claim: "al franken said almost exactly what trump said" about john mccain’s military record.
author: rush limbaugh
evidence_1: jul 20, 2015 ... franken said he didn't "buy the war hero thing" in an essay about the 2000  elections. ... fifteen years ago, al franken took a dig at john mccain for being  captured ... but those comments are getting fresh attention after donald trump ...  that the comedian-turned-minnesota senator was just kidding around.
evidence_2: "al franken said almost exactly what trump said" about john mccain's military  record. — punditfact on wednesday, july 22nd, 2015. half-true. right on the ...
evidence_3: jul 18, 2015 ... donald trump uses old al franken pow joke about john mccain. franken 15  years ago: "i don't buy the war hero thing. ... bill kristol says if trump doesn't  apologize for his mccain crack, this will be the ... given kristol's spotty record as  a prognosticator, that might be a good ...... trump's point exactly!
evidence_4: "al franken said almost exactly what trump said" about john mccain's military  record. ... says hillary clinton "makes more per hour at a speaking gig than the ...
evidence_5: aug 27, 2018 ... john mccain as a friend as well as a colleague, while al franken ... just listed ·  point of sale ... left) spoke fondly of the late john mccain (left) and his service to  the united states. ... after trump's election, mccain, klobuchar and sen. ... district  commander, said that mccain gave a face to prisoners of war.