Flake: McCain's voice was 'never more important' than in Trump era

Sen. Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.) on Sunday said that the United States “certainly needed John McCain’s voice over the past year” when asked whether President Trump being in the White House would make the loss of McCain more difficult.

Host Jake Tapper noted on CNN’s “State of the Union” that McCain didn’t invite Trump to his funeral and that the president once mocked McCain, who died from brain cancer at the age of 81, for being captured during the Vietnam War. Tapper asked Flake if Trump’s presence in the White House would make McCain “all the more missed.”

“We’ve certainly needed John McCain’s voice over the past year and despite the circumstances, we’ve had it,” Flake responded. “And I think we could do with this kind of approach to politics and we’d do well to remember John McCain and his legacy as we go forward. I know that’s what he would like.”

Flake also referenced a conversation he had with McCain in February, when McCain “expressed optimism” about the future of the country’s leadership, according to Flake.

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