Donald Trump walked back his comments about John McCain, eight months after he said the senator was not a war hero because he was a prisoner of war, NBC News reported.

Trump was asked for clarification on his comments by a veteran whose son was captured and killed in Iraq. The man said, "I know what you were doing," but still asked for clarity. 

"You know exactly what I was doing," Trump responded. "They are heroes, just so you understand. And real heroes, okay? You know that."

Trump was speaking at an event in West Chester, Ohio, Sunday, and spent an hour talking to and taking questions from the audience.  

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