re state funeral
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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. “
Wiki used to be pretty decent on basic things as a starting point...maybe not so much anymore.
thank you all. I’ll take it back. Sorry for the kerfuffle...