Trump not invited as dying wish…
Sen. John McCain’s dying wish is for President Trump to stay far away from his funeral, according to friends of the Arizona Republican.
Those close to McCain — who is battling brain cancer — have already told the White House they plan to invite Vice President Pence, and not the President, to McCain’s eventual funeral services, The New York Times reported on Saturday.
The funeral is expected to take place at the Washington National Cathedral, according to The Times.
McCain, who has repeatedly sparred with Trump, holds nothing back in his forthcoming memoir, “The Restless Wave.”
In the tome, the one-time prisoner of war — whom Trump in 2015 dismissed as “not a war hero” — laments Trump’s made-for-TV tough guy image, indicating that he believes it’s all bluster and no bite.
“He has declined to distinguish the actions of our government from the crimes of despotic ones,” McCain writes. “The appearance of toughness, or a reality show facsimile of toughness, seems to matter more than any of our values.”
In the book, McCain also reflects on his 2008 presidential bid.
He expresses regrets for not choosing former Connecticut Sen. Joseph Lieberman, a Democrat turned independent, to serve as his running mate.
McCain writes that the decision to choose former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin over Lieberman was “another mistake that I made.”
