{"id":147958,"date":"2024-09-04T09:50:29","date_gmt":"2024-09-04T08:50:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wegotthiscovered.com\/?p=1748490"},"modified":"2024-09-04T09:50:29","modified_gmt":"2024-09-04T08:50:29","slug":"it-was-a-violation-john-mccains-son-explains-what-donald-trump-did-that-made-him-change-political-parties-and-endorse-kamala-harris","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gamefootballmobileanimeiphone.com\/index.php\/2024\/09\/04\/it-was-a-violation-john-mccains-son-explains-what-donald-trump-did-that-made-him-change-political-parties-and-endorse-kamala-harris\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018It was a violation\u2019: John McCain\u2019s son explains what Donald Trump did that made him change political parties and endorse Kamala Harris"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin-bottom: 15px;\" class=\"type:primaryImage\" src=\"https:\/\/wegotthiscovered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/John-McCain-Meghan-McCain-and-Jimmy-McCain-attend-22Jersey-Strong22-and-22Raising-McCain22Series-New-York-Premiere.jpg\"><\/div>\n<p>John McCain\u2019s son is one of multiple high-profile conservatives to wake up and smell the petrified Cheeto dust, following news that the late senator\u2019s youngest child won&#8217;t vote for <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/wegotthiscovered.com\/tag\/Donald-Trump\/\"  rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Donald Trump<\/a><\/strong> in the November election.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Jimmy McCain, who just weeks ago changed his voter registration to Democrat, made the revelation in an interview with <em><a href=\"https:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/2024\/09\/03\/politics\/jimmy-mccain-decries-trump-arlington-appearance\"  rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CNN<\/a>, <\/em>during which he described Trump\u2019s recent <a href=\"https:\/\/wegotthiscovered.com\/politics\/nothing-to-see-here-mark-hamill-has-thoughts-about-this-tone-deaf-draft-dodger-giving-a-thumbs-up-at-a-cemetery-after-belittling-the-u-s-military\/\"  rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">campaign visit to Arlington National Cemetery<\/a> a \u201cviolation.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The heavily scrutinized visit (which felt more like a photo-op), saw <a href=\"https:\/\/wegotthiscovered.com\/music\/degenerate-misogynistic-pig-as-the-foo-fighters-donate-royalties-to-kamala-harris-campaign-donald-trump-descends-to-a-new-level-of-dump\/\"  rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Trump flash a thumbs up while posing near the graves<\/a> of fallen soldiers, <a href=\"https:\/\/wegotthiscovered.com\/politics\/did-trumps-staff-verbally-abuse-and-push-an-arlington-national-cemetery-official\/\"  rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">prompting swift backlash<\/a> from military families, veterans, and the Kamala Harris campaign. \u201cIt just blows me away,\u201d McCain, who comes from a family of famous conservatives, told <em>CNN.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"John McCain\u2019s son blasted Trump\u2019s visit to Arlington as a \u2018violation\u2019\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ek5HlvKeloM?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1&#038;%23038;origin=https:\/\/wegotthiscovered.com\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>He went on to say that the buried soldiers had \u201cno choice\u201d of whether to be a tool for the Trump campaign, adding that \u201canyone who\u2019s done a lot of time in their uniform\u201d understands \u201cit\u2019s not about you there, it\u2019s about these people who gave the ultimate sacrifice in the name of their country.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>McCain, who himself served in the military for 17 years, described Trump\u2019s cemetery visit as a \u201cviolation,\u201d since it would be a \u201cpainful experience\u201d for the families of soldiers to see the former president\u2019s behavior. Going even further with his criticisms, McCain said he plans to vote for Harris later this year, and plans to \u201cget involved in any way I could\u201d to support her campaign.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The real question about Trump\u2019s Arlington Cemetery visit is \u2026 what kind of a sociopath gives a smiling thumbs up in a graveyard? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/r1qeq8VOyE\">pic.twitter.com\/r1qeq8VOyE<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Michael A. Cohen (NOT TRUMP\u2019S FORMER FIXER) (@speechboy71) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/speechboy71\/status\/1828630435355590706?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 28, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Jimmy McCain isn\u2019t the only person with Republican affiliations to speak out against Trump, and nor is he the only member of his family to do so. Last month, McCain\u2019s sister and <a href=\"https:\/\/wegotthiscovered.com\/tv\/the-view-alyssa-farah-griffin-meghan-mccain-replacement\/\"  rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">former <em>The View <\/em>co-host Meghan McCain<\/a> sung praises for the Democratic National Convention, despite describing herself as \u201clifelong conservative\u201d, and earlier this year, Stephanie Grisham, Joe Walsh, and <a href=\"https:\/\/wegotthiscovered.com\/politics\/vote-against-donald-trump-this-gop-mayor-is-calling-for-arizona-republicans-to-choose-country-over-party-in-a-surprising-endorsement-for-kamala-harris\/\"  rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">John Giles<\/a> were <a href=\"https:\/\/wegotthiscovered.com\/politics\/republicans-who-will-be-voting-for-kamala-harris-in-2024-presidential-elections\/\"  rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">among a slew of high-profile Republicans<\/a> to endorse Harris for president.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Between his tone-deaf Arlington cemetery visit, his <a href=\"https:\/\/wegotthiscovered.com\/politics\/one-of-the-sickest-things-trump-has-ever-said-unpatriotic-donald-trump-mocks-military-veterans-explains-how-a-beautiful-woman-is-better-than-them\/\"  rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">flippant minimizing of the Medal of Honor<\/a>, and his <a href=\"https:\/\/wegotthiscovered.com\/politics\/did-donald-trump-actually-call-world-war-ii-veterans-losers-and-suckers\/\"  rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">resurfaced comments about veterans<\/a>, Jimmy McCain has had enough. \u201c[Those soldiers] woke up one morning, they signed on the dotted line, they put their right hand up, and they chose to serve their country,\u201d McCain said,\u00a0 \u201cand that\u2019s an experience that Donald Trump has not had.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>For her part, Harris also criticized Trump\u2019s cemetery appearance, saying the former president \u201cdisrespected sacred ground, all for the sake of a political stunt\u201d. Naturally, Trump himself has described the negative reaction to his graveyard grin as a \u201cmade-up story\u201d, a slight variation of his favorite \u201cFake News\u201d clapback.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"type:primaryImage\" src=\"https:\/\/wegotthiscovered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/John-McCain-Meghan-McCain-and-Jimmy-McCain-attend-22Jersey-Strong22-and-22Raising-McCain22Series-New-York-Premiere.jpg\"><\/div>\n<p>Even those with famous conservative roots are calling it quits with Trump.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":725,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"site-container-style":"default","site-container-layout":"default","site-sidebar-layout":"default","disable-article-header":"default","disable-site-header":"default","disable-site-footer":"default","disable-content-area-spacing":"default","footnotes":""},"categories":[6166,6165],"tags":[61,122,127,129,124,128,125,132,131,133,126,130,123,66,94,88,97,56,64,65,60,112,6188,6181,40,75,95,6191,6189,104,6196,6206,6183,6186,33,120,6185,105,101,6199,6190,6193,6202,6195,6204,98,115,30,29,41,86,70,69,68,72,71,26,118,108,87,46,55,48,52,54,51,50,83,6197,62,58,57,34941,6177,109,6201,35,59,63,85,34942,79,82,96,80,27,81,114,44,42,43,45,38,39,6205,6198,6187,6200,6192,6194,6203,110,117,6184,100,111,116,73,89,90,92,91,6180,93,84,78,37,6182,102,34,36,77,67,74,99,113,119,28,121,6179,6178,32,47,49,53,103,31,76],"class_list":["post-147958","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-movie","category-news","tag-airpods","tag-anime","tag-anime-characters","tag-anime-cosplay","tag-anime-edits","tag-anime-merchandise","tag-anime-movies","tag-anime-news","tag-anime-recommendations","tag-anime-reviews","tag-anime-series","tag-anime-streaming","tag-animes","tag-app-store","tag-app-store-samsung","tag-appgallery","tag-appgallery-oneplus","tag-apple","tag-apple-music","tag-apple-tv","tag-apple-watch","tag-bbc-sport","tag-behind-the-scenes-footage","tag-best-comedy-movies","tag-best-mobile-games","tag-bixby","tag-bixby-xiaomi","tag-box-office-hits","tag-celebrity-interviews","tag-champions-league","tag-cinema-history-and-evolution","tag-cinematic-virtual-reality-experiences","tag-classic-romance-movies","tag-critically-acclaimed-dramas","tag-cyberpunk","tag-cyberpunk-2077","tag-family-friendly-movies","tag-fantasy-football","tag-fifa","tag-film-director-profiles","tag-film-festival-highlights","tag-film-industry-news","tag-film-production-techniques","tag-film-soundtracks-and-scores","tag-film-inspired-travel-destinations","tag-football","tag-formula-1","tag-fortnite","tag-free-fire","tag-free-mobile-games","tag-freebuds-pro","tag-galaxy-a52","tag-galaxy-note-20","tag-galaxy-s21","tag-galaxy-watch-4","tag-galaxy-z-fold-3","tag-game","tag-games","tag-golf","tag-harmonyos","tag-how-to-backup-iphone","tag-how-to-factory-reset-iphone","tag-how-to-reset-iphone","tag-how-to-restore-iphone","tag-how-to-unlock-iphone","tag-how-to-unlock-iphone-5","tag-how-to-unlock-iphone-6","tag-huawei","tag-in-depth-film-analysis","tag-ios","tag-ipad","tag-iphone","tag-john-mccain","tag-latest-movie-releases","tag-live-soccer","tag-local-cinema-listings-and-showtimes","tag-lol","tag-macbook","tag-macos","tag-mate-40-pro","tag-meghan-mccain","tag-mi-11-lite","tag-mi-home-security-camera-basic-1080p","tag-mi-home-security-camera-basic-1080p-huawei","tag-mi-smart-band-6","tag-minecraft","tag-miui","tag-mlb-scores","tag-mobile-game-design","tag-mobile-game-development","tag-mobile-game-marketing","tag-mobile-game-monetization","tag-mobile-games","tag-mobile-gaming","tag-movie-adaptations-of-books","tag-movie-merchandise-and-collectibles","tag-movie-reviews-and-ratings","tag-movie-ticket-discounts-and-offers","tag-movie-trailers-and-teasers","tag-movie-trivia-and-facts","tag-movie-themed-quizzes-and-games","tag-nba-scores","tag-nba-standings","tag-newest-horror-films","tag-nfl","tag-nfl-scores","tag-nhl-scores","tag-one-ui","tag-oneplus","tag-oneplus-9-pro","tag-oneplus-buds-pro","tag-oneplus-nord-ce-5g","tag-oscar-nominated-films","tag-oxygenos","tag-p40-pro-plus","tag-poco-x3-pro","tag-pokemon","tag-popular-action-films","tag-premier-league","tag-pubg","tag-pubg-mobile","tag-redmi-note-10-pro","tag-samsung","tag-samsung-pay","tag-soccer","tag-sports","tag-steam","tag-steeam","tag-top-10-anime","tag-top-rated-movies-2023","tag-upcoming-hollywood-movies","tag-valorant","tag-when-do-the-iphone-7-come-out","tag-when-does-the-iphone-7-come-out","tag-when-is-the-iphone-7-coming-out","tag-world-cup","tag-xbox-series-x","tag-xiaomi"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gamefootballmobileanimeiphone.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/147958","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gamefootballmobileanimeiphone.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gamefootballmobileanimeiphone.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gamefootballmobileanimeiphone.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/725"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gamefootballmobileanimeiphone.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=147958"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/gamefootballmobile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