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Sen. John McCain became another former Republican presidential nominee to tear into businessman Donald Trump, saying the frontrunner has made "uninformed and indeed dangerous" comments on national security.
Saying he echoes criticisms of Trump leveled by former Gov. Mitt Romney earlier on Thursday, McCain (R-Az.) said Republican voters should heed the words of defense and foreign policy leaders who have raised their own concerns about celebrity candidate.
Here's what McCain said:
McCain was the Republican nominee for president in 2008, losing to U.S. Sen. Barack Obama.
Romney, a former governor of Massachusetts, ran in 2012 and also lost to Obama.
In a speech Thursday, Romney called Trump a "phony" and a "fraud."
"He gets a free ride to the White House, and all we get is a lousy hat," Romney said, in an apparent reference to the popular hats worn by Trump supporters and featuring Trump's slogan, "Make America Great Again."
McCain feuded with Trump last year. "He's not a war hero," Trump said, according to POLITICO. "He was a war hero because he was captured. I like people who weren't captured."
Trump's remarks drew condemnation at the time, including from the Republican National Committee.