Trump’s McCain attacks resurface after he tweets honoring POWs

President Trump proclaimed Friday as “National POW/MIA Recognition Day,” but Twitter users were quick to point out that he was less respectful toward one of America’s most famous former prisoners of war, Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.).

“The members of our Armed Forces shine a light of freedom throughout the world, and as we celebrate our returning heroes, we also remember our heroes who never returned home,” Trump said in a statement.

“On National POW/MIA Recognition Day, our Nation recognizes all American prisoners of war and service members missing in action who have valiantly honored their commitment to this great country.”

NEVER forget our HEROES held prisoner or who have gone missing in action while serving their country.
Proclamation: https://t.co/4xBZGjAGj5 pic.twitter.com/yZTr7rlpTV

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 15, 2017

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Twitter users quickly resurfaced Trump’s 2015 comments on McCain, in which he made fun of the former GOP presidential nominee’s military service during the Vietnam War, which included more than five years as a captive of the North Vietnamese.

“He was a war hero because he was captured,” Trump told host Frank Luntz during the 2015 Family Leadership Summit. “I like people who weren’t captured.”

FLASHBACK: Trump on McCain in July ’15: “He’s not a war hero. He’s a war hero because he was captured. I like people that weren’t captured.” https://t.co/OTJloXvr0z

— Peter Alexander (@PeterAlexander) September 15, 2017

Trump on John McCain in December 2015: “He’s not a war hero. He was a war hero because he was captured. I like people who weren’t captured.” https://t.co/W02S2jEBFc

— Kaitlan Collins (@kaitlancollins) September 15, 2017

I like people who weren’t capturedhttps://t.co/8To1b4uRbn

— luke oneil (@lukeoneil47) September 15, 2017

For the life of me I’ll never understand how “I like people who weren’t captured” wasn’t the end of it. https://t.co/0WyndOacvU

— Chris Jackson (@ChrisCJackson) September 15, 2017

Whoa – I just felt hundreds of thousands of people simultaneously think, “Like John McCain?!” https://t.co/EwruNNwquR

— Roger Sollenberger (@SollenbergerRC) September 15, 2017

You mean like John McCain? https://t.co/2vGwpZNuBl

— Heath? (@whoisheath) September 15, 2017

Trump and McCain have maintained a testy relationship since the former entered the White House. McCain has been critical of Trump on issues ranging from immigration to transgender members of the military.