JOHN MCCAIN/MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The U.S. Navy reportedly tried to obscure the warship USS John S. McCain from President Donald Trump’s view ahead of his visit to Japan last week. According to a report by The Wall Street Journal on Wednesday, the destroyer — named partly for the Arizona senator whom Trump repeatedly derided, even after his death — was concealed by tarps and other means to hide its name from the president. Sailors were also told to remove anything bearing the ship’s name, and a barge was moved in front of the ship to further block it from view. The Journal cited an email from a military official that described the plans, which the official said were based on conversations with the White House and the Navy. Trump has a history of feuding with the late Republican senator, who died of a brain tumor last August, and The Journal’s report has only added to the back and forth between the president and the McCain family.”
–Matthew Choi, “USS McCain was hidden from Trump, putting spotlight on an old feud,” Politico, May 29, 2019 10:11 pm