Get breaking news alerts and special reports. The news and stories that matter, delivered weekday mornings. SUBSCRIBE Meghan McCain, the daughter of Senator John McCain, eulogized her father on Saturday at a memorial service in Washington. Meghan McCain took a swipe at President Donald Trump, though she did not name him, in an emotional tribute that focused on her father's legacy in the military, in public service and in a family steeped in both. Read the full Meghan McCain speech below: "The world is a fine place and worth the fighting for and I hate very much to leave it." When Ernest Hemingway's Robert Jordan, at the close For Whom the Bell Tolls, lies wounded and waiting for his last fight, these are among his final thoughts. My father had every reason to think the world was an awful place. My father had every reason to think the world was not worth fighting for. My father had every reason to think the world was worth leaving. He did not think any of those things. Like the … [Read more...] about Read the full text of Meghan McCain’s speech at John McCain’s memorial service
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Cindy And Meghan McCain Mourn John McCain With Heartbreaking Tribute
POLITICS 08/25/2018 11:23 pm ET “His love and his care ... took me from a girl to a woman. And he showed me what it is to be a man," the senator's daughter tweeted. By Carla Herreria The wife and daughter of Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) wrote heartbreaking tributes to the lawmaker hours after his death on Saturday. Cindy McCain, the senator’s wife of 38 years, expressed her grief on Twitter. “My heart is broken,” she wrote. “He passed the way he lived, on his own terms; surrounded by the people he loved, in the place he loved best.” My heart is broken. I am so lucky to have lived the adventure of loving this incredible man for 38 years. He passed the way he lived, on his own terms, surrounded by the people he loved, in the the place he loved best.— Cindy McCain (@cindymccain) August 26, 2018 Meghan McCain, the senator’s 33-year-old daughter, wrote an emotional statement thanking her father for being a hero to both her and … [Read more...] about Cindy And Meghan McCain Mourn John McCain With Heartbreaking Tribute
Meghan McCain: Father’s Critics Will ‘Answer for Their Own Conscience’
Meghan McCain, the daughter of Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., said Monday that those who disparaged her father are "going to have to answer for their own conscience," ABC News reports. "The View" co-host addressed the report that a White House aide dismissed her father’s concerns about President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the CIA, saying that McCain’s opinion “doesn’t matter,” because the senator, who has brain cancer, is "dying anyway." McCain first pointed out that she already said she asked the aide, Kelly Sadler, to publicly apologize for her comment. "She said she would," McCain told ABC on Sunday. "I have not spoken to her since and I assume that it will never come." On Monday, McCain said that "People are going to have to answer for their own conscience. When you go on TV -- I've never actually gone on TV and lied, I have that liberty in my life -- when you go on TV and you say things like this, your belief in right and wrong, … [Read more...] about Meghan McCain: Father’s Critics Will ‘Answer for Their Own Conscience’
Stormy Daniels tells the women of ‘The View’ that she’s ‘done being bullied’
Nearly 2 1/2 months after canceling a scheduled appearance on "The View," adult-film star Stormy Daniels finally settled into the hot seat Tuesday, answering round after round of pointed questions lobbed at her from either side of the table.Co-host Sunny Hostin kicked things off with the most obvious thought: "How come you came here today?""Because I'm tired of being threatened," said Daniels, who is currently being sued by President Donald Trump for $20 million, and could potentially face a $1 million fine every time she speaks out about her alleged 2006 tryst with the former reality show star. "I'm done being bullied."Daniels, now months into a media tour that has included "Jimmy Kimmel Live" and "60 Minutes," seemed calm and collected on the talk show. Dressed in a royal blue top with her long blonde hair cascading around her face, the adult-film star, wife and mother held her own with the ladies of "The View" during an hour-long interview that pulled no punches. The daytime hit … [Read more...] about Stormy Daniels tells the women of ‘The View’ that she’s ‘done being bullied’
Meghan McCain: Ryan’s Exit Isn’t Something to Cheer About
The daughter of Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., on Wednesday criticized those applauding the exit of Republican House Speaker Paul Ryan, saying they had better brace themselves for "Trumpism" which "you will like a lot less." "The people that are cheering, do you know what comes in his place? Trumpism," said Meghan McCain on ABC's "The View" after some in the audience clapped at Ryan's decision to retire from the House. "And I assume if you don't like Paul Ryan you probably hate Trump more. "So, maybe don't cheer when people like Paul Ryan and Mitt Romney and Trey Gowdy and people like Ben Sasse who are, thank God, still in office or maybe on their way out, because I assure you, what's in its place you will like a lot less." She said Ryan was a "classic conservative" before Trump came along – a change that "makes me really sad." Trump and the McCain family have had a stormy history. This week, Sen. McCain indirectly blamed Trump for the chemical … [Read more...] about Meghan McCain: Ryan’s Exit Isn’t Something to Cheer About