As one of his final wishes, McCain had asked that Trump not attend. The election campaign leading to Trump’s emergence as the President has been widely speculated as the reason for the pair’s rift when Trump was quoted to have said McCain has done nothing to be regarded as a National Hero.
US President Donald Trump on Saturday went to one of his golf courses as the final public ceremony honouring late US senator John McCain was underway in Washington.
The president’s motorcade arrived at Trump National Golf Club in Loudoun County, Virginia around 11:16 am (1516 GMT) while eulogies to McCain were being delivered at his funeral at Washington’s National Cathedral.
As one of his final wishes, McCain had asked that Trump not attend.
The Vice President, on the other hand, was at the funeral stating he was asked to be here by the President who was not welcomed at the event as he had to respect the wishes of the deceased.
