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John McCain

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John McCain was a prominent American politician and military officer who served as a United States Senator from Arizona from 1987 until his death in 2018. A member of the Republican Party, McCain was known for his bipartisan approach and commitment to national security. He was a veteran of the Vietnam War, where he was a prisoner of war for over five years, an experience that shaped his political career and views on military and foreign policy.

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Feb 28, 2017

we need to do one hell of a lot better job on this drug trafficking and human trafficking that is coming across our border.

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Feb 28, 2017

The sooner the President gets some credibility on this, I think the better off we all are.

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Feb 28, 2017

You know what sets my hair on fire? The fact that we know that coming out of Raqqa are people that have been directed to come and get into the United States of America and commit acts of terror.

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Feb 28, 2017

Well, the next time you do a travel ban, how about thinking it through? Thank you.

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Feb 26, 2017

When you lose $75 million airplane and more importantly American lives are lost -- a life is lost and wounded, I don't believe that you can call it a success.

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Feb 19, 2017

Lt. General H.R. McMaster is an outstanding choice for national security advisor. I have had the honor of knowing him for many years, and he is a man of genuine intellect, character, and ability. He knows how to succeed.

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Feb 19, 2017

If you want to preserve democracy as we know it, you have to have a free and many times adversarial press, and without it, I'm afraid that we would lose so much of our individual liberties over time. That's how dictators get started.

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Feb 15, 2017

We are vulnerable to coercion then.

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Feb 14, 2017

It's too early. But it raises serious questions. And also, my concern is also that with now no national security adviser and the turmoil within the administration, makes it very difficult for us to exercise responsibilities as to defend…

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Feb 14, 2017

If it had not been for yours and Senator Cardin's tenacity and dedication to this issue, it would not have passed into law as part of the National Defense Authorization Act.

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Feb 14, 2017

this is not a pretty topic and a lot of people, particularly Americans, do not like to think about it

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