Trump and McCain had a contentious relationship until the very end. John McCain’s contentious relationship with Donald Trump continued into the Arizona Senator’s final days,…
Trump and McCain had a contentious relationship until the very end.
John McCain’s contentious relationship with Donald Trump continued into the Arizona Senator’s final days, with the Arizona Senator reportedly telling close friends and family that he did not want the president to attend his funeral.
“The patent contempt the two men displayed for each other showed no sign of fading, even as McCain continued to weaken,” the report noted. “A few weeks ago, Trump could not even bring himself to say McCain’s name during a signing ceremony for a defense funding bill that fellow senators had named in the Arizona lawmaker’s honor.”
McCain had worked with both Bush and Obama but also opposed them, running against Bush in the 2000 Republican primary and against Obama in the 2008 presidential election, losing both times.
Though McCain and Trump never went head-to-head in an election, the two frequently sparred. During the 2016 presidential campaign, Trump mocked McCain for being captured and tortured during the Vietnam War, saying that McCain shouldn’t be looked at as a war hero.
McCain also came into conflict with Trump politically, calling out Trump’s encouragement of torture during war and casting the deciding vote that killed Trump’s bid to repeal Obamacare.
One of John McCain’s final wishes was that Donald Trump not attend his funeral https://t.co/4TcRyxPlat pic.twitter.com/wE34AxX37U
— The Straits Times (@STcom) August 26,2018
It is not yet clear what funeral arrangements will be made for John McCain, and Donald Trump has not said if he plans to attend.
