CBS News reports:
A pro-military crowd was silent Wednesday as President Trump turned a speech at a tank plant in Lima, Ohio, into an opportunity to eviscerate the late POW Sen. John McCain from the grave.
Mr. Trump blamed McCain for a failed Obamacare repeal vote and for the unproven dossier alleging ties between Mr. Trump and Russia, as he has on Twitter and in live remarks over the last few days. But he intensified those attacks Wednesday.
“I gave him the kind of funeral that he wanted, which as president I had to approve,” Mr. Trump said. “I don’t care about this. I didn’t get a thank you. That’s OK. We sent him on the way, but I wasn’t a fan of John McCain.”
Trump brings up the late John McCain, then spends more than 2 minutes trashing him. #BeBest pic.twitter.com/ehzOKQzMz0
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) March 20, 2019
Trump ghoulishly pats himself on the back for giving John McCain “the kind of funeral that he wanted, which as president, I had to approve. I don’t care about this, I didn’t get a thank you — that’s okay. We sent him on the way. But I wasn’t a fan of John McCain.” pic.twitter.com/VzNddb7xKy
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) March 20, 2019
Trump’s audience, seemingly stunned by his bizarre trashing of John McCain, doesn’t respond when he attempts to goad them into booing Obama pic.twitter.com/Fl1IKDMCCv
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) March 20, 2019