Sen. John McCain's 'thumbs down' vote against repealing Obamacare: An oral history

[@mr.underhill8151]

Without McCain and without the ACA, this COVID 19 crisis would be immeasurably worse. Rest in peace knowing you saved countless lives.

[@liamiangaming7931]

Ikr, I just realized he saved so many.

[@GGE47]

Oh yeah, we can keep our doctor and our healthcare. Lies, we were being Federalized with a socialist system and socialized medicine. It would have been much worse by now and extremely expensive and if you need treatment or a medical procedure, wait in line. There would be such a shortage of doctors and health care would be only for the elite rulers of this country. Again you would have to wait in line. The American system has saved many lives from other countries like Canada who needed an immediate operation, but had to wait in line. Who knows, we may even cure cancer..

[@maxim3830]

@@GGE47 Doctors are curing cases of cancer all the time. Not only in the US, but worldwide. Point is that if a lot of people cannot access health care, being able to cure does not improve public health. At all.

[@GGE47]

@@maxim3830 Socialism never works and that is why we were able to save others that had the same type of care that Obamacare was. We would not be able to see our doctor that we wanted and not have the healthcare system to choose from. It would be one gigantic takeover by the government of all healthcare. That IS Barack Obama, a socialist who wanted to takeover every facet of life in our country just like the ones before him regardless of party. I am so glad I can see the doctor I have been seeing for years, but the lie that Obama said we could see our doctor really worried me. There would be no private healthcare for me to choose from. Neither would anybody else. It would all be the same plan for everybody. Wait in line because more and more doctors were planning an early retirement and fewer people studying to be a doctor resulting in a shortage of doctors. Socialism always produces shortages of everything. Just look at these socialist countries like Venezuela, once a well to do high quality of life with freedom from government. All Communist countries are socialists and the people do suffer from the system itself, not to mention the brutal dictators who rule over them. That is not the America I grew up in, but was steamrolling in that direction. It was more gradual at first, but became so much faster it would not have taken long for Hillary Clinton to be America's first dictator. She of course would really be a willing puppet of the New World Order that I have been watching since the 1960s. That has all changed with Trump. We will have our healthcare plan we want and see the doctor of our choice. Less rules and regulations to live by making it less difficult for businesses to provide services and products we can now take for granted. We would just be waiting in line for food, doctors, not the one we choose, but the one assigned to us by the state. Obama told a big lie, when he said we could keep our doctor and our healthcare.

[@maxim3830]

​@@GGE47 The fact that you'd call universal health care socialist shows how uninformed you are. Dream on about your cures for cancers that the majority of your fellow countrymen will not be able to benefit from. That probably you yourself won't be able to benefit from. Dream on in your petty district 9 society...

[@starsnstrife]

his own cancer made him realize how fragile life was. Standing at deaths door can change a person.

[@andrewherbert5730]

I don't think that was it, he seemed to be a good person and I think he would have voted that way regardless

[@mrsleal2685]

Totally agree

[@christoffergernow8481]

I don't think that McCain changed, he was always a good and decent man in my opninion

[@admusic247]

McCain was a true conservative not like these new age selfish conservatives who just steal

[@Cheeseyman]

Ham ster you don’t say!

[@shldnfr]

The last bit of decency in the GOP died with John McCain. A true American hero.

[@grantgarcia3187]

@@carsonfrazier9246 My friend it's not about Democrats or Republicans it's about honoring a man that did what he thought was right not throwing blame.

[@absolutezero951]

@@carsonfrazier9246 he literally said nothing about democrats in his comment

[@dusty3551]

Bush is still alive

[@natethebluesman]

There's still Mitt Romney

[@journeyingjay3458]

Yeah. The only GOP senators I respect are Mitt Romney, Lisa Murkowski, and Susan Collins

[@c.w.simpsonproductions1230]

John McCain's last laugh: turning Arizona blue. One final jab against Donald Trump.

[@will4127]

I honestly like to think Arizona turning blue was partly a consequence of how John McCain was treated by Trump. I don't know if that's the case, but the idea that his fresh mouth cost him for once is fun to entertain.

[@JoseSanchez-sc6fe]

John McCain was Arthur Morgan, and Arizona was John Marston seeking vengeance. Donald Trump is Micah.

[@TheXsaintz]

jokes on you, difference: 12,800, soon to be RED.

[@cstrutherskgs]

@@TheXsaintz ha. Arizona doesn’t have enough outstanding votes for Trump to win. Get out of your fantasy. It’s sad.

[@Argophobiac]

@@cstrutherskgs Don’t worry, he’s just waiting for all the Republicans who mailed their ballots in. 😉

[@alessiodelcastillo1613]

John McCain was successfully able to turn a thumbs down into a middle finger right in front of Mitch McConnell

[@fuongbregas]

Look at his facial expression :)) from laughing to NANI?!

[@willapple8145]

And a last F YOU to trump for turning arizona blue

[@rustinusti]

It is our duty as Americans to give Mitch McConnell a middle finger whenever we have the chance.

[@jamirimaj6880]

A downed thumb really trumps (no pun intended) any given number of middle fingers

[@CorneliustheCatASMR]

@@fuongbregas hahaha

[@LibraLee88]

One of the most Gangsta Moves in US History THE GASP OF THE ROOM....WAS PRICELESS

[@lunafringe10]

No gasps cause chamber is used to that morons antics

[@xeon222]

@@lunafringe10 Go F#*@k yourself, juju moron!

[@admusic247]

I loved McCain man. A true American I wish we could get a republican like him

[@MrHistory269]

Yea

[@beatriceblocks600]

Lol, it’s pretty hilarious when someone named juju calls someone else a moron.😂😂😂

[@r0nittotlani]

John McCain, Lisa Murkowski, and Susan Collins saved lives that day (+the 48 democratic senators)

[@r0nittotlani]

@sinnerandprejudice yea overall I don’t like her too much, but in this case she did do a good thing

[@georgebrantley776]

@sinnerandprejudice Her "no" on ACB saved her at the last moment, I think.

[@paxundpeace9970]

What about the Democratic senators?

[@r0nittotlani]

@@paxundpeace9970 they did also, i said this since they were the republicans who voted against it

[@paxundpeace9970]

@@r0nittotlani Thanks for editing

[@danialashraf99]

Many people in the comment section keep praising John McCain as a hero and forgot that Lisa Murkowski and Susan Collins also against the bill.

[@julymagnus493]

The reason they don't get praise seems to be that they were expected to vote against it. Whereas McCain just flew in (reference intended ) at the last minute and made the decisive vote. Still, credit to them.

[@chrisofstars]

Yes they deserve credit also, agreed.

[@gerardojaviervaldezlozano2532]

I remember hearing somewhere that John McCain interrupted chemotherapy treatment to fly in and vote ensuring that millions of Americans keep receiving well deserved medical care.

[@hoodoolem]

Um do you not realize that if no other republican had voted no then it would have been a split vote and Pence would break the tie??? He saved a couple hundred thousand lives per year with that thumbs down. No cap. If he hadn’t been there Obama care would be gone.

[@matthewwilliams1709]

@@CaptainSpalding72 is that a threat?

[@jaykay4137]

History will remember John McCain as the last Republican to give a damn about his country. Thank you, Senator McCain. Rest in peace.

[@paulthomson4960]

Nice words Jay.

[@Bevo_Baker]

I think Romney has picked up a lot of the role McCain left with his passing. You can't replace a man like McCain, but you can honor his legacy and service.

[@nicholasclay4896]

@@Bevo_Baker I agree! There are a few good ones. Kinzinger definitely goes into this category.

[@ghostkid252]

Let's not forget Jeff Flake (lately) and John Kasich. There's plenty of good GOP politicians out there, they just don't cheat their way to the top.

[@shanewilson8728]

Socialist healthcare doesn't belong in America. Let insurance companies handle healthcare. Socialist healthcare is un American.

[@alolandonaldtrump8368]

"I don't work for the Republican Party. I work for the people of Arizona and America." RIP to one of the greatest minds in politics.

[@willgray2000]

And yet he happily took $100s of millions from the Republican Party and Wall Street fat cats to run for office 😂😂😂

[@michaelbecker1066]

I'm an Arizona resident. John McCain NEVER worked for the people of Arizona or the American public. John McCain worked for his constituents inside the beltway. He was the prototype for a bought and paid for Senator. The world, the nation, and absolutely my state of Arizona would all be better places had McCain come home from Hanoi in a box.

[@laurahuynh8333]

He was one of the few people that decided to vote for his country rather than his party. Rest in peace to such an honorable man John Mccain.

[@lynxtar1]

What I remember was the next trip out the the President took. President mocks Senator McCain for having been a POW, mocks him for actually voting what he thought was the right thing instead of playing the D.C. game. Then the crowd, 10's of thousands of people cheered him for it. That is the part that gets me, it isn't the President himself or the things he says, it is the millions of people who cheer him on while he is literally being deplorable. I understand people will like his policies, I understand people who voted to get a more conservative supreme court. I don't understand grown adults cheering a draft dodger who is openly mocking a veteran on stage as the President. For a bunch of people who didn't like being labelled as deplorable, quite a few of them sure have gone out of their way to actually fit that bill.

[@backwhenarmyoftwofirstcame2873]

Trump is human dogshit, shouldn't even have been born

[@abrahamrivera6298]

It’s funny how u liberals call him a draft dodger when it was liberals rushing to Mexico And Canada to flee the draft,Also Bernie and Clinton never served

[@HariMundra]

Abraham Rivera yep, least they don’t insult the vets that do though

[@bernardpolicarpio651]

Get ready for the ACA be repealed again!

[@HariMundra]

The republicans have been trying to repeal ACA for half a decade now lol...

[@MrPratikorissa]

A historic thumbs down. I hope there are more republicans who can hear the voice of reason

[@WhatSoEverThingsAreLovely]

pratik dutta...unforch....THEIR "voice of reason"......is trump!!

[@MrPratikorissa]

republicans have a tendency to steamroll everything when they get back to power. So whoever it is, as long as the guy says yes to their agenda, they support him. But in the process they loose sight of the long term good.

[@thanos2170]

pratik dutta It was a terrible call it keeps middle class Americans paying for unemployed people’s health care. Everyone should pay for there own health care no government in health care

[@zachthomas7810]

The voice of reason? It was one bill. I probably would’ve voted the same as McCain.

[@thanos2170]

Zach Thomas Wow you must hate America

[@chichang9377]

Watching him vote no and saving Obamacare broke my heart. He could have voted yes to repeal - he could been bitter while being at death's door, but he didn't. He did what was right even at such a vulnerable time in his life. Thank you John McCain and may you rest in peace.

[@FirebirdPrince]

McConnell was so pressed. "Contrarian. Had a temper" No that's you, frog!

[@RebelEight-z7q]

Calling him a frog is an insult to frogs 😅

[@will4127]

I expect you to deliver an apology to the frog community for counting McConnell among them.

[@ChivasBarcelonaMex]

I mean he ain't lying McCain wasn't afraid of giving a big FU when it was needed

[@sarahsiddiqui9591]

Lmfao im dead, he looks just like a frog

[@tqlulw]

Turtle*

[@bobsponge797]

John McCain is better then basically his whole party Rest In Peace Senator

[@Refresh2b]

John McCain an American Hero. Draft Dodging Trump couldn't hold a candle to him. Also thanks to Ms Collins.

[@Refresh2b]

tuco james you would have cracked 1st but too much of a coward to go. So you fake bonespurs. Because that's what you do. Because you're a fake in everything you do.

[@Refresh2b]

tuco james wasn't referring to you. But I'll take it. Drinking the Dotard's Kool aid can make you woozy.

[@gerrychan5729]

how many american troops RIGHT THIS VERY MOMENT stealing, murdering people YOU don't even know, all this because mccain and his criminal friends wants their natural resources!! hero? he's a disgrace to humanity for espousing useless/senseless wars. unless you support TERRORIST then i don't blame you for supporting this senator.

[@Refresh2b]

tuco james Too bad for you but in this country we honor all of our Veterans. So should you comrade. See we all are under one Flag.

[@sheratongrandchicago3804]

Mccaine sang like a bird when he got captured

[@joancasey2868]

THIS WAS A MAN JOHN MCCAIN WHO NEVER EVER WORKED FOR THE PARTY HE WORKED FOR THE DEMOCRACY THE PEOPLE OF USA WE WILL MISS HIM

[@dianaschneider8995]

Joan Casey why You can see him when you look down into hell

[@KingBoomBox]

Diana Schneider Lmao he served his country instead of being a nobody. Trump will meet you as well

[@AP-57]

AMERICA IS A CONSTITUTIONAL REPUBLIC

[@mrsleal2685]

👏👏👏

[@gentlemanjim480]

I was very impressed with his vote on healthcare. But people are now creating a myth about the man. He always worked for the party, look at his voting record. One of the most consistent senators in always voting with the Republican party. Healthcare was a huge exception.

[@JewelzFin]

I'm no Dem, I'm no Rep. I just know a true hero of the people when I see one. R.I.P. John.

[@somekidnamedenzo4932]

@Order11110 Bruh, you a whole new level of stupid.

[@AlexFromPhoenix]

@@somekidnamedenzo4932 How exactly? Why can’t he admire who he wants? Or are you just a salty individual..?

[@somekidnamedenzo4932]

@@AlexFromPhoenix No, i just forgot I had left this comment, what did he say again?

[@Pricegun]

My cousins 6 year old daughter has been suffering from brain problems since birth and if it wasn’t for Obamacare she may not be here right now. Thanks Senator wherever u r these days

[@lacosta0892]

He’s unfortunately dead now, but his legacy still lives on

[@missstacia2041]

🥺😢🤍

[@auzziguy449]

he's in hell

[@missstacia2041]

@@auzziguy449 you’re sick.

[@TILR]

John McCain is the republican I would want, he won’t just do what the party wants he does what the people want

[@darthvader9969]

@Order11110 do you have any evidence of this

[@TILR]

@@darthvader9969 run while you still can from the crazy

[@J.Webber]

Order11110 yo big Russian bot makes no sense

[@J.Webber]

Order11110 Can you reply with four dots

[@alec6583]

John McCain's swan song: saving millions of lives three years before the pandemic. Honestly makes me cry.

[@Dr.JudeAEMasonMD]

Me too. I’m getting verklempt again right now. Rest easy, you did your job well, Senator.

[@777Skeptic]

And the people that used the ACA the most during the pandemic were the ones that wanted to repeal it.

[@dionbaillargeon4899]

...by saving the single major legislative accomplishment of the man that defeated you back in 2008. He could've been bitter and resentful about it, like Trump, but he wasn't. It really speaks volumes about how decent and generous he was as a human being.

[@alec6583]

@@dionbaillargeon4899 you are too right. I can't even describe it. This moment is a masterpiece of life as it is.

[@missstacia2041]

A good man. 🇺🇸

[@Lifelearner5555]

Thanks senator McCain for your vote it saved insurance for a lot of people rest in peace sir

[@Lifelearner5555]

@Larry Davisson thanks for sharing senator McCain helped save millions of people health care plz vote this November

[@Lifelearner5555]

@Larry Davisson that no vote saved a lot of people health care thanks for your comment take your concerns/frustrations out at the polls

[@MaddenMaster843]

Thank god he voted to take my money.. cost me 600 dollars a month for health care only making 1500 a month so you can thank people like me for paying for your operation on top of all the other taxes I pay ... your welcome

[@solomongrundy1467]

@@MaddenMaster843 It shouldn't cost that much if you're only making $1500 per month. It still is more expensive because I was paying $104 before the ACA, then it shot up to nearly $300. I've been without insurance for a year and saved myself $3000.

[@ElBandito]

McCain might have lost the election, but gained something more. A lasting positive legacy.

[@hugoc6313]

@Order11110 ?

[@jamirimaj6880]

Well yeah a very public thumbs up, I don't remember any big politicians had that moment like John did.

[@nltalbottgmail]

Well said friend.

[@pyoung42]

I would be dead right now if it weren’t for the ACA a.k.a. Obama care. I was on dialysis in 2017 at age 28 and had to stay on it many months until my kidneys recovered enough that I no longer needed it but I also had other health issues as well that would not have been able to be managed without health insurance because I can’t get it through my work and with the COVID-19 pandemic I surely would’ve lost what little health insurance I had if any and be left to die with no insurance if it were not for President Obama passing the ACA and Senator McCain voting against repeal.

[@brightdaysaheadofUs]

Please dont forget also the two republican women who voted against the repeal : Susan Collins and Lisa Murkowski

[@BabySonicGT]

Wow

[@UrbanCohort]

Glad to still have you with us.

[@mokkymiah2742]

Wouldn't have minded if Ma Cain became president. He was honestly a decent person.

[@devinhigoy221]

True, I saw his character when he defended Obama in front of his supporters. He was a good man.

[@haoyuguo3929]

@@devinhigoy221 John was a decent man, just he wanted too many wars....he still lived in the cold war

[@ghostkid252]

He was a decent guy but let's not get ahead of ourselves. He still held Republican policies. The same ones that put this country in the toilet three times over the last 30 years. And the same ones we constantly have to elect Democrats to fix. Bush Sr was a decent man, but horrible economically. Clinton was a decent man (but bad husband) and left us with a surplus. Bush Jr was a decent goofball but clearly out of his depth. Left us with a recession and several unwinnable wars. Obama (and Biden) were decent people who pulled us out of that recession and put us on the road to recovery. Trump...good lord... Biden is a wonderful human being who will, once again, have to clean up a Republican's mess. And I have faith that he'll do it.

[@timbowalk14]

@@ghostkid252 I was wondering if anyone else saw the trend I noticed. Its basically been a multiple layer sandwich and all the Democrats fix Republicans mess.

[@ellislim601]

@@ghostkid252 Bush Sr was not that bad in economics, people only think that the recession pulled into 1992, which was only the Summer of 1991, however he also had to deal with Reagan's deficits.

[@normajean3167]

John McCain you are a true hero, for doing what you think was right and not allowing the GOP to intimidate you.

[@patmc2916]

He is a Patriot and a good Man!

[@brianplummer6477]

Norma Jean wrong ..we American have spoken that's why we voted for Trump to get rid of Obamacare John McCain double standard at first against it now support??

[@clairduffy60]

Norma Jean WHATTTT!!?? You Americans hate John McCaine!!!

[@jonatand2045]

Brian Plummer No, he lost the popular vote, but won because of gerrymandering.

[@Refresh2b]

Brian Plummer You're still in the minority moron.

[@CFNA300]

Up until Trump’s election I identified as a republican, and I find it absolutely ridiculous that voting to repeal this law was even considered by a single republican in the senate. Repealing this law without a plan for replacement was absolutely ludicrous. Senator McCain and his devotion to this nation are sorely missed.

[@jeremyd6775]

McCain and Romney held a special place in our political discourse as the former standard bearers of the Republican Party. They don’t oppose Donald on everything because they are republicans at the end of the day. But they’re not afraid to stand up to him because no one can question their credibility as republicans. Rest In Peace senator McCain. Thank you for your service

[@mauvebassetgirl21]

What’s really sad is how the GOP has tried to turn their party against both men. Despite perfectly embodying true conservative values, Mccain and Romney have been rebranded as “RINOs” by their own party simply for adhering to their morals and thinking for themselves.

[@jimmydakid1063]

This made me see why they chose John to run against Barack in 2008, dont agree with many Republicans but he was a man of honor and conviction

[@DinoPimp]

It's was a shame about his running mate: Nailin Palin.

[@khabib29-0goat3]

mccain is indeed a class act. theres a vide of him taking back the mic forcibly from a woman in his rally because she called obama an arab.

[@sygneg7348]

@@khabib29-0goat3 To be clear and transparent, McCain took the mic from her after she was calling him an Arab to correct her, because she was wrong and McCain wanted to clear up the confusion.

[@ABCRapster]

The country would’ve been in good hands with either one of those candidates.

[@elishaj.o1134]

Legendary moment in American history. This one moment sums up who he was as a politician and human being.

[@isaacfernandez637]

I'll never forget that moment, what a brave man.

[@yellow9349]

I gasped as well. I don't think the current person sitting in the Whitehouse *_*REALLY*_* cares about "Making America Great Again". He doesn't standby ALL Americans, his fellow countrymen. He is biding his time, setting up to leave DC with all the money and benefits of his true people: the rich, Russia and his children. He has divided the people of the US taken advantage of their distain for Obama. Who at the end of the day really wasn't their enemy. His fault, was not moving swiftly enough to make the changes he ran on (even with 8 years).

[@isaacfernandez637]

Yellowwood I completely agree with you.

[@isaacfernandez637]

bonn1 history and the rest of us ignores ignorants like yourself. Nobody believes in your opinions and nobody cares about what you may think is the truth.

[@thanos2170]

Yellowwood The country was divided under Obama

[@yellow9349]

@@thanos2170 the United States has always divided itself alo what the world sees and hears TODAY OR THESE DAYS from a man who is a supposed leader. The current person in the Whitehouse is there on on a part ( damn near) per diem basis. He irresonsibly strikes division via persona and dog whistling. You'd have to be blind and ignorant not to see trump as he is and THAT IS a person not suitable to call himself a leader or a president.

[@snye5919]

And now people of Arizona and Cindy McCain did the right thing and VOTED for JOE Biden -John McCain close friend. Thank you Arizona

[@tradeswithjohnnie]

Takes 47 years for Biden who has been in senate and politics to finally want to make change. What have he been doing besides passing laws that benefit his family and inner circle of friends wallet in his 47 years in power to make changes? 47 years still the middle class suffer. Every election the democrat presidential candidate promise the same thing: help the middle class yet none has done it. Fascinating how we, the people, are being fool by the democrats. The democrats pass laws with more government control that suppressed us from achieving our financial freedom. Wake up and stop getting suckered from democrats "free handouts".

[@ThorHC11]

@@tradeswithjohnnie I'll take nothing over the resounding harm that Trump and McConnell have thrusted onto us for the past four years.

[@AlexFromPhoenix]

@@tradeswithjohnnie And what exactly has the Republican Party done for the middle class? Please I’m all ears.

[@sygneg7348]

Both political parties suck. End of story.

[@enriqueiii9209]

@@AlexFromPhoenix Nothing and trying to stop The Forgiveness Student Loan.

[@keoweital7143]

He fought his Country in the War and he sure did stood by Americans against his Senate Colleagues. great respect for Senator John McCain R.I.P

[@ColdGamersProdutions]

Ya know....all parties aside. He probably would of been a good president

[@codybeck2597]

I lean liberal but McCain would have made an excellent leader. If I came down to an extreme leftist like Bernie vs. McCain, i would vote GOP

[@dk2853]

Probably the best Republican to run for President since HW.

[@Lapele-fb9gj]

McCain is a war criminal next to Bush and cheney

[@FlintlockYT]

He seemed like a decent man but he was a real war hawk and generally very conservative. He voted with Trump's position 83% of the time and with the Republican party 87% of the time according to 538. Not someone I'd want to be president regardless of his character. Good character should be a bare minimum qualification.

[@shulidernis1418]

Yeah but Palin is crazy she was a terrible choice for vp

[@Lucifer_isthereal_god]

John McCain. One of the last respectable republicans. He will be missed by all of us even us Democrats.

[@ingothitrust5248]

And here we are.....a visceral danger of the Affordable Care Act being completely dismantled in 2025. I never agreed with many of his policies, but this man deserves my admiration, respect, and salute. God help us in January.

[@EyFmS]

I like how Bernie hits the guy next to him, he's like....."Oh oh!! Watch this bro!".

[@EyFmS]

@Order11110 Stop smoking PCP.

[@samreenkhan8243]

Time stamp?

[@JET7C0]

@@samreenkhan8243 2:55 or 2:56 - it's a little hard to pick him out but he's kind of in the center but top of the screen, in the second row of desks up from the floor. Right before McCain gives the thumbs down, he kind of taps his colleague on the arm and points to McCain. It's funny as there's a ton of little things going on during McCain's thumbs down.

[@hopehansen2336]

We need more people like John McCain in this world. May he Rest In Peace

[@waltersamuel2077]

Every time I remember Senator John Mcain I just get emotional but May his soul rest in peace. Clearly Arizona has paid trump back for the insult on Senator John McCain. Shout out to all the people of Arizona. God be with y’all.

[@thelegacyofgaming2928]

McCain's name will be solidified in the history books. Guarantee it.

[@darleneschneck]

That thumbs down allowed me to retire at age 63 and have health insurance until Medicare kicked in. Thank you, sir.

[@Maxtor-ve5nu]

same, it allowed my mom (65) to get the care, check ups, she needed as well.

[@michaelr5361]

trump still sore about this, haha Good job McCain.

[@BRuane-pw6xq]

McCain has taken up residence in what comprises the Brain of Fat Donny Chump the draft dodging Banktrumping BOY.

[@felixxdenolo6793]

Lol trump called him before no wonder he voted no 😂🤣😂

[@lunafringe10]

Mr President, this is from Nancy McCain, "We dont want to see you at my heroic daddies funeral". Trump: " I never had any intention to go to funerals". Dying is boring. I m at Mar el Lago if there is an emergency, signing out now you lost hussy,

[@christian2976]

RIP McCain. McCain was the last real Republican I voted for. It makes me sad to see the Republican party become more radical

[@lisachuck999]

about 30% of Americans still not covered, or can't afford it or under insured. I am one of those 30%.

[@comradekitten9883]

>Thumbs down >Stares directly into McConnel's eyes >Walks away LEGEND

[@SaintKines]

Hall of fame moment for sure. Most others in the party are just boot lickers. Whether it's for McConnell or Trump. McCain maybe have been a republican but he was his own man.

[@bennyvieren6012]

Legend. Nothing more needs to be said.

[@stmark4181]

I know I'm late, but I just want to say THIS event made me TEARY-EYED. As a Low-income/minimum wage worker who can't afford Health insurance - I want to thank GOD and John McCain. THANK YOU Senator John McCain.

[@maartineriksson]

The needs of the many outweighs the needs of the few. McCain knew this. He was the kind of person who fought for people, not his wallet.

[@Nina-ox6ro]

John McCain was such an incredible man. I didn’t always agree with his politics, but I have always admired him. This was historical, and SO badass.

[@thomassweeney8478]

Yes it was so badass and so was he all his life. got to love the mavirck.

[@robertkennion9020]

He did what he thought was right, not what his advisors told him, not what his party told him, not what a lobbyist told him. He was a good man

[@christopherliang6879]

When a man has his own convictions instead of bowing down to the pressure. RIP John

[@chrisjohnson8976]

What a hero. He put country before party and it's thanks to him that millions of Americans had insurance going into the worst pandemic in a century. I will remember him as one of the greatest figures in American politics. Rest in peace John. You did good.

[@mrsleal2685]

A grate American hero. Thank you Mr. McCain for that vote that vote impacted me and for that I am forever thankful to you. With love Mrs. Leal

[@JalanNewton]

This moment will go down in history

[@Memorex996]

WWE Commentator JR: And we are repealing ACA *JOHN MCCAIN THEME SONG HIT* JR: BAH GAWD IT'S JOHN MCCAIN!!!

[@v.krishnankaushik9812]

Rofl😂😂

[@hybrid7655]

John McCain with the steel chair to McConnell!!! Are you seeing this?!

[@youpretty5343]

Imagine each senators having own theme songs 😂

[@TurdFerguson2525]

That's gotta be McCain!

[@Randy-ry9ss]

Going to stomp a mud hole in him and walk it dry.....RIP

[@bobbear4437]

Not often in American history has one single person's action done so much for so many, Sen McCain saved affordable health care for 25 plus million Americans, an American Hero!

[@Wherever-9]

I clearly remember this & watched it live on C-SPAN at the time. Thank you Senator McCain.

[@Jetskii-bb7nk]

This man saved the lives of many who would have been uninsured

[@ceciwolfcat7]

Rock on Sr. McCain, you will always be remembered for your big heart and your refusal to bend! Much respect always!🙏🇺🇸

[@GOODNOIGHT]

Ceci WolfCat M Hes a Vietnam Vet. Same as Mueller. All these Politicians should be afraid now.

[@dianaschneider8995]

HA HA HA (Song Bird) is in Hell!!!! sold out his Squad to the Vietcong for food!!!!

[@Slyarno2795]

Go McCain who's a great hero and always doing the right thing for the America people.

[@mjblue84]

Look up The Forrestal 1967...and Songbird...do your research. He was NOT a Hero!!!

[@arnavshetty2718]

mjblue84 Dumbass both of those are completely false. You say “do your research” but you have to be ignorant or blind to ignore the facts

[@janettate6290]

So running his campaign on repealing Obama care and then voting against his decision was the right thing to do? That sounds like dishonesty to me.

[@Hades_Orkos]

@@janettate6290 I think he saw that it worked for some families and decided it was better to help them out then to turn his back on his fellow Americans truly patriotic mann

[@janettate6290]

@@Hades_Orkos he is the best leader we have seen in the world since Ronald Reagan.

[@greggb681]

McCain, Murkowski and Collins....thank you ❤️

[@dianaschneider8995]

John McCain= Traitor , Sold out his Men for Food Burning in Hell

[@brightdaysaheadofUs]

Agree with you GreggB. They are principled republicans who chose to do what's right over their party's bidding.

[@justainchoe]

I wish he won in 2000. Rest in peace. A true patriot, and a person who put the country and its people before his party.

[@bob456fk6]

This was so dramatic! I stayed up late to watch this vote live.

[@iidkwhatnameuse]

RIP to a legend :(

[@AznJJLinCpopstar]

Not a legend. He was a horrible politician who was captured in Vietnam by the north Vietnamese. He apparently isn’t a republican at all. He destroyed the country by voting No. The ACA should of been repealed.

[@millennialfalcon8958]

Then Moscow Mitch comes through killing my vibe.

[@Kennychiwah1]

John McCain is an American hero.

[@GetToDaChoppa-k5r]

How? He voted for the war in Iraq and wants to go to war with Iran.

[@mjblue84]

Do your research...The Forrestal...1967. Songbird...he is NOT a hero!!!

[@miketheyunggod2534]

Kenny Sok a hero for north Vietnam.

[@GSpareBurner]

Order11110 proof?

[@gagmaloswinger7197]

He will be remembered as a great American Hero, may God bless his soul

[@spaceman9599]

John McCain's last, and greatest, act of service for the USA.

[@shirleyandrews1152]

Sen McCain saved my sons life the his thumb down RIP ❤️ 💙VOTE BLUE💙VOTE BY MAIL💙

[@externalboss9404]

Thank to you I will vote red and in person next election :)

[@narnbrez]

Sure you will, good luck

[@bitameah7745]

That man was a beast. One of the great ones. Thank you, Senator McCain.

[@TheRealBizWiz]

*Now THAT takes courage.* _I don’t agree with many of John McCain’s politics, but I’ve not once doubted his love of country. This isn’t the first time he’s done something like this. God bless John McCain._

[@BMF1250]

I’m sure John would have been a Democrat in 2024. He loved his neighbors and prioritized integrity over party politics. He was my hero growing up, and I’ll honor him as a Democrat now.

[@Popsutten]

This is simply one of the greatest moments in American politics.

[@morgant1568]

God bless Sen McCain. You will be missed by all Americans. I may be a Democrat but I have a great respect for you and all of the principles which you have always stood by.

[@dorkmax7073]

A respected politician across the aisle

[@ManonVarendaz]

I am not disputing that but the callous way in which he handled the middle east is not something we should just forget.

[@Sandy-wx5ds]

We need more people like Senator McCain; congressmen who say what is the right thing even though it’s against the policies of the partisan party

[@OftenAlwaysFresh]

As a Canadian watching this as it unfolded that night, when he walked up and signaled the thumbs down, Tommy Douglas from his grave, gave Sen. John McCain a thumbs up, for standing up for the people. Rest in Power

[@chocochef3092]

Five years later the Senator McCain's thumbs down vote allowed me to purchase insurance via the ACA when my job decreased employee benefit expenditure to save the company money in the middle of inflation.

[@paulreynolds4268]

Surely a great man reflecting Americam values ... shame on trump for ever putting his service down !

[@341infantry]

Rest In Peace sir thank you for your service I hope my children learn of your great deeds to our nation

[@pambrewton5697]

A true American Hero.. The man who put America 1st and partisanship in background helped save millions of Americans' Healthcare. RIP Sir..

[@marcus._.2x]

I know I’m hellllla late making this comment but look at the bottom right of your screen at 2:58 it looks like rand Paul walked in just in time, seen the vote, and immediately dipped🤣

[@mikailm09]

I voted democrat my whole adult life, but I have always loved John McCain and I would've voted for him had his opponent not been Obama in 2008. Thank you so much for your service and for saving ACA. You are a legend!

[@alightthatnevergoesout]

Humanity over politics. Always.

[@kad5837]

That moment still gives me chills. Miss you John McCain. A true hero!

[@douglasrau5094]

“This is a man who doesn’t suffer fools lightly”…which is why he had no patience for you, McConell.

[@StephenLewisUniverse]

I can't think of a better moment to characterize his amazing legacy.

[@pitterpatter4201]

What a legacy R.I.P.

[@Marty-fk3cm]

John McCain is the reason why my Mom has a fighting chance against stage iv cancer. He's the reason why we were able to afford her surgery at one of the best hospitals in the country. He's the reason why she can get the most targeted therapies and infusions. He's the reason why she's lived long enough to see her grandchildren's birthdays over and again. May God reward him in eternity like no one else.

[@henyosdilly8999]

I wish your mom well. John McCain was a good man.

[@barbarabain7412]

This man was a Legend God bless his soul, HE is missed

[@dookies2332]

Hes a hero amongst his peers. Stood up to the intimidation. Early on as well.

[@invictus88]

When Mitch McConnell appeared, I thought I was staring at the Devil himself

[@bloonstowerdefender]

The Legendary John McCain. The Maverick.

[@pvm1081]

An American hero. RIP Senator. You will never be forgotten.

[@__________________4241]

One of my favorite moments in the Senate

[@tashaglam4824]

The greatest single middle finger ever delivered to the GOP by the a member of the GOP. Beautiful.

[@sheagaier7582]

I got a message from McCain after asking why he chose to keep Obamacare. He said that it was best for all the people in Arizona

[@craigplainfield6662]

With that thumb Sen. McCain saved millions of lives. His (or perhaps anyones) greatest act of heroism in our great nations history. God bless you Senator.

[@SeanRCope]

That’s a US Naval Officer for you. God I miss him and the Republican Party...

[@yo07]

I myself prefer a POW than a 5 TIME DRAFT DODGER! Go Sen. McCain!!!! Come back if you can and vote down Cavanaugh! Just saying!!!😎

[@PSL09]

@@CorvoAttano14 maybe not fulfilling ur duty

[@robertscutt2904]

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[@PerryCuda]

1:31 lol. Since when does voting ones conscience make a person a "contrarian"? What a swampy thing to say.

[@roshanantony64]

I'm sure many other republicans who wished to vote "no" succumbed to Mconnell and the party pressure, and voted yes. John's vote was contrary to what senators usually do, they follow orders of the party rather than their own choice. That's why Mconnell said that.

[@lanagorgeous9485]

It didn't help the republican's that a man who failed to serve his country, a coward when called to duty questioned the courage of an American hero. Go John McCain !

[@jenniferlastella210]

That was one of his best moments. I didn’t agree with his politics…but he was a good man and he loved this country. You could always count on him to do what he felt was right.

[@unc54]

We need a few John McCains now to protect the ACA again