John McCain

=== Tributes ===
[[File:John McCain wreath laying at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial (43686596314).jpg|thumb|right|upright=1|[[Cindy McCain]], [[United States Secretary of Defense|Secretary]] [[James Mattis]] and [[White House Chief of Staff|Chief of Staff]] [[John F. Kelly]] lay a wreath at the [[Vietnam Veterans Memorial]].]]

McCain received many tributes and condolences, including from Congressional colleagues, all living former presidents – [[Jimmy Carter]], George H. W. Bush, Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, Barack Obama – and future president Joe Biden, Senators Mitch McConnell, Chuck Schumer, [[Susan Collins]], Lindsey Graham, and Jeff Flake, as well as Vice President [[Mike Pence]] and President [[Richard Nixon]]'s daughters [[Tricia Nixon Cox]] and [[Julie Nixon Eisenhower]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/politics/arizona/2018/08/25/nation-world-react-senator-john-mccains-death-donald-trump-barack-obama-george-bush-jimmy-carter/643711002/|title=Six presidents, nation, world react to John McCain's death|website=The Arizona Republic|date=August 25, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=Dominic|last=Patten |url=https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/john-mccain-family-gets-donald-012304100.html?guccounter=1 |title=John McCain's Family Gets Donald Trump's "Sympathy"; No Salute For Deceased Senator |publisher=Yahoo! |date=August 13, 2018 |access-date=August 26, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Gstalter |first1=Morgan |title=Biden on McCain's death: 'He never lost sight of what he believed most: Country First' |url=https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/403628-biden-on-mccains-death-he-never-lost-sight-of-what-he-believed-most-country/ |access-date=August 26, 2018 |work=The Hill}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nixonfoundation.org/2018/08/statement-tricia-nixon-cox-julie-nixon-eisenhower-passing-senator-john-mccain/ |title=STATEMENT BY TRICIA NIXON COX AND JULIE NIXON EISENHOWER ON THE PASSING OF SENATOR JOHN MCCAIN |publisher=Richard Nixon Foundation |date=August 25, 2018 |access-date=September 2, 2018}}</ref> French president [[Emmanuel Macron]], Taiwanese president [[Tsai Ing-wen]], Ukrainian president Petro Poroshenko and prime minister [[Volodymyr Groysman]], Australian prime minister [[Scott Morrison]], who had just taken office the previous day, and former prime minister [[Malcolm Turnbull]], British prime minister [[Theresa May]] and former prime minister [[David Cameron]], Canadian prime minister [[Justin Trudeau]] and former prime minister [[Stephen Harper]], German chancellor [[Angela Merkel]] and foreign minister [[Heiko Maas]], Israeli prime minister [[Benjamin Netanyahu]], Indian prime minister [[Narendra Modi]], [[Islamic Republic of Afghanistan|Afghanistan]] chief executive [[Abdullah Abdullah]], Pakistani foreign minister [[Shah Mahmood Qureshi]], the [[14th Dalai Lama]], and former Vietnamese ambassador to Washington [[Nguyễn Quốc Cường]] also sent condolences.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.vot.org/cn/%E8%BE%BE%E8%B5%96%E5%96%87%E5%98%9B%E6%82%BC%E9%BA%A6%E5%87%AF%E6%81%A9%EF%BC%9A%E6%84%9F%E8%B0%A2%E4%BB%96%E5%AF%B9%E8%A5%BF%E8%97%8F%E7%9A%84%E8%AF%9A%E6%8C%9A%E5%85%B3%E5%88%87/|script-title=zh:达赖喇嘛悼麦凯恩：感谢他对西藏的诚挚关切|language=zh-Hans|date=August 27, 2018|access-date=October 7, 2018|archive-date=September 19, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180919062318/https://www.vot.org/cn/%E8%BE%BE%E8%B5%96%E5%96%87%E5%98%9B%E6%82%BC%E9%BA%A6%E5%87%AF%E6%81%A9%EF%BC%9A%E6%84%9F%E8%B0%A2%E4%BB%96%E5%AF%B9%E8%A5%BF%E8%97%8F%E7%9A%84%E8%AF%9A%E6%8C%9A%E5%85%B3%E5%88%87/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Noack |first=Rick |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2018/08/26/a-great-defender-liberty-world-leaders-mourn-sen-john-mccain/ |title='A great defender of liberty': World leaders mourn Sen. John McCain |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=August 26, 2018 |access-date=August 29, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/3515464 |title=Taiwan expresses condolences over death of John McCain: Taiwan mourns the death of a 'determined friend' |work=[[Taiwan News]] |date=August 26, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/taiwan-president-mccain-a-friend-and-a-fighter/ar-BBMrjKS |title=Taiwan president: McCain a friend and a fighter |publisher=MSN |agency=[[Associated Press]] |date=August 26, 2018 |access-date=August 26, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180826135246/https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/taiwan-president-mccain-a-friend-and-a-fighter/ar-BBMrjKS |archive-date=August 26, 2018 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.usnews.com/news/politics/articles/2018-08-26/the-latest-presidents-lawmakers-laud-mccain-as-patriot|title=The Latest: Germany, Pakistan Pay Tribute to McCain|website=U.S. News & World Report|date=August 26, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/john-mccain-death-canada-prime-ministers-reaction-1.4799398|title=Trudeau, Harper among Canadians paying tribute to U.S. Sen. John McCain |publisher=CBC News}}</ref>

[[File:McCain funeral service - 180829-Z-CZ735-319.JPG|thumb|McCain's daughter Meghan mourning while he lies in state at the Arizona State Capitol]]
Colonel Trần Trọng Duyệt, who ran the Hỏa Lò Prison when McCain was held there, remarked, "At that time I liked him personally for his toughness and strong stance. Later on, when he became a US Senator, he and Senator John Kerry greatly contributed to promote [[United States–Vietnam relations|Vietnam-US relations]] so I was very fond of him. When I learnt about his death early this morning, I feel very sad. I would like to send condolences to his family."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://vietnamnews.vn/politics-laws/464563/us-senator-mccain-who-helps-lay-foundation-for-vn-us-relations-passes-away.html|title=US Senator McCain – who helps lay foundation for VN-US relations – passes away|website=[[Việt Nam News]]|access-date=August 26, 2018}}</ref> In a TV interview, Senator Lindsey Graham said McCain's last words to him were "I love you, I have not been cheated."<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/lindsey-graham-reveals-mccain-s-last-words-him-tearful-interview-n904361|title=Lindsey Graham reveals McCain's last words to him in tearful interview|last=Edelman|first=Adam|date=August 28, 2018|publisher=NBC News|access-date=August 28, 2018}}</ref> His daughter, Meghan McCain, shared her grief, stating that she was present at the moment he died.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://people.com/politics/john-mccain-dead-daughter-meghan-mccain-tribute/|title=Meghan McCain Shares Touching Tribute to Late Father: 'All That I Am Is Thanks to Him'|work=People|access-date=August 27, 2018}}</ref>

At the [[70th Primetime Emmy Awards]], McCain was recognized in the "In Memoriam" segment, right before [[Aretha Franklin]]. Many fans questioned the inclusion of McCain in the segment because he was not known for television. He had, however, appeared in various television projects, including hosting and several cameo appearances on ''[[Saturday Night Live]]''. He also made appearances on ''[[Parks and Recreation]]'' and ''[[24 (TV series)|24]]''.<ref name="AZC">{{cite web |last1=Goodykoontz |first1=Bill |title=Emmy Awards recognize John McCain |url=https://www.azcentral.com/story/entertainment/movies/billgoodykoontz/2018/09/17/sen-john-mccain-recognized-emmy-awards-monday-night/1342700002/ |work=[[The Arizona Republic]] |access-date=March 27, 2019 |date=September 17, 2018}}</ref>

[[Senate Minority Leader]] Chuck Schumer (D-NY) announced that he would introduce a resolution to rename the [[Russell Senate Office Building]] after McCain.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/chuck-schumer-proposes-renaming-russell-senate-office-building-after-john-mccain/|title=Schumer proposes renaming Russell Senate Office Building for John McCain|first=Emily|last=Tillett|publisher=CBS News|date=August 26, 2018}}</ref> A [[Method ringing#"Performances"|quarter peal]] of [[Grandsire|Grandsire Caters]] in memory of McCain was rung by the bellringers of Washington National Cathedral the day following his death.<ref>Bb.ringingworld.co.uk. (2018). Ringing World BellBoard. [online] Available at: https://bb.ringingworld.co.uk/view.php?id=1243949 [Accessed August 30, 2018].</ref> Another memorial quarter peal was rung on September{{nbsp}}6 on the [[Bells of Congress]] at the [[Old Post Office (Washington, D.C.)|Old Post Office]] in Washington.<ref>Bb.ringingworld.co.uk. (2018). Ringing World BellBoard. [online] Available at: https://bb.ringingworld.co.uk/view.php?id=1245350 [Accessed September 8, 2018].</ref>

[[File:The American flag files at half-staff at the White House for Sen. John McCain.webm|thumb|The American flag flies at half-staff at the White House for Senator John McCain – video from [[Voice of America]].]]

President Trump reportedly rejected the White House's plans to release a statement praising McCain's life, initially said nothing about McCain himself in a tweet that extended condolences to McCain's family.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Dawsey |first1=Josh |title=Trump rejected plans for a White House statement praising McCain |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-rejected-plans-for-a-white-house-statement-praising-mccain/2018/08/26/0d0478e4-a967-11e8-8f4b-aee063e14538_story.html |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |access-date=August 27, 2018}}</ref> In addition, the flag at the White House, which had been lowered to [[Half-mast#United States|half-staff]] the day of McCain's death (August 25), was raised back to full-staff at 12:01&nbsp;a.m. on August 27.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/white-house-flag-longer-half-staff-john-mccains/story?id=57422250|title=Trump ignores questions about John McCain as White House flag returns to full-staff|last=Pak|first=Nataly|date=August 27, 2018|publisher=ABC News|access-date=August 27, 2018}}</ref> Trump reportedly felt that media coverage of McCain's death was excessive given that McCain was never president.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Donald Trump believed John McCain coverage was 'over the top' |url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/news/article.cfm?c_id=2&objectid=12115466 |newspaper=The New Zealand Herald |access-date=August 28, 2018|date=August 28, 2018 }}</ref> Following public backlash from the [[American Legion]] and [[AMVETS]], Trump ordered the White House flag back to half-staff later on August 27. Trump issued a statement praising McCain's service to the country, and he signed a proclamation ordering flags to be flown at half-staff until McCain's interment at the Naval Academy Cemetery.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mediaite.com/online/american-legion-implores-trump-to-issue-proclamation-on-john-mccain/|title=American Legion Implores Trump to Issue Proclamation on John McCain, Lower Flags to Half-Staff|date=August 27, 2018|publisher=Mediaite|access-date=August 27, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mediaite.com/online/trump-issues-statement-on-mccain-after-backlash-to-silence-i-respect-his-service/|title=Trump Issues Statement on McCain After Silence Met With Criticism: 'I Respect' His Service|date=August 27, 2018|publisher=Mediaite|access-date=August 27, 2018}}</ref>