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I like people that weren't captured, okay. i hate to tell you. he's a war hero because he was captured. okay. you can have -- i believe perhaps he's a war hero. right now he said some very bad things about a lot of people. >> reporter: trump later denied saying mccain isn't a war hero. >> if a person is captured, they're a war hero as far as i'm concerned except for bergdahl who was captured and is no hero. >> trump says mccain has done little for veterans and is disappointed in him. trump received four student deferments from 1964 to 1968 and medical deferment for a bone spur in his foot. his...

Off. >> mr. trump explained his own circumstances that kept him out of the war. let's watch him. >> i had student deferments like many people had during the war or around the time of the war. i had a minor medical deferment for feet for a bone spur of the foot, which was minor. i was then entered into the draft because if i would have got an different number i could have been drafted. i was fortunate in a sense because i was not a believer in the vietnam war. that was another war that was a disaster for this country. >> well, today senator mccain asked if trump's lack of service made his comme...

Big problems. they're given way too much money. we all get excited about going into war, and these guys come back damaged. we're going to be paying for this for a long time. the president responded by replacing his secretary of veterans affairs. do i think it's a challenge? yeah. but again, trump's throwing it out to insult john mccain. it's a part of who he is. he's not trying to become president of the united states. he's trying to increase the value of his brand by going out there and doing what he always does, by doing the equivalent of saying you're fired constantly and insulting other hu...

Rock. what are you building your life on. that you have faith in god, love your family and your friends and for me, it's having balance. >> brian: how did you hurt your back? >> it actually was my neck. i sat the wrong way in an airplane for a long period of time with my head turned and due to my -- long story short, my neurologist said all my muscle i had then and all my injuries normal from football and wrestling career, bone spur, i cut the blood flow off to my central cord. woke up the next morning paralyzed. thought i was dehydrated. being the athlete. >> steve: i need water. >> yeah. it ...

Captured. i like people who weren't captured. >> the bone spurs kept the president out of vietnam. >> one aspect that i will never, ever, 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: the president nursed a grudge against mccain for voting not to repeal obamacare. >> we had a gentleman late into the morning hours, go thumbs down. that was not a good thing he did. that was not a good thing for our people, our country, whether you are a democrat or republican. >> reporter: in...