2020 US Election: Trump Attacks McCain’s Widow After Biden Endorsement

Donald Trump launched a new attack on John McCain, after his widow announced her support for President Joe Biden’s Democratic rival.

Cindy McCain announced her support for Biden in a tweet on Tuesday, saying he was the only candidate “who defends our values ​​as a nation.”

Trump tweeted that he was “never a fan” of the veteran Republican senator, who died in 2018.

McCain was one of the president’s most outspoken Republican critics.

Trump, in turn, publicly questioned his heroism during the Vietnam War.

In her tweet Tuesday, McCain said that while her husband and Biden had some “passionate discussions” and although she did not “always agree on the issues” with the Democratic presidential candidate, “he is a good and honest man.”

In response, President Trump said “you can have Sleepy Joe!” – a nickname the president has for his rival.

He also accused Biden of being McCain’s “lap dog”, denouncing “bad decisions in endless wars.”

“I hardly know Cindy McCain,” she added, “other than putting her on a committee at the request of her husband.”

Cindy McCain delivered a speech at the Democratic National Convention last month, and her endorsement may prove a stumbling block for President Trump, who is behind Biden in most national polls.

Since then, Biden has thanked her and said on Twitter that he was “deeply honored” to have her support and friendship.

McCain was a 2008 Republican Party presidential candidate and a senator from Arizona, a key state on the battlefield in the November elections.

Trump and he had a troubled relationship. In 2015, Trump questioned his heroism for being captured during the Vietnam War.

“He is a war hero because he was captured,” he said. “I like the people who weren’t caught.”

The president has also complained that he “did not receive a thank you” for approving McCain’s state funeral.