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BlueWarrior

(94 posts)
Sun Oct 9, 2016, 07:54 AM Oct 2016

In the wake of Donald Chump's Grope-A-Thon, John McCain pulls his support

Senator John McCain, the 2008 Republican nominee for US president, has become the latest senior figure in the party to withdraw his endorsement of Donald Trump as more of the candidate’s offensive comments about women were aired in the US.

The Arizona senator issued a statement declaring it “impossible to continue to offer even conditional support” for Trump, in the wake of leaked video and audio showing Trump boasting about making sexual advances toward women without their consent.


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In the wake of Donald Chump's Grope-A-Thon, John McCain pulls his support (Original Post) BlueWarrior Oct 2016 OP
Even though McCain and I will never see eye-to-eye BlueWarrior Oct 2016 #1
What the hell took him so long? Chasstev365 Oct 2016 #2
SO much worse than trying to get innocent teenagers executed, Hortensis Oct 2016 #3
 

BlueWarrior

(94 posts)
1. Even though McCain and I will never see eye-to-eye
Sun Oct 9, 2016, 08:11 AM
Oct 2016

He does have his rare moments of intelligence

Chasstev365

(6,995 posts)
2. What the hell took him so long?
Sun Oct 9, 2016, 08:31 AM
Oct 2016

The rats are only jumping from the SS Trump for self preservation, not integrity!

Hortensis

(58,785 posts)
3. SO much worse than trying to get innocent teenagers executed,
Sun Oct 9, 2016, 08:36 AM
Oct 2016

and being angry that he didn't succeed a quarter century later--and promising it'd be different if he were elected. McCain actually supported this man for president. He owns that depraved reality.

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