Senator John McCain (R-Arizona) and 2008 Republican presidential nominee on Thursday joined fellow former Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney to blast current party front-runner Donald Trump.
McCain said he has the concerns about Trump that Romney expressed during a blistering speech on Trump’s failed business ventures, temperament, and vision for the country.
“I would also echo the many concerns about Mr. Trump’s uninformed and indeed dangerous statements on national security issues that have been raised by 65 Republican defense and foreign policy leaders,” McCain said in a statement.
McCain, who sits on the Senate Armed Services Committee, mentioned international threats facing the U.S. from countries such as Russia, China, Iran, and North Korea. “I want Republican voters to pay close attention to what our party’s most respected and knowledgable leaders and national security experts are saying about Mr. Trump,” McCain said.
Romney, the 2012 GOP nominee, went after Trump’s foreign policy credibility during his speech at the University of Utah, where he said the billionaire lacks the temperament to be president. He also referenced Trump’s mocking last year of McCain’s capture during the Vietnam War.
McCain said he has the concerns about Trump that Romney expressed during a blistering speech on Trump’s failed business ventures, temperament, and vision for the country.
“I would also echo the many concerns about Mr. Trump’s uninformed and indeed dangerous statements on national security issues that have been raised by 65 Republican defense and foreign policy leaders,” McCain said in a statement.
McCain, who sits on the Senate Armed Services Committee, mentioned international threats facing the U.S. from countries such as Russia, China, Iran, and North Korea. “I want Republican voters to pay close attention to what our party’s most respected and knowledgable leaders and national security experts are saying about Mr. Trump,” McCain said.
Romney, the 2012 GOP nominee, went after Trump’s foreign policy credibility during his speech at the University of Utah, where he said the billionaire lacks the temperament to be president. He also referenced Trump’s mocking last year of McCain’s capture during the Vietnam War.
Meanwhile, former Alaskan Gov. Sarah Palin defended Donald Trump after Romney’s speech. “Donald Trump, Don’t Take the Bait,” Palin, the GOP’s 2008 vice presidential nominee, wrote on Facebook, and called Romney’s speech a “nonsensical attack.
Palin also questioned Romney’s status as a “great conservative leader” and promoted a video from Trump’s campaign on her Facebook page. The nearly 90-second video highlights clips of past Romney statements over several years to paint him as a liberal.
The clips include him discussing “amnesty” for illegal immigrants, touting support for healthcare reform in Massachusetts, and discussing “a woman’s right to choose.”
Palin also questioned Romney’s status as a “great conservative leader” and promoted a video from Trump’s campaign on her Facebook page. The nearly 90-second video highlights clips of past Romney statements over several years to paint him as a liberal.
The clips include him discussing “amnesty” for illegal immigrants, touting support for healthcare reform in Massachusetts, and discussing “a woman’s right to choose.”