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'How the President feels about Senator McCain, it's his right to feel anyway he likes. I know how America feels about Senator McCain. I know how the Senate feels about Senator McCain. I know how the world feels about Senator McCain,' Graham said Tuesday morning on NBC's 'Today Show.'
'Clearly they had a contentious relationship. He's not the only one to have had a tense relationship with John McCain,' he added.
McCain was known for his temper and short fuse but, while he often got into tiffs with fellow senators, reporters, and others he usually would get over the disagreement and form a working relationship.
'To those who are striving as a young person, remember John McCain. He failed a lot but he never quit. And the reason we're talking about him today, and the reason I'm crying, is because he was successful in spite of his failures,' Graham said on the Senate floor Tuesday afternoon. He added: 'I do not cry for a perfect man. I cry for a man who had honor and always was willing to admit to his imperfection.'
After his remarks, Graham talked to reporters about his friendship with McCain and relayed the advice the late senator gave him on dealing with President Donald Trump: 'Help him when you can, just don't get sucked into all this bull****.'
Graham added: 'I said 'roger.' So I'm going to help him where I can and not get sucked into all the other drama.'
Sen. Lindsey Graham said Wednesday that President Donald Trump called him after he delivered an emotional farewell to Sen. John McCain on the Senate floor, telling the South Carolina Republican he "did right by his friend."
"He called yesterday after my speech and he couldn't have been nicer. He said, 'That was very sad. I just want to let you know you did right by your friend.' I said, Thank you Mr. President.'" Graham told CNN's Dana Bash in an interview on "Inside Politics" Wednesday, adding that the call from the President was "right out of the blue."
Graham also said that White House chief of staff John Kelly had reached out to the McCain family and had spoken to Cindy McCain, offering the administration's assistance in whatever she needs.
'The President told John Kelly 'Whatever they need they get,' so let's look forward,' Graham said.
President Donald Trump hosted a dinner with evangelical leaders on Monday, praying for the shooting victims in Jacksonville, Florida, as well as Senator John McCain.
“We very much appreciate everything that Sen. McCain has done for our country,” Trump said to White House reporters, after noting that “our hearts and prayers are going to the family of Sen. John McCain.”
originally posted by: Bluntone22
a reply to: Boadicea
I hear that his former running mate Sarah Palin was not even invited to his funeral.
That's kinda odd imo.
The best quote I can recall from that election was that Republicans "voted for Palin and a heart attack".. can't remember who said it though.
originally posted by: Bluntone22
a reply to: Boadicea
Meghan was just trying to deflect the blame for the loss away from her father.
She fails to realize that conservative voters didn't really want her dad to be president and the ones that did vote for him were holding their nose as they pulled the lever.
originally posted by: CriticalStinker
a reply to: Bluntone22
The best quote I can recall from that election was that Republicans "voted for Palin and a heart attack".. can't remember who said it though.
Who would want Palin to be president? Do those people exist?
originally posted by: UKTruth
Never forget this perspective... the same media who are tripping over themselves to say how wonderful John McCain was also tried to destroy his character 8 years ago when he ran against Obama, accusing him of racism, womanising and being mentally ill because of his war experience.
They were far more insulting than Trump has ever been to McCain, and yet here they are pretending they loved him and using his death to attack the President.