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- President Donald Trump has faced criticism for his statement following the death of John McCain, which did not say anything kind about the late senator and war hero.
- Trump reportedly rejected a statement from his aides praising McCain, saying he wanted to post his own statement on Twitter instead.
- Trump and McCain had feuded for years, most notably in 2016 when Trump said McCain was “not a war hero” because he had been captured in Vietnam.
- McCain reportedly requested that former presidents Barack Obama and George W. Bush deliver eulogies at his funeral, while Trump was not invited.
President Donald Trump rejected a White House statement mourning the loss of John McCain and praising the late senator and war hero, according to a report from The Washington Post.
Sources told the Post that White House aides including press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders and Chief of Staff John Kelly advocated for a personalized statement that praised McCain’s longtime service in both the Army and the US Senate. Multiple drafts of the statement had been written in advance and a final version of it had been prepared for the president’s approval.See the rest of the story at Business Insider
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See Also:
- ‘Our hearts and prayers are with you!’: Trump offers his condolences to McCain’s family after his death
- Trump reportedly has no regrets about saying McCain was ‘not a war hero’
- Trump reportedly won’t comment on McCain while he’s still alive, and repeatedly says he should step down from his Senate seat
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