whether you ever voted for him or not
this American politician left a
fascinating legacy behind welcome to
watchmojo.com and today we’re counting
down our picks for the top 10 things to
know about John McCain
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achievements controversies victories and
losses that defined John McCain’s life
from his time serving the United States
Navy to his years in office to the
battle with brain cancer that claimed
his life on August 25th 2018 number 10
military awards and honors following in
the footsteps of his father and
grandfather John McCain became the third
person in his family to graduate from
the United States Naval Academy in 1958
although McCain gained a reputation as a
rule breaker while at the academy he
went on to have an enduring military
career that lasted until 1981 McCain’s
dedicated service earned him several
military decorations and awards over the
years for demonstrating conspicuous
gallantry and intrepidity during his
time as a prisoner of war he received a
Silver Star his actions in Vietnam also
resulted in two Purple Hearts two Legion
of Merit Awards three Bronze Stars the
Distinguished Flying Cross and a
prisoner of war medal number nine life
in Senate after retiring from the Navy
McCain moved to Arizona
and began a new career in politics this
Republican was elected to the United
States House of Representatives in 1982
and only five years later became the US
senator from Arizona McCain ran for
re-election five times over the next
three decades always walking away
victorious by a significant margin
although McCain was praised by many for
some of his bolder actions as Senator 11
million people live in the shadows and
they live here in de facto amnesty and
by God they are being exploited
everything
today there were instances when his
judgment was called into question
nowhere was this more apparent than
during the Keating five scandal in which
McCain faced corruption allegations
nevertheless McCain would eventually
overcome this hurdle with greater
political aspirations number eight he
ran for president twice with nearly two
decades of political experience under
his belt McCain announced his candidacy
for President of the United States on
September 27 1999 McCain gained support
and media attention through his Straight
Talk express bus campaign but his loss
during the South Carolina primary
largely derailed his chances of scoring
the Republican nomination upon
withdrawing he endorsed former opponent
and eventual winner George W Bush this
didn’t stop McCain from launching
another presidential campaign on April
25th 2007 his 2008 campaign proved more
successful with McCain securing the GOP
nomination and then again I’ve worked
with members of both parties to fix
problems that need to be fixed that’s
how I will govern this president
although he’d ultimately lose this
historic election to Democratic nominee
Barack Obama McCain delivered a
respectful concession speech and wished
the president-elect good will whether
they supported me or senator Obama I
wish Godspeed to the man who was my
former opponent and will be my president
number seven his personal life while at
the Naval Academy
McCain met his future wife Carol Shep
who was initially married to McCain’s
classmate Alistair East Watson following
her divorce McCain married Shep in 1965
adopting the two children from her
previous marriage and welcoming their
daughter Sydney into the world one year
later McCain was separated from his
family for an extended period upon being
captured in Vietnam although he was
eventually reunited with them his
marriage to Shep never recovered a year
after entering a relationship with
heiress Cindy Lou Hensley McCain’s first
marriage officially ended over time the
couple had a daughter and two sons as
well as a fourth child they adopted from
Dhaka
number six his complicated record the
Keating five scandal wasn’t the only
concerning moment in McCain’s career he
actually voted against establishing
Martin Luther King jr. Day in 1983
well mccain did express regret while
visiting memphis in 2008 some critics
claimed that mccain was a war monger as
he pushed to take military action in
Afghanistan Iran Iraq Libya Kosovo Mali
Nigeria North Korea Sudan and Syria
there was also an instance when a
supporter claimed that Obama was quote
an Arab he’s an Arab he is not no no man
– which McCain replied quote he’s a
decent family man while McCain was
applauded for defending Obama some
questioned his choice of words as being
a decent family man isn’t really the
opposite of being Arab number five he
supported releasing the CIA torture
report while not everyone agreed with
his interventionist foreign policy
McCain was notably against using torture
as an interrogation technique having
been subjected to such atrocities in
Vietnam McCain demonstrated his strong
stance on anti torture in 2014 when he
supported releasing a report detailing
the CIA’s brutal detention tactics
following the September 11th terrorist
attacks because we gave up much in the
expectation that torture would make us
safer too much although many Republicans
were against sharing this report McCain
drew from his own experiences during a
passionate Senate speech stating that
these practices quote not only failed
their purpose to secure actionable
intelligence to prevent further attacks
on the US and our allies but actually
damaged our security interests as well
as our reputation as a force for good in
the world number four he was a harsh
critic of Donald Trump although they
were affiliated with the same political
party McCain was one of the most
high-profile Republicans who wasn’t
afraid to speak out against Trump during
his presidential campaign in 2016 McCain
called Trump’s comments on national
security quote uninformed and dangerous
while McCain would later show his
support for the GOP nominee he also
allegedly described a roomful of Trump
supporters as quote crazies I know what
crazy is I know all about crazies these
weren’t crazy Trump infamously
Valley ated by criticizing McCain for
getting captured in Vietnam he’s not a
war hero he’s a war he’s a war hero
because he was captured I like people
that weren’t captured okay I hate to
attack the tension between these two
Republicans would persist even after
McCain’s death as Trump reportedly
rejected a White House statement
regarding the late Senator mr. president
to have any thoughts on John McCain to
have any thoughts at all about John
McCain to to believe John McCain was a
the fact that McCain supposedly didn’t
want Trump to attend his funeral is also
quite telling number three he was known
as a maverick I think that’s why we need
to send the Maverick from the Senate and
put him in the White House and I’m happy
to join him there between McCain stances
on torture and Trump you can see why he
earned a reputation as a political
maverick while McCain occasionally
supported opinions and ideals that
didn’t generally align with his party he
was still widely known for his
conservative views I think I would not
be running for president if I didn’t
think that there needed to be
significant changes made in the
Republican Party I would leave the test
to someone else because of this it was
debated whether or not McCain’s maverick
status was justified especially after
Sarah Palin over used the word during
the 2008 vice presidential debate let’s
talk about the Maverick John McCain is
it again I love him he’s been a maverick
on some issues but he has been no
maverick on the things that mattered in
people’s lives he voted four to five
times for George Bush’s budget which put
us a half a trillion dollars in debt
this year speaking of the Alaska
governor McCain’s decision to have Palin
as his running mate was highly contested
due to her lack of experience although
they didn’t win it’s been argued that
Palin’s unlikely political career paved
the way for Donald Trump to run for
president number two he helped save
Obamacare McCain and Obama didn’t always
see eye to eye particularly when it came
to health care in 2017 McCain encouraged
Congress to replace Obama’s Affordable
Care Act also known as Obamacare just a
month following this statement McCain
was diagnosed with glioblastoma a form
of brain cancer less than two weeks
after McCain received brain surgery he
returned to the Senate where a vote to
repeal Obamacare would soon take place
kein surprised many when he rejected the
repeal with the final vote coming in at
49 to 51 in favor of Obamacare of all
the decisions McCain made throughout his
political career this is the one that
people typically point to when
describing him as a maverick number one
he was a Vietnam prisoner of war during
his twenty third bombing mission on
October 26th in 1967 McCain’s aircraft
was shot down over Hanoi Vietnam upon
ejecting from his a4e Skyhawk he
suffered arm and leg fractures while
almost drowning in took back lake when
mccain was found by the north vietnamese
he was taken to a hollow prison and
endured severe torture with little
medical care mccain remained a prisoner
of war for five and a half years
although he was offered early release
due to his father’s commander status
admiral john s mccain jr. as you know we
are living in a troubled world mccain
refused to accept however unless the
soldiers captured before him were
released – on march 14 1973 mccain was
finally freed and returned home where he
was hailed as a patriot do you agree
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this American politician left a
fascinating legacy behind welcome to
watchmojo.com and today we’re counting
down our picks for the top 10 things to
know about John McCain
before we begin we publish new content
every day so be sure to subscribe to our
Channel and ring the bell
to get notified about our latest videos
for this list we’re taking a look at the
achievements controversies victories and
losses that defined John McCain’s life
from his time serving the United States
Navy to his years in office to the
battle with brain cancer that claimed
his life on August 25th 2018 number 10
military awards and honors following in
the footsteps of his father and
grandfather John McCain became the third
person in his family to graduate from
the United States Naval Academy in 1958
although McCain gained a reputation as a
rule breaker while at the academy he
went on to have an enduring military
career that lasted until 1981 McCain’s
dedicated service earned him several
military decorations and awards over the
years for demonstrating conspicuous
gallantry and intrepidity during his
time as a prisoner of war he received a
Silver Star his actions in Vietnam also
resulted in two Purple Hearts two Legion
of Merit Awards three Bronze Stars the
Distinguished Flying Cross and a
prisoner of war medal number nine life
in Senate after retiring from the Navy
McCain moved to Arizona
and began a new career in politics this
Republican was elected to the United
States House of Representatives in 1982
and only five years later became the US
senator from Arizona McCain ran for
re-election five times over the next
three decades always walking away
victorious by a significant margin
although McCain was praised by many for
some of his bolder actions as Senator 11
million people live in the shadows and
they live here in de facto amnesty and
by God they are being exploited
everything
today there were instances when his
judgment was called into question
nowhere was this more apparent than
during the Keating five scandal in which
McCain faced corruption allegations
nevertheless McCain would eventually
overcome this hurdle with greater
political aspirations number eight he
ran for president twice with nearly two
decades of political experience under
his belt McCain announced his candidacy
for President of the United States on
September 27 1999 McCain gained support
and media attention through his Straight
Talk express bus campaign but his loss
during the South Carolina primary
largely derailed his chances of scoring
the Republican nomination upon
withdrawing he endorsed former opponent
and eventual winner George W Bush this
didn’t stop McCain from launching
another presidential campaign on April
25th 2007 his 2008 campaign proved more
successful with McCain securing the GOP
nomination and then again I’ve worked
with members of both parties to fix
problems that need to be fixed that’s
how I will govern this president
although he’d ultimately lose this
historic election to Democratic nominee
Barack Obama McCain delivered a
respectful concession speech and wished
the president-elect good will whether
they supported me or senator Obama I
wish Godspeed to the man who was my
former opponent and will be my president
number seven his personal life while at
the Naval Academy
McCain met his future wife Carol Shep
who was initially married to McCain’s
classmate Alistair East Watson following
her divorce McCain married Shep in 1965
adopting the two children from her
previous marriage and welcoming their
daughter Sydney into the world one year
later McCain was separated from his
family for an extended period upon being
captured in Vietnam although he was
eventually reunited with them his
marriage to Shep never recovered a year
after entering a relationship with
heiress Cindy Lou Hensley McCain’s first
marriage officially ended over time the
couple had a daughter and two sons as
well as a fourth child they adopted from
Dhaka
number six his complicated record the
Keating five scandal wasn’t the only
concerning moment in McCain’s career he
actually voted against establishing
Martin Luther King jr. Day in 1983
well mccain did express regret while
visiting memphis in 2008 some critics
claimed that mccain was a war monger as
he pushed to take military action in
Afghanistan Iran Iraq Libya Kosovo Mali
Nigeria North Korea Sudan and Syria
there was also an instance when a
supporter claimed that Obama was quote
an Arab he’s an Arab he is not no no man
– which McCain replied quote he’s a
decent family man while McCain was
applauded for defending Obama some
questioned his choice of words as being
a decent family man isn’t really the
opposite of being Arab number five he
supported releasing the CIA torture
report while not everyone agreed with
his interventionist foreign policy
McCain was notably against using torture
as an interrogation technique having
been subjected to such atrocities in
Vietnam McCain demonstrated his strong
stance on anti torture in 2014 when he
supported releasing a report detailing
the CIA’s brutal detention tactics
following the September 11th terrorist
attacks because we gave up much in the
expectation that torture would make us
safer too much although many Republicans
were against sharing this report McCain
drew from his own experiences during a
passionate Senate speech stating that
these practices quote not only failed
their purpose to secure actionable
intelligence to prevent further attacks
on the US and our allies but actually
damaged our security interests as well
as our reputation as a force for good in
the world number four he was a harsh
critic of Donald Trump although they
were affiliated with the same political
party McCain was one of the most
high-profile Republicans who wasn’t
afraid to speak out against Trump during
his presidential campaign in 2016 McCain
called Trump’s comments on national
security quote uninformed and dangerous
while McCain would later show his
support for the GOP nominee he also
allegedly described a roomful of Trump
supporters as quote crazies I know what
crazy is I know all about crazies these
weren’t crazy Trump infamously
Valley ated by criticizing McCain for
getting captured in Vietnam he’s not a
war hero he’s a war he’s a war hero
because he was captured I like people
that weren’t captured okay I hate to
attack the tension between these two
Republicans would persist even after
McCain’s death as Trump reportedly
rejected a White House statement
regarding the late Senator mr. president
to have any thoughts on John McCain to
have any thoughts at all about John
McCain to to believe John McCain was a
the fact that McCain supposedly didn’t
want Trump to attend his funeral is also
quite telling number three he was known
as a maverick I think that’s why we need
to send the Maverick from the Senate and
put him in the White House and I’m happy
to join him there between McCain stances
on torture and Trump you can see why he
earned a reputation as a political
maverick while McCain occasionally
supported opinions and ideals that
didn’t generally align with his party he
was still widely known for his
conservative views I think I would not
be running for president if I didn’t
think that there needed to be
significant changes made in the
Republican Party I would leave the test
to someone else because of this it was
debated whether or not McCain’s maverick
status was justified especially after
Sarah Palin over used the word during
the 2008 vice presidential debate let’s
talk about the Maverick John McCain is
it again I love him he’s been a maverick
on some issues but he has been no
maverick on the things that mattered in
people’s lives he voted four to five
times for George Bush’s budget which put
us a half a trillion dollars in debt
this year speaking of the Alaska
governor McCain’s decision to have Palin
as his running mate was highly contested
due to her lack of experience although
they didn’t win it’s been argued that
Palin’s unlikely political career paved
the way for Donald Trump to run for
president number two he helped save
Obamacare McCain and Obama didn’t always
see eye to eye particularly when it came
to health care in 2017 McCain encouraged
Congress to replace Obama’s Affordable
Care Act also known as Obamacare just a
month following this statement McCain
was diagnosed with glioblastoma a form
of brain cancer less than two weeks
after McCain received brain surgery he
returned to the Senate where a vote to
repeal Obamacare would soon take place
kein surprised many when he rejected the
repeal with the final vote coming in at
49 to 51 in favor of Obamacare of all
the decisions McCain made throughout his
political career this is the one that
people typically point to when
describing him as a maverick number one
he was a Vietnam prisoner of war during
his twenty third bombing mission on
October 26th in 1967 McCain’s aircraft
was shot down over Hanoi Vietnam upon
ejecting from his a4e Skyhawk he
suffered arm and leg fractures while
almost drowning in took back lake when
mccain was found by the north vietnamese
he was taken to a hollow prison and
endured severe torture with little
medical care mccain remained a prisoner
of war for five and a half years
although he was offered early release
due to his father’s commander status
admiral john s mccain jr. as you know we
are living in a troubled world mccain
refused to accept however unless the
soldiers captured before him were
released – on march 14 1973 mccain was
finally freed and returned home where he
was hailed as a patriot do you agree
with our picks check out these other
great clips from WatchMojo and be sure
to subscribe and ring the bell to be notified about our latest videos
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