodger ...

Lack thereof is in the spotlight now. again, all of these things hes bringing up on his own, making his own problems. after senator john mccain criticized people who found a day to say they had a bone spur to stay out of military service. >> people thought you were talking about. >> trump. >> president trump because he had a doctors note that said he had bone spurs. >> i think more than once, yes. >> more than once. >> do you consider him a draft dodger? >> i dont consider him so much a draft do...

American to serve, every american should serve. >> during his appearance today on the view, john mccain said he doesnt consider president trump as a draft dodger, but he blamed the system at the time saying, quote, certain americans could evade responsibility to serve the country. its an interesting topic, and a puzzling one. and here to talk about it with us tonight, retired u.s. army colonel jack jacobs, one of now 73 living recipients as of today of the medal of honor for his combat actions i...

The president in a newly released interview with c-span about the vietnam war. >> we drafted the lowest income level of america and the highest income level found a doctor that would say that they had a bone spur. that is wrong. that is wrong. >> president trump, a child of privilege, was granted five deferments to avoid the vietnam war, including one for bone spurs. mccain, who said today his comments on bone spurs were not directed at the president, was of course tortured during his five and a...