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Presidents Trump, Obama, Bush, Clinton Among Those Mourning Sen. John McCain

Arizona Republican Sen. John McCain, a Vietnam War hero and 2008 candidate for President of the United States, died on Saturday at the age of 81 from the brain cancer he was diagnosed with in 2017.

“Senator John Sidney McCain III died at 4:28pm on August 25, 2018. With the senator when he passed were his wife Cindy and their family,” a statement from his office read. “At his death, he had served the United States of America faithfully for 60 years.”

Coincidentally Sen. McCain died nine years to the day that his close friend, Democrat Sen. Ted Kennedy died from the same rare form of cancer, glioblastoma. The same cancer also took the life of former Vice President Joe Biden’s son Beau.

President Donald Trump tweeted shortly after the news broke, offering his support for the family of the senator with whom he has clashed extensively since he was campaigning for president in 2016.

“My deepest sympathies and respect go out to the family of Senator John McCain. Our hearts and prayers are with you!” the president said on Twitter.

“John McCain and I were members of different generations, came from completely different backgrounds, and competed at the highest level of politics. But we shared, for all our differences, a fidelity to something higher – the ideals for which generations of Americans and immigrants alike have fought, marched, and sacrificed. We saw our political battles, even, as a privilege, something noble, an opportunity to serve as stewards of those high ideals at home, and to advance them around the world. We saw this country as a place where anything is possible – and citizenship as our patriotic obligation to ensure it forever remains that way,” former President Obama said in a statement.

“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. And for that, we are all in his debt. Michelle and I send our most heartfelt condolences to Cindy and their family,” he said.

“John McCain believed that every citizen has a responsibility to make something of the freedoms given by our Constitution, and from his heroic service in the Navy to his 35 years in Congress, he lived by his creed every day,” former President Bill Clinton said.

His wife, Cindy McCain, said “My heart is broken. I am so lucky to have lived the adventure of loving this incredible man for 38 years. He passed the way he lived, on his own terms, surrounded by the people he loved, in the place he loved best.”

His daughter Meghan McCain made a statement of her own.

Other tributes poured in from the entire political world.

Carmine Sabia

Carmine began writing for BizPacReview in 2014 where he found success as a conservative writer. His popularity continued to soar as he gained tens of thousands of followers. ​Carmine has been quoted by Fox News, has been interviewed on television by Tomi Lahren, appeared on BBC Radio, "The Critical Hour" with Dr. Wilmer Leon, Sky News in the UK, NHK in Japan, Power 98.7 South Africa and various other media outlets.

78 Comments

  1. Bette Crooke August 25, 2018

    McCain will always be remembered

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  2. Martha Williams August 25, 2018

    Leave trump out of this.

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  3. Gail Ladella August 25, 2018

    RIP

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  4. Marea Hammons Kline August 25, 2018

    Trump shouldnt be named in this at all. He isnt fit to breath the same air as any of these people.

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  5. Faye Bly August 25, 2018

    Totally agree. The clown is hoping the family will allow him at the funeral

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  6. Ferne Fitzpatrick Carbo August 25, 2018

    From what I read, Trump should not be included!!!!!!

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  7. Cat Ewing August 25, 2018

    ❤️?

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  8. Doug Bryant August 25, 2018

    Trumpanzee don’t like him because he was captured

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  9. Anita Erjavec Hook August 25, 2018

    If I were the McCain family, I would very
    politely tell Trump that he can shove his thoughts and prayers where the sun don’t shine. What a class hypocrite to “make nice” now, he should have been more civil while he was still alive.

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    1. Sandy Winter August 26, 2018

      He isn’t “making nice” now, he’s all for show – callousness toward John McCain.

  10. Susan Dow August 25, 2018

    Really??? Trump is not mourning the death of John McCain.

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    1. Jill Tappan August 25, 2018

      No he is not, he dissed McCain every change he could and McCain had said before trump not welcome at his funeral. McCain too smart to buy into the lies, graft and treason.

  11. Linda Roberson Fleming August 25, 2018

    REMOVE 45S NAME…

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  12. John Littrell August 25, 2018

    Why??????? Treasonous lying traitor!! The lying fake news media controls the people, don’t let the media control you!!!!!

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  13. Sandy Winter August 26, 2018

    Trump is NOT mourning John McCain’s death. Omit Trump. John McCain’s family does not want Trump there.

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  14. Donna Gardner August 26, 2018

    trump? He never even visited a dying man from his own party. He should be ashamed!

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  15. Jeff ketchledge August 26, 2018

    Great job comment section! You managed to make condolences to a family all about Trump. Almost every single one of you. Think on that.

    Condolences to the McCain family. He was a remarkable man.

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  16. Alice Burt August 26, 2018

    I hope Trump will not show his ugly face. This man was a true American he cared about people. Trump should not be in the same room with McCain. RIP Servant well done!

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  17. Gen Tate-Jewett August 26, 2018

    TRUMP doesn’t know how to mourn a great man like John McCain..

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  18. Peca Blanco August 26, 2018

    R.I.P. HERO

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  19. Pat Long August 26, 2018

    Trumps not mourning. John was a thorn in his side. Family has not included the Fornicater in Chief in Johns wake.

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  20. Ann Corson August 26, 2018

    I think trump can be left out a lot of things too decent for him.

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  21. Beverly Chisholm Davis August 26, 2018

    Pence is a poor substitute. Many of his senate friends will be there. The administration does not need to be represented.

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  22. Margrett Egan Geist August 26, 2018

    See, all the other past Presidents know how to behave.

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    1. Marsha Farnam September 1, 2018

      Family does not want slime at his funeral ?????

  23. Kenneth Tuch August 26, 2018

    Trump is morning his triple bogie on a 80yard. Par three.

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  24. Ed Coker August 26, 2018

    Trump like always.made an ass of himself with his response.

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  25. Lynda L B Duke August 26, 2018

    Leave Trumpass Speeding. Out . He it’s only in it for himself.

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  26. Joni Kadow August 26, 2018

    Trump should not be on this list. He talked so much s–‘t about Senator McCain !

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  27. Charlie Lagos August 26, 2018

    Trump’s doing a fabulous job thus far!!!!????????

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  28. Dorothy McKown August 26, 2018

    RUMP is not mourning McCain!! He hated him for going against him!! John didn’t want him at his funeral because he knew rump was pure evil

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  29. John Zenner August 26, 2018

    Sorry for his family of John McCain! He a great man

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  30. Sharon Resnick August 26, 2018

    Why is Trump included in this.He sent a tweet that im sure he didn’t write that said nothing about McCain.

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  31. TremeRay Smith August 26, 2018

    Not Trump!

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  32. Maurice Thomas August 27, 2018

    B s trumps name doesn’t belong there

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  33. Pat Simmons August 31, 2018

    What time ( et)?

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  34. Elaine Miller August 31, 2018

    I not thinking thumper is???

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  35. Beverly Chisholm Davis August 31, 2018

    Trump is not mourning John McCain.

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  36. Ronnie Miller August 31, 2018

    He was just another warmonger.

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    1. Lola Madison August 31, 2018

      And you’re just another Russian trump troll.

    2. Ronnie Miller August 31, 2018

      I don’t care for Trump

  37. Angelika Irving August 31, 2018

    Like hell he is ! Talking about # 45 !

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  38. Patricia Gulifield Segal August 31, 2018

    REMOVE TRUMPS NAME . RLS

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  39. Cliff Mack August 31, 2018

    Who is this fake-ass newspaper Trump wasn’t invited don’t want no part of his ass. Stop disrespecting this hero Trump ain’t shitt he’s a bone spur draft dollar

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  40. Cliff Mack August 31, 2018

    And here a salute to Trump make sure he get it

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    1. Katrina Tina Herbus Manko August 31, 2018

      What part of hero you talking about the won who crashed many planes the one that gave our secrets away when captured maybe the one that while his injured wife was in hospital he severed her with divorce papers many more that hero is that the one

    2. Darlene Poudrier August 31, 2018

      At least he wasn’t a FIVE TIME draft dodger like trump.

    3. Stone Branham August 31, 2018

      Darlene Poudrier whose daddy brought him a doctor for a fake medical deferment.

  41. Heide Kaminski August 31, 2018

    B.s. 45 does not mourn about this!

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  42. Shirley Hawkins August 31, 2018

    If trump did he out playing golf,he mouning course

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    1. Dorothy Wong August 31, 2018

      Shirley Hawkins This is only FriDAY , traitor trump will be busy , busy as he takes off on his weekly golfing vacation for the weekend . Of course he hasn’t been working , He’s been doing rallies all week making more of an ass of himself trying to drum up red votes for Nov . just to cover his sorry ass ! He’s failing at that too ! Blue wave is here / coming !

  43. Katrina Tina Herbus Manko August 31, 2018

    Song bird who served divorce papers to injured wife while she was in hospital yeah real hero is a zero

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    1. Susan Dow August 31, 2018

      Really? You just might want to fact check before spewing ridiculous nonsense!

    2. Darlene Poudrier August 31, 2018

      What do you think newt Gingrich did? McCain apologized to his wife on national tv.

    3. Dorothy Wong August 31, 2018

      Katrina Tina Herbus Manko Get your facts right . You are wrong on both !

    4. Stone Branham August 31, 2018

      This false rumor has been floated for years about him being a song bird.

  44. John Grier August 31, 2018

    Only fools will believe that the wretched bum trump is mourning for mccain. Even the bushes are not mourning for him. By politicking though, they want you to believe they are.

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  45. Kathy Holley August 31, 2018

    trump isn’t honoring him! He is jealous of McCain!

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  46. Susan Dow August 31, 2018

    What utter bull…Trump is not mourning! Who ends their words of condolence with an explanation point?????

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  47. Fran Addesso August 31, 2018

    THE ORANGE MUSSOLINI ISN’T MOURNING!

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  48. Shirley Phillips Booth August 31, 2018

    Hypocrites

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  49. Lola Madison August 31, 2018

    Still trying to find a way to insinuate trump into this. He wasn’t invited and he’s not mourning so give it a rest you twits.

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  50. Janet White August 31, 2018

    Bull Trump tweeted 4 days later after the Vets got after him. He did nothing but say nasty things about a war hero and Senator. I hope he gets the same when it’s his time.

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  51. Darlene Poudrier August 31, 2018

    Trump was told not to be near the capitol during the viewing time. So far he’s been banned from 2 funerals and a royal wedding. He’s an idiot!

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  52. Kurt Solheim August 31, 2018

    You forget to mention President Carter, yet you mention that Benedict Arnold Traitor Trump. Now you have Zero credibility. John McCain made his feelings known, he deserved better.

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  53. Susan Spenard-Decker August 31, 2018

    BULL DONG. TRUMP IS NOT INCLUDED IN THIS SHOWING OF RESPECT!

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  54. Michele Fahy Bennett August 31, 2018

    NOT ORANGEMAN! He’s playing golf as Sen McCain knew he would and didn’t care.

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  55. Joelle Cannon August 31, 2018

    I’m not sure why Trump name is in this. He wasn’t invited and he doesn’t care.

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  56. Nancy C. Parker August 31, 2018

    Trump is not mourning John McCain! Give me a freaking break!

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  57. Doug Bryant September 12, 2018

    Trump hates him .

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  58. Wayne Moon September 12, 2018

    Trump my ass ???

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  59. Denny Charles Sr. September 12, 2018

    I sure as hell am not mourning him. He was a bitter asshole . Sorry that what I feel

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  60. Charles Freedom September 12, 2018

    The only thing trump mourns is when he looses his money.

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    1. Louise Dodson September 13, 2018

      Or a meal

  61. Gary Fuller September 12, 2018

    Dump trump18!

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  62. Jack Strubel Jr. September 13, 2018

    SCREW THIS TRADER AND ANYONE THAT MISS HIS ASS

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  63. Shirley Hawkins September 13, 2018

    Trump lying and traitors, John McCain know he was a liar.

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  64. Kenneth Tuch September 13, 2018

    Trump dishonoring McCain looking for his lost balls in the weeds on his golf course. Or not, maybe he never had any balls, just a big mouth that can not tell the truth.

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