US President Donald Trump has not stopped his attacks on the late Arizona senator John McCain (R) today — this time complaining that he “didn’t get a thank you” for approving his state funeral.
Trump spent several minutes criticizing McCain, during an official White House event at an Ohio tank factory on Wednesday afternoon, one who passed away last August from brain cancer. The president’s comments marked the fourth time in less than a week that he’s lashed out at the former Republican senator.
"I gave him the kind of funeral that he wanted, which as president I had to approve," Trump told workers at the factory in Lima, Ohio. "I don't care about this, I didn't get a thank you. That's OK."
"We sent him on the way, but I wasn’t a fan of John McCain," he added.
Shortly after the president’s comments, social media users flooded Twitter with jokes about the president’s attempts to claim credit for McCain’s funeral, with some pointing out that Congress is actually responsible for funeral arrangements in the Capitol.
“Trump now claims credit for the McCain funeral! He says 'as president' he had to 'approve' it,” Harvard Law School professor Laurence H. Tribe tweeted. “BS! Lying in state at the Capitol was up to Congress, not POTUS. This despot has the gall to say a hero’s burial is within his control. What a putz.”Comments on Twitter:
Herr Trump now claims credit for the McCain funeral! He says “as president” he had to “approve” it. BS! Lying in state at the Capitol was up to Congress, not POTUS. This despot has the gall to say a hero’s burial is within his control. What a putz.
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Democratic Coalition co-founder Scott Dworkin added: “Trump just attacked Senator McCain & his family again, because he says no one thanked him for McCain’s funeral. Funeral arrangements in the Capitol were made by Congressional leaders. Trump had nothing to do with it. It’s a new pathetic low for Trump & the spineless & silent GOP.”
Trump just attacked Senator McCain & his family again, because he says no one thanked him for McCain’s funeral. Funeral arrangements in the Capitol were made by Congressional leaders. Trump had nothing to do with it. It’s a new pathetic low for Trump & the spineless & silent GOP.
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Meanwhile, other Twitter users ridiculed the president for expecting a thank you from a deceased person for approving their funeral.
“How was John McCain supposed to thank Trump for 'approving' his state funeral? He was literally dead for goodness sake,” Eugene Gu wrote.
How was John McCain supposed to thank Trump for “approving” his state funeral? He was literally dead for goodness sake.
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“I’ve gotta agree that it’s pretty ungrateful of John McCain not to have thanked Trump for his funeral yet,” Jerry Dunleavy wrote sarcastically.
I’ve gotta agree that it’s pretty ungrateful of John McCain not to have thanked Trump for his funeral yet
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It sounds like Trump is whining about not getting a thank you for McCain’s funeral, from Senator John McCain himself.
After he had died.
Who wants to tell him?
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Does Trump expect John McCain to appear in a dream and thank him for his funeral or what?
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George Conway: Trump is mentally deranged.
Trump: why didn't John McCain come back from the dead to thank me for throwing him a big funeral?
George Conway: I rest my case.
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And others just criticized the president for even going there.
Frigging boo hoo. The inadequate man child ... washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/…
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McCain got the funeral he deserved & earned thru +6 decades of service to country. Americans stood in long lines to show respect to a man who put country first. Some feel adulation for Trump. Others fear. That jerk will never know that kind of national or international respect.
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Trump: "I gave [John McCain] the kind of funeral that he wanted, which as president I had to approve. I didn't get a thank you."
Literally, the only thing John McCain requested was that you not be invited to his funeral...
NOTHING ELSE!
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Here's a reminder of what Trump was doing during John McCain's funeral:
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