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can you tell me why Trump hates McCain?

Skeptic Bob said:
I have wondered the same. Lots of Republicans have been critical of Trump without receiving the same kind of animosity. I also don't think it had anything to do with policy issues. It was a personal animosity. And I do think part of it was jealousy. Politics aside, McCain was widely respected by people on both sides. He was easily in the top three of most respected members of Congress, let alone the Senate. And one of the things Trump seems to want more than anything is to be respected. And Trump will never earn the kind of bi-partisan respect McCain had. But I also think part of it was due to the backlash he got from criticizing McCain. In what was likely just his typical speaking without thinking, Trump made the disparaging comment about McCain specifically and POW/MIAs in general. The result caused people from across the political spectrum to trash Trump over it. And Trump is the kind of person to double down rather than apologize so we shouldn't be all that surprised it escalated to the point that Trump continued to go after him, even in death. That is who Trump is.
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You nailed it this time ;)

As much as I I dislike Don, I know he's been an empty headed spoiled, narcissist since childhood. He hasn't changed a bit, he is what he is and always will be.

But what about rank and file Repubs? What do you think the percentage of Repubs who had some self-respect and would have defended a national hero before Don started trashing him?

They were what they were and never will be again. And in many ways much worse...
 
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Airyaman said:
Wrong. Was not him. David Kramer. It helps to get your details right.
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"Was not him.", just an associate and McCain was totally not in on it. I mean, they were only together on this and McCain gave it to the FBI and other gov officials and his buddy just coincidentally gave it to the media at the same time. Hmmmm….what a difficult mystery to solve.
 
McCain was always a lowlife pos. That the media and the left love him tells you all you need to know. Trumps feud with McCain started long before 2016. I have hated him since the early nineties when he threw POWs and families seeking remains from Vietnam under the bus. The US would have been better off had been swallowed up in the Keating 5 scandal.

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independentusa said:
Once again this weekend Trump went after McCain with a tweet. I just so not understand the hate trump has for McCain, who died 7 months ago. And do not say it was the vote that killed the attempt to end the ACA, in 2015 he said that McCain was not a hero, well before that vote. Now I did not agree with McCain politically on many issues, but he was one of the last real statesmen in the congress and we need more of those on both sides of the political divide. Is it because McCain was a real hero and Trump is only known for his foot problems? I just do not understand. And I also do not understand that most of the GOP just stands back and says nothing. This is especially true about Lindsey Graham who was supposed to be a good friend of McCain. Can you tell me why Trump hates McCain sooooo much?
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Why....because there is already at least one monument to John McCain and there will be more. If Trump is lucky someday somebody might put a bronze toilet bowl out in Needle Park for him.
 
Airyaman said:
That meant something before Trump. The presidency is no longer an office worthy of respect. I never thought I'd say that, never have said it until now, but with Trump, the office has been permanently debased and degraded.
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No, that started with Clinton.
 
RaleBulgarian said:
The difference between Trump and McCain was that McCain wasn’t in the least intimidated or impressed with Trump.

Lindsey Graham should man up and confront Trump publicly for assaulting the memory of his great friend and real American hero.
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That is probably exactly it.

Lindsey Graham is auditioning for a cabinet position, most likely AG, and would abandon his own mother to please Trump in pursuit of his ambition.
 
Fishking said:
"Was not him.", just an associate and McCain was totally not in on it. I mean, they were only together on this and McCain gave it to the FBI and other gov officials and his buddy just coincidentally gave it to the media at the same time. Hmmmm….what a difficult mystery to solve.
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You said it was McCain. It was not. McCain had no control over what David Kramer did.
 
Eriech said:
McCain was always a lowlife pos. That the media and the left love him tells you all you need to know. Trumps feud with McCain started long before 2016. I have hated him since the early nineties when he threw POWs and families seeking remains from Vietnam under the bus. The US would have been better off had been swallowed up in the Keating 5 scandal.

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Says the anonymous Internet tough guy!
 
Airyaman said:
You said it was McCain. It was not. McCain had no control over what David Kramer did.
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McCain gets no pass for having a proxy do it.
 
Who cares why the P.O.S. hates the P.O.W.?

The P.O.S. hates everybody.

To me, Senator McCain is still making points even after his death. R.I.P. Maverick.

Private Bonespurs isn't worthy enough to lick his boots.
 
Carleen said:
The man is dead! WTF!!!
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I always respected John McCain. I didn’t always agree with him, but I respected him. His lifetime of many good deeds far outweighed his failures.

Don’t let the haters piss you off. That’s what they want because it’s all they can do. McCain is, and always will be, remembered as a lion of the Senate and a great American.
 
RaleBulgarian said:
I always respected John McCain. I didn’t always agree with him, but I respected him. His lifetime of many good deeds far outweighed his failures.

Don’t let the haters piss you off. That’s what they want because it’s all they can do. McCain is, and always will be, remembered as a lion of the Senate and a great American.
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I usually remain calm but his obsession with John McCain is just insane. He is so unfit for the office of the presidency I sometimes need to vent!
 
Carleen said:
I usually remain calm but his obsession with John McCain is just insane. He is so unfit for the office of the presidency I sometimes need to vent!
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Let it go girl!
 
independentusa said:
Once again this weekend Trump went after McCain with a tweet. I just so not understand the hate trump has for McCain, who died 7 months ago. And do not say it was the vote that killed the attempt to end the ACA, in 2015 he said that McCain was not a hero, well before that vote. Now I did not agree with McCain politically on many issues, but he was one of the last real statesmen in the congress and we need more of those on both sides of the political divide. Is it because McCain was a real hero and Trump is only known for his foot problems? I just do not understand. And I also do not understand that most of the GOP just stands back and says nothing. This is especially true about Lindsey Graham who was supposed to be a good friend of McCain. Can you tell me why Trump hates McCain sooooo much?
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Ironically, I think McCain saved Trump's presidency. If they had successfully repealed ObamaCare then they would get the blame for the ensuing mess. They would be responsible for replacing it with "something better." How would they possibly do that without violating their conservative principles?

So, Trump should really thank McCain because now he can just blame McCain for not repealing ObamaCare instead of having to deal with a mess.
 
SoCal said:
"I was never a fan of John McCain and I never will be"

Yes we know, because he's f___ing dead...
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Are we sure that Trump knows he's dead? Maybe he forgot.
 
Basically Trump is a petulant, vindictive child with no understanding of human dignity, class or good manners. This is what happens when you elect an immature and incompetent cretin and playground bully. They always pick the defenceless for attention, yet whine incessantly about how hard done-by they feel when they get it back. Pathetic and infantile behaviour, in stark contrast to the dignity and restraint McCain's family have exhibited in the face of Trump's unspeakably crass attacks.
Anyone notice how much of a low profile Melania is keeping? Little wonder she doesn't want to be seen in association with such an embarrassing idiot.
 
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independentusa said:
Once again this weekend Trump went after McCain with a tweet. I just so not understand the hate trump has for McCain, who died 7 months ago. And do not say it was the vote that killed the attempt to end the ACA, in 2015 he said that McCain was not a hero, well before that vote. Now I did not agree with McCain politically on many issues, but he was one of the last real statesmen in the congress and we need more of those on both sides of the political divide. Is it because McCain was a real hero and Trump is only known for his foot problems? I just do not understand. And I also do not understand that most of the GOP just stands back and says nothing. This is especially true about Lindsey Graham who was supposed to be a good friend of McCain. Can you tell me why Trump hates McCain sooooo much?
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1. Trump doesn't "hate" McCain.

2. This whole "McCain" thing was created by the media.

3. Trump tweeted a fact about McCain.

4. The media turned that tweet into "TRUMP HATES MCCAIN!!".

5. The media keeps asking Trump about McCain.

I'd suggest the media stop the stupid McCain nonsense, but they won't. They get a lot of "Trump hate" mileage out of it.
 
Mycroft said:
1. Trump doesn't "hate" McCain.

2. This whole "McCain" thing was created by the media.

3. Trump tweeted a fact about McCain.

4. The media turned that tweet into "TRUMP HATES MCCAIN!!".

5. The media keeps asking Trump about McCain.

I'd suggest the media stop the stupid McCain nonsense, but they won't. They get a lot of "Trump hate" mileage out of it.
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Yeah, keep whistling past the graveyard, that's the ticket. Your blind allegiance to your incompetent moron-in-chief is touching. There is a thing called 'decency'. It is evident neither Trump nor his benighted supporters have any idea what that means.
 
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