Posted By: GaGambler
Question one, what do you REALLY expect Trump to say about McCain after McCain's last words were basically a "Fuck You" to Trump?
I can't find the official "last words" from McCain to Trump, but I think this must mean the clear message that McCain sent several times that he wanted Trump to stay away from the funeral and ceremonies.
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McCain could have not mentioned Trump at all and just issued a clear request that only adults were to be allowed at the funeral. He wouldn't want unruly children to be kicking over the chairs or pissing on the flowers or otherwise upsetting mourners and those paying their respects with their childish bad behavior.
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As it happens, Trump performed as expected, as a petulant, insecure little child. His condolences addressed the family only and did not mention McCain or his service to country at all. At first he rejected issuing any formal statement; then he rejected the advice of Kelly and Huckabee Sanders to give some praise to McCain in a statement. The actual final statement can be found here:
http://www.cnn.com/2018/08/27/politics/donald-trump-statement-john-mccain-death/index.html .
Even Vietnam, the country McCain was bombing when he was shot down in 1967, honored McCain.
"John McCain remembered in Vietnam as a friend, not an enemy."
http://www.cnn.com/2018/08/29/asia/john-mccain-remembered-in-vietnam-intl/index.html .
Trump ordered the US flag to be flown at full staff before his advisors, the public, and the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) and the American Legion called on Trump to fly the flag at half staff for McCain. (See the statement and proclamation cited above.)
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On Saturday, while others honored McCain, Trump was playing golf and tweeting, just like a child ("I don't wanna go to Uncle Fred's funeral! I wanna go play baseball at the park with my friends."): "Trump criticised for tweeting and playing golf during John McCain's funeral"
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/donald-trump-golf-tweets-during-john-mccain-funeral-a8518641.html .
When McCain was interred at Annapolis, there was a Missing Man Flyover (four F18s in formation; then one peels off and "departs" from his comrades). Trump must be outraged and back to planning his military parade - the biggest ever - to outdo McCain's flyover.
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Just for the heck of it, a nostalgic version of "High Flight", "Oh! I have slipped the surly bonds of Earth ..."
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IoL-KCFbIpA .
I EXPECTED Trump to do the sorts of things that he did do. I had zero expectation that Trump would willingly show any honor or respect for McCain or that he would refrain from showing his contempt and disrespect.