Insensitivity Toward POWs and Gold Star Families

• • resident Trump faced criticism for comments and actions perceived

• • as disrespectful toward prisoners of war (POWs) and Gold Star families.

• • His remarks about Senator John McCain’s military service and his

• • interactions with Gold Star families generated controversy and were

• • met with backlash.

https://www.defense.gov/News/Feature-Stories/story/Article/2246026/understanding-the-significance-of-the-gold-star/

https://www.reed.senate.gov/news/releases/reed-trump-has-disparaged-fallen-us-soldiers-and-gold-star-families-on-the-record

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/10/02/john-kellys-full-throated-confirmation-trumps-ugliest-comments-parsed/