Scarborough: We Saw the Greatness of McCain’s Character Compared to the ‘Clown Who Wouldn’t Lower the Flag’

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Joe Scarborough had a field day today in comparing the life and service of Senator John McCain to the remarkably petty and petulant response of President Donald Trump in his apparent refusal to honor the war hero who passed from brain cancer this weekend.

Trump’s handling of the honoring of life and service of Senator McCain was by any objective measure a publicity disaster for the Trump administration. After flying the White House flag at half-staff for the day, the flag was raised to full staff until enough advisors apparently got to the president and convinced him to put his petty political and policy differences aside and properly honor McCain’s service to his country.

The Morning Joe co-host was likely speaking for a majority of Americans (of all political stripes) who couldn’t understand why Trump would place his petty differences ahead of showing proper respect and made the point that in doing so, elevated McCain’s legacy even further.

After showing clips of the president ignoring repeated questions about McCain, Scarborough said “by doing what he did yesterday, he did nothing but elevate John McCain even more,” adding  “McCain was laughing at the Gates of St. Peter all day yesterday, or if he decided to take a detour and raise a little hell, Lucifer winking at him saying, that’s pretty good  ‘You really set that sucker up.'”

Scarborough finished with “McCain had another day where we all get an opportunity to look at the greatnesses of his character compared to this clown who wouldn’t even lower the flag to half-mast.”

Watch the clip above courtesy of MSNBC.

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