Rick Davis says McCain asked him to read a letter.
“This will be somewhat difficult,” he says, clearing his throat.
“This will be somewhat difficult,” he says, clearing his throat.
McCain's letter begins by thanking Americans for allowing him to serve them.
"I’ve made mistakes but hope my love for America will be weighed favorably against them,” McCain says.
"I’ve made mistakes but hope my love for America will be weighed favorably against them,” McCain says.
"I lived and died a proud American” — McCain
"We weaken our greatness when we confuse our patriotism” with tribalism, hide behind walls & doubt the power of our ideals, McCain says.
Americans don’t hide from history, they make history, McCain says in closing.
“The entire focus of the McCain family is on John McCain,” Davis says when asked how the family is dealing with Trump’s actions — or inaction —following McCain’s death.
Here is Davis reading the letter:
And here’s our story, with McCain’s full letter: buzzfeednews.com/article/emmalo…
