Thread: McCain tells former VP and old colleague Biden to 'not walk away' from politics

McCain tells former VP and old colleague Biden to 'not walk away' from politics

By Paulina Dedaj
5 hours ago

Former Vice President Joe Biden was encouraged to “not walk away” from politics last week in a 90-minute visit with Arizona Sen. John McCain, who has been recovering from recent brain cancer treatment and surgery, according to reports.

Biden visited the senator’s Sedona ranch last Sunday and the pair discussed pressing matters including the “state of the country” and America’s “international reputation,” a report in The New York Times stated.

Biden, a Democrat who hasn’t ruled out a run for president in 2020, visited with McCain last weekend, The New York Times and The Associated Press reported.

News of those words of encouragement came in a report that also alluded to ongoing tensions between McCain and President Trump. According to The Times, McCain's intimates have advised the White House that when the time comes, they intend to invite Vice President Mike Pence -- but not Trump -- to the senator's funeral.

Tension between the two men flared during the presidential campaign when Trump, discussing war heroes, said he preferred those who hadn't been captured. A Navy pilot during the Vietnam War, McCain was a prisoner of war for over five years.

In his book “The Restless Wave,” set to be released on May 22, McCain also criticizes the president for his stance on the refugee crisis and his relationship to the Russian government, USA Today reported.

The Times report on McCain could not be independently verified by the time of this article's publication.

The 81-year-old McCain has been unable to return to the Senate after cancer treatment and surgery for an intestinal infection last month. He has had numerous visitors aside from Biden, including Sen. Lindsey Graham and former Sen. Joseph Lieberman.

McCain was diagnosed with a rare and aggressive form of brain cancer almost a year ago.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2018...-politics.html

John McCain, battling brain cancer, tells Biden to stay in politics

John Fritze, USA TODAY Published 12:40 p.m. ET May 5, 2018 | Updated 2:33 p.m. ET May 5, 2018

WASHINGTON — Sen. John McCain, the Arizona Republican who is battling brain cancer, encouraged former vice president Joe Biden to “not walk away” from politics, according to a report Saturday in the New York Times.

Biden, a Democrat who hasn’t ruled out a run for president in 2020, visited with McCain last weekend, the New York Times and Associated Press reported.

McCain, 81, has had a touchy relationship with President Trump. In a book and documentary set to be released this month, McCain will criticize the president for his hesitancy to accept refugees as well as the language he has used to praise autocrats like Russian President Vladimir Putin, according to several reports.

In one possible sign of that strained relationship, the senator’s “intimates” told the White House that they intend to invite Vice President Pence to McCain’s funeral but not Trump, according to the Times. Trump also did not attend the funeral last month of former first lady Barbara Bush because of security reasons.

Trump drew criticism from within his own party for saying during the presidential campaign that McCain was not a war hero. A former Navy pilot, McCain spent more than five years as a prisoner of the North Vietnamese.

The book and film will also address McCain’s regrets for not choosing former senator Joseph Lieberman of Connecticut as his running mate in 2008, according to the Times. McCain instead chose former Alaska gov. Sarah Palin, a relative unknown at that time who became a star of the conservative movement but antagonized many others in the party.

McCain acknowledges in the book, "The Restless Wave," that he will not run for re-election. He describes himself as "freer than colleagues who will face the voters again," according to excerpts made public last month. "I can speak my mind without fearing the consequences much," he wrote.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/...ics/583593002/

The book and film will also address McCain’s regrets for not choosing former senator Joseph Lieberman of Connecticut as his running mate in 2008, according to the Times. McCain instead chose former Alaska gov. Sarah Palin, a relative unknown at that time who became a star of the conservative movement but antagonized many others in the party.

I guess McCain is going to throw Sarah under the bus forever. He's such a jerk.