So intense was Mr. Trump’s animus for Mr. McCain that, when he traveled to Fort Drum, N.Y., this month to sign a defense bill named in the senator’s honor, the president refused to utter his name. Nor did Mr. Trump join leaders from both parties on Friday in sending sympathy to Mr. McCain and his family after it was announced that he was stopping treatment for his cancer. He conveyed his condolences to Mr. McCain’s loved ones on Twitter on Saturday night, but said nothing about Mr. McCain. “My deepest sympathies and respect go out to the family of Senator John McCain,” Mr. Trump wrote. However, when he was invited to attend, Mr. Agnew agreed.

Source: New York Times August 27, 2018 00:21 UTC