Eulogizing her father, Sen. John McCain, Meghan McCain took a none too veiled swipe at Donald Trump as she reminded the world, "The America of John McCain has no need to be made great again because America was always great."
And the audience broke into applause.
Watch below.
"The America of John McCain has no need to be made great again because America was always great." Meghan McCain speaks at her father's service at the National Cathedral in Washington, D.C. https://t.co/evFWfMJ3WE pic.twitter.com/PHu2AnGoKu— PBS NewsHour (@NewsHour) September 1, 2018
Former Sen. Joe Lieberman offered his own comparison of temperament as he told the gathering, "His death seems to have reminded the American people that these values are what makes us a great nation. Not the tribal partisanship and personal attack politics. In a way, it’s the last great gift that John McCain gave America."
.@JoeLieberman on McCain "His death seems to have reminded the American people that these values are what makes us a great nation. Not the tribal partisanship and personal attack politics...— Zeke Miller (@ZekeJMiller) September 1, 2018
In a way, it’s the last great gift that John McCain gave America."
According to news reports, Donald Trump, who was pointedly not invited to the funeral service of McCain, left the White House midway through Meghan's eulogy.
Midway through Meghan McCain's eulogy, President Trump loaded into his motorcade and has left the White House. Destination unknown. He was wearing a white MAGA hat, per press pool. Golf?— Philip Rucker (@PhilipRucker) September 1, 2018
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