putin tkphz to the airspace off the united states. mccain would never say he regretted choosing palin. he never talks about it, no, and he never will. the acan lapse in 2008 ultimately saoeld mccain s defeat. still, he worked to stay out of gutter politics, take thing mike from voter who claim canned barack obama was it no, ma am. i recognize the special significance it has for african americans and for it special pride that must be theirs tonight. mccain settled into life as statesman and travelled around the world every chance he got. an informal diplomat and an informed senator. when president trump was elected, mccain took it on him staofl reassure world leaders.
cancer. i ve been a member of the united states senate for 30 years. reporter: the thumbs down that single handedly crushed the party s push to repeal and replace obamacare. it captured so many nof complexities of his character. a stubborn man who survived many a brush with death, who spent a lifetime looking for moments to shine as a leader and put country first. yet forever a hot dog fighter pilot with dramatic flair and white knuckle political instincts. john sidney mccain iii was born with a storied legacy of service to live up to. his father and grandfather were both four-star admirals. his father grandfather instilled in him a sense of duty, honor and country. reporter: young cane s passion was literature. hemmingway s always been my favorite author and in many ways
appreciation for hraoeufp, for service. let me read you the statement we got from senator mccain s office this evening. it reads senator john sidney mccain iii died october 25th, 2018. with the senator when he pass said was his wife, cindy and their family. at his death he auz served the united states of america faithfully for skeublgt years. and dana, i know you ve been close with john mccain, with his family. kwroufrb rr been keeping in touch with those close to him in his final days and hours. what do we know about what s been happening with that friend and family and all of these people who have been rallying around him in these last few moments? well, what happens unfortunately so many oufs know from frenz and fami suffered ths horrible disease from cancer that when the end comes and in the case of senator mccain as we
everything with with passion, humor. he s very direct. he has a way of teasing people he likes. thanks for the question you little jerk. he was a little jerk. and a famous temper. be a complete jerk to his closest friends and hug you dearly next. in the falloff 1999, mccain announced his candidacy for president. he got attention by being constantly available for reporters aboard his bus, the straight talk express. he troupbsed frontrunner gorge w. bush in the primaries but lost south carolina where it got ugly and personal. mccain soon dropped out and returned to the senate even more determined to work across the aisle with democrats like ted kennedy on issues like immigration reform and paschabout s bill of rights. i announce my candidacy for president of the united states.
visiting 26 countries and six continents in the first six months of 2017 alone. even at 80 he liked to travel with and mentor young senators forgeige close relationships. he is loyal to his friends. he loves his country and if hes to the stand up to his party for his country, so be it. he would die for this country. i love him to death. his july 2017 brain cancer diagnoses and treatment forced mccain to slow down but this is how he always wanted to be remembered. paraphrasing his political hero, teddy roosevelt. i rr had the most wonderful life and career of anybody you will ever meet. thank you. cnn, washington. a man who kept that positive attitude until the end, who kept his sense of humor, who kept his