Trump lied about McCain’s funeral. He did nothing and does not deserve thanks. He also lied about the Veterans Choice law passed in 2014. It was modified under his administration but McCain deserves a lot of credit for the law.
It is shameful how wimpy the Republicans have been. Only Isakson has taken on the president and a few others have defended McCain but not blamed Trump for anything. It’s pathetic how afraid they are of Trump and his cult.
100% right https://t.co/Fy1L6JaSY7
— Chris Cillizza (@CillizzaCNN) March 21, 2019
National Cathedral on Trump comments on McCain: “Only a state funeral for a former president involves consultation with government officials. No funeral at the Cathedral requires the approval of the president or any other government official.” 2/2
— Jim Acosta (@Acosta) March 21, 2019
Sen. Lindsey Graham calls John McCain "an American hero" in response to President Trump's attacks on the late senator.
— ABC News Politics (@ABCPolitics) March 21, 2019
"I think the president's comments about Sen. McCain hurt him more than they hurt the legacy of Sen. McCain" https://t.co/jh7ZeGh0OH pic.twitter.com/3enXuFZNpj
In a particularly brazen bit of lying today, Trump said McCain didn't deliver for veterans, unlike him, Trump, the man who got Veterans Choice passed.
— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) March 20, 2019
Choice was passed in 2014…and McCain was the key Republican legislator behind the bill. pic.twitter.com/LE3rwa8skD
Donald Trump admires anti-American dictators like Kim Jong Un, Vladimir Putin, and Xi Jinping. He resents an American hero like John McCain.
— Bill Kristol (@BillKristol) March 21, 2019
Any particular reason you are thinking about him today, Senator? https://t.co/5QjrrNtLRI
— Ronald Brownstein (@RonBrownstein) March 21, 2019
I would not wish on my worst enemy the friendship of @LindseyGrahamSC. What a soulless piece of garbage. Claims to be best friends with the late John McCain and yet does nothing while the sitting President pees on his memory every day. What a disgusting and worthless human being.
— Don Winslow (@donwinslow) March 21, 2019
Wait, Trump's disparagement of McCain was *on the prompter*. https://t.co/BdShoAKnzx
— Philip Bump (@pbump) March 20, 2019
McCain’s PHX services were overseen by AZ state gov’t and protected by state troopers. Then Congress hosted McCain laying in state. Then Naval Academy hosted burial. All Trump did was allow military flight from PHX to Andrews, carrying McCain. https://t.co/uCDnooKNit
— Paul Kane (@pkcapitol) March 20, 2019
Herr Trump now claims credit for the McCain funeral! He says “as president” he had to “approve” it. BS! Lying in state at the Capitol was up to Congress, not POTUS. This despot has the gall to say a hero’s burial is within his control. What a putz.
— Laurence Tribe (@tribelaw) March 20, 2019
We can talk all day about how vile this is, but in the end, 30 to 40% of the public and a hard-core of grifters, rationalizers, and enablers are going to support this kind of behavior because it makes them feel better about themselves. https://t.co/619WIrlR1k
— Tom Nichols (@RadioFreeTom) March 20, 2019
Your move, every GOP Senator.
— David Jolly (@DavidJollyFL) March 20, 2019
You served with John McCain. He was your colleague, your friend. Whether you found him inspiring or irascible, whether he was friend or foe, you respected his conviction, his honor, his service.
Find your spine and slap back at the President. Now. https://t.co/XD620AP0uH
Fact-checking President Trump's claim that John McCain misled the White House on his Obamacare repeal vote https://t.co/KIc0Eg2tmo pic.twitter.com/LezKLX7tKO
— CNN (@CNN) March 20, 2019
“I am really stunned that more Republicans aren't pushing back,” former @RepCharlieDent says about President Trump’s comments on John McCain. https://t.co/Xq3cGlqAWa pic.twitter.com/3lTM0AR8iE
— CNN Newsroom (@CNNnewsroom) March 20, 2019
.@MeghanMcCain: "If I had told my dad 7 months after you're dead, you're going to be dominating the news & all over Twitter, he would think it was hilarious — that our president was so jealous of him that he was dominating the news cycle in death as well" https://t.co/86XL0xuRHY
— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) March 20, 2019
After Trump's most recent attacks on McCain, Georgia Sen. Johnny Isakson has mounted the most forceful defense yet within the Senate GOP of the late Arizona senator https://t.co/b5Bq9Vwop1
— POLITICO (@politico) March 20, 2019
A former McCain aide says Trump was lying when he claimed today the senator had misled the WH and said he was going to support “repeal and replace” effort before changing his mind. “Nope. Never happened,” the former aide said. “You’re surprised Trump lied?” the ex-aide added.
— Jim Acosta (@Acosta) March 19, 2019
Trump is just angry at McCain because the Hanoi Hilton has a better Yelp rating than any of his hotels
— Matt Oswalt (@MattOswaltVA) March 20, 2019
Sad! 