John mccain children

J ohn McCain's daughter, Meghan McCain, gave a heartfelt and tearful speech at the memorial service for her father at Washington National Cathedral this morning. As the most publicly active of McCain's children, Meghan became a spokesperson for the McCain family in her father's later days.

Meghan mccain children

It was not the first time that she became a public face for her senator father; during his presidential bid Meghan rose to prominence as an active part of his campaign team, boosting his social media presence. She would go on to become Fox News correspondent and currently serves as a co-host of The View. McCain, who passed away last week after a battle with aggressive brain cancer, advised his daughter to "show them how tough you are," in her eulogy for him, but in her impassioned speech in her father's honor she also painted a portrait of a loving and devoted father—the dual sides of the famously private statesman that were known only to those closest to him.

My father had every reason to think the world was an awful place. My father had every reason to think the world was worth leaving. He did not think any of those things. Like the hero of his favorite book, John McCain took the opposite view: You had to have a lot of luck to have had such a good life. I am here before you today saying the words I have never wanted to say giving the speech I have never wanted to give.

Feeling the loss I have never wanted to feel. He was a sailor, he was an aviator, he was a husband, he was a warrior, he was a prisoner, he was a hero, he was a congressman, he was a senator, he was nominee for President of the United States. These are all of the titles and roles of a life that's been well lived. They're not the greatest of his titles nor the most important of his roles.

He was a great man. We gather to mourn the passing of American greatness, the real thing, not cheap rhetoric from men who will never come near the sacrifice, those that live lives of comfort and privilege while he suffered and served.