President Donald trump has made it clear that he is not going to adjust their public statements about Senator John McCain just because it’s not like his colleagues in the Republican party.
Wednesday, March 19, during his speech before employees of plant for the production of tanks in Lima (Oh), trump said he «never loved» McCain, «and probably never will love.» The White house said that McCain’s vote against repeal of Obamacare ended up being «greatly hurt our country,» and accused him of the transfer of FBI Director James Komi, the so-called dossier Steele (private intelligence report about an alleged relations of the President of Russia).
«I gave him the funeral he wanted and I, as President, had to approve. I got no credit. This is normal. I was not a fan of John McCain,» said trump in his speech.
Many Republicans have made statements in defense of his former colleague, Republican Senator from Georgia johnny Isakson, harshly criticized trump for «regrettable» behavior. Isakson said The Bulwark, a conservative web site that the persecution of President McCain’s «driving him mad».
«The country deserves better, his family deserves better than McCain, I don’t care that he is the President of the United States,» — said the politician.
Senator Lindsey Graham, one of McCain’s closest allies, even at the weekend he posted a tweet in defense of McCain, not to mention trump. Monday, March 17, he called the rhetoric of the President «a huge mistake».
«I know the President, we have a good working relationship. I like it. But I don’t like when he says something about my friend John McCain,» said Graham.
The Senator from Arizona John McCain, former pow in Vietnam, died from an aggressive form of brain cancer in August 2018 — a few days before his 82 birthday. In his farewell address to Americans, the veteran once again called on citizens to believe in the bright future of the United States. According to the request of the family of the deceased and the politician, the President of trump was not present at the funeral procession.
