McCain, in new book, scolds Trump for undermining U.S. values


  • World
  • Friday, 04 May 2018

U.S. Senator John McCain (R-AZ) speaks after being awarded the 2017 Liberty Medal by former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden (unseen) at the Independence Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S., October 16, 2017. REUTERS/Charles Mostoller

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senator John McCain scolds Republican President Donald Trump in a new memoir, accusing him of failing to uphold U.S. values by showering praise on international "tyrants," discrediting the media, ignoring human rights and demeaning refugees.

"Flattery secures his friendship, criticism his enmity," said McCain, still one of the strongest voices in the Republican Party on foreign policy despite his battle with brain cancer, in "The Restless Wave," which he co-authored with longtime aide Mark Salter.

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