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Opinion · Page 2

Opinion: Hey wait, no one ever thanked me for John McCain’s service either

By Duffel Blog Staff · Opinion Bureau · 1 minute

Filed 5 October 2022 · 1531

Photo by Joshua Hoehne / Unsplash

It has been 208 days since Sen. John McCain died and enough is enough. The reaction over the past few days by the “lame stream” media over comments President Donald Trump made regarding McCain are a constant, painful reminder that I have not yet been thanked for John McCain’s service either.

You might be asking yourself why I feel entitled to a thank you. Did I know McCain, or do my accomplishments in any way mirror his own?

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