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Trump blasts McCain, bemoans not getting 'thank you' for funeral | TheHill

posted onMarch 21, 2019
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Article snippet: MORE, attacking the late GOP senator from Arizona for his connection to a dossier of claims about the president and Russia, his vote against a Republican effort to repeal ObamaCare and his support for the Iraq War. Trump spent five full minutes jabbing at McCain during an official White House event intended to highlight manufacturing in Ohio. The barbs marked the fourth time in the last five days that Trump has criticized McCain, who died from brain cancer in August. "I gave him the kind of funeral that he wanted, which as president I had to approve. I don’t care about this, I didn't get a thank you. That's OK," Trump told workers at a tank factory in Lima, Ohio. "We sent him on the way, but I wasn’t a fan of John McCain." The president stoked controversy in the days after McCain's death last year when he waited to lower flags to half-staff and offer an official statement. He later did not attend McCain’s funeral at the family’s request. The latest criticisms of McCain briefly turned Wednesday's official White House event into a de facto campaign rally, events in which the president regularly excoriates his critics and rehashes his administration's accomplishments. During the event Wednesday afternoon, Trump read at least some of the remarks off a teleprompter. He elaborated on his reasons for his long-running disdain for the Arizona Republican, starting with McCain passing along to federal law enforcement a dossier of allegations about Trump's ties to Russia. Tr... Link to the full article to read more

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