A day after his family announced Sen. John McCain would discontinue treatment for brain cancer, the longtime Arizona senator and former Republican presidential nominee died Saturday. Moments after news of his death, social media flooded with sympathies and remembrances of the 81-year-old.
HATCH on the passing of his dear friend and colleague John McCain:
“Over a lifetime of selfless service, John came to embody the very pinnacle of American virtue..
The Senate—indeed, the nation—will miss the steady, guiding presence of a principled statesman.” #utpol pic.twitter.com/in4WAnyoaU— Senator Hatch Office (@senorrinhatch) August 26, 2018Few people ever make the kind of impact on a country as Sen John McCain has made on this one.