'They should show some courage and step forward as well,' Obama-era Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said.
"People should come forward if they, you know, anonymous sources are—are interesting, but, you know, it's never going to have the credibility, I think, for the general public unless someone—you know, people actually come forward and are willing to do that," the Ohio governor said.reached out to the White House for comment, but did not receive a response by the time of publication.
"This report is false. President Trump holds the military in the highest regard. He's demonstrated his commitment to them at every turn: delivering on his promise to give our troops a much needed pay raise, increasing military spending, signing critical veterans reforms, and supporting military spouses. This has no basis in fact," a White House spokesperson toldFormer White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders strongly criticized the report as well.
Even former White House national security adviser John Bolton, who has become a harsh critic of the president, suggested the story was inaccurate."I didn't hear that," Mr. Bolton told."I'm not saying he didn't say them later in the day or another time, but I was there for that discussion." Fox News and the Associated Press later reported that they had independently confirmed some of the claims made inreport, citing high-level military and administration sources. The president's critics also pointed out that he has previously made similar remarks publicly. In July 2015, Trump called the late Senator John McCain, who was a former prisoner of war in Vietnam, a"loser."
"He's not a war hero," Trump said."He's a war hero because he was captured, okay. I like people that weren't captured."
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