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catbyte

(34,425 posts)
Sat Sep 1, 2018, 05:13 PM Sep 2018

Lindsay Graham invited Jarvanka.

Ugh, what a duplicitous POS.

Why were Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner at John McCain’s memorial service?


As the memorial service for Senator John McCain got underway Saturday, some viewers couldn’t help but express disbelief and anger that Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner were spotted among the mourners at Washington National Cathedral — after President Donald Trump was reportedly asked not to attend.

Had they been invited? Sort of, it appears, and not directly by the McCain family.

New York Times White House correspondent Katie Rogers tweeted that GOP Senator Lindsey Graham had asked Ivanka Trump, a White House senior advisor, to attend when they met on Capitol Hill earlier this week and the first daughter shared her condolences. A White House official told Rogers that Graham thought it would be “a nice gesture” for her and her husband, also a White House senior advisor, to attend.

The official said that the South Carolina senator cleared it with McCain’s wife, Cindy McCain, first.

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https://www.mercurynews.com/2018/09/01/why-were-ivanka-trump-and-jared-kushner-at-john-mccains-memorial-service/

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Lindsay Graham invited Jarvanka. (Original Post) catbyte Sep 2018 OP
Can you imagine the position this put Cindy McCain in? cyclonefence Sep 2018 #1
Exactly. How was she going to turn him down without looking as small & petty catbyte Sep 2018 #5
No worries. Ivanka made herself look small & petty by texting during the funeral. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Sep 2018 #6
No class. democratisphere Sep 2018 #26
Graham is already firmly ensconced in Trump's ass, and McCain is not even buried dalton99a Sep 2018 #2
What a worm. CentralMass Sep 2018 #4
The McCain family should rip Graham's head off and tell him never to show his face again Submariner Sep 2018 #3
What does Putin have on Graham? guillaumeb Sep 2018 #7
I guess most of the GOPee has a russia problem if they Ilsa Sep 2018 #18
Gotta say we need to encourage civility wherever we find it, if... LAS14 Sep 2018 #8
just my opinion angel823 Sep 2018 #12
Putin has photos of Graham with either a dead girl or a live boy. It's the only explanation for the Squinch Sep 2018 #9
It's simpler and more obvious than that, IMO. The Velveteen Ocelot Sep 2018 #13
Once in, do you think he'll fire Mueller? Squinch Sep 2018 #20
I don't know. The Velveteen Ocelot Sep 2018 #21
I don't know. Why would he want to be Attorney General, a job which would probably phylny Sep 2018 #28
Graham got custody of his sister when he was in his early 20s & in school/military irisblue Sep 2018 #23
I agree that this is as insulting as it gets. Rhiannon12866 Sep 2018 #10
I wondered when Meghan was sharing memories of her dad whether Ivanka was thinking mnhtnbb Sep 2018 #11
How come everybody loves Meghan's dad but they hate mine? The Velveteen Ocelot Sep 2018 #14
Lord, that put Cindy McCain in a horrible position, what a dumb thing to do. redstatebluegirl Sep 2018 #15
Graham wants the AG job and he's in maximum suck-up mode. The Velveteen Ocelot Sep 2018 #16
I think it is more than that...just a hunch but redstatebluegirl Sep 2018 #17
Freaking sniveling cowardly asshole. Cha Sep 2018 #19
Steve Schmidt: Rhiannon12866 Sep 2018 #22
But not one mention of Sarah Palin. kskiska Sep 2018 #24
Ivanka texting at McCain's funeral. Why am I not shocked. Gothmog Sep 2018 #25
Silver lining in a dark cloud no_hypocrisy Sep 2018 #27
Or perhaps Trump ordered Graham to invite them.... ProudMNDemocrat Sep 2018 #29
LG is a shameless drumpfian ass kisser. democratisphere Sep 2018 #30
They did not belong there. And Graham is disgusting. Guilded Lilly Sep 2018 #31
Maybe.. just maybe McCain told graham to invite them ..stick it in your eye.. see how disliked Thekaspervote Sep 2018 #33
You know, I am rethinking this. Maybe. Yeah. Except... Guilded Lilly Sep 2018 #35
Now that McCain is dead, LG will be one of Trump's biggest fans RhodeIslandOne Sep 2018 #32
How rude! Luciferous Sep 2018 #34

cyclonefence

(4,483 posts)
1. Can you imagine the position this put Cindy McCain in?
Sat Sep 1, 2018, 05:17 PM
Sep 2018

I'm sure she did not want them there, but how could she refuse without drawing down all kinds of nasty criticism? Lindsay Graham is from the south, where people refuse to be rude about things like this, and he knew she could not turn down this request. Where Graham is from, if you ask, "Mind if I smoke?" no one will object, even if they're sitting there with lung cancer and three tanks of oxygen.

What a shit he is. He knew exactly what he was doing. And what a massive kiss-up to his dark lord.

catbyte

(34,425 posts)
5. Exactly. How was she going to turn him down without looking as small & petty
Sat Sep 1, 2018, 05:22 PM
Sep 2018

as Lindsay's new master?

Submariner

(12,506 posts)
3. The McCain family should rip Graham's head off and tell him never to show his face again
Sat Sep 1, 2018, 05:17 PM
Sep 2018

what an insult to McCain's memory to bring any Trump swill within the orbit of decent people burying a loved one.

Ilsa

(61,697 posts)
18. I guess most of the GOPee has a russia problem if they
Sat Sep 1, 2018, 06:36 PM
Sep 2018

Took money from the NRA and I guess the RNC

LAS14

(13,783 posts)
8. Gotta say we need to encourage civility wherever we find it, if...
Sat Sep 1, 2018, 05:54 PM
Sep 2018

... we are to climb out of this hate-filled morass we find ourselves in.

angel823

(409 posts)
12. just my opinion
Sat Sep 1, 2018, 06:16 PM
Sep 2018

I applaud Cindy McCain, if it is true she approved the invitation. There is no reason in heaven or hell why she should have "approved" it, but if she did, she's a better person than me. It's a testament to her. I do not approve the request. Thoughtless, political pandering and sucking up. Despicable.

I encourage civility. It's the same thing that allows the Bushes, Clintons and Obamas to attend together in a civil and responsible manner.

Time to buck-up buttercup, and have the courage of your convictions. Trump is unilaterally BAD.

Angel in Texasperated

Squinch

(50,992 posts)
9. Putin has photos of Graham with either a dead girl or a live boy. It's the only explanation for the
Sat Sep 1, 2018, 06:03 PM
Sep 2018

way he is debasing himself.

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,810 posts)
13. It's simpler and more obvious than that, IMO.
Sat Sep 1, 2018, 06:27 PM
Sep 2018

He wants to be the Attorney General. He knows Spanky is going to sack Sessions and Graham has lately been encouraging him, and I have to wonder what kind of deal has been made.

phylny

(8,385 posts)
28. I don't know. Why would he want to be Attorney General, a job which would probably
Sat Sep 1, 2018, 08:18 PM
Sep 2018

either last until Trump tires of him or until Trump is kicked out of office, versus continuing to be a senator?

irisblue

(33,018 posts)
23. Graham got custody of his sister when he was in his early 20s & in school/military
Sat Sep 1, 2018, 07:16 PM
Sep 2018

She was early teens. Long ways & time alone together,does Putin have something.on her?

Rhiannon12866

(205,839 posts)
10. I agree that this is as insulting as it gets.
Sat Sep 1, 2018, 06:06 PM
Sep 2018

The only function of those two grifters is as an extension of Trump.

mnhtnbb

(31,401 posts)
11. I wondered when Meghan was sharing memories of her dad whether Ivanka was thinking
Sat Sep 1, 2018, 06:09 PM
Sep 2018

well, shit, how come my dad never did that? How come all my dad ever wanted to do was pat my rear and put his hands near my boobs?

redstatebluegirl

(12,265 posts)
15. Lord, that put Cindy McCain in a horrible position, what a dumb thing to do.
Sat Sep 1, 2018, 06:29 PM
Sep 2018

I have said this before, Trump has something on this guy, either something sexual in his past or something else that he is holding over his head.

redstatebluegirl

(12,265 posts)
17. I think it is more than that...just a hunch but
Sat Sep 1, 2018, 06:33 PM
Sep 2018

I have always thought Lindsey was an in the closet gay man. That leaves him open to some serious blackmail being from South Carolina. I hate that I have to think that in this day and age, but it could be the issue.

no_hypocrisy

(46,158 posts)
27. Silver lining in a dark cloud
Sat Sep 1, 2018, 08:16 PM
Sep 2018

Ivanka and her nebbish husband were *forced* to listen to Meghan McCain, George W. Bush, and Barak Obama speak, each giving a big dig at her pappy. She had to take it, had to listen to it. Knowing that her father is NOT beloved, not even an iota, like the hero he insulted.

To me, that sounds like fair trade-off.

ProudMNDemocrat

(16,786 posts)
29. Or perhaps Trump ordered Graham to invite them....
Sat Sep 1, 2018, 08:19 PM
Sep 2018

Against the wishes of the McCain family to text back to him what was being said.

Cell phone records, baby.

Thekaspervote

(32,787 posts)
33. Maybe.. just maybe McCain told graham to invite them ..stick it in your eye.. see how disliked
Sat Sep 1, 2018, 10:10 PM
Sep 2018

You and your orange baffoon really are??!!

Guilded Lilly

(5,591 posts)
35. You know, I am rethinking this. Maybe. Yeah. Except...
Sun Sep 2, 2018, 02:55 PM
Sep 2018

Perhaps Graham was not the one making that invitation.

 

RhodeIslandOne

(5,042 posts)
32. Now that McCain is dead, LG will be one of Trump's biggest fans
Sat Sep 1, 2018, 09:48 PM
Sep 2018

His crush can no longer be disappointed in him.

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