Donald Trump's Nephew Says He Told Him Disabled Americans, Including Fred III's Own Son, 'Should Just Die'

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

53% : "Fred, 61, writes that he had assumed the meeting would be "a quick handshake hello," but it evolved into "a 45-minute discussion in the Oval Office" with Trump, 78, disability advocates, and then-Sec. of Health and Human Services Alex Azar.
33% : Following outcry over the moment, Trump insisted that, rather than mocking reporter Serge F. Kovaleski -- who has a congenital joint condition called arthrogryposis that limits flexibility in his arms -- for his disability, he was actually doing an impression of Kovaleski "groveling.
27% : Trump's nephew is not the only one to claim that Trump has used the n-word behind closed doors.
25% : Trump, who received a deferment from the military draft, has called McCain "a loser," and said of his capture: "Does being captured make you a hero?
24% : "Never miss a story -- sign up for PEOPLE's free daily newsletter to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest storiesTrump also has been accused of mocking the disabled in the past, and in a 2017 campaign rally, seemingly imitated the appearance of a disabled New York Times reporter.
22% : "During 2016 Republican presidential primary, Trump doubled down on those comments, saying of McCain: "He's not a war hero.
21% : In a statement issued in 2023 to CNN, Kelly did little to dispute those reports, describing Trump as "a person that thinks those who defend their country in uniform, or are shot down or seriously wounded in combat, or spend years being tortured as POWs are all 'suckers' because 'there is nothing in it for them.'
19% : A 2020 article by The Atlantic cited numerous sources who claimed that Trump called U.S. soldiers "losers" and "suckers" during a 2018 trip to Paris when he canceled a visit to the Aisne-Marne American Cemetery.
17% : "Those close to Trump -- including his own chief of staff, retired four-star Gen. John Kelly -- have also claimed that the former president has mocked injured service members.
14% : "Trump has claimed he did not make the remarks, though he has publicly and repeatedly criticized the late Sen. John McCain, a Republican who was a prisoner of war in North Vietnam for more than five years.

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