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Mr. president, why won t you call john mccain a hero, sir? could have been easy for him. he could have said he s a hero. yeah. you know, there s a gracelessness there that i think is worth noting. this isn t about politics. john mccain and donald trump didn t see eye-to-eye. that s a fact. but, as an admiral, the letter he read speaks to, this is not really about what john mccain thought of donald trump. this is, in the end, what john mccain sacrificed for our country. donald trump has repeatedly been unable to take the high road to understand there s a moral leadership role inherent in being the president of the united states that people like admiral kirby. his son, others who served, i m ....
Sure kirby didn t agree with everything said about the military, but you honor the service. right? me, who never served, you honor the service because he has given so much for the country. this is not about what he said about you or who invited you. a president of the united states, in every case, up until now, has been able to say, this is about something bigger than myself. i m echoing john mccain here, but this is bigger than myself. this is about an office that is ultimately owned and controlled by the american people. we honor those who keep us safe. it s the easiest thing in the world to do, say john mccain and i didn t agree on everything, but my gosh, he served honorably. we are going to honor him to the extent, at the fullest extent we can. you cannot do this, there s a gracelessness there that we need more of in politics. we need more grace. late in the day, under enormous pressure, the president issued a statement saying he was ....