The longtime Senator and war hero has died at 81.
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President Obama has issued a moving
statement about Senator John McCain's death. McCain, who had been suffering
from brain cancer, passed away today surrounded by his wife Cindy and their
family after stopping treatment earlier this week.
"Few of us have been tested the way
John once was, or required to show the kind of courage that he did. But all of
us can aspire to the courage to put the greater good above our own. At John’s
best, he showed us what that means." wrote the former president in a
statement. Read the full text here:
Fmr. President Obama on death of John
McCain:
"Few of us have been tested the way
John once was, or required to show the kind of courage that he did. But all of
us can aspire to the courage to put the greater good above our own. At John’s
best, he showed us what that means."
— NBC News (@NBCNews) August 26, 2018
Obama, who ran against McCain in the
2008 election, was one of many who have reacted to the news of the longtime
Senator's passing.
Former Vice President Joe Biden, who
despite their political differences was close friends with McCain and even once
likened him to a brother, also made a lengthy statement.
"John McCain was many things – a
proud graduate of the Naval Academy, a Senate colleague, a political
opponent," he wrote on Twitter. "But, to me, more than anything, John
was a friend. He will be missed dearly."
Read his full statement below:
John McCain was many things – a proud
graduate of the Naval Academy, a Senate colleague, a political opponent.
But, to me, more than anything, John was
a friend. He will be missed dearly.
— Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) August 26, 2018
President Trump has also expressed
sympathy to McCain's family regarding the Senator's passing. On Twitter he
wrote, "My deepest sympathies and respect go out to the family of Senator
John McCain. Our hearts and prayers are with you!"
My deepest sympathies and respect go out
to the family of Senator John McCain. Our hearts and prayers are with you!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 26, 2018
McCain and trump have had a complicated
relationship. During his presidential campaign, Trump alleged that McCain was
"not a war hero."
"He’s not a war hero. He’s a war
hero because he was captured. I like people who weren’t captured,” Trump said
during a forum in Ames, Iowa, alluding to the more than five years that McCain
spent as a POW during the Vietnam war.
In May, it was widely reported that
McCain does not want Trump to attend his funeral.
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