Finally, at 4 p.m. on Monday, Trump issued a muted statement on McCain’s death and announced the lowering of the flag. No, Joe Biden did not mysteriously gain 138,000 Michigan votes all at once. If more Americans paid attention to his advice, we’d have fewer cases of COVID-19, and it would be safer to go back to school and back to work and out to eat.”. Trump reportedly refused to comment on McCain’s decision to stop brain cancer treatment and rejected the White House staff’s plans to issue a statement praising McCain’s legacy after he died, saying he preferred to send a tweet. It began notably early in the presidential campaign cycle, when McCain said Trump had “fired up the crazies” in his home state of Arizona, and Trump said he didn’t consider McCain, a former Navy pilot who spent five and a half years in Vietnam as a prisoner of war, where he was tortured, a war hero. By the time the service ended and the rotunda was cleared, at least 100 people had already gathered outside to wait for the public viewing. For Biden, Pennsylvania looks good, but Arizona isn’t a sure thing. Later in the afternoon, the Capitol will be open to the public to pay their respects. How to have a safer — but not safe — pandemic Thanksgiving. “Imagining an Arizona without John McCain is like picturing Arizona without the Grand Canyon,” Ducey said. The private service at the Arizona Capitol marked the first appearance of McCain’s family members since the senator died Saturday of brain cancer. The American flag over the White House, which was lowered to half-staff after McCain’s death Saturday evening, was raised again a day later, in what was widely viewed, and protested by veterans’ groups, as a sign of disrespect. But the White House’s reaction to McCain’s death was noticeably muted. That is our mission at Vox. But the White House had already raised the flag to its normal height Monday morning. U.S. and Arizona flags encircled the room. PHOENIX — Cindy McCain pressed her face against the flag-draped casket of her husband, U.S. Sen. John McCain, on Wednesday and several of his children sobbed during the first of two services for the statesman and former prisoner of war before he is taken for the last time from the state he has represented since the 1980s. When Sen. John McCain died Saturday of brain cancer, President Donald Trump was expected to follow certain traditions to honor a fallen public servant. What if Trump refuses to concede the election? For some Arizona residents, McCain has been a political fixture in the state for their entire lives. I like people who weren’t captured.”. They took shelters from the hot sun under tents erected by security teams while volunteers filled coolers with ice and water bottles. Cindy McCain, wife of, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz. lays her head on the casket during a memorial service at the Arizona Capitol on Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2018, in Phoenix. Donald Trump is continuing his feud with John McCain — even after McCain’s death, Vox live results: Joe Biden’s path to victory widens. By choosing I Accept, you consent to our use of cookies and other tracking technologies.

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