About one month after calling illegal immigrants rapists, the newly minted GOP front-runner denigrated the military service of Sen. John. McCain (R-Az.), who was once a prisoner of war in Viet Nam.

“He’s not a war hero,” Trump said in July. “He’s a war hero because he was captured. I like people that weren’t captured.”

Trump refused to apologize for the remarks, which were overwhelmingly condemned by conservative figures in the media, Trump’s rivals, and McCain’s colleagues on Capitol Hill.

The remarks drew countless headlines questioning whether this would finally put an end to Trump’s unlikely run.

Less than a month later, Trump would open up a two-to-one lead over the next closes GOP contender in the national polls.