Death doesn’t end McCain-Trump feud
Talking Points
Sean Delonas / Courtesy of Cagle.com
1. What are cartoonists saying
about the rivalry between President
Donald Trump and the recently
deceased Sen. John McCain?
2. How was Trump criticized for his
response to McCain’s death?
3.Some said McCain’s final
statement was a rebuke of Trump’s
politics. What do you think?
4. What did Trump say about
McCain surviving five years as a
prisoner of war in Vietnam?
5. McCain used a “thumbs-down”
gesture to sink what Trump goal?
6. In recent polls, did the GOP
senator get higher ratings from
Democrats or Republicans.? Why?
Between the lines
"We weaken our greatness when
we confuse our patriotism with tribal
rivalries that have sown resentment
and hatred and violence in all the
corners of the globe. We weaken it
when we hide behind walls rather
than tear them down.” - Sen. John
McCain’s final statement
https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/
politics/arizona/2018/08/27/mccainletter-final-words-americas-politics-andpartisanship/1112268002/
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