{"id":2336358,"date":"2024-09-03T22:36:02","date_gmt":"2024-09-04T02:36:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/john-mccains-son-endorses-harris-hits-trump-for-arlington-cemetery-visit-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-09-03T22:37:42","modified_gmt":"2024-09-04T02:37:42","slug":"john-mccains-son-endorses-harris-hits-trump-for-arlington-cemetery-visit-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/john-mccains-son-endorses-harris-hits-trump-for-arlington-cemetery-visit-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"John McCain\u2019s son endorses Harris, hits Trump for Arlington cemetery visit &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fjohn-mccains-son-endorses-harris-hits-trump-for-arlington-cemetery-visit-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2336358&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Jimmy McCain, the youngest son of the late \u2062Senator John McCain, has publicly criticized former President\u200c Donald Trump for his visit to Arlington National Cemetery, which\u200b Jimmy perceives as a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/donald-trump-says-he-will-appoint-task-force-to-review-bidens-political-prisoners\/\" title=\"Trump to form task force for reviewing Biden&#039;s &quot;political prisoners&quot;.\">politically motivated\u200c act<\/a>. During this visit, Trump placed a wreath at the Tomb of\u200b the Unknown Soldier and honored the \u2063memory of 13 U.S. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/at-least-10-us-service-members-now-reported-killed-in-kabul-bombings-death-toll-likely-to-rise\/\" title=\"At Least 10 US Service Members Now Reported Killed In Kabul Bombings, \u2018Death Toll Likely To Rise\u2019\">service members killed<\/a> in the 2021 Abbey Gate bombing. Jimmy McCain, who served in the military for 17 years, indicated that such solemn occasions should not be \u200dused\u200d for self-promotion. He expressed his plans to vote for Vice\u2064 President Kamala Harris in the upcoming election, stating he recently changed his voter registration from independent to Democrat and is eager to support her campaign. This stance aligns him with\u2062 his \u200b<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/andrew-cuomos-mommy-rides-to-embattled-governors-defense-backs-refusal-to-resign\/\" title=\"Andrew Cuomo\u2019s Mommy Rides to Embattled Governor\u2019s Defense, Backs Refusal to Resign\">late father&#8217;<\/a>s legacy, especially considering the contentious relationship between John McCain and Trump, where Trump disparaged John\u2019s military service and celebrated his own policy victories\u2063 against McCain&#8217;s votes.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">John McCain&rsquo;s son endorses Harris, hits Trump for Arlington cemetery visit<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1744965\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Jimmy McCain, the youngest son of the late Arizona Sen. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/john-mccain\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"John McCain\">John McCain<\/a>, took aim at former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Donald Trump\">Donald Trump<\/a> for his visit to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/arlington-national-cemetery\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Donald Trump\">Arlington National Cemetery<\/a> last week and said he is planning to vote for Vice President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kamala-harris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Kamala Harris\">Kamala Harris<\/a> in November.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Trump and John McCain had a history of butting heads, with Trump hitting at the senator&rsquo;s service in Vietnam, where he was a prisoner of war, and John McCain being the deciding vote to block a repeal of Obamacare early in Trump&rsquo;s presidency. John McCain died in 2018, and in the 2020 election, the former senator&rsquo;s widow, Cindy McCain, endorsed President Joe Biden over Trump.<\/p>\n<p>Jimmy McCain <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/09\/03\/politics\/jimmy-mccain-decries-trump-arlington-appearance\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"told\">told<\/a> CNN he will be supporting Harris and that he changed his registration from independent to Democrat weeks earlier. The younger McCain also said he &ldquo;would get involved in any way I could&rdquo; to support Harris&rsquo;s campaign.<\/p>\n<p>He also took aim at Trump&rsquo;s visit to Arlington National Cemetery last week, where he placed a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier and visited graves. The former <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-biden-aide-blocks-reporters-from-asking-him-questions-about-his-crisis-at-the-border\/\" title=\"WATCH: Biden Aide Blocks Reporters From Asking Him Questions About His \u2018Crisis At The Border\u2019\">president visited<\/a> on the third anniversary of 13 U.S. service members being killed in the 2021 Abbey Gate bombing during the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan and went at the invitation of some of the Gold Star families.<\/p>\n<p>The younger McCain, who has served in the military for 17 years, said that &ldquo;it just blows me away&rdquo; that Trump would allegedly use the visit to advance his campaign.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I just think that for anyone who&rsquo;s done a lot of time in their uniform, they just understand that inherently &mdash; that it&rsquo;s not about you there. It&rsquo;s about these people who gave the ultimate sacrifice in the name of their country,&rdquo; Jimmy McCain said.<\/p>\n<p>John McCain had used footage of him walking through Arlington National Cemetery for an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.c-span.org\/video\/?c5130588\/user-clip-john-mccain-arlington-national-cemeteryad-november-1999\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"advertisement\">advertisement<\/a> for his unsuccessful 2000 presidential campaign. The Army had <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/09\/01\/us\/politics\/trump-arlington-cemetery-army.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"said at the time\">said at the time<\/a> that John McCain&rsquo;s campaign had not received permission to film in the cemetery, and if it had asked to do so, the request would have been denied. The senator later called it a &ldquo;very bad mistake.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Footage from Trump&rsquo;s visit to the cemetery last week has not been used in campaign materials but has been posted on social media accounts where Trump has posted campaign notes. Trump defended his visit, citing the invitation from the families and <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/113074142531291102\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"called it\">calling it<\/a> a &ldquo;beautiful day of honor.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>John McCain&rsquo;s other high-profile child, Meghan McCain, has made her dislike of Trump known, but on Tuesday, she reiterated that she still identifies with the Republican Party and would not be voting for Trump or Harris in November.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I greatly respect the wide variety of political opinions of all of my family members and love them all very much. I however, remain a proud member of the Republican Party and hope for brighter days ahead. (Not voting for Harris or Trump, hope that clears things up),&rdquo; Meghan McCain <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MeghanMcCain\/status\/1831034475901501928\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"said\">said<\/a> in a post on X.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1744965\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1744965\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>John McCain&#8217;s youngest son, Jimmy McCain, criticized former President Donald Trump for his recent visit to Arlington National Cemetery and announced his intention to vote for Vice President Kamala Harris in the upcoming November election. The relationship between Trump and John McCain was contentious, with Trump often attacking the senator&#8217;s Vietnam War service as a prisoner of war, while John McCain played a crucial role in blocking the repeal of Obamacare during Trump&#8217;s presidency. Following John McCain&#8217;s death in 2018, his widow Cindy endorsed Joe Biden over Trump in the 2020 election. Recently, Jimmy changed his voter registration from independent to Democrat and expressed his willingness to actively support Harris\u2019s campaign. He also condemned Trump&#8217;s Arlington visit\u2014where he laid a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier\u2014suggesting that it was inappropriate for Trump to use such an occasion for political gain. Jimmy emphasized that those who have served understand that memorials are about honoring sacrifices made by others rather than self-promotion. While footage from Trump&#8217;s visit has not been used in campaign materials, it has appeared on social media platforms associated with him. In defense of his actions at Arlington, Trump stated he attended at the invitation of Gold Star families and described it as a &#8220;beautiful day of honor.&#8221; Meanwhile, Meghan McCain, another prominent child of John McCain who has openly expressed her disdain for Trump, reaffirmed her loyalty to the Republican Party but clarified she would not be voting for either him or Harris this November<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2638,"featured_media":2336359,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/jimmy-mccain-trump-harris.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[39660,35892,40033,40034],"class_list":["post-2336358","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-arlington-cemetery","tag-harris-endorsement","tag-john-mccain","tag-trump-criticism"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/jimmy-mccain-trump-harris.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2336358","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2638"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2336358"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2336358\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2336359"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2336358"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2336358"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2336358"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}