By Alex Horton Alex Horton General assignment reporter covering national and breaking news Email Bio Follow March 20 at 8:14 AM It’s all too much for Sen. Johnny Isakson to take. The Georgia Republican could not stand the “unthinkable” last year when the White House flag lowered — and then soon raised — its flag from half-staff to recognize the death of Sen. John McCain .
“I just want to lay it on the line, that the country deserves better, the McCain family deserves better. I don’t care if he’s president of United States, owns all the real estate in New York, or is building the greatest immigration system in the world,” Isakson told the Bulwark, a conservative news website.
Trump unloaded on the legacy of McCain, who died of brain cancer last year, in several tweets this week. On Tuesday, he decried McCain’s vote against repealing Obamacare.“I think that’s a disgrace, plus there are other things,” Trump said in the Oval Office. “I was never a fan of John McCain, and I never will be.”
Yes. They do. And America deserves better than to have a president who makes cringe worthy remarks, just for sport, on a regular basis.
When a man invents his own legend you cant expect it to live past his lifetime of lies. And guess what it isnt!
Amen Trump, what a great president realDonaldTrump
Turncoats deserve respect?
The McCain family and all Americans deserve better.
Your president, not ours. Do something, Senator.
Maybe it's time Trump joins Mccain
Mccain tried to screw Trump. that is fact now. McCain was a treasonous little RINO. He is in the best place for him now: Hell
No they dont McCain was a traitor in Vietnam, on Obamacare, and dossier peddler
To the McCain Family, send the Fake as$ LindseyGrahamSC to the wilderness and never speak his name again !
REALLY DON’T WANT TO HEAR ANYMORE FROM THE “COWARD” GOP LAW(BREAKER) MAKERS. THEY HAVE ENABLE SCUM NAZI TRUMP TO DIVIDE THIS ONCE PROUD NATION TO A POINT OF “ALMOST” NO RETURN.
OPINION: Is this evidence of a new level of fear on the part of Trump? or insanity? Is he seeing dead people? He said he never attacks.... he 'counterpunches'. Does that mean he has recently had an encounter with SenJohnMcCain ? CrazyIsAsCrazyDoes
The country deserves better!
It's About Time Republicans & Democrats Get It Together! Get Some Moxie, Forget About Crossing the Bully-in-Chief, & Stop the 'Want to Get Re-Elected' CYA Silence! Respect for Honorable Must Be Demanded; Defend Integrity of a Friend, Peer, &/or Decent Person who Fought for US!
Who said?
McCain should not of participated in the deep state soft coup. By turning over the fake Steele dossier to the media and FBI
McCain left his first wife because she was crippled, he needed a hot young blonde to run for office, the Savings and Loan fraud he was very much behind it. And the fake Trump dossier he pasted around and pushed to investigate. He was a creep in life, and could not be trusted.
Let me guess...that Republican senator wasn't Lindsay Graham, was it?
Olympia post cyberterroist tell billy to hang himself for moses traffic hidden
Again. Ignore Trump. Who is he anyway besides a mistake/inferior/defective minion.
EVERYONE DESERVES BETTER THAN THIS!
JohnCornyn tedcruz where has your courage gone? The Republican Party is becoming a series of men lacking moral foundations. Where is the courage to stand up and stop these vicious attacks on John McCain? Is there only one Republican Senator? Is everyone else too afraid of trump
It’s not a family thing.
From the grave?
God will fight McCain's battle against Trump.
realDonaldTrump IS AN ABSOLUTE IDIOT. What else is there to say other than: Mr.G.Conway is probably right that Trump has a pathological MENTAL DISORDER. This to be investigated by 3 reliable 'head shrinkers' FoxNews foxandfriends nytimes SenateGOP senatemajldr AC360
GerberKawasaki Oh for Pete's sake. Trump says he doesn't like someone who worked hard to obstruct his agenda. Seems reasonable. But a Senator with a bizarre double-standard thinks not revering McCain is horrible but threatening physical violence against the President is fine? LOL. Dignified
You’d think for a guy who obsessed over standing to show respect for Veterans, he maybe wouldn’t spend so much time disparaging Veterans. Just another nonsensical, illogical, anti-American act by realDonaldTrump and his minions.
Where is the Republican Party. If you allow this to happen to one of our Veterans, you will allow it to happen to any of us. Mitch and his gang can fight in the next conflict since you believe we were so bad.
This says it all. Sen. McCain American war hero. Donny Trump Russian traitor.
As does the rest of America
The country deserves better! Every veteran in this country deserves better than to be maligned by a coward!
FakeNews
Not at all President Trump has the right just like any American to say what they want it’s called free speech! Look it up it comes before the right to defend with whatever means possible from foreign and domestic threat. 1776🇺🇸
Don't you think that the same goes for Trump, everyone is a hater toward Trump as Trump is hater toward McCain. But then it is the new American way with twitter and the networks. Personally I thought and still think McCain wasn't much of a senator.
The entire United States deserves better.
Yes, the family deserves better. They also need Republicans to call out this abhorrent behavior. deservesbetter.
McCain was a hateful, vindictive person. He hated Trump & as proof, he forced 100's millions of Americans 2 have 2 sty in Obamacare where they cant keep their insurance or their doctor just because he hatd Trump. He gave the fake Steele Dossier 2 Buzzfeed 2 print to destroy Trump
No they don’t. Phoenix had the worst VA hospital in America. A lot of people died unnecessarily. MCCain never even tried to secure Arizona’s borders. Name a couple things he did as a politician the life time of years he was in office. Died a millionaire.
Ahh yes...WAPO. Mueller out so you need to find another avenue of hate..lol. McCain to us here was a lieing sack of shit. To others he was an insult to Benedict Arnold.
No, they don't.
John dug his own grave
Trump owes McCain nothing. Apparently McCain the father was a different man than McCain the politician.
Because the late Senator McCain had the courage to stand up to Lying PATHOLOGICAL LIAR Trump, why is Lying Trump still talking bad about J. McCain?
This is most unfortunate, but libs play this game called 'stop the conversation.' You have to 'stop the conversation' because: That's racist That's homophobic That's sexist You're evil Now we have a new one He's dead With that logic I'd stop saying bad things about Hitler
The problem with politics, he tried to fabricate a story because he didn’t like Trump, and was jealous, and we spent millions on Mueller sideshow And since he’s dead we have to put him on a pedestal. GTFO. Side note: not a huge fan of Trumps antic, but on this, give me a break
Yesterday there was a report that the senator had pledged his vote them at last moment switched. This to fellow senators. As an officer and his history his word was his honor. Maybe there are 2 Senators. The prior year to loosing the 2008 and the 2016 DJT win plus his illness
No. They don’t. MCStain will be forever known as an ISIS commander & traitor to America & the WORLD. A legacy THAT homely family has to swallow, whether they like it or not. SenJohnMcCain was a TRAITOR of the worst kind. Breaking murder on USSForrestal TheMoreYouKnow MAGA
Leave the dead alone...let the dead bury the dead, move on....
Facts about McCain participation in the spreading of the ClintonSteeleFAKEdossier are disheartening. Facts and evidence matter.
How can people still think Trump is great when he puts down former Sen McCain all the time who was a great person
America deserves better! It’s bad enough CRM Li’s only a few years old and the same people who wanted the negro to sit at the back of the bus are still alive and now have their kind of President in power but this is just low and pathetic.
Trump's jealousy is poison seeping into our society. The anecdote is confronting the hate while promoting love and respect for all people. It can't be tolerated just to keep a job in Washington with your base. That's a sign of weakness & no value. Where do u stand SenThomTillis
If it wasn't for two traitorous moves: The Russian Dossier and a 'Thumb-down' on repealing Obamacare, John McCain would be long forgotten.
GerberKawasaki This is extremely disturbing and embarrassing behavior from a commander and chief.
he won’t stop that’s what he does he has no empathy . It’s just about him very sad 😞
Wapo would support a senator that acted like a Democrat.
Let's see who in the GOP steps up next to confront Trump's bullying, jealousy, violence promoting rhetoric.Trump's jealousy is poisoning his followers minds, the air waves here and around the world, & all his policies which are hurtful to everyday hardworking Americans.
AT LEAST SOMEBODY DOES. THAT COWARD OF A GRAHAM DIDN'T SAY MUCH AND HE CLAIMS HE WAS SUCH GOOD FRIEND.
No they don't
Well, with Trump, they won’t get it.
America deserves better
At this point in time there is no better man or patriot than President Trump for this Country. Wake Up America and see how your Country is being threatened.
This Repub Senator & othrs must concentrate on McCain's devious participation in th distribution of th Phony, Dirty Dossier Focus
Oh how I despise trump!
Really? Do you really think they deserve better? What about President Trump? Don’t you think he deserves better and he is still alive?
Bezos blog uses corrupt neocon warmonger John McCain to attack Trump KeatingFive SteeleDossier
SUGGESTED HEADLINE: “Trump was a draft evader, McCain a war hero. Who do YOU support.” Your choice.
everybody's he's insulted deserves better .Let's start with Obama who had to hear for years he wasn't a U.S. citizen. Trump still hasn't apologized. The Obama Family and Hillary deserve better. Start There
Hey LindseyGrahamSC remember when you were super pissed off during the Brett kavanaugh confirmation hearings?Like red faced spitting mad?kavanaugh not even your friend.Why are you not that mad at realDonaldTrump for continually bashing your great friend SenJohnMcCain?Do tell.
“The United States of America deserves better than this.”
Build the wall
No they don't
So does our country. But gop could not care less.
As well he should
AMERICA ALSO DESERVES BETTER
Who is the Republican senator? Why are the silent? They are cowards, that's why. If it were a Democrat, watch out.
I respect every act of death Far more than all the dead Death always swallows life Just leaves what gets said I'll speak ill of the dead If the truth takes me there In death our life remembered Please speak my memory fair …
Did I read this right? One Republican Senator actually thought it wise to tell DT to STFU about Senator McCain, a deceased man? There is some good left-hallelujah! (Where are the others?)
Yes, realDonaldTrump POTUS needs to LAY OFF Mr. McCain! Enough is enough. Mr. President, leave your hurt feelings at the door. It’s getting concerning you’re too focused on this issue. OCD?!?!?
That senator should watch out or Trump will shot bone spurs at him
There won’t be a single republican who will change their unquestioning support for every policy trump suggests, following the orders from right wing media, so who cares what they hypocrites say?
It doesn't matter who you are if Trump is going to attack you he's going to attack you it doesn't matter what race religion or creed he has no sense of morals or integrity
Sorry but u choose public life. U get the celebrity fame and fortune. U gotta take the crap too. Too bad,McCains,incl. John. The contrived sanctimony over this guy just because people hate trump. So funny. If trump passed no one would give a crap dissing him in front of baron
The traitor McCain did his best to destroy the candidacy and presidency of realDonaldTrump - Who in their right mind would tolerate this?
Where are all the veterans speaking out against trump re: McCain Why are they silent ?
His actions and words reinforce what an isolated, insecure, and petty person he is !!! WAKEUPAMERCA
This will come back to haunt Trump.
Did I missed something? When did they start speaking up? (Lindsey tweet doesn’t count).
McCain allowed a personal hatred over ride his professional obligation.
The War Hero McCain is to be applauded. The Politician McCain was a life long member of the Swamp who demonstrated an ability to throw his pals under the bus.
As the wife of someone who serves his country, I strongly condemn these remarks being made. Even though I didn't agree with McCain on all fronts, I still think someone who has fought for his country and was a POW deserves respect from his nation, including the President.
He gave the thumbs down with pride! They guy was a loser, not a hero! Sold out the country because he couldn’t win!
They bash right back so they are all really losers in this instance.
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