John McCain’s son slams Trump’s Arlington cemetery visit: ‘It’s not about you there’

The youngest son of the late Arizona Senator John McCain has blasted former President Donald Trump’s recent controversial visit to Arlington National Cemetery.

Jimmy McCain told CNN that the visit was a “violation” and that he changed his voter registration from independent to Democratic, now planning to vote for Vice President Kamala Harris in November.

McCain’s grandfather and great-grandfather are both buried at the cemetery in Northern Virginia. Jimmy has served in the military for 17 years.

“It just blows me away,” he told CNN. “These men and women that are laying in the ground there have no choice” if they will be part of a campaign stop.

“I just think that for anyone who’s done a lot of time in their uniform, they just understand that inherently — that it’s not about you there,” he added. “It’s about these people who gave the ultimate sacrifice in the name of their country.”

Other members of the McCain family have publically disavowed Trump. Cindy McCain, the widow of the 2008 Republican presidential nominee, endorsed President Joe Biden in 2020. Their daughter, Meghan McCain, has also distanced herself from Trump, but Jimmy McCain is the only one who has publically left the Republican Party.

Meghan McCain wrote on X last week that she wouldn’t endorse Harris.

“Please stop trying to turn me into a progressive. It’s a fever dream. I’m a life long, generational conservative,” she wrote.

On Tuesday, amid the news of her brother’s comments, she added: “I greatly respect the wide variety of political opinions of all of my family members and love them all very much. I however, remain a proud member of the Republican Party and hope for brighter days ahead. (Not voting for Harris or Trump, hope that clears things