Now he won’t have to come up with some politically correct excuse of why he didn’t wanna go in the first place. At the funeral, the many agents of Satan will stand up and tell the world what a “wonderful American” this traitor was. Then the fake news gang will inundate us with re-runs ad nauseam for the next several days. “Been there, done that” too many times to expect anything different.
BREAKING: McCain Funeral Plans Unveiled; Trump Excluded
Obama, George W. Bush asked to deliver eulogies
| Trump persona non grata at National Cathedral service; Pence will attend
McCain doesn’t want Trump at funeral, friends tell White House
(Rebecca Shabad, NBC News, WASHINGTON) People close to Sen. John McCain have told the White House that the ailing Arizona Republican does not want President Donald Trump to attend his funeral and would like Vice President Mike Pence to come instead, a source close to McCain confirmed to NBC News.
McCain, 81, has been battling an aggressive form of brain cancer for nearly a year and is back home in Arizona after he underwent surgery last month for an intestinal infection.
The senator, the 2008 GOP presidential nominee, said in an audio excerpt this week of his forthcoming memoir, “I don’t know how much longer I’ll be here,” according to a clip aired by NPR.
The White House did not immediately return a request for comment.
Former Presidents Barack Obama and George W. Bush plan to be eulogists at McCain’s funeral service, which is to be held at the National Cathedral in Washington, D.C., the source close to McCain said. Read the full story at NBC News.
(CNN) President Donald Trump is not expected to be invited to the funeral service, a source close to McCain confirmed.
Former Vice President Joe Biden recently took a trip to Arizona to visit Sen. John McCain and says McCain is “concerned about the state of the country,” The New York Timesreported Saturday.
Biden described the visit, which took place last Sunday, saying, “John knows he’s in a very, very, very precarious situation, and yet he’s still concerned about the state of the country.”
Biden told the newspaper that he and McCain “talked about how our international reputation is being damaged and we talked about the need for people to stand up and speak out.”
Another person close to McCain said, “we don’t know how much time he has … but let’s pray he hangs on to be a conscience for this country.”
The New York Times said Vice President Mike Pence is expected to attend the funeral, which is set to be held at the National Cathedral in Washington, DC.
The Times also reported that some McCain associates hope to see a “McCain person” take his Senate seat, and that Cindy McCain could be one such person. Read the full story at CNN.