For more on the late senator's legacy, tune in to "John McCain: For Whom the Bell Tolls" Saturday at 9 p.m. ET/PT. Washington (CNN) Former President Barack Obama lauded John McCain's efforts to push the nation to rise above "mean and petty" politics in his tribute Saturday to the Arizona Republican, who served for more than three decades in the Senate. "So much of our politics, our public life, our public discourse can seem small and mean and petty, trafficking in bombast and insult, and phony controversies, and manufactured outrage. It's a politics that pretends to be brave and tough, but in fact is born of fear," Obama said in a eulogy for McCain at a memorial service at Washington National Cathedral. Obama said it was "no secret" that McCain had a temper that was a "force of nature, a wonder to behold."

Source: CNN September 01, 2018 16:54 UTC