Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) returned to Arizona for rehabilitation as he undergoes cancer treatment and will not return to Washington, D.C. until January, the senator’s office announced Sunday evening.
McCain will not be present for the vote on the Republican tax cut bill, though the GOP appears to have enough support for the legislation to pass the measure without McCain’s vote.
President Donald Trump told reporters Sunday evening that he spoke with McCain’s wife and that he understands McCain would return to Washington, D.C. if Republicans need his vote.
“I wished her well. I wish John well. They’ve headed back. But I understand he’ll come if we ever needed his vote, which hopefully we won’t. But the word is John will come back if we need his vote,” Trump said. “It’s too bad. He’s going through very tough time, there’s no question about it. But he will come back if we need his vote.”
The senator, who was diagnosed with cancer earlier this year, was treated for a viral infection at Walter Reed Medical Center in Washington, D.C. last week, his doctor said in a statement released by McCain’s office. He then returned to Arizona to recover, his office said.
“Senator McCain has returned to Arizona and will undergo physical therapy and rehabilitation at Mayo Clinic. He is grateful for the excellent care he continues to receive, and appreciates the outpouring of support from people all over the country. He looks forward to returning to Washington in January,” McCain’s office said in the statement.
What are the odds Senator McCain will ever return to D.C.?
I’m guessing slim to none… Glioblastoma takes no prisoners.
This is what’s wrong with the practice of medicine in this country. Are they going to try to exercise him back to full health?
I have a friend in DC who says that the rumor going around is McCain is far sicker than is being broadcast and will never return to the Senate; the stories about him recovering are apparently a cover… Thad Cochran is also sick…if neither of them manages to get back to DC this week then it only takes one Republican to sink tax reform.
The Republicans are very nervous about the situation, and getting more and more desperate as they see the Democratic wave building in 2018…that makes me worry about what they will do, since they haven’t shown any regard for the rules or law recently.
Looks real bad for McCain and I can’t help but wonder if he isn’t releaved to not have to cast a vote on the tax scam now bein perpetuated by his Party that he vowed to vote for.
It might be his last dying act and how awful would his sole rest if he went out like that.
If he ever comes back, I’m saying its way after the tax rip off of all times is a done deal one way or the other.