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McCain was first dubbed a maverick by Mark Salter, the former senator’s longtime aide and co-author of several of his memoirs, in the 1990s, according to a 2008 article from Boston.com.
- Refusing Early Release as A Pow in Vietnam
- Challenging Republicans on Issues That Mattered to Him
- Defending Obama During The 2008 Presidential Campaign
- Taking on Trump
- Speaking Out on Harsh Interrogations
- Preserving The Affordable Care Act, Obama's Legacy
In 1967, the aircraft McCain was piloting was shot downover North Vietnam. He was captured and spent more than five years as a prisoner of war. McCain, the son and grandson of Navy admirals, had the opportunity to be released early. He refused because he wanted to follow the military code of conduct which instructed POWs to accept release only in t...
McCain was a conservative Republican, but his work in the Senate was marked by a zest for bipartisanship which often put him at odds with his own party. McCain reached across the aisle on several occasions to push for action on issues like campaign finance reform, climate change and immigration. In 2002, he co-authored a campaign finance law with D...
During the 2008 presidential race, McCain spoke out in defense of Barack Obama when a woman at a town hall event said she could not trust him because he was "an Arab." "No, ma'am. He's a decent, family man, citizen, that I just happen to have disagreements with on fundamental issues. And that's what this campaign is all about," McCain said, as the ...
Though they shared a party affiliation, McCain and Trump battled publicly almost from the time the real estate mogul launched his presidential bid in the summer 2015. McCain eventually withdrew his endorsement of Trump in October 2016 after an audio recording surfaced of Trump making lewd comments about women. He publicly took Trump to task after t...
McCain, who was tortured during his time as a POW in Vietnam, was a vocal critic of the CIA's past use of harsh interrogation methods of suspected terrorists. As chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, he opposed Gina Haspel's nomination for CIA director, saying she failed to adequately answer questions about her role in the now-outlawed h...
In the early hours of July 28, 2017, McCain shocked the country when he gave a dramatic thumbs-down to GOP legislation to undo the Affordable Care Act, casting a decisive vote that stalled Republican efforts to gut Obamacare. McCain delivered a passionate speech on the Senate floor prior to casting his vote urging his fellow senators to return to t...
Aug 26, 2018 · While the Arizona senator and two-time presidential candidate will be remembered for his self-proclaimed "maverick" persona, it was his military bloodlines and 5 1/2 years as a prisoner of war in...
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McCain's shift of political stances and attitudes during and especially after the 2008 presidential campaign, including his self-repudiation of the maverick label, left many writers expressing sadness and wondering what had happened to the McCain they thought they had known.
Oct 16, 2008 · It’s the spring of 1974, and Navy commander John Sidney McCain III has returned home from the experience in Hanoi that, according to legend, transformed him from a callow and reckless youth...
Aug 26, 2018 · Sen. John McCain was a naval bomber pilot, prisoner of war, conservative maverick, giant of the Senate, twice-defeated presidential candidate and an abrasive American hero with a twinkle in his...
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Aug 26, 2018 · Aug. 26, 2018. John McCain, who died on Saturday at the age of 81, was a national figure whose decades of public service and distinctive public persona made him a larger-than-life figure in the...
