Report: McCains Intend To Back Biden For President As Major Snub Of Trump

PHILADELPHIA, PA - OCTOBER 16: Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) give a thumbs up before receiving  the the 2017 Liberty Medal from former Vice President Joe Biden (left) at the National Constitution Center on October 16, 2017 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by William Thomas Cain/Getty Images)
PHILADELPHIA, PA - OCTOBER 16: Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) give a thumbs up before receiving the the 2017 Liberty Medal from former Vice President Joe Biden (left) at the National Constitution Center on October 16, 2017... PHILADELPHIA, PA - OCTOBER 16: Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) give a thumbs up before receiving the the 2017 Liberty Medal from former Vice President Joe Biden (left) at the National Constitution Center on October 16, 2017 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by William Thomas Cain/Getty Images) MORE LESS
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The McCain family intends to support former Vice President Joe Biden in the Democratic presidential primary (when he gets in the race), and if he’s the nominee, in the general election against President Donald Trump.

Yet the family is still debating with Biden when to voice their support, out of concern that their endorsement could hurt the former vice president in the primaries, the Washington Examiner reported.

Cindy McCain took to Twitter to deny the report.

The families have known each other for decades but reportedly became closer when John McCain was diagnosed with the same cancer that Biden’s son died from.

Biden cancelled a campaign kickoff scheduled for Wednesday in Charlottesville, Virginia, and is now planning to do a video rollout on Thursday.

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  1. No harm, but not gonna help much. The GOP base has pretty much ditched McCain.

  2. Avatar for outis outis says:

    It really isn’t McCain’s party anymore is it?

  3. Brace yourselves for more derision from our Commander in Chief aimed at a now dead veteran.

  4. They like tougher senators that don’t die from cancer. Like real manly Republicans.

  5. “At least I don’t plaster on the makeup like a trollop, you cunt.”
    — Sen. John McCain, to his beloved wife Cindy after she noted his thinning hair

    What can possibly be better than securing the coveted endorsement of Cindy and Meghan, two “self-made” heiresses who, when they’re not busily competing in various coattail-riding competitions, are happily carrying on the two-faced, vindictive legacy of Sid McCrashcup?

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