Trump hails military leaders’ support
The group of retired generals and admirals declared the Republican nominee “has the temperament to be commander-in-chief”.
Trump, who has highlighted veterans’ issues during his campaign, called their support “a great honour”.
He and Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton will take part back-to-back in a national security forum on Wednesday.
The forum, which will be
hosted by the Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America, will include
questions from an audience of military service members.
Also on Tuesday, Mrs Clinton released a campaign ad featuring veterans who are critical of Trump.
Mrs Clinton’s ad includes a clip of Trump from July 2015 casting doubt on Republican Senator John McCain’s war hero credentials.
Arizona Senator McCain was tortured for more than five years as a prisoner of the North Vietnamese.
Despite making support
for the military a signature issue in his campaign, Trump has at various
times drawn criticism from military members, reports the BBC.
Most notably, he was involved in a spat with family members of a Muslim-American soldier killed during the Iraq War.
Trump, who has not served in the military, created a stir last month when he accepted a veteran’s gift of a Purple Heart.
“I always wanted to get the Purple Heart,” he said of the medal, which is awarded to soldiers wounded in war.
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