President Trump will not attend John McCain's funeral, family spokesman says

[DonViejo]

Source: The Washington Post



By Felicia Sonmez, National reporter
August 27 at 2:02 PM

President Trump will not be attending the funeral or memorial services in Washington for Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), a McCain family spokesman said Monday.

Rick Davis, who was also McCain’s campaign manager and longtime adviser, said at a news conference in Phoenix that Vice President Pence will serve as the Trump administration designee at a ceremony honoring McCain on Friday at the U.S. Capitol Rotunda.

“The president will not be, as far as we know, attending the funeral. That’s just a fact.” Davis said, declining to reiterate what has already been reported about the McCain family’s wishes. Davis also read from a letter that contained McCain’s final words for the country.

“We weaken our greatness when we confuse our patriotism with tribal rivalries that have sown resentment and hatred and violence in all the corners of the globe,” McCain wrote in the letter. “We weaken it when we hide behind walls, rather than tear them down, when we doubt the power of our ideals, rather than trust them to be the great force for change they have always been.”

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[Iliyah]

1. From what I've read, McCain did not want him there anyways.

[lagomorph777]

10. Yeah, who would?

What's worse than dying? Dying and then having your funeral desecrated by Trump.

[BarbaRosa]

2. A campaign rally would not surprise me.

[sdfernando]

4. Really! If he were to speak

I can guess it would be something like.

I look out and I see this is a big crowd for a funeral, but not as big as the crowd at my inauguration...biggest ever!

[Achilleaze]

3. As it should be

Shut up and sit down, Dirty Donny*

This will cost him the support of lots of military personnel and family. He has disgraced himself and the White House upon the death of an American original who - beyond politics - was a man of conviction and courage.

* republican Draft-Dodger-in-Chief

[Jimbo S]

7. I disagree

He could shoot someone on Fifth Avenue and his supporters will stand by him.

[Solly Mack]

5. Well, duh. It was made plain he wasn't wanted.

No need to pretend that Trump made a choice.

[Snellius]

6. His absence will loom larger than his presence.

How many times will the media point out why he's not here. The ghost of McCain will haunt the WH for years. RIP, John.

[Julian Englis]

8. Rick Davis, McCain spokesman and former campaign manager, was a partner of Manafort

The Nation did a piece on this in 2008 that laid out Russian involvement with the Republicans then: McCain’s Kremlin Ties

The Atlantic today offered a new piece covering some of this:John McCain’s Epiphany About Paul Manafort

[louis c]

9. Hey, Asshole, you're not attending? You were told not to fucking show up. (NT)

[rurallib]

11. surprised he could take the hint

[underpants]

13. Yeah he HAS to pretend it was his decision

He was clearly and directly told to basically f the F off

[onetexan]

17. Right, excepet everybody and their grandmother knows it isn't LOL

the Idiot's ego just can't take a snub

[LoisB]

12. I wouldn't have wanted Pence there either.

[jb5150]

14. Will Pence be bringing

"mother" with him?

[MiniMe]

16. Is Pence allowed to attend anything

without "mother"?

[honest.abe]

15. Trump hates McCain for standing up to him.

Classic narcissistic behavior. Narcissism consumes him. Its taken over his soul.

[tavernier]

18. The citizenry need to insist on a painting of JM

to be commissioned and hung in the Oval Office, directly in front of the desk. A YUGE painting.

[marble falls]

20. I'd want it to replace that Andrew Jackson portrait that should be lining the dustbin of history.

[marble falls]

19. Donald Trump is most welcome to come to attend my funeral ...

if he promises to jump into my grave with me.

[tavernier]

21. George Washington would have called him

a damned poltroon.
(an utter coward)