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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsMcCain's choice of Russian dissident as pallbearer is final dig at Putin, Trump
McCain's choice of Russian dissident as pallbearer is final dig at Putin, Trump
By JOSH MEYER
08/28/2018 04:21 PM EDT
Even in death, John McCain has one final burn planned for two of his biggest foes Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump at a moment when much of the world will be watching.
The Republican senator from Arizona, who planned his own funeral, chose Russian dissident Vladimir Kara-Murza as one of the dignitaries to carry his coffin to the front of the Washington National Cathedral at Saturdays memorial service.
The funeral cortege, or procession, is often one of the most-watched parts of any televised memorial service, and McCain appears to have chosen his pallbearers with that in mind. He picked some, such as former Democratic Vice President Joe Biden and former Sen. Russ Feingold (D-Wis.), to represent his time as an Arizona congressman, senator and presidential contender. Others, such as former Defense Secretary William Cohen, honor his service as a naval aviator and prisoner of war, and some are friends, such as the actor Warren Beatty.
The choice of Kara-Murza, who twice suffered organ failure from poisoning, appears aimed at sending a last message to Putin and Trump, who McCain had criticized for sounding too cozy with the Russian leader, amid an investigation into whether the U.S. presidents allies cooperated with Moscows efforts to intervene in the 2016 election.
For more than seven years, McCain and Kara-Murza had each others backs as each criticized Putin and what they saw as his autocratic tendencies in Russia.
Last April, a mutual friend brought Kara-Murza a personal message from McCain. The senator had been diagnosed nine months earlier with an aggressive form of brain tumor known as a glioblastoma and wanted the young Russian to be a pallbearer at his funeral. Would he agree?
I was speechless and heartbroken, close to tears at that moment, Kara-Murza told POLITICO on Tuesday. I said yes, of course, and that it would be the most heartbreaking honor that anyone could think of.
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McCain's choice of Russian dissident as pallbearer is final dig at Putin, Trump (Original Post)
babylonsister
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Ninga
(8,275 posts)1. For me, this is the most important story of the day! Thanks!
babylonsister
(171,071 posts)2. You're welcome, and
the day is young!
Ninga
(8,275 posts)3. Soooooooooo true! News at 9am can fade
at the speed of light!