Senator John McCain, war hero dies and Trump reluctantly gives honor in statement (VIEW STATEMENT)
By Mona Austin Arizona Senator John McCain would have turned 82 tommorow. He died on Saturday, August 25 less than a week before his birthday. Days later, President Donald Trump continued to be reluctant to show respect for the veteran lawmaker. Trump's blase treatment of the elder statesman's death was met with criticism from Democrats and Republicans. The clash between the two men grew from Trump saying he did not consider Mr. McCain a hero, although the latter was tortured in Vietnam for five years and the former never served in the military. McCain's mutual disdain was shown when he disassociated with Trump for disrespecting women. A tape of Trump bragging about groping women had surfaced and Meaghan McCain's father wasn't having any parts of that. But, his disdain for the was never more clear than when he rose up from the cast the vote against his own party to block the repeal and replacement of Obamacare. He stormed onto the Senate Chamber ...