President Donald Trump hit the late Sen. John McCain with a fresh attack Wednesday, hammering the former prisoner of war as weak on veterans issues — and griping about the Arizona Republican’s funeral — during a speech at an Army tank plant in Lima, Ohio. “McCain didn’t get the job done for our great vets […]
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Meghan McCain unloaded on President Donald Trump on Wednesday, calling his latest broadside against her late father, Sen. John McCain, a “bizarre new low.” “I think if I had told my dad, ‘Seven months after you’re dead you’re going to be dominating the news and all over Twitter,’ he would think it’s hilarious that our president […]
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President Donald Trump doubled down on his criticism of the late Sen. John McCain on Tuesday, telling reporters that he “was never a fan” of the Arizona lawmaker “and never will be.” Trump, during an appearance at the White House alongside Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, continued his posthumous broadside against his former foe, saying that he still […]
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President Donald Trump on Saturday lashed out against an old nemesis, the late Sen. John McCain, for his crucial vote against repealing Obamacare in 2017. Trump chastised McCain for his no vote on a bare-bones repeal of President Barack Obama’s signature healthcare legislation, wrongly describing it as a “thumbs down on repeal and replace after years of […]
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John McCain’s rebellious streak didn’t come out of nowhere. His mother, Roberta, had a habit of speeding behind the wheel and racking up tickets. When told during a trip to Europe that she was too old to rent a car, she went out and bought a Peugeot. Her son once answered the telephone to hear […]
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[bc_video video_id=”5827977832001″ account_id=”5728959025001″ player_id=”Hkbio1usDM” embed=”in-page” padding_top=”56%” autoplay=”” min_width=”0px” max_width=”640px” width=”100%” height=”100%”] Those who worked with Senator John McCain have a unique perspective. KMIR sat down with Dan Mechem, who was McCain’s press secretary when he first went to Washington as a Congressman. Mechem says of McCain, “he was a very young and dashing,handsome and articulate […]
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Following blistering criticism from lawmakers in both parties and veterans groups, President Donald Trump announced Monday he had signed a formal proclamation that would give Sen. John McCain his full honors. In a statement, Trump said he’d signed the proclamation keeping the White House flag at half-mast through the Arizona Republican’s interment, scheduled for Sunday. […]
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As the nation continued to mourn the death of Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., the White House returned its flag to full-staff on Monday, although past presidents have kept the flag lowered for longer after the deaths of other sitting senators. The Capitol flag remained at half staff. For example, after the death of Sen. Ted Kennedy, […]
