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McCain: I Couldn't Have Picked a Better Team
newsmax.com ^ | 1/22/17 | newsmax

Posted on 01/22/2017 11:17:07 AM PST by ColdOne

Sen. John McCain on Sunday praised President Donald Trump's national security selections, declaring "I couldn't have picked a better team."

In an interview with ABC News' "This Week," the Arizona Republican also said he intended to vote to confirm Secretary of State Rex Tillerson.

"I have the utmost confidence in General [James] Mattis, General [Michael] Flynn, General [John] Kelly, Dan Coates," McCain said of Trump's Defense Secretary, national security adviser, Homeland Security Secretary and director of national intelligence, respectively.

"I couldn't have picked a better team. So I'm confident that he'll listen to them and be guided by them."

(Excerpt) Read more at newsmax.com ...


TOPICS: Government; US: Arizona
KEYWORDS: 115th; mccain; trumpcabinet; trumpnatlsecurity
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To: Navin Johnson

I agree, and it had been my take McCain would oppose some of his cabinet selections.

Trump has folks in line evidently. Wow...


21 posted on 01/22/2017 11:33:57 AM PST by DoughtyOne (Obama, Clinton, McStain, and Graham, with people like this, who needs enemies?)
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To: gibsonguy

I used that line the other day. It’s exactly dead on target too IMO.

I love seeing McStain returned to the children’s table.


22 posted on 01/22/2017 11:35:06 AM PST by DoughtyOne (Obama, Clinton, McStain, and Graham, with people like this, who needs enemies?)
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To: ColdOne

McCain can’t even pick his own nose, much less a ‘team’!

He probably can scratch his own rear, if someone else is not already doing that.


23 posted on 01/22/2017 11:36:03 AM PST by Scrambler Bob (LOTS of /s)
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To: stars & stripes forever
Maybe RUBIO & LINDSEY will take the hint.

Rubio's doing a delayed Cruz - the guy must be a moron if he thinks it will help his image and/or prospects.

24 posted on 01/22/2017 11:37:23 AM PST by trebb (Where in the the hell has my country gone?)
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To: ColdOne

Even old Mc starts to siddle up to The Power.

Those old goats know where the power is and they want to get as close as possible.

Watch President Trump’s first SOTU and the Dems getting to the room first so they can perch close to the entry and possibly get to shake the President’s hand.

Friend or foe, a pic with The President is usually a pretty good thing to have.


25 posted on 01/22/2017 11:38:06 AM PST by TomGuy
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To: ColdOne

I think Trump’s given in to the Neo-cons on Russia. Russian media is certainly less positive on Trump than they where a few weeks ago. I’d expect Putin to put a big push on Trump shortly and Trump will slap him down but without the possibility of an escalation to war. Much better than what I expected under Hillary but not the US and Russian alliance I was hoping for.


26 posted on 01/22/2017 11:43:10 AM PST by RedWulf (TRUMP TRUMP TRUMP!)
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To: ColdOne

No, Juan, you couldn’t. Not in a million years. You’re just not that good.


27 posted on 01/22/2017 11:49:25 AM PST by AFreeBird (BEST. ELECTION. EVER!)
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To: silverleaf

Yep...my first thought.


28 posted on 01/22/2017 11:51:52 AM PST by ColdOne (( I miss my poochie... Tasha 2000~3/14/11~)
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To: ColdOne

This is bad


29 posted on 01/22/2017 11:53:04 AM PST by Homer1
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To: RedWulf

Geez-O-Pete! The man’s only been POTUS since noon Friday.

And it’s always been poisitiong and posturing between those two. That’s how the game is played.


30 posted on 01/22/2017 11:55:13 AM PST by AFreeBird (BEST. ELECTION. EVER!)
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To: DoughtyOne

Yes he did...McCain knocked himself out for good i think doing that. Trump will never forget, nor should he.


31 posted on 01/22/2017 11:58:38 AM PST by ColdOne (( I miss my poochie... Tasha 2000~3/14/11~)
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To: DoughtyOne
McCain got hoisted by his own petard, after he handed over that file to our intelligence agencies.

Did he ever...Being the weasel he is he tried to ease the backlash.

It didn't work, everyone knows what a backstabber he is.

32 posted on 01/22/2017 11:58:51 AM PST by jazusamo (Have YOU Donated to Free Republic? https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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To: TomGuy

yep...for years have watched who tries to get those first seats at sotu.


33 posted on 01/22/2017 12:01:04 PM PST by ColdOne (( I miss my poochie... Tasha 2000~3/14/11~)
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To: OKSooner
Now Trump owns him

see House of Cards, the British version. We can learn so much about Trump by watching Ian Richardson in that role. It's like Machiavelli, the graduate seminar.

34 posted on 01/22/2017 12:18:08 PM PST by AndyJackson
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To: ColdOne

I hate to even think what kind of team Soros’ buttboy McCain would have picked.


35 posted on 01/22/2017 12:19:21 PM PST by TigersEye (Congratulations, President Donald J. Trump! - Let's MAGA!!!)
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To: Mase

The turtle is going to make 50 votes for scotus. Trump will not settle for no sc justice vote


36 posted on 01/22/2017 12:45:08 PM PST by italianquaker
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To: TomGuy

Friend or foe, a pic with The President is usually a pretty good thing to have......Remember the Dem Senator that said to Cheney “Mr. VP! Can I have a picture with you?” Cheney looked at him and said Fuck You.” The only time in GWB’s tenure I ever heard any member stand up.


37 posted on 01/22/2017 12:56:34 PM PST by Safetgiver (Islam makes barbarism look genteel.)
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To: ColdOne

...nor should we!


38 posted on 01/22/2017 1:09:49 PM PST by DoughtyOne (Obama, Clinton, McStain, and Graham, with people like this, who needs enemies?)
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To: jazusamo

Yes, you’re so right.


39 posted on 01/22/2017 1:10:32 PM PST by DoughtyOne (Obama, Clinton, McStain, and Graham, with people like this, who needs enemies?)
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To: ColdOne

This worries me. I would rather McCain hated Trump’s picks (but votes for them anyway because his arm is twisted and he has no power).


40 posted on 01/22/2017 1:14:24 PM PST by Lisbon1940 (No full-term Governors (at the time of election!)
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