Monday 27 August 2018

One moment from McCain?s 2008 run made clear his character and foretold Trump?s rise

"He's an Arab," a woman said of Barack Obama to John McCain at a campaign event in 2008. "No, ma'am," McCain replied. Although he grabbed the microphone back, he wasn't able to restrain the forces of anger and ethno-nationalism that bubbled up during his campaign and would eventually presage the divisive politics of modern-day America.
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