John McCain is preparing for the end. Pictured with reality television star Meghan McCain. |
Confirmed that McCain has glioblastoma. It was an aggressive form of brain cancer. The 81-year old senator has stopped treatment.
"Last summer, Senator John McCain shared with Americans the news our family already knew: he had been diagnosed with an aggressive glioblastoma and the prognosis was serious."
"In the year since, John has suprassed expectation for his survival. But the progress of the disease and the inexorable advance of age render their verdict. With his usual strength of will, he has now chosen to discontinue medical treatment."
"Our family is immensely grateful for the support and kindness of all his caregivers over the last year, and for the continuing outpouring of concern and affection from John's many friends and associates, and the many thousands of people who are keeping in their prayers. God bless and thank you all."
The Republican who was hailed as a maverick among his fellow colleagues in the Senate is in Phoenix right now.
His daughter, reality television star and commentator Meghan McCain is off The View as she rushes to say goodbye to a man who served his country.
McCain who is the son of John S. McCain, Jr., an Navy Admiral and four star leader. The McCain family were devoted to military service. John McCain became a naval avivator and flew ground attack aircraft from carriers. He was almost killed in 1967 onboard USS Forrestal. He was also captured and seriously injured when his aircraft crashed in Hanoi. He spent six years of torture in Vietnamese capture.
John McCain's big family. His daughter is The View host Meghan McCain. |
McCain and Sen. Jeff Flake (R-AZ) were the most critical of the Republican Party. They hate the way its being ran. They support the imbecile but hate the way he runs things.
I know that Americans are going to praise the man for his service and his dedication. But I am not like that. I am going to criticize him and I am going to say that despite his service, he was nothing more than a Republican willing to destroy the middle class. He was no moderate.
McCain had ran for president in 2000 and lost to George W. Bush who would eventually become president.
McCain supported Bush throughout the War on Iraq and War on Terror. He was the guy who advice Bush to keep 300,000 military officials in Iraq. He was
McCain who crossed paths with Barack Obama in 2008 got slapped hard. He picked Sarah Palin as his running mate and it doomed his chance at being president.
McCain was often a target of Trump. When Trump ran for president, he made the comments, "He's not a war hero. He's a war hero because he was captured. I like people that weren't captured."
That comment earned Trump condemnation. However, it didn't stop him from winning the election.
McCain would end up supporting Trump throughout most his term as senator. Despite the sharp digs at Trump, McCain was lockstep in pushing the Jobs and Tax Cuts Act, a controversial law that rollback taxes on most incomes and made some of the wealthy tax cuts permanent.
McCain will leave behind his second wife Cindy, his six children including John McCain IV and Meghan McCain. He will leave behind his mother, Roberta who is 106 years old.
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