President Donald Trumphas made another dig at the late SenatorJohn McCain.On Tuesday, Trump, 71, sat down for a private lunch with broadcast news anchors ahead of his State of the Union address andunleashed a plethora of jabsat fellow political leaders,The New York Timesreported.“He wrote a book and the book bombed,” Trump said of Sen. McCain, whodiedin August of stage-four brain cancer. He was 81.McCain’s latest andfinal bookThe Restless Wave: Good Times, Just Causes, Great Fights and Other Appreciationswas published in April 2018.Trump’s verbal attack came after he recounted the story in which McCainvoted against an Obamacare repeal— which he considered the ultimate betrayal.Shortly after the news of his comment broke, Sen. McCain’s daughterMeghan McCainclapped backat the president on Twitter.SHAWN THEW/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock; Mustafa Ozturk/Anadolu Agency/Getty“The president’s obsession with my father 6 months after his death is pathetic and telling — even at a time when he should be focusing on his message to the American public and the state of our union — the greatness of my father’s life and legacy haunts you,” Meghan wrote.Trump’s bad blood with McCain started as early as 1999 when Trumpquestionedwhether or not McCain was a war hero during a60 Minutesinterview.McCain was a prisoner of war in North Vietnam for more than five years. The former Navy pilot previouslytoldPEOPLE that he survived thanks to his “faith in God, faith in my fellow prisoners and faith in my country.”“He was captured… Does being captured make you a hero? I don’t know. I’m not sure,” Trump said at the time.Trump’s commentresurfacedduring the 2016 Republican presidential primary when Trump blatantly said McCain was not a war hero.“He’s not a war hero,” Trump said at the Family Leadership Summit in Iowa in July 2015. “He was a war hero because he was captured. I like people who weren’t captured.”Trump and McCain would continue to go head-to-head up until the senator’s death.In hisfinal letter, shared after he lost his battle to cancer, McCain expressed his gratitude for his accomplished life and the importance of sticking to American ideals despite “present difficulties.”President Donald Trump delivering his second State of the Union address.MICHAEL REYNOLDS/EPA-EFE/REX/ShutterstockAccording to some observers, it also took subtle shots at Trump through mentions of “tribal rivalries” and “[hiding] behind walls rather than [tearing] them down.”Nonetheless, Sen. McCain wasn’t the only topic at Trump’s private lunch with reporters.The president also slammed formerVice President Joe Bidenas “dumb,”The New York Timesreported.“I hope it’s Biden,” Trump said after explaining that he hopes to run against Biden for president.“Biden was never very smart. He was a terrible student. His gaffes are unbelievable. When I say something that you might think is a gaffe, it’s on purpose; it’s not a gaffe. When Biden says something dumb, it’s because he’s dumb,” Trump said.He also made fun of Gov. Ralph Northam for “choking like a dog” when trying to explain aracist yearbook photoduring a recent news conference, according toThe Times.Trump then took aim atSen. Elizabeth Warren, who has been open about her Native American heritage, saying, “I hope I haven’t wounded Pocahontas too badly,”The New York Timesreported.“I’d like to run against her.”
President Donald Trumphas made another dig at the late SenatorJohn McCain.
On Tuesday, Trump, 71, sat down for a private lunch with broadcast news anchors ahead of his State of the Union address andunleashed a plethora of jabsat fellow political leaders,The New York Timesreported.
“He wrote a book and the book bombed,” Trump said of Sen. McCain, whodiedin August of stage-four brain cancer. He was 81.
McCain’s latest andfinal bookThe Restless Wave: Good Times, Just Causes, Great Fights and Other Appreciationswas published in April 2018.
Trump’s verbal attack came after he recounted the story in which McCainvoted against an Obamacare repeal— which he considered the ultimate betrayal.
Shortly after the news of his comment broke, Sen. McCain’s daughterMeghan McCainclapped backat the president on Twitter.
SHAWN THEW/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock; Mustafa Ozturk/Anadolu Agency/Getty
“The president’s obsession with my father 6 months after his death is pathetic and telling — even at a time when he should be focusing on his message to the American public and the state of our union — the greatness of my father’s life and legacy haunts you,” Meghan wrote.
Trump’s bad blood with McCain started as early as 1999 when Trumpquestionedwhether or not McCain was a war hero during a60 Minutesinterview.
McCain was a prisoner of war in North Vietnam for more than five years. The former Navy pilot previouslytoldPEOPLE that he survived thanks to his “faith in God, faith in my fellow prisoners and faith in my country.”
“He was captured… Does being captured make you a hero? I don’t know. I’m not sure,” Trump said at the time.
Trump’s commentresurfacedduring the 2016 Republican presidential primary when Trump blatantly said McCain was not a war hero.
“He’s not a war hero,” Trump said at the Family Leadership Summit in Iowa in July 2015. “He was a war hero because he was captured. I like people who weren’t captured.”
Trump and McCain would continue to go head-to-head up until the senator’s death.
In hisfinal letter, shared after he lost his battle to cancer, McCain expressed his gratitude for his accomplished life and the importance of sticking to American ideals despite “present difficulties.”
President Donald Trump delivering his second State of the Union address.MICHAEL REYNOLDS/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock
According to some observers, it also took subtle shots at Trump through mentions of “tribal rivalries” and “[hiding] behind walls rather than [tearing] them down.”
Nonetheless, Sen. McCain wasn’t the only topic at Trump’s private lunch with reporters.
The president also slammed formerVice President Joe Bidenas “dumb,”The New York Timesreported.
“I hope it’s Biden,” Trump said after explaining that he hopes to run against Biden for president.
“Biden was never very smart. He was a terrible student. His gaffes are unbelievable. When I say something that you might think is a gaffe, it’s on purpose; it’s not a gaffe. When Biden says something dumb, it’s because he’s dumb,” Trump said.
He also made fun of Gov. Ralph Northam for “choking like a dog” when trying to explain aracist yearbook photoduring a recent news conference, according toThe Times.
Trump then took aim atSen. Elizabeth Warren, who has been open about her Native American heritage, saying, “I hope I haven’t wounded Pocahontas too badly,”The New York Timesreported.
“I’d like to run against her.”
source: people.com
