Inside the Night McCain Helped Doom the Republican Health Care Bill | "McCain" | FRONTLINE
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- Опубликовано: 21 сен 2024
- In the opening scene from the FRONTLINE documentary, "McCain," the six-term senator’s colleagues reveal new details from the night of his deciding vote against the GOP’s bill to repeal Obamacare.
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McCain had been diagnosed with a deadly form of brain cancer just over a week before, and returned to Capitol Hill for the vote on what would have been Trump’s first major legislative achievement.
“[Sen.] Lisa Murkowski (R-Ariz.) and I knew that he had reservations,” Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine), a longtime colleague of McCain’s, tells FRONTLINE. “We were talking with him about the bill. And all of a sudden, he pointed to both of us and he said, ‘You know, you two are right.’”
Then, Collins says, she felt a tap on her shoulder. It was Vice President Mike Pence, who had come to pressure McCain to support the president.
“The vice president stood toe to toe with John McCain,” Sen. Angus King (I-Maine) tells FRONTLINE. “And he was in his space. It was very close. They went on for, I don’t know, it seemed like 15 or 20 minutes, back and forth, back and forth.”
Ultimately, King says, Pence turned on his heel and walked away. And then came McCain’s “thumbs down” vote - striking the crushing blow against a key campaign promise that had been made by a president who had criticized McCain’s Vietnam war record, called him a “dummy,” and portrayed him as a symbol of the old Republican Party.
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I think his diagnoses a week before the vote made him think about the millions of americans who needed healthcare.
I agree. It definitely grounded him.
Or he didnt want to give Trump a victory like this.
I totally agree with all of these comments right now!!
people who can't afford it shouldn't be treated
Don Schmidt thank you
His Vote allowed me to have eye surgery....and when I hear the name, John McCain..I will always snap to attention and my grandkids will know what this honorable man did for their Grandfather.
The late Senator John McCain is a hero and a true American patriot who will always be remembered and recognized as such for putting people first and his willingness to work across the aisle to get things done for the American people.
@@christopher7071Exactly!
Yeah I don’t particularly support much of conservative politics but the guy was a hero in so many different ways. An actual war hero doubled as a legislative hero. Sort of heartwarming in a world of depressing and divisive news. V nice to hear about the specific and on-the-ground positive effects that had.
This vote by Senator McCain should go into the history book, just to show what putting country over party was like.
He didn't have anything to lose he was dying
Absolutely. So too the other two Republicans who voted against the repeal which surely jeopardises their own political careers.
Still took guts!
@@moniquemacaulay8270 yeah with nothing to lose
@@moniquemacaulay8270 Oh definitely, all three of them! I just thought the bravery of the other two ought to be mentioned as well.
With the diagnosis of brain cancer, he knew he had the power to decide which side of history he would go down in. He went out with a bang knowing his vote would forever be in the history books.
mccain isn't being put in any history books
@@ImperiumMagistrate Already has
@@ImperiumMagistratelmao?!?! the guy just did a real life movie scene 😅😅😅😅
Yes, but that's not why he did it. He voted no because it was the right thing for the country. People over party.
Lol bitch please, the disrespect shown against him by Trump lost him the state of Arizona and his legacy lives on here in the valley of the Sun as one of the greats.
@@ImperiumMagistrate
I laughed hard when they said, "Mike Pence came to pressure McCain."
Exactly. As though the guy afraid to be around women is going to scare John McCain.
Yeah tell me about it lol.
Imagine thinking John McCain, a Vietnam Vet who WENT THROUGH TORTURE is going to be intimidated by anyone.
I can’t believe Trump thought he could intimidate John McCain into voting yes 🤣
Imagine a war hero get intimidated by a radio host. 😂
Grateful eternally for McCain and how he helped me. I am a pre-existing condition and he helped protect me
Same here. I have been living with Multiple Sclerosis since 1992 and thanks to Mr. McCain I still have my Medicaid so I can continuously see my neurologist and get the medications that I need. If I would have to pay for all of it out of pocket I would have to pay somewhere around $2,000.00 a month (kinda hard to do on a $750.00 a month disability check considering that I have to pay for rent and food too).
@@angelagrogan6627 heartsies and hugsies, I still get the feeling this doesnt solve all your problems, but atleast for once the us didnt regress evem though everyone thought it would.
@Jessica Nish love from Europe, how you holding up.
Actually... not to condescend or anything... he helped protect the bureaucracy that has lowered your standard of care and raised the prices on many drugs
@@JohnDoe-or8po Thanks for info. Its important to remember not everything is black and white.
I watched this vote and when I saw McCain sitting with Sen. Bernie Sanders on the Senate Floor I knew which way he was going to vote.
Wow...you're pretty smart
@Shylah YEP! In a nutshell: Card companies charge stores/retailers transactfees each somebody uses card - - stores/retailers have to recover that amount they paid by adding to the prices of their products/services - - retailers ALSO have to pay monthly fees for the card "swiper" terminal - - card companies/banks rack in 70-80 BILLION dollars each year - - the actual real cost of transactions (fees) is very much lower than what they charge and it keeps getting cheaper due to technology improvements. Ever see some gas stations offer cheaper gas prices if paying with cash? This is why! Glad you asked - most people are clueless - it's a very sneaky underhanded cash cow system for those who really do not earn it.....
@@creditdebitcardscostyoumon4588 wtf asked
@@creditdebitcardscostyoumon4588
You are one of those funny morons who are so obsessed with their own self righteousness that situational awareness and the mere concepts of unsuitable behavior is too much to grasp.
yeah because he is a moron
RIP Senator, thank you for that last memorable moment, we'll not forget.
Belgium Press ?????? Fuck you
@Will to Freedom It seems like a lot of people these days are supporting neocons just because they hate Trump. Clinton, Bush, Bolton, McCain, just to name a few. I wish these guys understood that 2 wrongs don't make a right.
Komfy Koala, Regardless of the “reformed” bill, it would have cut the budget, putting millions of debilitated Americans out of healthcare. There’s no excuse for that, they are the constituents of every senator, state representative, and presidential figure. How about cutting the funding for the White House lawyers, and using those millions of said dollars to fund healthcare? As long as it doesn’t affect him, he doesn’t care, and neither do his minions like pence that we’re sent to pressure McCain to vote yes for the “reformed” bill. The guy knew his time was short because of his cancer diagnosis and refused to follow through with another bill and refused to be subject to internal pressure from his party, and actually kept millions of Americans from a myriad of horrible situations, including death and debt. He put his constituents over his party, and that speaks for his character.
@@komfykoala6083you're entitled to your opinion however wrong it may be.
@@internethugsExactly. The ones who don't see it that way are Trumpers.
I disagreed with him on many things but will always respect his willingness to prioritize country over party and do the right thing when most of the GOP wouldnt
People like you complain about healthcare, but applaud McCain for preventing healthcare reform. You are literlaly dumber than a door
@@fergus247 He did not prevent healthcare reform. He prevented a demolition of healthcare reform (the ACA) when there wasnt anything to replace it with.
@@fergus247 troll you are arguing with everyone lmfao
@@fergus247 oh word so that right page “healthcare reform” bill that was written over one lunch was some master plan that we really missed out on eh?
@@fergus247 I mean the alternative in my opinion wasn’t better sir
Some folks have already mentioned it here, but it's so worth driving home.
4 years ago, when everything was going well, a republican congress attempted to scrap the ACA with no plan in place. If they had succeeded, we would be in the middle of a pandemic with a healthcare system in total disarray instead of partial disarray.
No one, not even McCain, could see 2020 coming back then. But to the last, even with terminal brain cancer, McCain served his country. Make no mistake, McCain had no love for the ACA. But he refused to scrap it without a replacement, and he knew his party members either would not or could not replace it. So one final time, when it mattered most, he voted as a responsible citizen and not a lackey. If McCain had a "fault" as a politician, it was that he cared more about people than winning records and imposing party will. Well done sir, and thank you for all your forms of service.
Well said. A really nice tribute to John. 👏👏🇺🇸🇺🇸🫡🫡
Amen my friend!!!👍
John McCain, once again, proved to be a true hero in the service of his country. The right one in the right place at the right time can change the world. Rest in peace, Senator.🇺🇸🇺🇸💪💪
Yoir joking right? A) McCain ran for years saying he would repeal Obamacare...then, when it’s finally time to make good on his word...he renews. Guy was trash. B)Obamacare is one of the worst things ever implemented into the healthcare system. It destroyed health coverage for years for people that pay into the system. It only serves low income individuals that have very little or no job. The health insurers are not stupid...to make up for being forced to cover everybody, now they double and triple deductibles and premiums of the people actually paying for health insurance. Disgusting fake politician.....looking forward when the rest of his cronies are voted out of office in 4 months and we get new blood to support the most American president in decades. Trump, landslide.
@@scarlodonnell3631 Why so mad bro??
Scott Lindquist I’m right as rain sunshine...with The Christ in my heart and the assurance God loves me and a wonderful President of the United States, life is good.
@@scarlodonnell3631 Wonderful president? You truly are a special case of stupid.
@Great Man nice desperate reimaging of history for your own idiot reasons.
It’s been 4 years, trump still does not have a plan to replace the ACA.
Oh, he has a plan:
*Sick people die!*
Unless you have a lot of money.
Simple and cheap, so more tax breaks for the billionaires!
He literally just announced prices for drugs will be cut by an average of 60% with price for insulin falling 10 folds. such cuts never happened in 30 years and no president has ever done that.
It's because that president is a loser.
@@houssamassila6274 It's been over a month and we haven't heard one more word about it. That's Trump, promises never kept.
@@marialoudis1905 not hearing abt it doesnt mean it isnt taking effect. Also, name another promise trump didnt keep
3:19 What people don't talk about is when McCain looks McConnell in the eyes after he votes "No" and then turns and walks away.
I was thinking the same thing. You know, its funny to think, a lot of people get scared or upset when intimidated or threatened. John Mccain got royally fu*ked up by North Vietnamese prison guards. So Im sure when Trump and Pence came to lobby and cajole him, in his mind he was like "thats cute, whats next" . Whereas the current GOP is running scared everytime trump tweets wrong.
Much respect for the man who may have been the last true and honorable Republican.
John McCain
Indeed. As a democrat I may even vote for a republican like JM, sadly the entire GOP is made of corrupt self interested rats!
Mcgillicutty Mashiwshcomisquet it was tough to know who to vote for, Obama or McCain. As a Democrat I agreed with Obama more, but John McCain was a stand up great man. I voted for Obama because of the VP picks, but it was hard to chose who to vote for.
Mccain had the conviction and decency to correct his supporter when they attacked Obama as a Muslim. He lost because he was better than his base.
Susan Collins is still pretty good
@@mcgillicuttymashiwshcomisq5985 Susan Collin and Lisa Murcowksi?
The only republican who isn't scared of trump
Kasich and Romney as well
It's "wasn't," but there are some living ones. And once we throw out the garbage on 01/20/2021, I suspect many more will become moderates. Some of them never really liked Trumps methods anyway.
Naval Academy Graduate! Trump doesn’t have the mental toughness of McCain.
Sens. Murkowski and Collins also voted no.
The man was tortured by the NVA in 'nam. This is nothing to him.
McCain made many mistakes in his life, and believed in many policies that I strongly disagreed with.
But as a progressive, I'll remember him for this.
So long, McCain.
Just because he supported ur worst socialist Heath care
Genesis No it is you who doesn’t know what socialism is
@@sniperking8452 what an appropriate name for a Russian bot
MineRoyale Lmao so funny aren’t ya
MineRoyale you don’t want socialism? Alright, no more public schools, no more police, no more firefighters, no more government, no more streets, no more highways, no more streetlights, no more parks, no more disability checks, no more unemployment aid, and no more prison. How do you like that, those are all funded via taxes, and all of that is called socialism
Understand that Susan Collins would had change her vote if McCain voted before her. That is why McCain waited until her vote was on record.
Yes, she doesn't have the guts to actually make a decisive vote like this, or Trump would no longer be in office.
She was busy being "deeply concerned" about his vote rather than doing the right thing, and believed McCain learned his lesson
Actually the two of them tried to persuade other republicans to vote against the bill.
Wow! Im german and didnt know anything about John McCain. So I checked his biography and holy shit, that man is truly badass! Much respect for him.
Thanks!!
McCain was a loser
The sad part is that they are all shocked that a senator actually considered an issue instead of being a puppet for his party. WTF
Doing the right thing in the face of overwhelming opposition takes guts and courage. McCain had both.
Years of serving in the military will do that. Especially as a POW.
Yes he did! 🫡🫡🇺🇲🇺🇲🙏🙏
Thank you John McCain! In this time of trouble, I still have health insurance. June 11, 2020
Haha you poor loser
@@youpretty5343 You're upset that you didn't get to take people's health insurance away? You're most definitely the loser. The republican plan was garbage.
@@mirinbrah739
Republicans had a plan?! They had a mess they gobbled up in few weeks when they had YEARS to come up with something. Although credit where credit is due, Republicans knew that Americans will buy hope if one presents such to them and so many people voted Trump simply because "He promised to replace ACA with something great."...
Still gives me goosebumps til this day. Thank you for your service Senator John McCain. May your soul rest in peace 🙏🏾
AKA you love loser shill and DC elitists. Obamacare is awful and getting rid of it saved lives. McCain is a DC elite
He saved the life of a colleague who would have likely been left uninsured if this passed. God bless you.
I’ve been on a Senator McCain binge watch for an entire month now. & I don’t even live in the US.
M. P. Would have been the greatest president
McCain was a loser and you know it
I never get tired of seeing this moment, our beloved John McCain from my proud state of AZ, who's brave decision still carries on. And for this reason, many people are getting excellent medical care. I should know, my disabled brother with diabetes benefits from it. Love you John McCain 😔
To Lisa, Susan and John, thank you. History will judge you kindly and admirably for standing up with courage and making the right decision.
This aged poorly for Lisa and Susan after abortion was overturned.
Thanks John McCain even death you have helped so many Americans in this pandemic with saving the aca preventing families from going into debt a true patriot
To think...the man who lost the 2008 election was also the man who insured that the signature piece of legislation of the man who defeated him survived. It's truly poetic.
Trump: "I like people who don't get caught"
John McCain: "Word?"
What Trump really meant, although he couldn't say it at that time, was that he doesn't considered traitors who rat out their fellow POWs, tell the Communists everything they want to hear until they call him "Songbird" because McCain kept singing like a bird, make videos apologizing for the war numerous times. He was no hero, his daddy just happened to be the Admiral of the entire Pacific Fleet. He literally got away with murder. He even got away with accidentally starting the fire on the USS Forrestal killing over a hundred sailors.
@@GGE47 incorrect shit stain. Maybe you should stop reading shit put out by dudes who believe in aliens
@@GGE47 Trump conspiracy nuts always try to find a way to justify their Dear Leader's absurd bullshit. The video is out there, and he said what he said. He lost the entire state of Arizona, and maybe even the Presidency for it.
@@GGE47 BS. Literally all lies. That man saved my grandfather during Vietnam because of his actions as a Pow. I take this as a horrible insult.
Damn Trumpers
@@GGE47 Just so people see this in the future and don't go on believing the the ^above^ guy's literally false information: Across the stern from McCain's A-4, an F-4 Phantom with Mk-32 Zuni unguided rockets fired them unexpectedly at McCain's/Fred D. White's aircraft after an electrical surge that happened when the F-4 switched from external to internal power. McCain didn't "start" any fire. Period. End of story.
Thank you, Senator and Hero, John McCain.
I Like President's That Dont Disparage Our Heroes
The definition of a true politician. Honesty, integrity, and willingness to do what is right. Putting people over party, always. Those are only few of the reasons why John McCain will be remembered in the political history of the USA.
More like no principles and a massive sell out. He put himself first. If he put the people first he'd repeal obamacare. And McCain is already forgotten. He was a loser
Magnificent declaration of country over party.
*whim over integrity... fixed that for you.
@@somethingyouhave Hi...I'm very curious....please explain how you fixed it.
@@daveenyart the premise of the statement is that he didn’t choose country over party, but rather his whims over his integrity. He had campaigned on repealing this very law just months earlier to win reelection, big TV ads touting that, “John McCain is leading the fight to repeal Obamacare.” Yet, when the vote came, he did this. He was like any pol - would tell people what they wanted to hear to get elected, and then turn around and do whatever he felt, disregarding what he’d tell voters. His decision was definitely contra-party, and whether it was pro-country or not is a fine opinion to have. I’m not sure this wasn’t just one last move to make sure people knew before he died that he would always be his own man. I view it as selfish... even running at such an age and health condition. Knowing he was going home to live his final days, he refused to even resign, allowing his state to appoint somebody to represent the people in his place.
@@somethingyouhave ok...whatever.
@@somethingyouhaveSo he chose the people over the politics. Ironically what Trumps main appeal was
Thank God for John McCain!
I come back to this video pretty regularly nowadays to remind myself that the Republican party used to be different. And that it could be different again.
A very humble man ! He cared about human life . Keep resting in peace McCain born hero died as hero ❤️
Someone will not be remembered as a Republican or a Democrats, but a TRUE HERO.
He’ll be remembered as a snake by the people that knew he promised to repeal this legislation just months earlier.
Not a republican or democratic icon but a American icon. We need more like him.
He was a Republican
@@michaelgray1803 they say he was more of an independent ideologically but yeah he ran on the republican side
@@sovietunion7643 he voted Republican overwhelmingly
he helped create ISIS
@@synecdoche8783 Yeah there are photos of him with Syrian rebels circulating on the Net. We can thank him and Obama for being in favor of destabilizing Syria and other Middle Eastern countries.
This was his dying legacy and yes, he will go down on the right side of history for saving healthcare for millions of people. Thank you and way to go, Sen. John McCain! You will always be remembered as a hero!
Saving it for a few at the expense of the majority...???
Saving healthcare for millions is not a few. It's about time we had universal healthcare in this country. It's really a travesty that we're suppsed to be the leading first world country in the world hut we don't even have universal healthcare. The problem is not the fact that it's universal, it's the fact that it's so expensive in the first place. And that is the fault of insurance companies and pharmaceuticals wanting to make a profit off of people's sicknesses. The Republican bill that McCain essentially killed wasn't gonna fix that. Instead it was going to make things worse. That's why he did what he did.
@@bkelley3124
The most important thing about the Affordable Care Act whether you want to call it that or not. Is you cannot be turned down for pre-existing conditions. That is the most important thing you could ever have. Tell me one person when you start to get older 50 + that doesn't have at least one pre-existing condition. If you do you are extremely lucky.
hahahahahahaha hahahahahahaha hahahahahaha you are fucking funny
WRONG. HE was a Republican and was against Obamacare but was not, like any non-mentally disabled politician, willing to repeal Obamacare without a healthcare program to immediately replace it, which numerous Americans are dependent on. Lunacy on the part of Trump Republicans. Why the damn rush in murdering Americans if youll have a replacement healthcare program anyway?
his vote saved several people in my family
So much respect for John McCain. He was the definition of a hero. American politics will never see a man like him again.
because he was a loser like you
*Thank you Senator McCain for this final and most heroic act.* 🙏🏻
John McCain ~ truly a man's man and a patriot's patriot!
Thank you McCain, you will be remembered for this moment. Every politician should learn from you, that the country and people comes before the party. Every small actions counts.
Because he was a loser
John McCain is missed. We need more people, more politicians, like him.
After you've been a residence of Hanoi Hilton, nothing or anyone intimidates you. Thank God McCain didn't develop bone spurs. What a hero! Requiescast in pace.
In Roman times, a thumbs down meant that someone was going to die. In McCain's time, a thumbs down saved thousands of lives.
Nope .Many people think that but that's wrong. It was thumbs UP that meant someone would die. Thumbs down stop. (halt the killing)
McCain proves that Wisdom & Honor are still present in any group or party!
Judge the individual-not the group!
Imaging McCain's ability, compassion and intelligence would have still be with us January 6
This is going onto the books.
John McCain was a decent, kind, brave, patriot with upmost integrity. He should be the POTUS instead of Trump. This is how a great man leaves a legacy. He will be always remembered. May him RIP.
The last of the real GOP man stand his ground. RIP.
Was never a REAL GOPer.
Note to Trump: Don't denigrate a POW when you were too cowardly to serve yourself.
MSG 1972 Note to you: The outcome of those elections have absolutely no relevance to whether a person who was too cowardly to serve should be denigrating someone who did serve.
MSG 1972 No senator is beholden to vote the “will of their constituents.” They vote the way they personally feel is right. If politicians only voted how their constituents wanted, you would never have passed any number of bills that were for the betterment of the country, like civil rights, for example. And there’s absolutely nothing “cowardly” about voting how you think is right vs. what the majority of your constituents want. In fact, that’s the opposite of cowardly. And I’m sure a man with terminal cancer was really concerned about how many cocktail parties he would be invited to. Do you realize how ridiculous that sounds?
Amen to that!!!
It's Not What you're Country can do for you, but what you can do for your Country.
👍John McCain was a real Patriot!!!!
Calling it a healthcare bill is a really generous thing to say since there wasn’t really a replacement
Godbless you McCain. 2 years later you helped us survive a pandemic
It was this vote that showed John McCain’s true character. That of an honorable and decent man who put his country before party and tried to stay out of the petty squabbles and score-settling that now plagues our political system like an indelible stain that just won’t die.
He will forever be remembered as part of a different breed of politicians, from another, better era.
Title should be "inside the night McCain saved healthcare for 20 million Americans".
We really need decent healthcare plans - the healthcare industry must bring it's pricing DOWN! Seriously OVERPRICED
You can thank Obama for that/\
@@creditdebitcardscostyoumon4588 that's why we need FUCKING Obamacare or universal healthcare genius
Obamacare was put together mostly by the insurance companies - it did not address the real problem ( though it was a noble attempt to fix things somewhat). In reality - it's gonna have to take much more than an a Obamacare type legislation - we are suffering from crony capitalism in our government. Thanks for your comment...but what do you mean by "universal healthcare genius" - just being sarcastic?
Hey-can you explain what you mean by "You can thank Obama for that/" - I'm not a big fan of Obama - but I don't think he's solely responsible for outcomes - more like lobbyists / cronies were to blame - people hidden behind the scenes who we know very little of....
Thank you for saving my healthcare Senator McCain. You literally saved my life.
I'm a retired Navy veteran and live in Arizona now. How I wish you were still one of our Senators. I saw his motorcade on the other side of I-17 going to the state funeral and I cried tears of respect for a true American soldier and hero. I will always respect Senator John McCain and plan to vote the Senator who could not win but was appointed to his seat out of office this November.
God bless John McCain. What a true hero he was.
THIS is when Meghan McCain should be proudly proclaiming...I’m John McCain’s daughter.
Thank you, John McCain
Man, if only McCain lived til 100. RIP
He deserves a medal for that alone.
They really should make a movie about this man titled "John McCain: The Last Republican"
John's last act of heroism. Look how many people can get the medical care they need today, even with pre-existing conditions because with that thumbs down, John chose people over party.
A brave, unshakeable, honorable patriot.
You are missed, John.
🫡🫡🇺🇸🇺🇸👏👏🎖️🎖️
Aside from your tremendous service, sacrifice and patriotism for our country this vote is what I will remember you for. Thank you Senator McCain.
McCain was a loser
@@ImperiumMagistrate you couldn't carry his jockstrap.
@@CringeComedyTV wouldn’t want to but i k ow you would love to sniff it every night
Thank you senator John!!
John , rest your weary soul in God's hands.God loves you
It is kind of fateful that he run against Obama in ‘08 and was major critique of Obama care …. and he ended up saving the bill … after he was diagnosed with brain cancer …. And asked Obama while he was alive to speak at his funeral! With his life in the military and his capture in Vietnam and the 5 long years of torture … his life can be a movie we all want to watch with a beautiful ending
McCain represented perhaps the last of what the GOP stood for. Miss him.
RIP Sen McCain. A great patriot who would die for his country.
@Shylah The end part of your comment is disgusting.
He died of cancer. He didn't die for America.
김태진 He was tortured for five years in a north vietnamese pow camp. Yes he would die for America.
Hard to intimidate a man who had been held hostage in a rat hole in Vietnam and undergone physical torture.
Seeing Mitch sad makes my day better.
Sweetest part of it all!!! No!!!! Right in Mitch’s face!!!! Loved it 🥰
A man with principals. Rest in peace.
The idea of pence tapping on my shoulder is something out of a horror film.
McCain had such an effect on senators who have now become loyal to McConnell. He was a true leader, and will be sorely missed for his courageous actions and strength through tough time after tough time. So interesting how both him and Obama are fantastic examples of the American dream.
McCain was a loser and Obama is a scumbag dictator. They don't represent the american dream
@@ImperiumMagistrate obama went from rags to riches and mccain was a war hero who stood for values he believed in and didn't care when pale skinny greasy redditors who sound unironically feminine and have done less for their country than even brittney griner try to fuck up our beautiful country.
McCain went like a true American patriot and hero. 🇺🇸
I lean far-left on the political spectrum but even with my general hatred of republicans i have respect for John Mccain for being a good person who made the right decision to save healthcare that night. RIP.
I am almost certain that if he was still alive he would endorse Biden
It really seems like no one gets along these days
When you say hatred do you mean for the party or its politicians?
You aren't far left I guess, you're just an average moderate liberal
@@MrHistory269Didn’t he pressure Biden not to retire from politics when McCain was on his deathbed?
For some reason this moment jumped to my mind. One of the best moments in recent political history.
Wish McCain was still living I'm not a republican but if he were living I would vote for him.
The man was a hero in Vietnam and in the senate. He stands tall…
RIP John Mccain, you saved a lot of lives.
He killed more lives. Obamacare did nothing
Just for this vote, only John McCain will always be remember as extraordinary wonderful human being. Rest in peace.
McCain never served his country better than he did that night.
Absolutely sir. When he said No, then locked eyes with Mitch was priceless.
@Evan S Okay you're out of your mind. John McCain was a man of integrity and a hero. He saved millions of peoples insurances and a lot of lives here. Go sit in your corner and cry for a bit about Trump being underwater in the upcoming election and leave us reasonable people alone
In fact, i've made a quick overview of just how badly Trump is doing right now:
Joe Biden is up in all of these states that went to Trump in 2016, in order of margin: Michigan (+8.1), Wisconsin (+7.1), Pennsylvania (+6.6), Florida (+6.0), Arizona (+3.9), North Carolina (+2.0), Texas (+0.6)
These states amount to a total of a total of 139 electoral votes. Biden could carry the election with just the +5 states, and even without carrying 1 random state of these 4. He's even up in Texas, which is big enough to flip the entire election on its own.
But it gets worse, so don't waste all of your tissues yet.
Because of Trumps horrible performance, the chances of republicans retaking the house is practically 0. Fortunately, the senate is still out, amiright? wrong.
The odds are in favor of the democrats again.
So, what if the democrats take the house, the senate and the presidency?
Joe Biden has said in the democratic primary debates that he wants to BUILD ON OBAMACARE! So that guy John McCain that you hated so much, just saved a bill that is going to get bigger and bigger over the next four years.
Evan S YOU are disgusting
@Evan S I wish have politicians with his integrity and balls of steel in my country.
John McCain is a great American here, not only for what he has done over his tenure but for what he represents:a united, powerful America that does have divisions, but will ultimately come together when it matter most.
Have the courage to stand even if you must stand alone
If Trump is defeated, we can look to this event as the moment American democracy was saved.
We aren’t a democracy we’re a constitutional republic...
@@axelcarlson9837 wrong we are a democratic republic.
Bryan H McCalister, Ph. D. The word democracy isn’t even in the constitution once...
@@axelcarlson9837 The word SLAVERY didn’t appear in the constitution until the 13th amendment. Just because the word isn’t used does not mean it’s not apart of the constitution or how the USA is governed.
Not if Donald John Trump is defeated...
DONALD TRUMP WILL BE DEFEATED!!!
If you find yourself toe to toe politically with John Mccain, you loose. This man was a patriot. Just the way he stood up for Obama and defended Obamas character shows how much class John had.
Rip 🙏 a real maverick and American hero.
Now our healthcare cost more than ever, thanks John !
That vote by the great senator McCain was a vote showing love of country over party and consideration for the American people! The USA senate has lost a legend!
I had to look this up today after being diagnosed with a very serious Genetic Cancer....
Without Obama Care, I would surely lose my life.
How many thousands, millions perhaps..of lives has John McCain saved in this final beautiful decision?!
I cannot stop myself browsing for more videos for Sen. McCain. This keeps me sane all the time. Lol... How times have changed!
because he was like you a loser
August 2020
Gone but not forgotten, sir. Forever in my heart.
"You two are right". So historically legendary.
I wonder if Susan Collins can even remember that she was once capable of doing the right thing.
HERO, a maverick until the end
This was the moment he showed what he was made of. Bravo!
He was a loser
He saved us. ❤️ There was no replacement, only a repeal.
He was a loser