That is the Left's talking point, he made a choice to stay behind. Now flip the coin, let's see what would happened had he come back. Would the Nave have welcomed him? Would his family? What about the families of other POW's? It would have been, politically, tremendously divisive. And say goodbye to any thoughts of a career. So in reality he had no choice, but the Left seized upon this as proof of his character. That's all they had.
Hold on.
Sorry, if it’s true that McCain turned down early release, he is most definitely a hero.
You can hate the man and/or his politics, but under what definition would he not be considered a hero?
I can agree with most of Trump’s positions, but when he puts McCain down for his service, while repeatedly avoiding his service, Trump is being an ass.