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brooklynite

(93,851 posts)
Tue Mar 19, 2019, 12:45 PM Mar 2019

Trump: 'I was never a fan of John McCain'

Source: The Hill

President Trump on Tuesday escalated his attacks on former Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) after spending the weekend blasting the late senator on Twitter.

“I was never a fan of John McCain and I never will be,” Trump told reporters in the Oval Office during a meeting with Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro.

Trump said he remains “very unhappy” with McCain for the late senator's vote that sank congressional Republicans' effort to repeal ObamaCare, even seven months after his death, and added he did not like the former Arizona GOP senator even before that.

In a pair of weekend tweets, Trump took aim at McCain for his reported role in passing a dossier full of explosive claims about Trump’s ties to Russia to federal law enforcement as well as his healthcare vote.

Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/434735-trump-i-was-never-a-fan-of-john-mccain



Paging Lindsey Graham...
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Trump: 'I was never a fan of John McCain' (Original Post) brooklynite Mar 2019 OP
If the people (republicans) now can not see just how mentally ill Trump is now then ... Botany Mar 2019 #1
He always doubles down. He delights in seeing how far he can push the limits. colorado_ufo Mar 2019 #19
Fat Donnie is consistent in one way. Once he's in a hole LastLiberal in PalmSprings Mar 2019 #21
Cindy needs to respond to this. A good spouse would. Funtatlaguy Mar 2019 #2
His daughter, Meghan, had a good response Siwsan Mar 2019 #6
Cindy McCain is getting vile messages from MAGAts DesertRat Mar 2019 #33
Wow. Sick people. Funtatlaguy Mar 2019 #34
Remember Hillary's controversial basket of deplorables comment? DesertRat Mar 2019 #35
Is there any way that anyone could be a bigger fucking asshole than Trump? (NT) louis c Mar 2019 #3
Be careful! Fritz Walter Mar 2019 #8
this left-of-center2012 Mar 2019 #4
The Hill should publish daily pieces about a civil war in the Republican Party IronLionZion Mar 2019 #5
I don't think he was a fan of you either, dude. Sapient Donkey Mar 2019 #7
So, did he vote for McCain or Obama? world wide wally Mar 2019 #9
He cast a write-in vote for himself every time. Jedi Guy Mar 2019 #10
I am quite sure the feelings were returned three fold. appleannie1943 Mar 2019 #11
This Malignant Narcissistic Psychopath stands in front of the mirror everyday turbinetree Mar 2019 #12
Today's Ass End Comments Wellstone ruled Mar 2019 #13
I wish I shared your optimism. Paladin Mar 2019 #14
Hearing from the distant Rellies in Wellstone ruled Mar 2019 #18
I pray that the trend you're describing prevails. (nt) Paladin Mar 2019 #29
His base is shrinking, though NewJeffCT Mar 2019 #30
As we learned after the fact in 2016, Wellstone ruled Mar 2019 #40
Never a fan of McCain but always a fan of pootin? nt DirtEdonE Mar 2019 #15
Telling, isn't it? n/t MBS Mar 2019 #39
No shit Papyro Mar 2019 #16
Trump sure knows how to kick a corpse. marble falls Mar 2019 #17
And McCain's vote on The Affordable Care Act colorado_ufo Mar 2019 #20
This message was self-deleted by its author BeyondGeography Mar 2019 #27
He likes guys who don't die BeyondGeography Mar 2019 #28
John McCain to trump: George II Mar 2019 #22
That's okay Donald PatSeg Mar 2019 #23
Well, no. And Turbineguy Mar 2019 #24
Saw him on TV today Timmygoat Mar 2019 #25
Counter-punching a dead man. Chin music Mar 2019 #26
Like John McCain gave a s**t about IQ45. sinkingfeeling Mar 2019 #31
Still trashing a man who is no longer here to defend himself DesertRat Mar 2019 #32
What he really hates is the big funeral redstatebluegirl Mar 2019 #36
And he's STILL losing his fight with a dead man. Mc Mike Mar 2019 #37
It was ALL POWs who Trump ridiculed when he said he liked people who were not captured. keithbvadu2 Mar 2019 #38

Botany

(70,291 posts)
1. If the people (republicans) now can not see just how mentally ill Trump is now then ...
Tue Mar 19, 2019, 12:47 PM
Mar 2019

... they are beyond hope.

Doubling down on being seen as petty and mean towards a dead man has to
give pause to at least some of them. One can only hope that these kind of classless
acts might start peeling away some of Trump's GOP support in the senate.

Meanwhile John McCain's best buddy sits quietly in the corner saying nothing.

colorado_ufo

(5,717 posts)
19. He always doubles down. He delights in seeing how far he can push the limits.
Tue Mar 19, 2019, 03:06 PM
Mar 2019

However, when it comes to his opinion of Sen. McCain, his opinion is insignificant. Therefore, when he doubles down, his opinion is just twice as insignificant.

And no matter what he says, he can't undo Sen. McCain's vote that saved The Affordable Care Act.

Sad.

A disgrace.

Loser.

Why, I can imagine Trump's father now, saying those things to him!

Siwsan

(26,177 posts)
6. His daughter, Meghan, had a good response
Tue Mar 19, 2019, 12:56 PM
Mar 2019

on Twitter:

"No one will ever love you the way they loved my father.... I wish I had been given more Saturday’s with him. Maybe spend yours with your family instead of on twitter obsessing over mine?"

DesertRat

(27,995 posts)
35. Remember Hillary's controversial basket of deplorables comment?
Tue Mar 19, 2019, 05:30 PM
Mar 2019

I'd say she was being generous when she said "half of Donald Trump's supporters belong in a 'basket of deplorables'".

Sapient Donkey

(1,568 posts)
7. I don't think he was a fan of you either, dude.
Tue Mar 19, 2019, 12:59 PM
Mar 2019

I suspect over the next decade we'll be hearing a lot of "I want never a real fan of Trump" from everyone (even his supporters)

I would say Trump is a dickbag for saying this about a guy who has been dead for over half a year, but I think him saying he's not a fan will be viewed as a compliment more than an insult.

Jedi Guy

(3,171 posts)
10. He cast a write-in vote for himself every time.
Tue Mar 19, 2019, 01:12 PM
Mar 2019

After all, he's the best. Bigly. People are saying that. Believe me.

turbinetree

(24,632 posts)
12. This Malignant Narcissistic Psychopath stands in front of the mirror everyday
Tue Mar 19, 2019, 01:23 PM
Mar 2019

and says..................... Mirror Mirror on the Wall who is the best of them all.....................

November 3, 2020 cannot get here fast enough......................

 

Wellstone ruled

(34,661 posts)
13. Today's Ass End Comments
Tue Mar 19, 2019, 01:35 PM
Mar 2019

put the final nail in his Reelection coffin. Those Rank and File Rethugs out there in Fly Over Land,just bailed on him.


Paladin

(28,202 posts)
14. I wish I shared your optimism.
Tue Mar 19, 2019, 02:07 PM
Mar 2019

I think one of the very few accurate things trump ever said was that his voters would support him, even if he murdered somebody on 5th Avenue in Manhattan. Taking him and his base down in 2020 is going to be joy of my political life.

 

Wellstone ruled

(34,661 posts)
18. Hearing from the distant Rellies in
Tue Mar 19, 2019, 03:03 PM
Mar 2019

Wisconsin and Iowa as well as the Buffalo Ridge area,times are a getting tough and the Trump's peeing and moaning has run it's course.

Their Pocket Books are running empty as well as their Bank Accounts and House and Land Values are going in the same direction.

Those who are dirt kickers are getting crushed the hardest. All those Trump Votes are flipping. You want to piss off a Swede or German in the midwest,screw with his pocket book.

NewJeffCT

(56,827 posts)
30. His base is shrinking, though
Tue Mar 19, 2019, 04:31 PM
Mar 2019

When W was president, Republicans were 32% of the electorate. With Trump, the GOP is down to 25% of the electorate.

So, while his base is strongly behind him, it's a smaller number of people in total.
Bush gets 80% of 32% of the GOP base and it's 25.6% of the total electorate
Trump gets 90% of the smaller 25% base and it's 22.5% of the total electorate, a total drop of 3.1%

In 2016, the media & Russia helped Trump keep those wavering Republicans and also grab some independents. I don't think Russia will have as big an effect in 2020 because it was "new" in 2016 and many didn't know how to react.

The media here in the US still loves all things Trump, though. So, I still have the fear that it will be like 2016 in that regards - Trump's 10-15 scandals a week will be weighed against the 1 or 2 total scandals against the eventual Democratic nominee, like it was with Hillary's emails/server versus the 200 Trump scandals.

 

Wellstone ruled

(34,661 posts)
40. As we learned after the fact in 2016,
Tue Mar 19, 2019, 08:30 PM
Mar 2019

Comcast Media as well as Time Warner were all in with the Free Trump Call in Self Promotional Crap. CBS was just as guilty,it sells ads and ads produce bottom line profit.

Screw the Nation,I got the money.

Response to colorado_ufo (Reply #20)

Timmygoat

(779 posts)
25. Saw him on TV today
Tue Mar 19, 2019, 03:45 PM
Mar 2019

At a joint press conference outside the White House, do you think he sleeps in that long black overcoat?

DesertRat

(27,995 posts)
32. Still trashing a man who is no longer here to defend himself
Tue Mar 19, 2019, 05:16 PM
Mar 2019

DT's says he's not a John McCain fan. He's also not Brave, Kind, Honest, Decent, Smart, Generous or Patriotic.

Many of us disagreed with him politically, but there's no doubt that Sen. McCain was a patriot who served and sacrificed greatly for his country and will be remembered favorably for it.

History will not be kind to DT.

redstatebluegirl

(12,264 posts)
36. What he really hates is the big funeral
Tue Mar 19, 2019, 05:45 PM
Mar 2019

McCain had, plus it kept 45 out of the news, you know how he hates that.

keithbvadu2

(36,362 posts)
38. It was ALL POWs who Trump ridiculed when he said he liked people who were not captured.
Tue Mar 19, 2019, 06:10 PM
Mar 2019

It was ALL POWs who Trump ridiculed when he said he liked people who were not captured.

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