JOHN MCCAIN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “As far as John McCain is concerned, I was never a fan. And I will admit that openly. I disagreed with him on the endless wars. I disagreed with him with respect to the vets and the taking care of the VA. I wanted to do it a much different way. And I think it’s proven to be a much more successful way when you look at the success we’ve had with the VA and with our vets, with Choice and with Accountability, all the things I’ve gotten. So I disagreed with John McCain, but I still respected him.
And I had to approve his funeral as President. We lowered the flags. I had to approve that, nobody else. I had to approve it. When you think — as I’m just thinking back, I had to approve either Air Force One or a military plane to go to Arizona to pick up his casket. And I approved it immediately. I had to approve the funeral, because he had a first-class, triple-A funeral that lasted for nine days, by the way. I had to approve it. All of that had to be approved by the President. I approved it without hesitation and without complaint. And I felt he deserved it. I disagreed with him on things, and he was a tough guy, but I felt he deserved it.”
-Donald Trump, “Remarks by President Trump After Air Force One Arrival | Joint Base Andrews, MD | September 3, 2020,” whitehouse.gov, Sep. 4, 2020