Add InterestCasting aside rare censure from Republican lawmakers, President Donald Trump aimed new blasts of invective at the late John McCain Wednesday, even claiming credit for the senator's moving Washington funeral though he "never liked" him — and complaining he was never properly thanked. Trump has said for years that he doesn't think McCain is a hero because the senator was captured in Vietnam. One McCain Senate vote in particular is the thumbs-down Trump can't seem to forget. I don't like it when he says things about my friend John McCain." "I look forward to soon re-introducing my legislation re-naming the Senate Russell Building after American hero, Senator John McCain," tweeted Senate Democratic Leader Charles Schumer of New York.
Source: ABC News March 20, 2019 14:29 UTC