Trump: 'I was never a fan of John McCain and I never will be'
By Jordan Fabian - 03/19/19 12:35 PM EDT
President Trump on Tuesday escalated his attacks on former Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) after facing blowback for berating the late senator over the weekend.
“I was never a fan of John McCain, and I never will be,†Trump told reporters in the Oval Office when asked why he continues to attack McCain even seven months after his death.
The comments showed Trump’s penchant to stew over long-held grievances, many of which he resurfaced in a flurry of weekend tweets targeting McCain, former Vice President Joe Biden, the news media, Democrats, General Motors, the Mueller investigation and others.
Sitting beside Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Tuesday, Trump said he remains “very unhappy†with McCain for the late senator's “disgraceful†vote that sank congressional Republicans' effort to repeal ObamaCare among “other things†that have angered him.
Trump took aim at McCain in a pair of weekend tweets for his reported role in passing a dossier full of explosive claims about Trump’s ties to Russia to federal law enforcement, in addition to his 2017 health care vote.
“Spreading the fake and totally discredited Dossier ‘is unfortunately a very dark stain against John McCain.’ Ken Starr, Former Independent Counsel,†Trump wrote. “He had far worse ‘stains’ than this, including thumbs down on repeal and replace after years of campaigning to repeal and replace!â€
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