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Washington Mourned John McCain. President Trump Played Golf.
NY Times ^ | Sept. 1, 2018 | Katie Rogers

Posted on 09/01/2018 3:40:51 PM PDT by McGruff

For the clusters of onlookers, besuited power players and three former presidents who had all traveled to Washington National Cathedral, the muggy day was a historic opportunity to memorialize the life of Senator John McCain, who was remembered as a deeply patriotic war hero, a former Republican presidential candidate and a scrappy, humanly flawed, ultimately idealistic lawmaker.

For President Trump, it was Saturday.

In the many discussions about how to mark his life that Mr. McCain had with his staff and family before he died, he had made clear he did not want Mr. Trump to participate in anything they planned. So as Mr. McCain was eulogized in the presence of much of the American political establishment, Mr. Trump, pointedly uninvited, engaged in what by now is a familiar weekend routine. He sent a series of angry tweets aimed at some political adversaries, then left the White House to play a round of golf at his resort in Virginia.

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


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Editorial; Government; News/Current Events; US: Arizona; US: District of Columbia
KEYWORDS: 247mccainonfr; barfalert; donaldtrump; fakenews; golf; golfing; johnmccain; liberalagenda; mccain; missingbarfalert; newyorkslimes; nyslimes; obama; obamalegacy; tds; trump
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...Mr. McCain had with his staff and family before he died, he had made clear he did not want Mr. Trump to participate in anything they planned...

I'm surprised they actually mentioned this part. Reporter has probably been fired by now.

1 posted on 09/01/2018 3:40:51 PM PDT by McGruff
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To: McGruff

Washington Mourned John McCain. President Trump Played Golf.

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He did? Good.


2 posted on 09/01/2018 3:42:17 PM PDT by Bishop_Malachi (Liberal Socialism - A philosophy which advocates spreading a low standard of living equally.)
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To: McGruff

Right on schedule.


3 posted on 09/01/2018 3:42:33 PM PDT by SpaceBar
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To: McGruff

“Washington Mourned John McCain. President Trump Played Golf.”

And I had a large BM.

We all honored him in an appropriate way.


4 posted on 09/01/2018 3:43:14 PM PDT by I cannot think of a name
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To: McGruff
Here's what Munchkin land did:


5 posted on 09/01/2018 3:43:28 PM PDT by Telepathic Intruder
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To: McGruff

Good for Trump!


6 posted on 09/01/2018 3:43:33 PM PDT by faithhopecharity ("Politicians aren't born, they're excreted." -Marcus Tillius Cicero (3 BCE))
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To: McGruff

Good to hear that President Trump is getting some R&R. He has to take good care of himself.

After all, he’s almost singlehandedly taking out the entire Swamp by himself.

Trump 2020!


7 posted on 09/01/2018 3:44:38 PM PDT by romanesq (For George Soros so loved the world, he gave us Obama)
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To: McGruff

I am a VietNam vet and do not consider McCain a war hero. I admire that he survived prison camp although he did acquiesce to the captors. Small price to pay to stay alive.

However, since he has been a senator, he has been self centered, self aggrandizing and selfish. He has been the poster child for term limits.


8 posted on 09/01/2018 3:45:06 PM PDT by Misplaced Texan (July 4, 2009 - the first day of the 2nd Revolution!)
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To: McGruff

Better than going to that fiasco.


9 posted on 09/01/2018 3:45:21 PM PDT by bray (Pray for President Trump)
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To: McGruff

Well, it wasn’t like he was invited to the funeral...any of them.


10 posted on 09/01/2018 3:45:35 PM PDT by PubliusMM (RKBA; a matter of fact, not opinion. Mr Trump, we've got your six.)
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To: McGruff

Life must go on...

*snicker*


11 posted on 09/01/2018 3:45:45 PM PDT by The Deplorable Miss Lemon (If illegals are here to do the jobs Americans won't do why are so many illegals on welfare?)
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To: McGruff

If you listen to the MSM, everything that happens is connected to Trump, and he is always in the wrong. To me, I see no problems here. What was he supposed to do, wear sackcloth and sit in ashes?


12 posted on 09/01/2018 3:46:23 PM PDT by fhayek
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If only Trump had had some golf balls with McKook’s photo on them. That would have triggered them.


13 posted on 09/01/2018 3:46:51 PM PDT by anton
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To: Bishop_Malachi
A day well spent. Hope he ended it with a two scoop cone.


14 posted on 09/01/2018 3:47:37 PM PDT by xp38
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To: McGruff

Yay, I called it.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/3682627/posts?page=10#10


15 posted on 09/01/2018 3:47:50 PM PDT by proust ("The rule is, jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.")
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To: Bishop_Malachi

I hope Trump had a pleasant day on the links !

Now lets turn our attention to Bob Dole.. Who has lined up at the memorial today for the millionth time to honor his friends. 95 now. He’ll be going to rest soon I feel.


16 posted on 09/01/2018 3:48:26 PM PDT by Celerity
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Uh he was banned from the funeral what is he supposed to do?


17 posted on 09/01/2018 3:48:36 PM PDT by jarwulf
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How many times did Obammy say I or me in his ‘eulogy’ today?


18 posted on 09/01/2018 3:48:46 PM PDT by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi - Monthly Donors Rock!!!)
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To: McGruff

Trump will be written about in history books. McCain will not. McCain died knowing that. That makes me happy!


19 posted on 09/01/2018 3:48:57 PM PDT by KevinB (I do not care for that Obama fellow.)
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To: McGruff

Well, the McCain family made it very clear he was not invited. What was he supposed to do, invite Sarah Palin over for dinner? (She was disinvited too.)


20 posted on 09/01/2018 3:49:01 PM PDT by keats5
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