{"id":2337574,"date":"2024-09-05T22:01:02","date_gmt":"2024-09-06T02:01:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/vance-downplays-bad-blood-with-mccain-family-at-arizona-rally-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-09-05T22:03:29","modified_gmt":"2024-09-06T02:03:29","slug":"vance-downplays-bad-blood-with-mccain-family-at-arizona-rally-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/vance-downplays-bad-blood-with-mccain-family-at-arizona-rally-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Vance downplays bad blood with McCain family at Arizona rally &#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\">26<\/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%2Fvance-downplays-bad-blood-with-mccain-family-at-arizona-rally-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=2337574&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>At a \u2064rally in Arizona, Senator J.D. Vance (R-OH) addressed the longstanding \u200btensions between former President \u2062Donald\u200b Trump\u2064 and the McCain family, specifically downplaying the feud. He argued that the late Senator John McCain would not endorse Vice President Kamala Harris, as indicated \u2062by his\u2062 son Jimmy McCain&#8217;s recent political\u2064 alignment with the Democratic Party. Vance acknowledged the turbulent\u200d history between Trump\u200b and John McCain, who passed away in 2018, yet claimed that personal grievances \u200cdid not hinder their service to the country.<\/p>\n<p>Vance\u200b emphasized that if John McCain were alive today, he \u200dwould oppose Harris&#8217;s\u2062 policies, particularly regarding immigration and border security. The McCain \u2063name remains influential in Arizona, appealing to independent voters who respected John McCain&#8217;s \u200cindependent streak, despite remarks \u200dfrom Republican Kari\u200c Lake antagonizing that legacy. Vance dismissed Jimmy McCain\u2019s endorsement of\u200b Harris as irrelevant, suggesting that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wsj-editors-respond-to-trumps-claim-theyre-pushing-globalist-agenda-and-fading-into-irrelevance\/\" title=\"WSJ Editors Respond to Trump\u2019s Claim They\u2019re Pushing Globalist Agenda and Fading Into Irrelevance\">policy differences<\/a> \u200dare more significant in \u200dthe race, especially as immigration is expected to be a crucial issue in a border state like Arizona. The rally aimed to pivot public attention to immigration policies, reinforcing \u200dthe Republican stance in \u200cthe upcoming election.  <\/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\">Vance downplays bad blood with McCain family at Arizona rally<\/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_1748505\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Sen. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jd-vance\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>J.D. Vance<\/a> (R-OH) downplayed the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/powerful-l-a-democrat-and-great-friend-of-obama-indicted-on-federal-corruption-charges\/\" title=\"Powerful L.A. Democrat And \u2018Great Friend\u2019 Of Obama Indicted On Federal Corruption Charges\">long-running feud<\/a> between former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Donald Trump<\/a> and the McCain family, arguing the late Sen. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/john-mccain\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>John McCain<\/a> would not endorse Vice President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kamala-harris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Kamala Harris<\/a> like his son did this week.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Speaking to voters in Arizona, where the McCains are a household name, Vance acknowledged Trump&rsquo;s turbulent relationship with McCain, a centrist Republican who died of brain cancer in 2018. But he claimed the two &ldquo;didn&rsquo;t let their personal grievances get in the way of serving the country.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I do not believe for a second that if John McCain were alive today, and he sees what&rsquo;s going on at the American southern border, that he would support Kamala Harris and all the destruction that she&rsquo;s brought,&rdquo; Vance said in Phoenix on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I really don&rsquo;t believe that,&rdquo; he added.<\/p>\n<p>Jimmy McCain, the youngest son of the late Arizona senator, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/09\/03\/politics\/jimmy-mccain-decries-trump-arlington-appearance\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>told<\/a> CNN that he decided to join the Democratic Party and endorse Harris over an incident at Arlington National Cemetery last month in which a Trump campaign official got into an altercation with cemetery staff.<\/p>\n<p>But the bad blood extends back much further. In 2015, Trump famously doubted that John McCain, a naval officer in the Vietnam War, was a hero since he was captured behind enemy lines.<\/p>\n<p>Their relationship soured again in 2017 when John McCain cast the deciding Republican vote against the &ldquo;skinny&rdquo; repeal of Obamacare in the Senate.<\/p>\n<p>The McCain family name still has currency in Arizona, particularly with a segment of independent voters who identified with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bob-menendez-convicted-on-all-charges-in-bribery-trial-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Bob Menendez convicted on all charges in bribery trial - Washington Examiner\">senator&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s &ldquo;maverick&rdquo; streak. Republican Kari Lake antagonized those voters, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/politics\/story\/2024-02-25\/kari-lake-john-meghan-cindy-mccain-arizona-senate-whitewash-past\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>bragging<\/a> that she &ldquo;drove a stake through the heart of the McCain machine,&rdquo; before losing her run for Arizona governor in 2022.<\/p>\n<p>But Vance dismissed Jimmy McCain&rsquo;s endorsement as a distraction from the policy differences separating Trump and Harris. He and Trump are betting immigration will drive the outcome in a border state where Harris <a href=\"https:\/\/www.realclearpolling.com\/polls\/president\/general\/2024\/arizona\/trump-vs-harris\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>lags narrowly<\/a> in public polling.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Republican vice presidential nominee Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH) speaks at a campaign event, Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024, in Phoenix. (AP Photo\/Matt York)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;I mean, look, who cares what somebody&rsquo;s family thinks about a presidential race? I care about what these people care about the presidential race,&rdquo; Vance said of the audience before pivoting to Harris&rsquo;s running mate, Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN), whose <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsnationnow.com\/politics\/2024-election\/jeff-walz-walks-back-comments-opposes-tim-walz-views\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>brother<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/walz-family-nebraska-trump-elelction-2f2e29586b0e9ebe094ff2cf546e1ae4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>distant relatives<\/a> made known their support for Trump this week.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I don&rsquo;t know if anybody noticed, but pretty much every single member of Tim Walz&rsquo;s family came out and endorsed Donald Trump,&rdquo; Vance said. &ldquo;Is that a bigger story than what John McCain&rsquo;s son said? I think so.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Walz&rsquo;s brother, who made the comment on Facebook, has since said he does not want to be involved in the presidential race.<\/p>\n<p>Trump has other critics in the McCain family. Meghan McCain, the daughter of John McCain and a onetime co-host on <em>The View<\/em>, called herself a &ldquo;proud member of the Republican Party&rdquo; but <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MeghanMcCain\/status\/1831034475901501928\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>said<\/a> on Tuesday that she would not vote for Trump or Harris in November.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;She has previously called Trump a &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MeghanMcCain\/status\/1743807002264977785?lang=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>piece of s***<\/a>&rdquo; for disrespecting her father.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Vance visited Phoenix as part of a larger swing through Arizona. One day earlier, he campaigned with Lake, who is now the Republican nominee for Senate, at a church in Mesa.<\/p>\n<p>Lake has since softened her stance on John McCain and attempted, unsuccessfully, to mend fences with his family.<\/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_1748505\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1748505\"}});<\/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>Senator J.D. Vance (R-OH) minimized the ongoing conflict between former President Donald Trump and the McCain family during a rally in Arizona, suggesting that the late Senator John McCain would not have supported Vice President Kamala Harris as his son did recently. While addressing voters in Arizona, where the McCains are well-known, Vance acknowledged Trump&#8217;s contentious history with McCain, a centrist Republican who passed away from brain cancer in 2018. He asserted that despite their personal differences, they both prioritized serving the country. &#8220;I truly don&#8217;t believe that if John McCain were alive today and saw what\u2019s happening at the southern border, he would back Kamala Harris and all her destructive policies,&#8221; Vance stated in Phoenix on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>Jimmy McCain, John\u2019s youngest son, explained to CNN his decision to join the Democratic Party and endorse Harris was influenced by an incident last month at Arlington National Cemetery involving a Trump campaign official. However, tensions between Trump and the McCains date back even further; in 2015, Trump questioned whether John was a war hero due to his capture during Vietnam. Their relationship further deteriorated when John cast a pivotal vote against repealing Obamacare in 2017.<\/p>\n<p>The McCain name still holds significance in Arizona among independent voters who appreciated John&#8217;s &#8220;maverick&#8221; approach. Kari Lake&#8217;s antagonistic remarks about the McCains did not help her bid for governor last year. Nonetheless, Vance dismissed Jimmy&#8217;s endorsement as irrelevant compared to broader policy issues separating Trump from Harris.<\/p>\n<p>Vance emphasized immigration as a key issue for voters in this border state where Harris is trailing slightly in polls. He remarked on how audience opinions matter more than family endorsements: \u201cWho cares what somebody\u2019s family thinks about a presidential race? I care about what these people care about.\u201d He also pointed out that many of Governor Tim Walz&#8217;s relatives had endorsed Trump recently.<\/p>\n<p>Meghan McCain has also criticized Trump while identifying herself as part of the Republican Party but stated she wouldn&#8217;t support either him or Harris come November due to past disrespect towards her father.<\/p>\n<p>Vance&#8217;s visit to Phoenix was part of his campaign tour through Arizona; he had campaigned with Lake earlier at an event where she attempted to reconcile with John&#8217;s family after previously taking harsh stances against them<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2651,"featured_media":2337575,"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\/vance-arizona-trump-mccain-1024x592.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[36822,40252,40251,15469],"class_list":["post-2337574","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-arizona-rally","tag-bad-blood","tag-mccain-family","tag-vance"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/vance-arizona-trump-mccain-1024x592.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2337574","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\/2651"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2337574"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2337574\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2337575"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2337574"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2337574"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2337574"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}