Lindsay Graham invited Jarvanka.

[catbyte]

Ugh, what a duplicitous POS.

Why were Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner at John McCain’s memorial service?

As the memorial service for Senator John McCain got underway Saturday, some viewers couldn’t help but express disbelief and anger that Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner were spotted among the mourners at Washington National Cathedral — after President Donald Trump was reportedly asked not to attend.

Had they been invited? Sort of, it appears, and not directly by the McCain family.

New York Times White House correspondent Katie Rogers tweeted that GOP Senator Lindsey Graham had asked Ivanka Trump, a White House senior advisor, to attend when they met on Capitol Hill earlier this week and the first daughter shared her condolences. A White House official told Rogers that Graham thought it would be “a nice gesture” for her and her husband, also a White House senior advisor, to attend.

The official said that the South Carolina senator cleared it with McCain’s wife, Cindy McCain, first.

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https://www.mercurynews.com/2018/09/01/why-were-ivanka-trump-and-jared-kushner-at-john-mccains-memorial-service/

[cyclonefence]

1. Can you imagine the position this put Cindy McCain in?

I'm sure she did not want them there, but how could she refuse without drawing down all kinds of nasty criticism? Lindsay Graham is from the south, where people refuse to be rude about things like this, and he knew she could not turn down this request. Where Graham is from, if you ask, "Mind if I smoke?" no one will object, even if they're sitting there with lung cancer and three tanks of oxygen.

What a shit he is. He knew exactly what he was doing. And what a massive kiss-up to his dark lord.

[catbyte]

5. Exactly. How was she going to turn him down without looking as small & petty

as Lindsay's new master?

[Bernardo de La Paz]

6. No worries. Ivanka made herself look small & petty by texting during the funeral. . . . nt

[democratisphere]

26. No class.

[dalton99a]

2. Graham is already firmly ensconced in Trump's ass, and McCain is not even buried

[CentralMass]

4. What a worm.

[Submariner]

3. The McCain family should rip Graham's head off and tell him never to show his face again

what an insult to McCain's memory to bring any Trump swill within the orbit of decent people burying a loved one.

[guillaumeb]

7. What does Putin have on Graham?

He is being even more of a lap dog lately.

[Ilsa]

18. I guess most of the GOPee has a russia problem if they

Took money from the NRA and I guess the RNC

[LAS14]

8. Gotta say we need to encourage civility wherever we find it, if...

... we are to climb out of this hate-filled morass we find ourselves in.

[angel823]

12. just my opinion

I applaud Cindy McCain, if it is true she approved the invitation. There is no reason in heaven or hell why she should have "approved" it, but if she did, she's a better person than me. It's a testament to her. I do not approve the request. Thoughtless, political pandering and sucking up. Despicable.

I encourage civility. It's the same thing that allows the Bushes, Clintons and Obamas to attend together in a civil and responsible manner.

Time to buck-up buttercup, and have the courage of your convictions. Trump is unilaterally BAD.

Angel in Texasperated

[Squinch]

9. Putin has photos of Graham with either a dead girl or a live boy. It's the only explanation for the

way he is debasing himself.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

13. It's simpler and more obvious than that, IMO.

He wants to be the Attorney General. He knows Spanky is going to sack Sessions and Graham has lately been encouraging him, and I have to wonder what kind of deal has been made.

[Squinch]

20. Once in, do you think he'll fire Mueller?

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

21. I don't know.

He has said he wants the investigation to continue, but Trump corrupts everybody.

[phylny]

28. I don't know. Why would he want to be Attorney General, a job which would probably

either last until Trump tires of him or until Trump is kicked out of office, versus continuing to be a senator?

[irisblue]

23. Graham got custody of his sister when he was in his early 20s & in school/military

She was early teens. Long ways & time alone together,does Putin have something.on her?

[Rhiannon12866]

10. I agree that this is as insulting as it gets.

The only function of those two grifters is as an extension of Trump.

[mnhtnbb]

11. I wondered when Meghan was sharing memories of her dad whether Ivanka was thinking

well, shit, how come my dad never did that? How come all my dad ever wanted to do was pat my rear and put his hands near my boobs?

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

14. How come everybody loves Meghan's dad but they hate mine?

[redstatebluegirl]

15. Lord, that put Cindy McCain in a horrible position, what a dumb thing to do.

I have said this before, Trump has something on this guy, either something sexual in his past or something else that he is holding over his head.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

16. Graham wants the AG job and he's in maximum suck-up mode.

That's my theory, anyhow.

[redstatebluegirl]

17. I think it is more than that...just a hunch but

I have always thought Lindsey was an in the closet gay man. That leaves him open to some serious blackmail being from South Carolina. I hate that I have to think that in this day and age, but it could be the issue.

[Cha]

19. Freaking sniveling cowardly asshole.

[Rhiannon12866]

22. Steve Schmidt:

Link to tweet

[kskiska]

24. But not one mention of Sarah Palin.

Speaks volumes.

[Gothmog]

25. Ivanka texting at McCain's funeral. Why am I not shocked.

Link to tweet

[no_hypocrisy]

27. Silver lining in a dark cloud

Ivanka and her nebbish husband were *forced* to listen to Meghan McCain, George W. Bush, and Barak Obama speak, each giving a big dig at her pappy. She had to take it, had to listen to it. Knowing that her father is NOT beloved, not even an iota, like the hero he insulted.

To me, that sounds like fair trade-off.

[ProudMNDemocrat]

29. Or perhaps Trump ordered Graham to invite them....

Against the wishes of the McCain family to text back to him what was being said.

Cell phone records, baby.

[democratisphere]

30. LG is a shameless drumpfian ass kisser.

LG dishonored his so-called friend, John McCain and his family.

[Guilded Lilly]

31. They did not belong there. And Graham is disgusting.

[Thekaspervote]

33. Maybe.. just maybe McCain told graham to invite them ..stick it in your eye.. see how disliked

You and your orange baffoon really are??!!

[Guilded Lilly]

35. You know, I am rethinking this. Maybe. Yeah. Except...

Perhaps Graham was not the one making that invitation.

[RhodeIslandOne]

32. Now that McCain is dead, LG will be one of Trump's biggest fans

His crush can no longer be disappointed in him.

[Luciferous]

34. How rude!