Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump on Wednesday said he doesn’t regret the controversial comments he made about prisoners of war last summer, suggesting it led to a rise in his poll numbers.
{mosads}“I don’t, you know — I like not to regret anything,” Trump said on the “Imus in the Morning” radio show.
“You do things and you say things. And what I said, frankly, is what I said. And some people like what I said if you want to know the truth. There are many people that like what I said. You know, after I said that, my poll numbers went up 7 points.”
Trump sparked criticism last summer when he mocked Sen. John McCain’s (R-Ariz.) military service, saying, “I like people who weren’t captured.”
In the interview, which was first reported by BuzzFeed, Trump called McCain a hero and said he has already apologized for his comments, but McCain seems to disagree, and on Sunday called on the businessman to apologize to veterans.
“There’s a body of American heroes who would like to see him retract that statement,” McCain said on CNN’s “State of the Union” over the weekend.