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To be taking a swipe at president trump for his draft deferments during vietnam. heres what he said. >> 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. if were going to ask every american to serve, every american should serve. >> 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. >...

That they had a bone spur. that is wrong. that is wrong. >> well, mccain expanded upon that comment in an appearance on "the view" today. lets watch this. >> still makes me mad when i think that if we are all asked to serve, wonderful. >> yeah. >> but if some of us are allowed not to because of our income or our position or our influence, then that is a disgrace. >> yeah. >> i dont consider him so much a draft dodger as i feel that the system was so wrong that certain americans could evade their...

Done. >> reporter: and some are pushing back. arizona senator john mccain, a favorite trump target, noting that while he was a prisoner of war in vietnam, some were deferred from service. >> 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. >> reporter: mccaining about th president. when asked today about trump re...

>> terrible. >> to know what caused the deaths of four brave americans, should know what will kind of operations were engaged in and one of the fights im having right now with the administration is the armed services committee is not getting enough information. and they deserve it because we represent their families, too. and it still makes me mad when i think that if we all asked to be, wonderful but if some of us are allowed not to because of our income or our position or our influence, then t...

Hes a reformer and american hero. >> politicians refuse to get on board with the presidents agenda, which is what -- >> he happens to know more about government. >> they dont want things to stay the exact same. >> he spent a fair amount of his career locked in a problem. so its not fair to say hes been a politician his whole life. >> whats unseemly about the attacks against kean is the fact donald trumps own record of service is one of being a draft dodger and bragging about his sexual exploits ...

>> its talking about the career politicians who refuse to get on board with the presidents agenda, which is what -- >> he happens to know more about government than -- >> hes not a career politician. >> they dont want things to change. they want things to stay the exact same. they dont want to make the tough decisions. >> he spent a fair amount of his career locked up in a prison. so im not sure its fair to say hes just been a politician his whole life. he flew fighter jets he -- >> his time as ...

Time but if he gets the dishonorable discharge, then he loses the benefits. thats where the issue comes in, where he cant get mental health help from the va. he cant get medical treatment from the va, that sort of thing. im curious to see if that issue is going to come into play. >> during the campaign, president trump said he thought bergdahl should be executed. in an interview obtained by abc, bergdahl told a british film maker last year that he would never get a fair trial because of trump. i...

Patriotic. well stand for the flag. we wont desecrate the flag by taking a knee and in fact, how can a man who claims to be patriotic and about the flag who was a known draft dodger who insulted senator mccain for being a p.o.w. and called him a loser who made fun of a gold star family when their child was killed in battle, how can that be patriotic? you cant have it both ways. >> christine brennan, i want to get your perspective on this. of course, youre a sports analyst. sarah was asked this n...

Hurricane harvey bearing down on the texas coast, category 4 storm at same time we learn the president is going to pardon arizona sheriff joe arpaio. did the president use harvey for political cover? lets discuss. in fact, lets debate. cnn political commentator ana navarro and state senator steve montenegro. what do you think, ana? you dont get the friday pass the way you used to, but do you think the pardon was conveniently timed? >> well, of course it was conveniently timed. listen, first of...

State. we have -- we have a cabinet thats made up of -- i dont know what the makeup of the cabinet is quite honestly politically. its a bipartisan administration and the lieutenant governor and i enjoy daily our work in doing this together. >> governor bill walker, thanks so much for being here. >> thank you. >> what are your thoughts? tweet me @smerconish or go to my facebook page and ill read some responses throughout the course of the program. what do we have? anyone who wants to go to war ha...