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Statement from the President (McCain)
WhiteHouse ^ | 8/27/2018 | WhiteHouse

Posted on 08/27/2018 2:12:52 PM PDT by grayboots

Despite our differences on policy and politics, I respect Senator John McCain’s service to our country and, in his honor, have signed a proclamation to fly the flag of the United States at half-staff until the day of his interment.

I have asked Vice President Mike Pence to offer an address at the ceremony honoring Senator McCain at the United States Capitol this Friday.

At the request of the McCain family, I have also authorized military transportation of Senator McCain’s remains from Arizona to Washington, D.C., military pallbearers and band support, and a horse and caisson transport during the service at the United States Naval Academy.

Finally, I have asked General John Kelly, Secretary James Mattis, and Ambassador John Bolton to represent my Administration at his services.


TOPICS: News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Arizona
KEYWORDS: mccain; mccainfamily; mccainobit; trump; trumpmccain; trumpstatement
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To: grayboots

F them all Mr President

McCain hated you and hated all of us ordinary Americans. He has made it his lives work to hurt us whilst getting Rich off our backs

No body liked him apart from the Uniparty elite.


41 posted on 08/27/2018 2:28:56 PM PDT by WashingtonFire (President Trump - it's like having your dad as President)
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To: ColdOne

” ... Trump not making a statement .....now it is full on attack on his statement.”

This is why Trump does things the way he does them :-). It is to make liberals look like the asses they are.

Someone made a good point the other day ... when the President tweets or does something you might not agree with, it’s usually to rile up the liberal masses and torque them off. An angry liberal a day keeps the independents away! (from the Democratic Party).

Look at it this way ... say Trump threw this level of “support” behind McCain right away, the Libs (same freaks that called McCain racist and what not when he was “evil” in, and only in, 2008) would *still* be angry about it! :-).

Now that the President didn’t do it at first, sparked an outrage, then did it, then still sparked an outrage is yet another demonstration of how ridiculous the frigging liberals behave when they’re not in power.

There is nothing I like about John McCain. I’ve grown so cynical that I believe he chose Sarah Palin simply to wreck her political career (though she could have declined of course, but I like my conspiracy theory more :-) ).

He seemed like fraud to me overall though ... and you cannot tell me that he didn’t swing the 2008 election in Obama’s direction on purpose.


42 posted on 08/27/2018 2:29:33 PM PDT by edh
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To: King Hawk

LOL. That item makes it sound like they would have otherwise been forced to resort to a Ryder rental truck for the occasion, doesn’t it?


43 posted on 08/27/2018 2:29:51 PM PDT by Alberta's Child ("The Russians escaped while we weren't watching them ... like Russians will.")
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To: Presbyterian Reporter

This still won’t be enough for the blood thirsty libtard media.


44 posted on 08/27/2018 2:30:06 PM PDT by DownThe405
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To: grayboots

Waiting for the leftwing vultures to nitpick this apart.


45 posted on 08/27/2018 2:30:49 PM PDT by CaptainK ("no collusion, no obstruction, he's a leaker")
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To: edie1960

Looks like it’s gong to be a week or more paying tribute to and saying goodbye to McCain!

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A few years back, Ted Kennedy was lauded at the lion of the senate following his death. Haven’t heard his name mentioned in years except on the Howie Carr Show only because of Howie’s “Kennedy Babylon” book.

The Senate is filled with self important popinjays.


46 posted on 08/27/2018 2:31:24 PM PDT by Flick Lives
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To: Robert DeLong

I’m totally good with this. Notice he did not heap praise on McCain so that Trump’s detractors could then scream “hypocrite”! Keep on going POTUS!


47 posted on 08/27/2018 2:31:24 PM PDT by GeaugaRepublican
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To: dfwgator

Meh, the guy’s dead. These would have been a few days of over the top phoniness regardless. Once he’s buried all this will be over and forgotten. Trump is just riding out the news cycle.

At the end of the day, McCain won’t be around to eff things up anymore.


48 posted on 08/27/2018 2:31:40 PM PDT by over3Owithabrain
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To: dfwgator
I know ... she also didn't crash any Navy jets.

But nobody elected her to anything.

49 posted on 08/27/2018 2:31:40 PM PDT by Alberta's Child ("The Russians escaped while we weren't watching them ... like Russians will.")
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To: tennmountainman

This 24/7 McCain worship will be over in 5 or 6 more days.
He is dead and he isn’t coming back.

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Wonder if they’ll still book McCain on the Sunday talking head shows.


50 posted on 08/27/2018 2:33:19 PM PDT by Flick Lives
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To: CodeToad

They must have added an extra code for flag lowering...If you’re a dirty, rotten, miserable traitorous ahole of a senator, you get a full week of tribute.


51 posted on 08/27/2018 2:34:03 PM PDT by Electric Graffiti (Jeff Sessions IS the insurance policy)
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To: grayboots

Screw that. McStain didn’t want Trump at his funeral. I’d say that includes all the trappings. I wouldn’t give the traitor spit.


52 posted on 08/27/2018 2:34:32 PM PDT by dware (Americans prefer peaceful slavery over dangerous freedom)
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To: edh

I never liked mccain. Had a good friend tell me after obama won, mccain lost on purpose. I agree now. Yes Trump loves to tweek the media. A main reason I voted for him.


53 posted on 08/27/2018 2:36:38 PM PDT by ColdOne ((I miss my poochie... Tasha 2000~3/14/11~ Best Election Ever!)
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To: cicero2k

And Fox News lost my support. I haven’t watched any of since his feat was announced.


54 posted on 08/27/2018 2:36:45 PM PDT by jersey117
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To: jersey117

Meant to say death. Hate smart phones


55 posted on 08/27/2018 2:37:52 PM PDT by jersey117
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To: ColdOne
Had a good friend tell me after obama won, mccain lost on purpose.

After the banks went broke, there was no way McCain was going to win.

That doesn't mean he lost on purpose.

56 posted on 08/27/2018 2:39:40 PM PDT by x
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To: dware

I wish he hadn’t caved. The good thing is this. McTraitor has will always be remembered for the back stabbing treachery he committed when he screwed the American people by switching his vote at the last moment in a petty vindictive move to spite Trump.


57 posted on 08/27/2018 2:40:04 PM PDT by gibsonguy
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To: dfwgator

100%.

And it looks like he was shamed into it. Pathetic.


58 posted on 08/27/2018 2:40:15 PM PDT by TangledUpInBlue
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To: ColdOne

And again I have to ask the question, What accomplishments of any substance did McCain achieve as a Senator? Anyone.....Anyone?


59 posted on 08/27/2018 2:40:26 PM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: edie1960

Who?


60 posted on 08/27/2018 2:41:33 PM PDT by Salamander (What is the sound of one hand, typing? Pit Bull Porn hate threads. Little more than a circle jerk.)
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