Hmmm....thanks...i guess I really don’t know what constitutes a state funeral so I will stand down for now.
His funeral procession went thru D.C. led\wscorted by Capitol police - I don’t know the route?
He had the funeral at the National Cathedral?
He lay in state in the Capitol rotunda?
looks like all the boxes were checked for a state funeral and he’s mentioned here:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_funerals_in_the_United_States
It may not be updated.
The Iranian gen (let’s just forget his name)
is not under Iran either.
Hmmm....thanks...i guess I really don’t know what constitutes a state funeral so I will stand down for now.
His funeral procession went thru D.C. led\wscorted by Capitol police - I don’t know the route?
He had the funeral at the National Cathedral?
He lay in state in the Capitol rotunda?
looks like all the boxes were checked for a state funeral and he’s mentioned here:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_funerals_in_the_United_States
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I wish I could remember the exact details—I just don’t. It was something really subtle - so it wouldn’t be really a big to do about it in the press, I guess. And I just read it from a couple of sources, which I can’t remember—so I’m not saying it’s for sure—just saying what I heard—probably should have called it RUMINT going around at the time.
I believe Cindy McCain requested the trappings of a State funeral, for the use of the Rotunda and National Cathedral, etc., probably upon meeting certain state criteria, regarding No Name’s long tenure in a US Senate seat and his high national profile might earn.
However, I’m thinking an official State Funeral is actually Paid by the State (tax payer funded). This is also a wee morning hour recollection.
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https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/435152-national-cathedral-says-trump-didnt-need-to-give-approval-for
” Washington National Cathedral was honored to host the funeral service for Senator John McCain. All funerals and memorial services at the Cathedral are organized by the family of the deceased; only a state funeral for a former president involves consultation with government officials,” a cathedral spokesperson said in a statement to The Hill on Thursday.
“No funeral at the Cathedral requires the approval of the president or any other government official,” he added. “
Infer from the blurb, that it was not a state funeral. Then this...
https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2019/3/20/18274772/trump-john-mccain-funeral-speech
” “I gave him the kind of funeral that he wanted, which as president, I had to approve,” Trump said. “I don’t care about this, I didn’t get a thank you — that’s okay. We sent him on the way. But I wasn’t a fan of John McCain.”
This is an extremely confusing series of sentences. My best guess is that Trump is referring to the fact that he personally authorized the use of Air Force 2 to fly McCain’s body from Arizona to Washington, DC (where the funeral was held).
It’s not the same thing as authorizing the whole funeral, as Trump appears to be taking credit for, but it’s something. “
Re: McCain’s State Funeral
I seem to remember McCain wasn’t allowed to be buried in Arlington Cemetery, which is why he went to the Naval Academy Cemetery.