McCain's political legacy is Trump's presidency

Trump didn't ascend to the White House in spite of McCain and Co. It was because of the politics of the McCains, Bushes, Obamas, and Clintons of the world.

The late Sen. John McCain was laid to rest over Labor Day weekend, with family and friends, political colleagues and opponents, and a coterie of other respectable and respectful people all gathering to grieve over the war hero and lawmaker they loved and admired.

President Trump was notably absent. Before his death, McCain reportedly made it clear that America's 45th president was not welcome at his funeral. This isn't particularly surprising, as the two had long and famously feuded, their divergence perhaps best highlighted by Trump's widely derided criticism of McCain for being "captured" and held as a prisoner of war for more than five years in Vietnam.

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Ryan Girdusky

Ryan Girdusky is a writer based out of New York.