Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) took what appeared to be a swipe at President Trump during an interview about the Vietnam War on Sunday, criticizing how upper-income Americans were able to obtain a draft deferment for having a “bone spur.”
McCain made the remarks while discussing the draft on an episode of C-SPAN3’s American History TV.
“One aspect of the (Vietnam) 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,” McCain said. “That is wrong. That is wrong. If we are going to ask every American to serve, every American should serve.”
McCain, a Vietnam veteran who was captured by the Viet Cong, was referencing an ailment cited in Trump’s draft deferments.
In total, Trump received five deferments from the draft during the Vietnam War due to heel spurs, bone protrusions caused by a calcium buildup.
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WATCH: McCain slams rich people who used "bone spurs" to avoid serving in Vietnam https://t.co/aHQOpE4Qxr pic.twitter.com/EGGQCsnFjT
— The Hill (@thehill) October 23, 2017
Whoa! @SenJohnMcCain hits @realDonaldTrump over his Vietnam War deferments for bone spur. pic.twitter.com/MNHc0nu5Bi
— The Reagan Battalion (@ReaganBattalion) October 23, 2017
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