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Relating to the matter of the ambush in niger. >> werkd not be fighting about a brave american who lost his life serving his country. that should not be the topic of discussion in america today. >> yes. [applause] >> it still makes me mad when i thank that if we all ask to serve, wonderful. but if some of us are allowed not to because of our income or our position or our influence, then that is a zbras. i dont consider him so much as a draft dodger as i feel that the system was so wrong that cer...

President and possibly not join him on things like the tax bill. lets listen to this. >> yes. >> people thought you were talking about -- >> trump. >> mr. trump because he had a doctors note that said he had bone spurs. >> i think more than once, yes. >> more than once. >> chronic. chronic bone spurs. >> do you consider him a draft dodger? >> i dont consider him so much a draft dodger as i feel that the system was so wrong that certain americans could evade their responsibilities to serve the co...

>> yes. >> people thought you were talking about -- >> trump. >> mr. trump because he had a doctors note that said he had bone spurs. >> i think more than once, yes. >> more than once. >> chronic. chronic bone spurs. >> do you consider him a draft dodger? >> i dont consider him so much a draft dodger as i feel that the system was so wrong that certain americans could evade their responsibilities to serve the country. >> and before we leave this segment i just want to remind us that the reason we...

Senator john mccain this weekend fired a thinly veiled volley at president trump. he mentioned bone spurs specifically, which happens to be given as the medical reason for donald trumps military deferment which kept him from having to serve in vietnam. >> and one aspect of the conflict, by the way, that i will never, ever countenance is that 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. conflict,...

Doesnt consider president trump 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, jack jacobs, john meacham is here as well. jack, id like to begin with you. its a complicated topic. i come from a family, world war ii era captain. had two songs. he suspected both of their efforts to do everything they could not to go to viet...

Talking about trump because he had a doctors note that said he had bone spurs. >> more than once. >> do you consider him a draft dodger. >> i dont consider him a draft dodger as much as i feel the system was so wrong that certain americans could have made their responsibilities to serve the country. >> sitting next to his daughter there on the view. president trump the metal of honor the nations highest military decoration second time yesterday. fw gary rose, army medic. risked his life to sav...

>> yeah. >> but if some of us are allowed not to because of our income or our position or influence, then thats a disgrace. >> people thought you were talking about mr. trump because he had a doctors note that said he had bone spurs. >> i think more than once, yes. >> do you consider him a draft dodger? >> i dont so much a draft dodger as so much that i feel the system was so wrong that certain americans could evade their responsibilities to serve the country. >> whats your relationship like wit...

Dodger. >> i dont consider him so much a draft dodger as i feel that the system was so wrong that certain americans could evade their responsibilities to serve the country. >> errol lewis, doug hyde back with us now. fact check, errol. there was one deferment for the bone spurs, as we understand it. both fetal though at one point on the campaign trail trump could not remember which foot it was and it turns out it was four, and deferments because he was going to school. what do you make of his po...

That is wrong. if were going to ask every american to serve, every american should serve. >> people thought you were talking about mr. trump because he had a doctors note that said he had bone spurs -- >> i think more than once, yes. >> more than once. >> chronic bone spurs. >> 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 coould evade their responsibilities to serve the country. >> were going to be hear...

That was something when mitch mcconnell said that to dana bash this weekend, that made my ears perk up as well because when it comes to health care, in terms of passing something only when you know the president is going to sign it, that is not what they did in 2016 when they sent a repeal bill to obamas desk and he vetoed it. i have something i want to get to chris, let me get it to you. >> sure. >> john mccain on the issue were discussing right now john mccape is on "the view" his daughter is ...