By Brett Samuels
TheHill
March 18, 2019
President Trump belittled and mocked the late Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) in a pair of tweets this weekend, reigniting criticism of the widely respected lawmaker seven months after his death.
Trump’s tweets renewed his long-simmering disdain for McCain, who died in August after a battle with brain cancer. The criticism prompted McCain’s friends, family and former colleagues from both sides of the aisle to defend him and came amid a broader discussion over whether Trump’s rhetoric has contributed to inflamed tensions internationally.