Donald Trump Digs In as More Critics Pile On

The real estate mogul, reality star and presidential candidate defends his comments about John McCain.

Trump: McCain Called a War Hero Only Because of Capture

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Presidential candidate Donald Trump on Sunday stuck to his guns after igniting criticism over the weekend when he questioned Arizona Senator John McCain's status as war hero, and said the Republicans attacking him are irked by his recent polling success.

"What happened is, later on, the Republican candidates, some of whom are registering 1 percent and zero, and they’re very upset that I’m leading the polls by actually a nice margin," Trump said on ABC's This Week. "They’re extremely upset."