For Immediate Release
Tuesday, January 9th, 2024
Contact: Victoria Opperman, communications@azdem.org
ICYMI: “Trump rekindles his rage against John McCain, taunting over POW’s broken limbs” [AZCentral]
ARIZONA- During a campaign speech this Saturday, Trump continued his long history of mocking the late U.S. Senator John McCain, this time insinuating that injuries as a result of being a prisoner of war were the reason Republicans failed to repeal Obamacare.
“Trump’s pathetic insults will not fool Arizonans. It’s clear that at the core of Trump’s hatred for the late Senator McCain is the want to strip healthcare away from Arizonans,” said Executive Director of the Arizona Democratic Party Morgan Dick. “On the third anniversary of January 6th, rather than speaking to the violence he spearheaded, Donald Trump decided to yet again bring to the forefront how badly Republicans want to take away our healthcare. Arizonans have continuously rejected Trump and the Republican party’s extremism and will do so again this November.”
Arizona Republic: Trump rekindles his rage against John McCain, taunting over POW’s broken limbs
By: Ron J Hansen
January 7th, 2024
Key Points:
- “McCain, R-Ariz., memorably traveled across the country while battling deadly brain cancer to allow a vote on repealing the Affordable Care Act, but then voted against his party’s plan with a dramatic thumbs-down gesture.”
- “Trump’s attack came on the third anniversary of the riot at the U.S. Capitol by a mob supporting his efforts to overturn his loss to President Joe Biden in the 2020 election.”
- “While McCain was alive, he and Trump battled over many issues. Most prominently, in 2015 Trump, who did not serve in Vietnam, mocked McCain’s POW record.”
- “That pattern repeated in 2022 when Republican gubernatorial nominee Kari Lake, a Trump loyalist, narrowly lost similarly after memorably antagonizing McCain’s supporters. Lake told “McCain Republicans” to “get the hell out” and said, ‘Boy, Arizona has delivered some losers, haven’t they?’”
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