John McCain on the horrors he endured as a POW

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Published 2018-08-26
"I thought perhaps I was going to die," McCain told ABC's Sam Donaldson in a 1999 interview when describing being captured and tortured by the Vietcong.

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All Comments (21)
  • @justsomeguy2386
    I was never a McCain supporter but it takes a real man to survive what he survived. RIP Mr. McCain.
  • @OuterHeavenNET
    I remember when someone called Barrack a terrorist during Mccains Rally and he took the mic away from her. So much class and honor
  • @ryanwangpiano
    It really makes me want to cry when McCain refused the offer to return to the US and escape all this dread because he was thinking about his fellow prisoners. He was truly a selfless man... RIP John McCain...
  • @KurlandHickory
    John was a man of character. I’m a Republican but I never liked the way Trump treated John, totally disgraceful way to treat a war hero.
  • @TheHobo715
    The way mccain shifted and coughed uncomforably after he saw the clip of him in the prison gave me chills
  • @jdjd4276
    Trump will never be an eighth of the man that John McCain was.
  • @witzerdog
    "I like Presidents that don't get impeached." -- John McCain
  • @yanzhu4181
    If Americans prefer Trump over John McCain, then Americans are truly lost.
  • @f.prince6642
    I don’t really align with McCain policies. But dammit he’s earned my respect for surviving under these circumstances. America all day
  • @thepepper191
    “He’s a war hero because he was captured, I like people that weren’t captured” “My personal Vietnam was avoiding STDs at parties” “I’d use torture even if it doesn’t work”
  • "He was a war hero because he was captured. *I like people who weren't captured.*" - Donald Trump I'm a Democrat and I have a massive amount of respect for John McCain. He had respect for the people he represented, his country, and never bad mouthed anyone he ran against, nor did he respond to Trump's hate with hate. How did Republicans go from McCain to Trump?
  • @KissMeImABBW
    That actually made me cry. I only knew that McCain suffered years of torture. While I've never really been a political person, I had respect for him, because of what he had been through. Trump is disgusting for saying what he said about John McCain. I don't see how any American can look past / excuse what Trump said.
  • @mattg8600
    Say what you want about him, whether he’s a murderer, warmonger what ever it is you got to give him credit for walking the walk. Too many politicians are ready to push that button and give the order without having ever have carried it.
  • @REE71901
    Forget politics.. this is a man of honor. Thank you for your service sir. God bless your soul.
  • A man that dedicated his entire life to help his country. John McCain is a true hero and will be dearly missed.
  • @EnzoF105
    True American hero.. I’m a democract and that’s a true republican.
  • John McCain and my grandfather fought alongside eachother during nam.
  • @alec4010
    That tapping code I just found to be fascinating
  • @sectorz8171
    2 years of solitary confinement. That is insane.
  • @ryanb.9285
    this man is the reason I was proud to be an American. Trump is a disgrace. I'm glad he's out. Let's hope Joe restores some honor to the white house.