Trump’s McCain tribute slammed
US President Donald Trump has been criticised on social media for his “narcissistic” and “fake” condolences in response to the tragic passing of US Republican Senator John McCain, aged 81.
Taking to Instagram to express his sympathy to the grieving family of Senator McCain, who died after a battle with brain cancer, the US President wrote: “My deepest sympathies and respect go out to the family of Senator John McCain. Our hearts and prayers are with you!”
But the message lost any good intention when Mr Trump accompanied it with a photo of himself.
Next to the words, the President featured a full-length photo of himself looking pensively into the distance, which drew widespread criticism.
Mr Trump butted heads with Mr McCain in recent years, with the president famously ridiculing the war hero’s military record.
“He’s not a war hero. He’s a war hero because he was captured. I like people that weren’t captured,” Mr Trump said during the 2016 presidential campaign.
What do you think of Trump’s tribute? Was it lacking respect?
Quite liked John McCain although felt he showed miserable judgement in involving himself with that the exceedingly strange Sarah Pallin.....Always liked the way he stood up for Barak Obama on the campaign trail when a Republican voter wanted to score points inferring that Obama was not really an American...McCain could have let that slide but called the person out and defended Obama as a decent human being or words to that effect.