| − | '''John Sidney McCain, III''' (August 29, 1936 – August 25, 2018),<ref name=bioguide>[http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=m0003http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/1/13/Button_enter.png Biographical Directory of the United States Congress]</ref> was the Republican candidate for President in 2008 as well as a prominent politician and [[Vietnam War]] veteran. He was also the senior [[United States Senate|Senator]] of [[Arizona]]. He was an influential [[establishment]] and [[neocon]] voice in American politics since 1986. McCain was defeated by [[George W. Bush]] for the Republican presidential nomination in 2000, and lost to [[Barack Obama]] in the 2008 Presidential Election. McCain died on August 25, 2018,<ref>Pollak, Joel B. (August 25, 2018). [https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/08/25/john-mccain-1936-2018-conservative-frenemy-american-hero/ John McCain (1936-2018): Conservative Frenemy, American Hero]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved August 25, 2018.</ref> and Obama and [[Hillary Clinton]], among others, praised him.<ref>O'Reilly, Andrew (August 26, 2018). [https://www.foxnews.com/politics/2018/08/26/clinton-obama-among-democrats-paying-tribute-to-mccains-commitment-to-bipartisanship.html Clinton, Obama among Democrats paying tribute to McCain's commitment to bipartisanship]. ''Fox News''. Retrieved August 26, 2018.<br>Several speakers at McCain's funeral criticized President Trump: | + | '''John Sidney McCain, III''' (August 29, 1936 – August 25, 2018)<ref name=bioguide>[http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=m0003http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/1/13/Button_enter.png Biographical Directory of the United States Congress]</ref> was the Republican candidate for President in 2008 as well as a prominent politician and [[Vietnam War]] veteran. He was also the senior [[United States Senate|Senator]] of [[Arizona]]. He was an influential [[establishment]] and [[neocon]] voice in American politics since 1986. McCain was defeated by [[George W. Bush]] for the Republican presidential nomination in 2000, and lost to [[Barack Obama]] in the 2008 Presidential Election. McCain died on August 25, 2018,<ref>Pollak, Joel B. (August 25, 2018). [https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/08/25/john-mccain-1936-2018-conservative-frenemy-american-hero/ John McCain (1936-2018): Conservative Frenemy, American Hero]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved August 25, 2018.</ref> and Obama and [[Hillary Clinton]], among others, praised him.<ref>O'Reilly, Andrew (August 26, 2018). [https://www.foxnews.com/politics/2018/08/26/clinton-obama-among-democrats-paying-tribute-to-mccains-commitment-to-bipartisanship.html Clinton, Obama among Democrats paying tribute to McCain's commitment to bipartisanship]. ''Fox News''. Retrieved August 26, 2018.<br>Several speakers at McCain's funeral criticized President Trump: |
| | *Shaw, Adam (September 1, 2018). [https://www.foxnews.com/politics/2018/09/01/obama-bush-to-pay-tribute-to-john-mccain-at-washington-national-cathedral-memorial-service.html Meghan McCain, Obama knock Trump at John McCain's funeral service: 'America was always great']. ''Fox News''. Retrieved September 1, 2018. | | *Shaw, Adam (September 1, 2018). [https://www.foxnews.com/politics/2018/09/01/obama-bush-to-pay-tribute-to-john-mccain-at-washington-national-cathedral-memorial-service.html Meghan McCain, Obama knock Trump at John McCain's funeral service: 'America was always great']. ''Fox News''. Retrieved September 1, 2018. |
| | *Axelrod, Tal (September 1, 2018). [https://thehill.com/homenews/news/404726-7-times-trump-was-called-out-at-john-mccains-funeral 7 subtle jabs speakers took at Trump during John McCain’s funeral]. ''The Hill''. Retrieved September 2, 2018. | | *Axelrod, Tal (September 1, 2018). [https://thehill.com/homenews/news/404726-7-times-trump-was-called-out-at-john-mccains-funeral 7 subtle jabs speakers took at Trump during John McCain’s funeral]. ''The Hill''. Retrieved September 2, 2018. |