8/30/2018

GOP/JOHN MCCAIN/SENATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The way President Donald Trump handled Sen. John McCain’s death was ‘disturbing,’ Sen. Lindsey Graham said on Thursday [8-30-18]. ‘It bothers me greatly when the president says things about John McCain. It pisses me off to no end. And the way he handled the passing of John is just — it was disturbing,’ Graham said, appearing on CBS News on Thursday morning. McCain, a Vietnam War hero, died of brain cancer over the weekend after serving three decades in the Senate. Graham (R-S.C.) was among his closest friends in the Senate. Trump had a tense relationship with McCain that dated back to the 2016 presidential campaign. When the Arizona senator died, Trump was reluctant to issue a White House statement offering condolences to his family. Instead, he posted a short tweet that did not mention McCain’s decades of service. The American flag at the White House had been lowered to half-staff in McCain’s honor after his death on Saturday. But the flag was raised to full-staff on Monday [8-27-18], igniting a firestorm of criticism. For the deaths of high-ranking officials, the flag usually remains at half-staff until the interment upon presidential proclamation.”

Stephanie Murray, “Graham: Trump’s handling of McCain’s death was ‘disturbing’,” Politico, August 30, 2018 9:19 am