Updated: February 25, 2021
Senator John McCain, the 2008 Republican Presidential candidate, who endured more than five years of imprisonment and torture in Vietnam as a young Navy pilot, has died.
He died on Saturday. He was 81.
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By @USATODAY pic.twitter.com/5NoKNTSKfc— Simon Ateba (@simonateba) August 26, 2018
McCain was diagnosed with brain cancer in July 2017 after a routine check up revealed he had a blood clot over his left eye.
Early this week, he determined to discontinue his cancer treatment.
In 2017, after McCain had a surgery to remove the blood clot, doctors determined the condition was the result of an aggressive tumor called a glioblastoma. I love you forever – my beloved father @SenJohnMcCain pic.twitter.com/Y50tVQvlVe— Meghan McCain (@MeghanMcCain) August 26, 2018
President Donald Trump has repeatedly mocked McCain, saying that he preferred those who were not captured. Both men did not have a good relationship until the very end. My deepest sympathies and respect go out to the family of Senator John McCain. Our hearts and prayers are with you!— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 26, 2018
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