USS John S. McCain episode speaks volumes about Trumpism
by Jonah Goldberg, Tribune Content Agency
Jun 05, 2019
3 minutes
Mick Mulvaney, the acting White House chief of staff, says it's reasonable to think the president should be protected from seeing a warship with John McCain's name on it.
The USS John S. McCain, a destroyer named after three generations of McCains -- two legendary admirals and the late Arizona senator -- was in port in Japan during the president's recent visit. Before his arrival there, someone from the White House asked the Navy to move the ship "out of sight."
"It was
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