Those living in US illegally treated better than veterans: Donald Trump

Trump also reiterated his promise to build a wall to keep out people from entering the country illegally

Donald Trump says people living in the United States illegally are cared for better than the nation's military veterans.

The Republican presumptive presidential candidate was speaking at the annual Rolling Thunder motorcycle rally, which honours prisoners of war and service members missing in action. Trump was warmly received by the crowd despite having once said he prefers "people who weren't captured" when criticising Arizona Senator John McCain, a war prisoner during Vietnam.

Trump told the crowd that if elected he plans to "knock the hell out of" the Islamic State by building a bigger, better military.

He also reiterated his promise to build a wall to keep out people from entering the country illegally.

"Who's going to pay for the wall?" he bellowed. The crowd yelled back: "Mexico." ''Not even a doubt!" he said.