JOE BIDEN/JOHN MCCAIN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Former Vice President Joe Biden at an event Tuesday [9-25-18] labeled President Donald Trump’s response to Sen. John McCain’s death as ‘almost un-American’…Trump was criticized for his reaction to McCain’s passing, which initially was marked with only a tweet expressing sympathies to the McCain family. The flag atop the White House was initially lowered to half-staff following McCain’s death on Saturday, but was re-raised Monday morning, even as many flags around Washington, including at the Capitol, remained lowered. Facing bipartisan pressure from lawmakers and veterans groups, Trump signed a proclamation that afternoon ordering flags nationwide to be flown at half-staff and issued a short laudatory statement.”
–Arlette Saenz, “Biden calls Trump’s response to McCain’s death ‘almost un-American’,” CNN Politics, CNN.com, September 25, 2018 8:45 pm