--- title: Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner Attend John McCain's Funeral description: President Donald Trump was not invited to Sen. John McCain's funeral – but daughter Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner went in his absence. canonical: https://time.com/5384801/ivanka-trump-jared-kushner-john-mccain-funeral/ author: Abby Vesoulis article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2018-09-01T15:15:15.000Z article:modified_time: 2023-12-12T17:51:16.000Z article:section: Politics og:title: Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner Attend John McCain's Funeral og:description: The President, who was not invited, tweeted about NAFTA during the funeral og:url: https://time.com/5384801/ivanka-trump-jared-kushner-john-mccain-funeral/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt173423c314f2abc0/6988cabb196cf44d0803fd90/jared-kushner-ivanka-trump-gettyimages-647613586.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 2560 og:image:height: 1440 og:image:alt: US-POLITICS-TRUMP og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner Attend John McCain's Funeral twitter:description: The President, who was not invited, tweeted about NAFTA during the funeral twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt173423c314f2abc0/6988cabb196cf44d0803fd90/jared-kushner-ivanka-trump-gettyimages-647613586.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner Attend John McCain's Funeral as President Tweets About NAFTA > Sponsored content. 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Meghan McCain delivered a tearful and deeply personal tribute to Sen. John McCain at his funeral Saturday morning – paying tribute to his devotion and tenderness as a father and family man._  by [Abby Vesoulis](https://time.com/author/abby-vesoulis/)  ## Abby Vesoulis Updated: Dec 12, 2023 5:51 PM UTCPublished: Sep 1, 2018 3:15 PM UTC Meghan McCain delivered a tearful and deeply personal tribute to Sen. John McCain at his funeral Saturday morning – paying tribute to his devotion and tenderness as a father and family man.  by [Abby Vesoulis](https://time.com/author/abby-vesoulis/)  ## Abby Vesoulis Updated: Dec 12, 2023 5:51 PM UTCPublished: Sep 1, 2018 3:15 PM UTC President Donald Trump was not invited to [Sen. John McCain’s funeral service](http://www.time.com/5384757/john-mccain-funeral/) Saturday at Washington National Cathedral – but daughter Ivanka Trump and son-in-law Jared Kushner were there in his absence. The First Daughter and her husband both work in the White House and were among several members of the Trump Administration who attended the funeral. Others included National Security Adviser John Bolton, Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao, Chief of Staff John Kelly and Secretary of Defense James Mattis. On Saturday morning, as McCain’s casket made its way from the U.S. Capitol to the Washington National Cathedral, Trump tweeted attacks on investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election. During the funeral, Trump left the White House and went to his golf course in Virginia. He also tweeted about NAFTA negotiations and threatened to cut Canada out of a renegotiation of the deal. > [](https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1035905260773105666) > [](https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1035905988682018816) > [](https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1035905988682018816) Former Presidents George W. Bush, Barack Obama and Bill Clinton were among the most high-profile attendees. Obama and Bush were both asked to give eulogies. McCain’s 106-year-old mother, Roberta McCain, is [also in attendance.](https://www.cnn.com/2018/08/30/politics/john-mccain-mother-attending-funeral/index.html) The President and McCain had a bitter feud that began on the campaign trial in 2015\. Trump said McCain, who was held captive for more than five years during the Vietnam War, refusing early release even after frequent beatings, was “not a war hero.” “I like people who weren’t captured,” Trump [said.](https://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/19/us/politics/trump-belittles-mccains-war-record.html) > [](https://twitter.com/FoxNews/status/1035893997045207040) More recently, Trump has doubled down on his disapproval of McCain, declining to mention him as he signed a military funding bill that bore McCain’s name and repeatedly referring to McCain’s thumbs down vote against a Republican bill that would have repealed much of Obamacare. When McCain died last Saturday, Trump issued a 21-word tweet, avoiding his military service entirely. > [](https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1033515425336885248) Trump also faced backlash after White House flags were seen at full-staff just two days after McCain died. Though on Monday, he retreated on this stance, issuing a [proclamation](https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/presidential-proclamation-death-senator-john-sidney-mccain-iii/) stating that flags should be once again lowered to half-staff. ## Transcript We gather here to mourn the passing of American greatness, the real thing, not cheap rhetoric from men who will never come near the sacrifice he gave so willingly nor the opportunistic appropriation of those who live lives of comfort and privilege while he suffered and served. The America of John McCain is generous and welcoming and bold, she is resourceful, confident and secure. She meets her responsibilities, she speaks quietly because she is strong. America does not boast because she has no need to. The America of John McCain has no need to be made great again, because America was always great. [ APPLAUSE ] That fervent faith, that proven devotion, that abiding love That is what drove my father from the fiery skies above the Red River Delta to the brink of the presidency itself. Love defined my father. As a young man, h wondered if he would measure up to his distinguished lineage. I miss him so badly. I want to tell him that he did, but I take small comfort in this. Somewhere in the great beyond where the warriors go, there are two admirals of the United States meeting their much loved son. They're telling him he is the greatest among them. Dad, I love you, I always have. All that I am, all that I hope All that I dream is grounded in what you taught me. 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