His vote allowed debate to begin on a health care bill, once Vice President Mike Pence broke the 50-50 tie. Thus making it impossible for Trump to claim it had ever been close to winning, as he certainly would have. It's almost as if the veteran McCain knew how to count votes in the U.S. Senate. For it is Trump, he of blathering whirlwinds issued seemingly on a whim, who is the agent of chaos. And this is where we really do need McCain, as I've noted a number of times, but can't have him due to his medical condition.

Source: Huffington Post July 28, 2017 18:16 UTC