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''The New York Times'' admits: "It probably didn’t hurt that it was also a measure of cold revenge against Mr. Trump, a man who on the campaign trail in 2015 had mocked Mr. McCain’s ordeal as a prisoner of war in Vietnam. "[https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/28/us/john-mccains-real-return.html] [[User:Conservative|Conservative]] ([[User talk:Conservative|talk]]) 12:19, 2 June 2018 (EDT)
''The New York Times'' admits: "It probably didn’t hurt that it was also a measure of cold revenge against Mr. Trump, a man who on the campaign trail in 2015 had mocked Mr. McCain’s ordeal as a prisoner of war in Vietnam. "[https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/28/us/john-mccains-real-return.html] [[User:Conservative|Conservative]] ([[User talk:Conservative|talk]]) 12:19, 2 June 2018 (EDT)
:Trump's blunder was that he did not know his enemy. In a divided country where U.S. Senate votes can be close, creating a bitter enemy in the U.S. Senate was definitely not smart. Trump should have merely said that military service should be respected, but being a war hero does not give someone a free pass to do whatever they want or make them immune from legitimate criticism. In the 2016 election, Trump may have gotten more votes from veterans had he done that. In addition, perhaps McCain would not have voted against ObamaCare.
:The ''Independent'': "When he arrived for the vote McCain, who could easily have pleaded ill-health and simply stayed out of the whole thing, told assembled reporters to '''“wait for the show”'''.(bolding added for emphasis)".[https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/donald-trump-john-mccain-obamacare-revenge-voted-no-vietnam-war-obama-a7864701.html]
:McCain's vote was a showy vote of revenge. Had he not campaigned so strongly against ObamaCare, a more convincing counter argument could be made. [[User:Conservative|Conservative]] ([[User talk:Conservative|talk]]) 12:35, 2 June 2018 (EDT)
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