How in the world is John McCain still supporting Donald Trump anyway?

The Washington Post ^ | August 2, 2016 | Aaron Blake

[kevcol]

Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) still counts himself a Donald Trump supporter -- at least, last we checked. Even in roundly criticizing Trump's attack on the parents of a fallen Muslim U.S. soldier, he reiterated Monday that he will support Trump.

Now we have Trump's response to the criticism and the continued support: the Republican nominee told The Post on Tuesday he's not necessarily backing McCain or House Speaker Paul Ryan in their contested primaries.

McCain has options. He can keep supporting a guy who won't support him. Or he can withdraw his Trump endorsement at the risk of it looking like petty politics.

[kevcol]

Dear Washington ComPost,

I can answer your question for you:

exhibit A:


exibit B:


You probably already knew the answer, but we understand.

related: Washington Post op-ed section obsessed with Trump

[ObamahatesPACoal]

February 5, 2008
John McCain Mitt Romney Mike Huckabee
Party Republican Republican Republican
Home state Arizona Massachusetts Arkansas
Delegate count 50 0 0
Popular vote 255,197 186,838 48,849
Percentage 47.17% 34.53% 9.03%

Republican primary results[2010]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican John McCain (incumbent) 284,374 56.2
Republican J.D. Hayworth 162,502 32.1

[hide]Governor of Arizona Republican Primary, 2014
Candidate Vote % Votes
Doug Douchey 37.2% 200,607
Scott “Joseph Smith” Smith 22.1% 119,107
Christine McJuanJones 16.7% 89,922

[Extremely Extreme Extremist]

The Compost is totally unhinged against Trump.

[BloodScarletMinnesota]

McCain toyed with Kerry in 2004, "threatening" to "change parties".

Eff McCain the politician, his corrupt slime and graft overshadows his earlier sacrifice in the Hanoi Hilton.

Tear me up, but that's what I believe after watching this guy's career over the decades.

[lodi90]

GOPe frags Trump endlessly for months and he never replies. Then Trump returns fire one time and the goose stepping MSM goes into full melt down.

[Trod Upon]

Some real thinkers over there at the Washington Beep.

[BloodScarletMinnesota]

Probably McCain's opponent is slathered in corruption and scandal; anyone asking for my vote is a dirty stinking back-stabbing liar, that's Minnesota.

Minnesota is very very corrupt if you wanna look into the Al Franken for Senate debacle, believe me.

[Pollard]

Better question. How in the world is anyone still supporting crooked hillary with all her baggage.

[smokingfrog]

yep

[Jack Hammer]

A far better question: How in the world is the demonstrably senile John McCain still in office?

[smokingfrog]

[faithhopecharity]

if McCain came out against Mr.Trump,Trunp’s lead would increase in the polls

[BookmanTheJanitor]

https://twitter.com/AaronBlake?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eautho

this guy’s Twitter page - The Washington Post isn’t even trying anymore to look unbiased.

[thoughtomator]

Yup, he'll be a Trump supporter exactly as long as he needs to be to win his primary.

And then he'll have a revelation and decide he supports Clinton instead. You can take that to the bank.

[AllAmericanGirl44]

Right?! The kid sounds a bit slooooow.

It’s a real head scratcher for sure!

[B4Ranch]

John McCain was a POW hero 45 years ago, and that says absolutely nothing about his character and politics today. McCain and a number of GOP RINOs have been selling out to Obama and corrupting America for years.

McCain and the POW Cover-Up...
http://www.unz.com/article/mcc...
McCain helped bury information about POWs left behind in Vietnam.

McCain Joins Obama's Call for Military Benefit Cuts...
http://militaryadvantage.milit...

McCain Defends Obama's Immigration Plan to Angry Arizona Residents...
http://news.yahoo.com/mccain-d...

McCain Supported Obama's Secret TPP Fast-Track Trade Bill...
http://wearechange.org/senate-...

[stillfree?]

How in the world is WAPO read by anyone?

[Slip18]

I have been a supporter of Kelli Ward before the Arizona primary. I even posted “Vote Kelli Ward” twice after not being able to vote for our next President, Donald J. Trump, in the primary election here in Arizona.

McCain does not even pretend to be a RINO, except for about four months before he is up for election.

Just saying, Kevcol!

Thanks for the thread!!!

[Will88]

I’m sure Trump will support the Republican nominee for the US Senate in Arizona. No reason why he should have to choose between two Republican primary candidates.

[faucetman]

McCain is a faux hero. FAKE hero. Spilled the beans to the enemy as fast as he could. Made propaganda videos for the enemy. He fits the description of traitor better than hero.

Crash McCain gets ZERO respect from me. It’s way past his sell by date. Time for him to disappear into obscurity. No one will miss him, except maybe a few Democrats.