McCain's passing is going to be quite a problem for Trump.

[Raven]

Wall to wall media coverage and then the funeral that he has been banned from attending. Then, the renaming of the Russell Senate office building from a southern segregationist to an American hero. For the "look at me" President, this is going to be hard to endure, not to mention whatever happens to come up in the corruption investigations going on on several fronts. The next several days may well produce a "perfect storm".

[CaliforniaPeggy]

1. Gee, too bad!

Where IS my violin???

Here:

[2naSalit]

3. +1

[rocktivity]

46. Cue the official DU "Cry Me A River" String Quartet!

rocktivity

[yuiyoshida]

68. joining in the Strings section

[calimary]

77. And a few more!

[meow2u3]

92. The actual "cry me a river" string quartet

[calimary]

93. Five thumbs up!

[jcgoldie]

2. I agree

When clips start rolling in of Obama and W giving eulogies and Hillary giving condolences at the funeral, orange shitgibbon likely to have a meltdown.

[Hotler]

63. "shitgibbon"......

[MineralMan]

4. I can't imagine being a person who has been banned from attending a funeral.

I would be so ashamed of any behavior of mine that would lead to such a thing. Donald Trump is such a man that people do not want him at their funeral, and who make it clear. What an embarrassment for the person who is banned.

That he will not be in attendance for that reason should be in the news. It gives the measure of Donald Trump for who he is. For anyone other than a narcissistic sociopath, it would be a very depressing situation. I expect Trump to express his anger, instead.

[bronxiteforever]

6. +1 It really is incredible and it shows how

Much Cheeto has degraded the office with his abhorrent and abnormal behavior.

[SeattleVet]

24. Make that *two* funerals!

He was also not welcome at Barbara Bush's.

How much of an asshole do you have to be to be banned from 2 funerals?

[MineralMan]

25. As much of one as Trump is, I think.

It's a deep cut to be excluded from a state funeral. One from which it's impossible to recover.

[sarge43]

35. MineralMan, Trump doesn't like people who get captured;

so why should he care about attending one of their funerals?

[MineralMan]

48. Oh, he cares. He will not say so, but being excluded from this funeral

is a blow to his super-large ego, believe me. He will fume and rage at seeing Obama and GWB there and speaking of their respect for John McCain, while he is not even allowed to attend. I suppose he could force the issue and insist on being present, since he is the occupant of the White House, but he won't do that.

He'll care, though, I guarantee, and will see it as one more slight to take revenge for.

[sarge43]

59. Of course, I was being sarcastic

Yes, he cares because he's not the center of attention.

[lastlib]

74. AND because the spotlight IS on Obama.

That alone may be enough to cause him to fire Sessions or maybe Rosenstein during the funeral.

[LiberalArkie]

66. I believe that the U.S. Senate police and GWBush's and Obamas SS detail would prevent that from

happening.

[Pluvious]

75. His sycophantic aides will shield him from all that. nt.

[mobeau69]

45. Make that three.

He's already banned from George H.W.'s.

[Hotler]

65. God damn. Banned by Babs. Wow! nt

[KY_EnviroGuy]

81. If only Queen Elizabeth had....

rared back and kicked him square in the pants for breaking decorum........

[SallyHemmings]

26. The average person has the capacity to feel shame.

His annoyance will be that he will not be front page news. Sad

[FM123]

54. "I would be so ashamed of any behavior of mine that would lead to such a thing."

That is because you are a good person and you have a conscience - he has no shame because he is not and has none.

[saidsimplesimon]

57. Banned from a wake?

Don the Con is a psychologically deviant human being. Unfortunately, he has had no interventions. The only recourse, when faced with an insane person, lock them up for their own safety.

[DownriverDem]

69. What trump said

about Sen. McCain (He was captured. He's not a hero) and his deliberate leaving out of McCain's name on the defense bill is disgusting, petty and insane. It's perfect that he wasn't invited. His "it's all about me" attitude would ruin any gathering. And trump as President would be much worse. We have a dangerous moron in the White House. My fear is he'll start a war for diversion and to bring his poll numbers up. Who will replace Sen. McCain and call out trump? RIP Sen. McCain.

[AlexSFCA]

5. now is the perfect time for Mueller to bring charges against trump

[global1]

12. No - Make It More Painful....

First take out Don Jr., then the following week - Jarad Kushner, then the following week Ivanka, then the following week Eric and his wife, then the following week Pence. Once all of them are indicted - then move up to Trump himself. 1000 cuts......

[erronis]

72. I like the way you think... Also disconnect his twitter account and fux feed

[True_Blue]

89. Perfect!

I like this scenario!

[oasis]

7. With McCain lying in state a short distance from the White House, Trump's

psyche will be spinning further out of control.

[Leghorn21]

10. YES, oasis, just came to post this...Sen. McCain will be RIGHT UP THE ROAD

Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), who died on Saturday at age 81, will lie in state in the Capitol Rotunda in Washington, D.C., and receive a full dress funeral service at the Washington National Cathedral, according to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell's (R-Ky.) office.

GOOD

[oasis]

21. The period of McCain's passing will dwarf Trump's entire existence. nt

[janx]

27. The services could go on for a good part of a week!

Two people close to McCain said he wanted three locations for services: Arizona, National Cathedral in Washington, and Annapolis.

https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/john-mccain-death/h_62bc97a418ead27d7eab375aa3352c3c

So besides the time that his body is lying in state in D.C. right up the road from Trump, there will be other services. The coverage will not end any time soon.

[Leghorn21]

38. Yes indeed, janx - plus, PLUS: if Red Don gets within 200 feet of any reporter whatsoever, he will

be asked to express his thoughts on the late Senator John McCain -



Fixin to get awkward all up in DC

GOOD

[onetexan]

42. this should be exactly the thing the main stream media should do with the Idiot

IGNORE HIM COMPLETELY, and only cover news of him regarding his legal troubles. That will really make him bust a vein.

[ProfessorPlum]

8. thoughts and prayers for Spanky Dennison

[empedocles]

37. Of course

Thank you

[FakeNoose]

9. Why didn't Cheeto join his wife in Africa?

Get him out of the country for awhile, maybe a week or longer.

[PCIntern]

11. He wouldn't be caught dead

Going to a “s—thole” country

[FakeNoose]

13. I just checked and she's not scheduled to leave until October

Well, I thought she already left because there's been no mention of her for a couple weeks.

[Soxfan58]

14. It could be his shining moment

But he is too mentaly ill to do and say the right things.

[catbyte]

58. "Shining moment?" Donald J. Trump?!?

Good one.

[IMG][/IMG]

[peekaloo]

15. Bad timing losing his Pecker this week.

Think of the tabloid trash that could have been thrown at McCain without a single tweet.

Perhaps a pool to see how long Hair Furor can contain himself before making an a-hole comment.

[flibbitygiblets]

17. Dibs on 30 seconds after Obama gives his eulogy

Ain't enough Russian hookers and chicken nuggets in the world to distract him from that outrage.

[peekaloo]

20. .

[onetexan]

47. LOL

given his ability (or lack thereof) to control himself i wouldn't put it past him

[lunatica]

91. Hair furor!!!

[flibbitygiblets]

16. time to dig around in the bag of distractions...what will it be this time?

Pick a fight with random (not TOO popular) celebrity?
Call for an investigation of Hillary's emails?
Saber-rattling against North Korea?
Is it still football season? No? Any random black people to disparage then?
Maybe pardon a certain recent convicted felon for not spilling the beans on the "Ussia-Ray" thing...*wink*wink

[sarge43]

32. Color some US flags? n/t

[volstork]

18. womp womp

n/t

[volstork]

19. Bad week ahead:

[Vinca]

22. You know it's only a matter of time before he erupts in an anti-McCain twitter rant.

[keithbvadu2]

23. Donald could go play golf during the funeral.

Donald could go play golf during the funeral.

Maybe some putting on the WH lawn?

[StepnKretchit]

33. He's probably already golfing.

With his nasty self.

[The Zephyr]

28. I foresee a renaming in the future.

The Donald Johann Trump Administrative Segregation Complex at Florence, Colorado

[Brother Buzz]

34. They are beta testing the name as I type

[StepnKretchit]

29. Good!

[sarge43]

30. Time for the world's tiniest violin quartet to play

"Woop, Woop"

[Marie Marie]

31. Aah but perhaps you underestimate Trump.

He'll find a way to put his ugly mug - front and center. That's kind of his thing.

[left-of-center2012]

36. Will Trump show up at the U.S. Capitol for the 'Laying in State'?

I envision Trump's arrival by limo,
military saluting Trump,
bugles blaring and flags flying.

Trump stands beside McCain's coffin,
Trump smiles,
and gives a thumbs up.

[hedda_foil]

49. He won't go. That would involve the appearance of paying respect to McCain.

It's the right thing to do which imo means he'll do the opposite.

[left-of-center2012]

56. Trump will go golfing

[Roadside Attraction]

39. I'm hoping . . .

I'm 73 and I hope I live longer than Trump so:
-- I can go piss on his grave, even though the line will be very long, and,
-- I want to be able to compare the crowd size at Trump's funeral to that at McCain's

My sainted mother told me to NEVER, NEVER, EVER say "hate." Sorry, but I hate Trump, the people around him, and everything he and they stand for. Just plain old burning hate.

[groundloop]

43. Yes, I was taught that if I have nothing good to say about someone to say nothing at all

I've always tried to instill that in my kids as well.

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Well, some rules need to be broken.

Spanky is the absolute worst example of a human being that ever lived. Every time I believe he can't go any lower he manages to prove me wrong.

[ailsagirl]

44. Your mother had probably never encountered anyone like dump

How about "despise?" There are lots of synonyms for hate (unfortunately or fortunately-- I'm not sure)

welcome to DU!

[Marthe48]

64. I'm hoping to pour a bottle of beer on trump's grave

Planning to run it through my kidneys first.

[Nasruddin]

78. There will be a lot of people at that funeral

[Claritie Pixie]

40. McCain would like that, I think.

He thought the US had a duty to stop dictators: he thought that was the biggest lesson from WWII and that’s why he supported the Iraq war. I read that he hated Saddam Hussein and thought removing him was important. His time as a POW obviously solidified and shaped this belief.

So - if his passing and legacy has a negative impact on the wannabee dictator squatting in the WH - yeah, I think he would like that.

[ailsagirl]

41. ...

[fallout87]

50. I see it as the opposite

McCain's passing provides a distraction from his many scandals at the moment.

[no_hypocrisy]

51. And I'm wondering what FOX News will talk about for 72 hours.

[klook]

86. Hillary's emails, of course.

And the investigation of The Corrupt Clinton Foundation (TM). I actually risked my eyeballs for a couple of minutes last night on that channel. Some woman with Resting Simmering Rage Face was going on and on with an English host about how the Rethugs in Congress were going to move ahead with the "long overdue" Hillary inquisition Part LXVIII.

[kag]

52. Couldn't happen to an uglier asshole.

[llmart]

53. I'm guessing he'll tweet something like...

"my funeral will be the biggest ever - more people than McCain had."

[3catwoman3]

62. Anytime would be just fine for that event.

ASAP, please.

[llmart]

73. Totally agree!

Can't be soon enough for me although I'd rather see him suffer a lot first.

Yeah, I can be a nasty woman

[Totally Tunsie]

76. That might turn out to be true, except that the masses will all be cheering his demise.

The "celebration" will likely produce larger crowds than his inaugural.

[OceanPete]

55. At least Trump will not have to worry...

about dying of a brain tumor!

[Texin]

60. Nah. He'll just take his vile roadshow to the next rally somewhere.

[vlyons]

61. Forgive me, but I want Trump to give us a giganticly big butt show

I want to see him drop his knickers and butt-cheek us. I want to see a temper tantrum with foaming at the mouth. I want to see him so enraged that his words are a twisted jumble of Freudian slips. I want the world to see what it looks like, when an insane person is not confined to a padded room.

[Fritz Walter]

67. Melanoma has probably already made plans

...to go on an extended visit to Manhattan — or maybe even Slovenia* — for Barron and herself for the next few days. Either destination isn’t as far away as Africa, but it’s still out of (h)arm’s way.

_____
* Why did autocorrect suggest “slovenly” when I started typing her home country’s name? That term applies to agolf twittler much more than it does to her. As far as I know...

[MarcA]

70. maybe drumph shows up and does a westboro ilk thing n/t

[Hortensis]

71. Hope so. Since Senator McCain is released from

worry about being reelected, I like to think he might well approve becoming a big, official problem for Trump, and thus for what the larger powers hiding behind him are trying to do.

[SunSeeker]

79. I hope so. nt

[KY_EnviroGuy]

80. I'm sure Faux News, Hannity and Limbaugh will protect his widdle ego.

......... .........

While the Nation mourns........

[Beartracks]

82. Do FOX watchers know Trump got banned from McCain's AND Barbara Bush's funerals?

Or were they just told their Trump thought golfing... er, "working" was more important?

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[ailsagirl]

83. Such a shame

[tavernier]

84. I'm betting he will

cancel the kitchen scraps for lepers and orphans, no more merciful beheadings, -- and call off Christmas!!!

*couldnt resist a Rickman reference.

[samplegirl]

85. He won't care

He’ll find his next victim daily to tweet about!

[unblock]

87. he might have a rough few days but he'll enjoy having a more reliable vote in that seat....

[negoldie]

88. I too have a

debilitating cancer. Mantle cell Lymphoma, a rare and unpredictable blood disease that is chronic. I need money for an MRI, and co-pays to see the three specialist that treat me. It pains me to ask: https://www.gofundme.com/y4d8hs Thanks to everyone that has contributed but making a $5,000 deductible each year on $14,000 a year is impossible to meet without help. Resist!

[lunatica]

90. Death by a thousand cuts

I’m fine with protracted karmic adjustments.