It just is somebody that was so unique. I dont know what really shaped him. I dont know if it was his father, i dont know if it was the time. You didnt want to spend a lot of time talking about being in the hanoi hilton. He didnt want to talk too much about that. He just had a very quiet pride and a great humility and great sense of humor. A great determination. And great strength. You may have read all of the statements coming from former president s. But if thats any indication ive person that Wwas Boabove P statements from the clones, statements from barack obama as well as every george w. Bush all of these folks not necessarily in the history of his relationships with them were always good necessarily. Well, look the thing youve got to realize, this is something that is missing in todays politics. Being willing to stand up and take a principled position you know that was rational, something that made sense, it earns Great Respect. Even among people that dont agree with you. The abi
debates when he said john mccain was not a hero. um-hum. he is the only one in america probably who thought that way. but and john didn t want him to come to the funeral. so he said nice things but stayed away. the eyes of the nation are on senator mccain s family this weekend as they mourn the loss of the family patriarch and american patriot. cindiy mccain tweeted this photo of the family saluting the flag draped coffin and wrote the touching words. today we lost our hero, friend ob mentor father, grandfather and husband. together we mourn, and together we go on. stay with cnn for more on the funeral of john mccain. later this hour we will have more from his daughter meghan mccain and her emotional tribute
who kept john mccain himself from the presidency. how significant was that? well, i don t know, i john ran four years after i run ran and lost. and then he ran again in 2008. but that was all erased today about any competition. when we spoke last weekend it was right after john mccain s death. and now we had this whole week of mourning, tributes and reflection. do you think america is yearning for more leaders like john mccain. oh, i think so, whether democrat or republican or independent. yeah, we need strong leaders. and we need leaders in both parties who can work together. that does seem to be missing,
jeff, the two former presidents speaking with such deference towards the man they sparred and often disagreed with. it speaks volumes about the john mccain the man. but the current president of the white house wasn t invited to the funeral. nobody said the word trump. but there was definitely an elephant in the room. no doubt. that was the unmistakable theme, ana, throughout the entire funeral service. yes, it was designed to pay homage and tribute and salute the service and life of john mccain. but i was struck by the, you know, the the degree to which virtually everyone giving a eulogy had some message for today s political moment, for, you know, the donald trump era, if you will. president obama, you know, has said a dpkz simply will not work if leaders do not speak the truth. george w. bush was talking about, you know, the life of
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