AMVETS, one of the country’s largest veterans organizations, blasted President Donald Trump on Monday over his lackluster response to the recent death of Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.). “AMVETS is calling on the White House to show appropriate respect for the passing of Sen. McCain,” AMVETS tweeted. This follows national tradition, as shown after the [...] — AMVETS (@AMVETSHQ) August 27, 20183️⃣/ deaths of Senators Ted Kennedy and Robert Byrd. [END] — AMVETS (@AMVETSHQ) August 27, 2018Trump has faced significant backlash over his response to McCain’s death. White House flags were lowered to half-staff after McCain’s death on Saturday, but returned to full-staff early Monday.

Source: Huffington Post August 27, 2018 17:48 UTC