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Hatch calls McCain's decision not to invite Trump to funeral 'ridiculous'
Fox News.com ^ | May 7, 2018 | Benjamin Brown

Posted on 05/08/2018 5:22:26 AM PDT by Kaslin

Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, said Monday “it's ridiculous" that Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., reportedly does not want President Donald Trump to attend his funeral, and hopes the war hero has a change of heart.

"I think it's ridiculous," Hatch told Politico. "Well, he's the president of the United States and he's a very good man. But it's up to [McCain]. I think John should have his own wishes fulfilled with regard to who attends the funeral."

McCain’s closest family members reportedly informed the White House that the current plan is for the funeral to be held at Washington’s National Cathedral, and Vice President Mike Pence to attend – but not Trump, according to The New York Times.

McCain has been battling an aggressive form of brain cancer for more than a year.

Former Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama have reportedly been asked to deliver eulogies at McCain's service.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Front Page News; News/Current Events; US: Arizona; US: New York
KEYWORDS: arizona; dingdongtraitorsdead; johnmccain; mccain; newyork; newyorkcity; newyorkslimes; newyorktimes; orrinhatch; snub; utah; wuspigs
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1 posted on 05/08/2018 5:22:26 AM PDT by Kaslin
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To: Kaslin

Who says PDJT wants to go to a traitors funeral


2 posted on 05/08/2018 5:24:39 AM PDT by eartick (Been to the line in the sand and liked it, but ready to go again)
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To: Kaslin

Wait for the burial then p1ss on his grave.


3 posted on 05/08/2018 5:24:45 AM PDT by mindburglar (I have an above average brain stem)
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To: Kaslin

Regardless of how it is characterized, it is completely in conformance with McCain’s personality.

Petty, vindictive, and corrupt.


4 posted on 05/08/2018 5:25:03 AM PDT by rlmorel (Leftists: They believe in the "Invisible Hand" only when it is guided by government.)
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A jerk to the bitter end.


5 posted on 05/08/2018 5:25:32 AM PDT by Gene Eric (Don't be a statist!)
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To: Kaslin

It’s weird that so many funeral plans are being made for a guy that hasn’t retired from his job.


6 posted on 05/08/2018 5:26:33 AM PDT by BookmanTheJanitor
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To: Kaslin

If I were DJT I wouldn’t even consider attending it.


7 posted on 05/08/2018 5:29:12 AM PDT by Gay State Conservative (You Say "White Privilege"...I Say "Protestant Work Ethic")
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To: eartick

Exactly


8 posted on 05/08/2018 5:29:41 AM PDT by Kaslin (Politicians are not born; they are excreted -Civilibus nati sunt; sunt excernitur. (Cicero))
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To: Gene Eric; rlmorel

You both said it.


9 posted on 05/08/2018 5:31:13 AM PDT by Kaslin (Politicians are not born; they are excreted -Civilibus nati sunt; sunt excernitur. (Cicero))
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To: Kaslin

and I have a suggestion for PDJT. Hold a rally with the song from Wizard of OZ. Just change the wording to; DING DONG THE TRAITORS DEAD


10 posted on 05/08/2018 5:31:58 AM PDT by eartick (Been to the line in the sand and liked it, but ready to go again)
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To: rlmorel

Oh I gotta t a preview for f what it’s going to be like on Laura’s show last night. On and on about what a hero he was. I won’t be able to watch FOX for a week.

I had no idea she was such a McCain fan, I’ll be finding something else to do while her show is on.


11 posted on 05/08/2018 5:33:01 AM PDT by McGavin999 ("The press is impotent when it abandons itself to falsehood."Thomas Jefferson)
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To: BookmanTheJanitor

It’s weird...

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Yes, it really is. Kind of creepy, in fact.


12 posted on 05/08/2018 5:33:50 AM PDT by Starboard
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To: Kaslin

What kind of a douchebag plans his own funeral and says who can or cannot be there?

What makes him think anyone even wants to be there?


13 posted on 05/08/2018 5:33:52 AM PDT by Mr. K (No consequence of repealing Obamacare is worse than Obamacare itself.)
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To: eartick

That’s what is so absurd about this whole thing. This guy is so self absorbed that he announces who he wants and doesn’t want at his funeral? He assumes the POTUS wants to attend his funeral?


14 posted on 05/08/2018 5:34:08 AM PDT by Phillyred
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To: Kaslin

I don’t care who attends McCains funeral, I care about when it happens.


15 posted on 05/08/2018 5:34:14 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer (The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money.)
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To: Kaslin

Former Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama have reportedly been asked to deliver eulogies at McCain’s service.

All this for a dirtbag Senator? Some people have a hugely inflated notion of John McCain’s overall importance.

National Cathedral?! Personally, I’d rather see his body dumped in a hog pen - though I’d feel bad for the hogs.


16 posted on 05/08/2018 5:34:46 AM PDT by Pravious
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When asked if he's going to McCain's funeral. Trump should say "If I go to Arizona, it'll be to a rally."

That'll make heads explode for two reasons

  1. He never intended to go to the funeral, but will hold a rally at the same time, but even more to the point,
  2. He's not authorizing McCain's burial in Arlington National Cemetery. Per Presidential orders, McCain will be buried in Arizona somewhere.

17 posted on 05/08/2018 5:35:49 AM PDT by COBOL2Java (Marxism: Wonderful theory, wrong species)
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To: rlmorel

I’d be afraid to take this kind of bitterness and resentment to the other side...


18 posted on 05/08/2018 5:37:15 AM PDT by Jamestown1630 ("A Republic, if you can keep it.")
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To: rlmorel

Regardless of how it is characterized, it is completely in conformance with McCain’s personality.

Petty, vindictive, and corrupt.


Exactly how I saw it. It did not surprise me at all. It’s his MO.


19 posted on 05/08/2018 5:37:18 AM PDT by robroys woman (So you're not confused, I'm using my wife's account.)
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To: COBOL2Java

McCain’s funeral = McCain’s burial


20 posted on 05/08/2018 5:37:20 AM PDT by COBOL2Java (Marxism: Wonderful theory, wrong species)
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