President Trump will not attend John McCain's funeral, family spokesman says
Source: The Washington Post
By Felicia Sonmez, National reporter
August 27 at 2:02 PM
President Trump will not be attending the funeral or memorial services in Washington for Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), a McCain family spokesman said Monday.
Rick Davis, who was also McCains campaign manager and longtime adviser, said at a news conference in Phoenix that Vice President Pence will serve as the Trump administration designee at a ceremony honoring McCain on Friday at the U.S. Capitol Rotunda.
The president will not be, as far as we know, attending the funeral. Thats just a fact. Davis said, declining to reiterate what has already been reported about the McCain familys wishes. Davis also read from a letter that contained McCains final words for the country.
We weaken our greatness when we confuse our patriotism with tribal rivalries that have sown resentment and hatred and violence in all the corners of the globe, McCain wrote in the letter. We weaken it when we hide behind walls, rather than tear them down, when we doubt the power of our ideals, rather than trust them to be the great force for change they have always been.
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Iliyah
(25,111 posts)lagomorph777
(30,613 posts)What's worse than dying? Dying and then having your funeral desecrated by Trump.
BarbaRosa
(2,685 posts)sdfernando
(4,947 posts)I can guess it would be something like.
I look out and I see this is a big crowd for a funeral, but not as big as the crowd at my inauguration...biggest ever!
Achilleaze
(15,543 posts)Shut up and sit down, Dirty Donny*
This will cost him the support of lots of military personnel and family. He has disgraced himself and the White House upon the death of an American original who - beyond politics - was a man of conviction and courage.
* republican Draft-Dodger-in-Chief
Jimbo S
(2,960 posts)He could shoot someone on Fifth Avenue and his supporters will stand by him.
Solly Mack
(90,789 posts)No need to pretend that Trump made a choice.
Snellius
(6,881 posts)How many times will the media point out why he's not here. The ghost of McCain will haunt the WH for years. RIP, John.
Julian Englis
(2,309 posts)The Nation did a piece on this in 2008 that laid out Russian involvement with the Republicans then: McCains Kremlin Ties
The Atlantic today offered a new piece covering some of this:John McCains Epiphany About Paul Manafort
louis c
(8,652 posts)rurallib
(62,460 posts)underpants
(182,925 posts)He was clearly and directly told to basically f the F off
onetexan
(13,066 posts)the Idiot's ego just can't take a snub
LoisB
(7,234 posts)jb5150
(1,183 posts)"mother" with him?
MiniMe
(21,719 posts)without "mother"?
honest.abe
(8,685 posts)Classic narcissistic behavior. Narcissism consumes him. Its taken over his soul.
tavernier
(12,409 posts)to be commissioned and hung in the Oval Office, directly in front of the desk. A YUGE painting.
marble falls
(57,333 posts)marble falls
(57,333 posts)if he promises to jump into my grave with me.
tavernier
(12,409 posts)a damned poltroon.
(an utter coward)