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. >> reporter: case in point, a generous gesture by lieutenant colonel lewis dorfman, avid trump supporter. he gave the candidate the purple heart he received after being wounded in baghdad. >> i wanted him to have something to remember all the veterans, not just the ones that are in the the real one? or is that a copy? and he said, that's my real purple heart. >> reporter: except trump couldn't resist making a wisecrack. >> i always wanted to get the purple heart. this was much easier. >> reporter: as any veteran would tell you, there's nothing easy about the purple heart. >> trump off the cuff made a wisecrack. of context. i mean, it's one of those that, hey, i didn't work that hard to receive this medal. i understand that. >> he's being self-deprecating? >> trump sought to set the record straight insisting he meant no disrespect. >> i said, i can't believe this. it's truly one of the most beautiful things that i've ever received. and from the heart. >> reporter: he's well aware this is sensitive stuff. >> we're writing as a matter of honor, not a matter of politics. >> reporter: today a

. >> reporter: outside the rally, lewis dorfman showed nbc news a copy of his purple heart he planned to give to trump. >> a constant reminder that people are still getting wounded today. >> reporter: trump called dorfman to the stage. >> i always wanted to get the purple heart. this was much easier. >> reporter: a moment amid controversy for trump over his statements about a military family who criticized. scott mcfarland, nbc news. >>> there are 98 days until election day. the presidential candidates are making their play for pennsylvania with vastly different resources. the trump camp is relying on state and national republican staffers to push his message. the campaign's website said it has five open offices. by tomorrow, the clinton campaign will have 33 offices and 300 staffers throughout the state. >> we have to get out there to the people and let them know that you are serious about running for president. >> there's also a huge difference in the campaign's ad buys. the clinton campaign has $100 million committed, while the trump campaign has around $1 million. >>> mike bloombe

in ashburn, virginia, donald trump shook hands tuesday with lieutenant colonel lewis dorfman who gave trump his purple heart, a military metal the veteran received. >> i said to him, is that like, the real one? or is that a copy? and he said that's my real purple heart. i have such confidence in you. >> reporter: that confidence shared by some but not all conservatives. in a battle for the heart of the republican party. trump says he will not back paul ryan or john mccain in their reelection campaigns. on tuesday, retiring republican encouragement richard hanna from upstate new york announced he will not vote for trump calling him unrepentant and unfit to serve the republican party. longtime trump supporter chris christie joined a growing number of republican officials distancing themselves from trump's criticism of the gold star family. dave ehrlich of the bay area has supported trump since day one. >> when he first started running they made him sign a pledge that he would back the nominee. now it's time to back the nominee. and the establishment is not. >> some republicans are refus

i tell you, it was such an honor and maybe i can bring him up on the stage, lieutenant colonel lewis dorfman. >> usa! usa! usa! usa! usa! >> so i said, lieutenant kofr , colonel, would you like to say something? he said, no no, sir, i'd just like you to keep saying what you've been saying. amazing. what an honor. what an honor. that was great. so thank you all for being here. we're going to have a little fun this morning. and we're going to be back in virm vi virginia a lot. we have to win virginia. have to win virginia. you know, i have a club in virginia. do you all know my club? trump national. and if we could do to the united states what i did to that, boy, would we have a country. there would be nothing like it anywhere ever in history. but, you know, i took over a club, what, ten years ago, and it was on the potomac river. and it's right next door. in fact, i wish we did this out at the golf club, to be honest with you, right on the potomac. maybe we'll do that. the next one, let's do it on the potomac, right? i don't know. we'll do it outside on the potomac by the american flag. you k

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. >> calling on stage, retired army officer, lewis dorfman. >> i always wanted to get the purple heart. this was much easier. >> accustomed to protesters, trump faced a different kind of distraction. >> don't worry about that baby. i love babies. i hear that baby crying i like it. >> but quickly, changed his tune. >> actually i was only kidding. you can get the baby out of here. i think she believed me i loved having a baby crying while i'm speaking. >> at a fund-raiser in colorado last week, we were told trump declared he had no interest in becoming more presidential. meg whitman urged republicans to reject trump. whitman announced she would help elect hillary clinton, in a statement, she wrote, donald trump's demagoguery has undermined the fabric of our character. gayle. >> thank you major. >>> donald trump faces new questions about his views on workplace sexual harassment today. he told the "washington post" that a woman facing harassment must take responsibility for how to respond. now, earlier this week he told usa today that if his daughter faced harassment i would like to think

>> we should point out that's lieutenant colonel lewis dorfman who gave his purple heart to mr. i have asked the gold star families with whom i'm friends, both in private e-mails, in phone calls and also on facebook i've asked thim whem what they . and you may not be surprised to hear they are all over the map. there are those who are conservative and think that the khan family is being used and exploited by democrats and they note that at the democratic convention, some of these supporters there of bernie sanders booed individuals such as a medal of honor recipient and others. so these are conservatives and they're just not buying it. there are kevz who conservatives who, like donald trump, think this is a bad moment for him. one said mr. trump is a genius when it comes to business but he's ignorant when it comes to what it means to sacrifice in the way that he and his family had sacrificed. he also said, and i pray that mr. trump remains that ignorant, not wanting that pain to be visited upon that family. and then there are a number of people who think that this is horrific an