"I cannot emphasize enough how deeply I disagree with Mr. Trump’s statement," McCain wrote in a statement. He’s gonna say something stupid all the time,” said David Haskins, a 58-year-old carpenter and one of roughly 1,000 Trump supporters at the event. But Trump’s supporters have already weathered controversies over his treatment of women, minorities and the disabled, among others. McCain, in issuing his denunciation of Trump’s comments about the Khan family, spoke to Republican fears that the presidential nominee’s problems would spread. For more on politics »Her departure came as a symbolic slamming of the door on the image the Republican Party had wanted to put forth in this election.

Source: Los Angeles Times August 02, 2016 01:38 UTC