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Tribute and bid farewell to john mccain, an american patriot and politician. at the washington national cathedral, a tablo of history, assembly to say good buy to a war hero and veteran republican senator. mccains daughter meghan over come with emotion throughout the week spoke passionately about her brother with a poignant message. >> 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...

The funeral unfolded as a parting lesson and civility from mccain himself. to eulogize him he invited george w. bush who won a bitter primary fight in 2000 and barack obama who prevailed in 2008. amid moments of humor. >> from trouble making plea to presidential candidate. >> reporter: praise for mccains core believes. >> a various points throughout his long career john confronted policies and practices he believed were unworthy to his country. he would insist we are better than this. america is...

>> reporter: inside it was the first of several references to president trump and his own brand of politics. her father reviled. >> the america of john mccain has no need to be made great again because america was always great. >> reporter: the funeral unfolded as a parting lesson in civility from mccain himself. he invited two men who distinguished his own dreams for the white house. george w. bush and barack obama. amid moments of humor. >> from trouble making plebe to presidential account. he...

The patriotism and the heroics and just the life service of john mccain. i think, you know, there are few characters in washington who are like john mccain. he was an american original in every respect, but i think that in todays very loud political moment, if you will, the sense that john mccain was giving a bui bit of a parting lesson in civility, in comedy, perhaps making one last effort to try and tell those gathered before him, both republicans and democrats, that, look, it does not have to...

It was the first of several references to president trump and his brand of politics her father revield. >> the america of john mccain has no need to be made great again, because america was always great. >> the jurnl uchlded as a parting lesson in civility from mccain himself. to eulogize he invited two men to extinguished his dreams for the white house. george w. bush. and barack obama who prevailed in 2008. amid moments from humor. >> from trouble making pleeb to presidential candidate. >> pra...

>> and boy, that was a brutal one as well. john mccain, of course, won the new hampshire primary back in 2000 and was cruising to a competitive race with george w. bush back then, it was derailed in south carolina in a tough vis vitrialic battle. of course, the two republicans were joined by the whole debate over the iraq war at the time, no question. senator mccain went on to support president bush. he campaigned in 2004. i remember being on the road with him for the first time they appeared in...

At the washington national cathedral a living tableau of history rare whos who of leaders from all stripes assembling to say good-bye to a war hero and veteran republican senator. mccains daughter meghan overcome with grief throughout the week spoke passionately about her father. >> 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 liv...