• U.S. presidential hopeful Donald Trump addresses the press July 10 at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills, California,surrounded by people whose families were victims of illegal immigrants who shared their stories of loss. A defiant Trump refused to apologize Sunday after he ignited a firestorm by dismissing the military record of Sen. John McCain, a former prisoner of war. The flamboyant billionaire businessman, reality TV star and presidential contender said McCain — a decorated aviator who was tortured while spending five years in a prison camp — did not deserve hero status for his Vietnam War service. It was just the latest verbal grenade from the outspoken Trump, 69, who identifies as a Republican and has supported Republican candidates in the past. 'No, not at all,' Trump told ABC's 'This Week' program, when asked if he owed McCain an apology. | AFP-JIJI
    U.S. presidential hopeful Donald Trump addresses the press July 10 at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills, California,surrounded by people whose families were victims of illegal immigrants who shared their stories of loss. A defiant Trump refused to apologize Sunday after he ignited a firestorm by dismissing the military record of Sen. John McCain, a former prisoner of war. The flamboyant billionaire businessman, reality TV star and presidential contender said McCain — a decorated aviator who was tortured while spending five years in a prison camp — did not deserve hero status for his Vietnam War service. It was just the latest verbal grenade from the outspoken Trump, 69, who identifies as a Republican and has supported Republican candidates in the past. "No, not at all," Trump told ABC's "This Week" program, when asked if he owed McCain an apology. | AFP-JIJI

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WASHINGTON – Presidential candidate Donald Trump refused on Sunday to apologize for his remarks about the war record of U.S. Sen. John McCain despite a growing firestorm among fellow Republicans, and said he had no plans to drop out of the race.

Asked on ABC’s “This Week” if he owed McCain an apology for saying the former prisoner in North Vietnam was only considered a war hero because he was captured, Trump said, “No, not at all.” He again blasted McCain’s support for fellow veterans.

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