Analysis: Trump's not-so-subtle denigration of a dead man

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Analysis: Trump’s not-so-subtle denigration of a dead man

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The Fix Analysis

Trump’s not-so-subtle denigration of a dead man

By Aaron Blake
Senior reporter
August 27 at 10:50 AM

The thing that we all knew would probably happen when Sen. John McCain died is now happening. And it’s pretty emblematic that President Trump’s unceasing grudge against McCain still won’t cease, even in death.

The Washington Post’s Josh Dawsey reported Sunday night that Trump’s response to McCain’s death this weekend was a muted one, despite White House staff preparing and reviewing a statement, which was never released, that lauded McCain as a war hero:

Press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders, Chief of Staff John F. Kelly and other White House aides advocated for an official statement that gave the decorated Vietnam War POW plaudits for his military and Senate service and called him a “hero,” according to current and former White House aides, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive internal deliberations. The original statement was drafted before McCain died Saturday, and Sanders and others edited a final version this weekend that was ready for the president, the aides said.

But Trump told aides he wanted to post a brief tweet instead, and the statement praising McCain’s life was not released.

“My deepest sympathies and respect go out to the family of Senator John McCain. Our hearts and prayers are with you!” Trump posted Saturday evening shortly after McCain’s death was announced.

Meanwhile, there is a situation brewing involving flags, with the White House returning its flag to full-staff shortly after midnight Monday. That came in the absence of a declaration from Trump, which is usually made upon deaths of statesmen like McCain. ... Meanwhile, flags at the U.S. Capitol and even the Washington Monument, just blocks from the White House, remained at half-staff Monday morning.

Flag back at full staff atop WH. Pres Trump did not issue proclamation on the death of @SenJohnMcCain, which usually calls for flags to remain at half-staff through the day of interment, which is Sunday at the @NavalAcademy.

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Fairly striking image -- all of the flags surrounding the Washington Monument are at half-staff, though the flag atop the White House was raised to full staff just after midnight.

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Aaron Blake is senior political reporter for The Fix. A Minnesota native, he has also written about politics for the Minneapolis Star Tribune and the Hill newspaper. Follow https://twitter.com/aaronblake

[redstatebluegirl]

1. When he goes, nobody will want to be there.

President or not, he was not "respected" even by his followers.

[Arkansas Granny]

2. I hope all those members of the military who voted for him are taking note of this.

He would puss on their graves, too, if he imagined they had slighted him.

[2naSalit]

3. When the time comes

for cheatolini, we will reciprocate and piss on his grave with gusto.

ETA: and cover his casket with his county's flag... russia's.